Read the passage and study the image from sugar
changed the world
how does the illustration the reader understand the
text?
cutting cane was hard work, but it was nothing like what
came next: piles of freshly cut cane had to be fed into the
ever-turning mill wheels, until they were completely
crushed. the owners insisted that during the work hours
the grinding never stop, no matter what. the mills were
most often tended by women who were doing dangerous
work while getting almost no rest. that was a very bad
combination. an ax was often propped up near the rollers
so if a slave closed her eyes for a second while pushing
the cane, her arm could be hacked off before she was
pulled through the merciless grinders. guests at sugar
plantations often remarked on how many one-armed
people they saw
the illustration shows that grinding sugar with
mechanical equipment is inefficient
the illustration emphasizes why grinding sugar cane
into white sugar is necessary.
the illustration depicts enslaved sugar mill workers as
completely exhausted
the illustration depicts the people, equipment, and
oxen required to manufacture sugar.
day after day week after week, month after month, the
cane was cut hauled to the mill, and fed through the
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Which word in the passage the reader determine the meaning of the word miscarriage? toilattracteddicgraced

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

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