Read this excerpt from "the spirit of alcatraz." as the months passed, the occupation began to lose some of its momentum, and several occupiers left the island to return to school or family life. things became more difficult when the government cut off phone service to the island, followed by electrical power and fresh water. finally, on june 11, 1971, a large force of government agents arrived on alcatraz and removed the last fifteen people – six men, four women, and five children. after nineteen months, the occupation was over. which word best describes the tone of this excerpt? casual scientific humorous factual

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.