Ead the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference. neto decided to ask andy percifield for . percifield was the student council president, a tall, red-haired senior who always read the morning announcements over the p. a. system. neto didn't know him, but people who did said percifield was smart and fair. maybe he would know what to do. neto was waiting by andy's locker the next morning. "he had tears in his eyes," andy remembers. "he said that adult fans were swearing at the mexican players and that it wasn't fair. he was really hurting. he said, 'is there any way you can ? ' i told him i'd try." the author's purpose in this excerpt is to prompt an emotion in the reader. convey details about the characters. encourage the reader to do something. express an opinion about a topic.

The author wants to prompt an emotion in the reader.

The excerpt wants us to feel for Neto and his sadness of the adult fans' attitute towards the Mexican players, and to know Andy will help hi aas much as he can

He sympathizes with Neto and decides to try to help.

Explanation:

i think its d, but grammarly says none

explanation:

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.