Of course, many migrant children come for economic reasons, and not because they fear for their lives. in those cases, they should quickly be deported if they have at least one parent in their country of origin. by deporting them directly from the refugee centers, the united states would discourage future non-refugees by showing that immigrants cannot be caught and released, and then avoid deportation by ignoring court orders to attend immigration hearings.
—“the children of the drug wars,”
sonia nazario
the text repeats the word deport and related words, such as deportation. how does this repetition serve the author’s purpose?
a) it emphasizes that these immigrants should be deported.
b) it emphasizes the potential risks many immigrants face.
c) it to convince readers to agree with the government’s policy.
d) it to convince readers that deportation is an everyday process.

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