Passage 1 school uniforms could alter students’ attitudes toward their education. if students wear the same clothing each day, they will not have to think about what to wear on a daily basis. in addition, having a uniform could boost students’ confidence and reduce envy or embarrassment. conforming to one uniform might also students fit in more easily. passage 2 school uniforms have no place in education, especially since we are trying to instill the principles of individuality and diversity in our children. school uniforms destroy students’ abilities to be themselves. i have seen schools where uniforms are required; the students’ faces tell the whole story. by enforcing uniforms in school, we are clearly not giving students a choice in what they wear. but when we take away choice, more than just choice is lost. which statement best compares how the authors develop their arguments? passage 1 uses a logical approach, while passage 2 contains appeals to emotion. passage 1 uses an emotional appeal, while passage 2 uses mainly understatement. passage 1 uses empirical evidence, while passage 2 relies on logical evidence. passage 1 uses an ad hominem attack, while passage 2 has a bandwagon appeal.

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.