You are assigned to write an essay which must maintain the indicative mood throughout. which of the choices below would need to be removed or revised? a) have you ever wished for anything so badly that it hurt not to have it? b) i often walk down the street near my house, deep in thought. c) one day, i saw that my friend had gotten a 10-speed bike for christmas. eliminate d) i knew intense jealousy that very moment.

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