The purpose of the anecdote about the two children in paragraph 1 ...

[cmoore54]

The purpose of the anecdote about the two children in paragraph 1 is
 
  a. to show how intolerant parents can be of their children's personality differences.
  b. to show how people often explain children's emerging personality traits as being determined by nature and
  present from birth.
  c. to show that mothers prefer children who are easy going to those who are intense.
  d. to show that the difficult daughter was naturally born that way, while the good-natured son was influenced by
  how he was brought up.

Question 2

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Answer to Question 1

b. to show how people often explain children's emerging personality traits as being determined by nature and
present from birth.

Answer to Question 2

F