Which excerpts are examples of persuasive or argumentative text?

excerpt 1
early that morning, a young, blue-eyed detective in a beige coat stood in the open doorway of the motel room, closing an umbrella. a policeman friend had secretly allowed the detective to enter the room with the understanding that nothing would be touched. though this restriction made the job more difficult, the confident detective knew that well-trained eyes could find a lot of clues on their own. suddenly, the detective was nearly knocked off balance by a muddy dog chasing a black cat into the room.
excerpt 2
the minimum age for obtaining a driver's license should be lowered from sixteen to fifteen. if fifteen-year-olds can drive with a special driver's permit, why not just lower the legal age for a license to fifteen? since most fifteen-year-olds are getting ready to get a job anyway, they need a license earlier so they can start looking for employment. most importantly, if fifteen year olds were allowed to drive earlier, there would be less of a need to have school buses. students could start driving themselves to school a year earlier.excerpt 3
like me, you probably could make the move. the move, that is, to eat better meals and to do something active every day. it’s nice just to feel better. it’s even better to improve my grades as a result. in fact, i’ve done well on my last three geometry tests. it just may be that peanut butter and banana french toast! my dad and i both are proud.
when are you going to make the move? excerpt 4
the shabby, old piano had belonged to lani's grandmother and, from the look of it, had belonged to others before her. the piano stood neglected in the living room until lani was two years old and had grown tall enough to reach the keys. lani couldn't see them, but she knew the piano keys were magical. even then, she felt reverence for the piano as she touched it gently, never banging on the keys.

The kite runner reading assignmentdirections: answer the comprehension questions on a separate sheet of paper. then, ucseparate sheet of paper. then, define each vocabularyword firinally, explain each quotation in your own words, including why it is significant or important to thenovel.i. chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-47)reading questions1. the novel begins with a flashback what do you think is its purpose? what do you canwhat do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator? 2. who is hassan? describe him physically what is a cleft lip? describe him by his relationshipslip? describe him by his relationships. what was hisfirst word? why is that important? how did he come into amir's life? what contrast is made baetweenamir and hassan? sep3. what does it mean to be hazara, shi'a muslim, afghanistan's minority group? who, in the story thus alsohazara? sep4. what does it mean to be pashtun, sunni muslim, afghanistan's majority group? who, in the story thus far, ispashtun? see5. how does amir describe his home? why do you think he elaborates this description so much? what do thedetails of the family pictures in amir's house reveal? sệp6. who is sanaubar? how is she contrasted to amir's mother? sep7. who is ali? what do the neighborhood children call him? what does it mean? why do they call him this? sė8. how does amir feel about his father in these chapters? sep9. who is the king's cousin? what did he do and why? sp10.who is baba? describe him. what are his values? how does he relate to extremely religious leaders? sepri11.what does baba give hassan for his birthday? what does his present suggest about his character? howdoes amir react to this present? why did the present turn out to be ironic? sp12.who is assef? what is his ancestry? what is he famous for? what is his political vision? sp13. who are wali and kamal? 14. what happens between assef/wali/kamal and amir/hassan? what does assef threaten (foreshadow)? 15. hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile "normally by the following winter. why does amir thinthat is ironic? 16. what does amir want to tell assef about hassan when assef bullies them about being friends? locabulary chapters 1-5

Poetry is a huge part of literary history. it is also a part of musical history. from the lyrics of ancient folk songs to those of modern-day rap, musicians have used words in their art to express life, love, and culture. whether the melody comes first or the words do, it is a poet's job to make them work together. the music and words become partners in the goal of expressing ideas or affecting the listener in some way. we have all been turned into mush by a beautiful song with a sad message, and we have the musical poets to for that. based on the sentences in this paragraph, which statement is accurate? sentence 1 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 3 is a complex sentence that varies the style and tone of the paragraph. sentence 5 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph. sentence 6 is a compound sentence that varies the fluency and style of the paragraph.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.