Read the excerpt from "a quilt of a country."
which statement best summarizes the central id
paragraph?
what is the point of this splintered whole? what is the point
of a nation in which arab cabbies chauffeur jewish
passengers through the streets of new york-and in which
jewish cabbies chauffeur arab passengers, too, and yet
speak in theory of hatred, one for the other? what is the point
of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the
verge of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays and
straights, left and right, pole and chinese and puerto rican
and slovenian? other countries with such divisions have in
fact divided into new nations with new names, but not this
one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities.
america's cultural differences have caused it
america is a united country despite its cultura
differences.
america's cultural differences make it imposs
peacefully.
america is always on the verge of civil unrest
multicultural citizens.

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