Read from excerpt from text: I simply wish to refuse allegiance to the State, to withdraw and stand aloof from it
effectually. I do not care to trace the course of my dollar, if I could, till it buys a man a
musket to shoot one with the dollar is innocent - but I am concerned to trace the
effects of my allegiance.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this excerpt?

Thoreau does not care what the government does with his tax money once he has paid it.

Thoreau wants the government to know it does not have his support to carry out actions he
feels are unjust or immoral.

Thoreau believes that he can tell the government exactly how he wants his tax money to be
spent.

Thoreau has not paid taxes for a number of years and is thinking of leaving the country to
give his allegiance to another.

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