A holiday was set up to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. because...

Martin Luther King was an important civil rights activist. He was a leader in the movement to end racial segregation in the United States. In 1968, shortly after Martin Luther King died, a campaign was started for his birthday to become a holiday to honor him.

Explanation:

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"