After the exercises, the turkey foot and corn were thrown into the wastebasket. Teacher set aside the apples to take home. She asked if anyone wanted the little pumpkin pie. Thirty mouths watered; thirty hands itched to go up into the air
but no one moved. Some were poor, many were hungry and all were too proud to accept charitable food. When no one
responded, Teacher ordered the pie thrown away.
Francie couldn't stand it, that beautiful pie thrown away and she had never tasted pumpkin pie. To her it was the food of
covered wagon people, of Indian fighters. She was dying to taste it. In a flash she invented a lie and up went her hand.
"I'm glad someone wants it," said Teacher.
"I don't want it for myself," lied Francie proudly. "I know a very poor family I'd like to give it to."
"Good," said Teacher. "That's the real Thanksgiving spirit."
Based on this excerpt, what is the author's purpose in writing?

Read the 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 choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

In the communication breakdown section, michael b. green learned that "a red rag" or a had nothing to do with the internal makeup of the person who was wearing it.

Adebate on free education must be included in the private school