Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest. Wilde uses the exchange between Gwendolen and Cecily to Gwendolen. Let us preserve a dignified silence. Cecily. Certainly. It's the only thing to do now. [Enter Jack followed by Algernon. They whistle some dreadful popular air from a British Opera) praise the strict social codes of Victorian society. O show the superiority of women in Victorian society. mock the formal courtship rules of Victorian society. O explain the importance of romance in Victorian society. Gwendolen. This dignified silence seems to produce an unpleasant effect, Cecily A most distasteful one Gwendolen. But we will not be the first to speak. Cecily. Certainly not. Gwendolen Mr. Worthing, I have something very particular to ask you. Much depends on your reply. ​

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