Which best shows that joe is using a personal connection to understand august’s character? i know how it feels to want to laugh and cry at once. when my family had my grandfather’s funeral, we were very sad. but still we laughed, remembering grandpa’s funny jokes. i understand how august felt. i know how august must be feeling. sometimes i am just so happy i want to cry, like the time i got a bike for my birthday. i cried happy tears. just thinking about august makes me want to cry. it must be so hard to be so different looking and have so many physical challenges. i feel sorry for him, because he just wants to have friends, and nobody likes him. august made people feel uncomfortable because he was different. he did not mean to, but he sometimes made little children cry and older people laugh. i think that is what the story means about laughing and crying.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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i’m i haven’t read that. also you can’t really expect someone to write it for you. use your own knowledge and skill and i am sure you’ll get it!

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