What is the author’s purpose in "save the coral reefs”? check all that apply. 1. to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stopped 2.to entertain readers with a dramatic tale about the destruction of coral reefs 3.to inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyed 4.to inform readers about which fishing companies damage the coral reefs the most 5.to persuade readers to try scuba diving before the coral reefs are destroyed

1. to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stopped AND 3.to inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyed

The author's purpose of "Save the Coral Reefs" is both to inform and to convince. In order for the author to convince readers that practices that destroy the reefs must be stopped, the author almost must inform the reader what these practices are. Since the question allows you to choose more than one, these are the two best answers. Even though the author does talk about scuba diving and fishing companies, these are not his purpose for writing "Save the Coral Reefs".

you have to tell us what you're talking about or it's impossible to answer.

wordsworth tends to see nature as 'out there'; a presence which surrounds humans, and contributes to human life, but is different from humans. if you look at a typical wordsworth poem (there was a boy, ye knew him well ye rocks) - wordsworth talks about nature as something that needs to be learned about and understood, nature is different from us.  

if you look at a byron poem (the isles of greece is a good one) - byron looks at nature mainly for what it already means to man. wordsworth will look at a landscape and see the mountains, trees, valleys, and rivers as almost spiritual presences - wordsworth wants to get to know nature.  

byron will look at the same landscape and he will want to know who lives there, what are the villages? are there any farms or mines, is there some history?  

wordsworth looks at nature for what it is; byron is forever asking what it means.  

wordsworth thinks that humans are part of nature; byron thinks that nature is part of being human