In the story, Arthur is one of the few classmates described as trying to talk to Francisco and make him feel welcome. Why do you think other students were content to ignore or be rude to Francisco? Do you think they felt like they were ignoring him or being rude? Why are people sometimes comfortable ignoring or being rude to people who are different from them

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