3. read the following speech by a student campaigning for the position of student government president. hello everyone, and you for coming. it is an honor to be with you today and ask that you vote for me as your student government president. i am capable, willing, and intelligent. i have an excellent relationship with the teachers and principal of the school. i am excited for what we can accomplish together. what can the student do to adjust the tone of this speech to better suit the purpose and audience? a. no changes are needed. b. add some statistical data about why he is an effective candidate. c. explain all the reasons why his opponents are not good candidates. d. tell a story about a shared experience he and his classmates had together.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky