1. PART A: Which of the following claims does Eric Deggans develop in the text?
O A Code-switching keeps people from expressing themselves
by promoting one correct style of communication.
B It is important to recognize that code-switching can help a
person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity.
OC The United States consists of great cultural variety and no
one should be discriminated against for speaking a certain
way.
D Many successful people have used code-switching, but it is
unfair to expect minorities to have multiple
communication styles.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.