Rewrite the following paragraph with the goal of reducing unnecessary wordiness. in my opinion, our country will be served much better than it is being served now if we had a president in office who was much more concerned with the welfare of the common people than with the welfare of big corporations. i think that the president is so concerned about getting elected back into office for his next term that he has to focus too much energy on raising money for his next campaign. to get that money, he has to rely on big contributions from big corporations that contribute a lot of money to campaigns. these corporations expect something in return for these contributions, so they only give it to him if they think he is going to reward them with laws and policies that are good for them. what is good for them is not usually good for the common people in this country, so i believe we need to do something so that this changes.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

When the author quotes the actress sarah brown as saying, i truly believe that this film gives an important message to audiences, the author is using a) repetition. b) a testimonial. c) an ethical appeal. d) the bandwagon method.

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