Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai.

the strangers leaped out of their boats and pulled them up on the small beach. by signs, they made it clear the castaways should climb aboard.

the fishermen exchanged frightened glances and whispered to one another, “what about denzo and jusuke? ”

gesturing, manjiro communicated to the strangers about the two men in the cave. denzo and jusuke were retrieved, both of them so weak they had to be carried to the boats. everyone found a place and the sailors shoved off. the two boats rowed away from the island toward an unknown future.

which detail readers infer that the strangers and the fishermen speak different languages?

the fishermen communicate with each other by whispering.
men from both groups communicate with hand signs.
the fishermen are unable to follow the strangers’ directions.
the two groups of men leave the island in different boats.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion

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