The mood, or tone, of the following passage (paragraph 2) is best described as In the first place, I deny everything but what I have all along admitted the design on my
part to free slaves. I intended certainly to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I did
last winter, when I went into Missouri and took slaves without the snapping of a gun on
either side, moved them through the country, and finally left them in Canada. I designed to
do the same thing again, on a larger scale. That was all I intended. I never did intend
murder, or treason, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion,
or to make insurrection.
A. skeptical
B. defensive
C. greedy
D. celebratory

What role does the element of motivation play in performances? a. it makes characters more relatable. b. it uses characters to enhance setting. c. it reveals characters’ weaknesses. d. it guides characters’ actions.

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

Based on this excerpt, charlotte smith and reverend walsh