Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay. Which claim does this excerpt make?
If the government would stop spending a lot of money
on national landmarks, the average American could pay
much less in taxes.
National landmarks are popular tourist destinations, and
some of them, such as bridges or dams, perform
important functions. But it costs money to keep these
places running and open for tourists, so who is going to
pay? When the government pays, the money comes from
people's taxes. Most people would rather pay lower taxes,
so the government has to cut back on its spending.
Maintaining national landmarks is a luxury we cannot
afford. I think there are many more important things that
the government can spend our money on, such as helping
people who do not have enough food, making sure all
children get a good education, and keeping all of us safe.
Many national landmarks serve a variety of important
functions, and they are popular tourist destinations.
Soneone needs to pay for the maintenance of the
American national landmarks.
O There are more important things the government can
spend money on than the national landmarks.

lennie

is very stupid, big and strong and sweet, he loves soft things

george

is smart reosponible and watches over lennie

candy

candy is an old ranch worker who has lost one of his hands in a farm accident. he's spent the best years of his life working on someone else's ranch, only to lose his hand and have little money.

curly

is the ranch owners son he is said to have vasilene in one glove to keep that hand soft for his wife

crooks

crooks. crooks is a lively, sharp-witted, black stable-hand, who takes his name from his crooked back. like most of the characters in the story, he admits that he is extremely lonely. when lennie visits him in his room, his reaction reveals this fact.

curlys wife

is lonly and seems to flirt with most of the men on the farm she does not like her hunband much.

1. the human rights issue in the novel is equlity the men in the story are poor and curly is mean to all of them as if they are just dirt

2. the first issue comes up when lennie kills the mouse

3. when lennies love for soft things gets in the way and he kills curlys wife as shes running away.

4. the issue is resolved by the death of lennie.

5. lennie suffers because of his death he will never be able to tend the rabbits.

6. the wording in the qoutations imply what is happening in the story

7. when lennies love for soft things gets in the way and he kills curlys wife as shes running away.

8.   the issue is resolved by the death of lennie.

d.) gold is the correct answer