Read this line from the text: This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.

Which of the following is true of this excerpt?

He contrasts ideas to show his own sadness.
He contrasts ideas to show his own happiness.
He compares ideas to show how everyone is the same.
He compares ideas to show similar life experiences.

A. He contrasts ideas to show his own sadness.

Explanation:

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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