Read paragraph 2 of the excerpt. the terrible misfortune in this terrible case is that they had money. that has destroyed their lives. that has given them these illusions. that has caused this mad act. and if your honor shall doom them to die it will be because they are the sons of the rich. do you suppose if they lived up here on the northwest side and had no money, with the evidence as clear in this case as it is, that any human being would want to hang them? which statement is the best objective summary of paragraph 2 of the excerpt? darrow believes that the murder was a mad act and that they committed it because money gave them illusions. darrow argues that money caused the boys to commit the murder and that the boys' wealth is the reason people want to hang them. darrow sways the audience to think that if the boys were not wealthy, people would not want to hang them for committing the murder. darrow callously refers to the murder as a "mad act" and tries to persuade the audience that the boys do not deserve to be hanged.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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the correct answer is c. usually the language, and its emotional insight, that is how feelings and attitudes are expressed through language, are not quite present in film adaptations. despite that, it is a factor that a fan may either not notice or not care much about, especially compared to the other factors.