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?

Hurry 50pts read the excerpt from justice curtis’s dissenting opinion, then answer the question that follows. slavery, being contrary to natural right, is created only by municipal law. this is not only plain in itself, and agreed by all writers on the subject, but is inferable from the constitution, and has been explicitly declared by this court. the constitution refers to slaves as “persons held to service in one state, under the laws thereof.” . . . . it was certainly understood by the convention which framed the constitution, and has been so understood ever since, that, under the power to regulate commerce, congress could prohibit the importation of slaves; and the exercise of the power was restrained till 1808. a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba, and brings them to the united states, where they are set free by the legislation of congress. does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? if so, what becomes of the laws prohibiting the slave trade? if not, how can a similar regulation respecting a territory violate the fifth amendment of the constitution? . . for these reasons, i am of opinion that so much of the several acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws. –dissenting opinion on dred scott v. sandford, justice benjamin curtis which evidence best supports curtis’s opinion that dred scott should be free because he lived in a free territory? check all that apply. “the constitution refers to slaves as ‘persons held to service in one state’” “the convention which framed the constitution . . has . . the power to regulate commerce.” “a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba.” “does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? ” “acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws.”

Which of the following best describes the setting of "marigolds"?

What does the term fiend not mean as it is used in the passage? a) beast b) brute c) fanatic d) savage