What evidence supports the author's argument that after-
school programs keep kids in school?
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schools are getting rid of music and art programs
because of tough budget cuts.
school boards that cut funding for all after-school
programs make a big mistake.
the graduation rate for schools with after-school
programs is sixty-five percent higher.
the author and his or her friends are working hard to
keep after-school programs in place.
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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.