Read this excerpt from i never had it made. he had never forgotten the agony of that black athlete. when he became a front-office executive in st. louis, he had fought, behind the scenes, against the custom that consigned black spectators to the jim crow section of the sportsman's park, later to become busch memorial stadium. his pleas to change the rules were in vain. those in power argued that if blacks were allowed a free choice of seating, white business would suffer. which statement best summarizes this excerpt? because he learned so much as a coach, rickey does a thorough job working as an executive at sportsman’s park. inspired by the injustices he witnessed as a coach, rickey tries unsuccessfully to change race rules about stadium seating. rickey was bothered by the treatment of black athletes on his team, so he tries to them find stadium jobs later in his career. rickey remembers how unfairly his black athletes were treated, and he abolishes jim crow laws as soon as he has the power.

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