Hurry !
read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya's essay "take the tortillas outloflyour 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
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?
a. using words that affect the audience's sense of trust
b. using less repetition of certain words and phrases
c. including words that address logic and reason
d. including words that are charged with emotion

answer:

either b or a

explanation:

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father