When i refer to integrity, i have something very specific in mind. integrity, as i will use the term, requires three steps: discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right and wrong. the first criterion captures the idea that integrity requires a degree of moral reflectiveness. the second brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast, a quality that includes keeping one's commitments. the third reminds us that a person of integrity can be trusted.
source: carter, stephen l. “the insufficiency of honesty.” atlantic monthly feb. 1996: 74+. print.

based on the passage above, which of the following reflects the correct use of brackets?
a) carter comments that “[a] person of integrity can be trusted[.]”
b) carter believes that “[i]ntegrity . . [r]equires [t]hree [s]teps.”
c) [carter] writes, “[i]integrity requires a degree of moral reflectiveness.”
d) carter explains, “[integrity is] a quality that includes keeping one’s commitments.”

The correct answer is D. Carter explains, “[Integrity is] a quality that includes keeping one’s commitments.”

Explanation:

Brackets are a type of punctuation mark mainly used to add information, in the case of square brackets [] these are commonly used in quotations to add words that were not specifically said by the original author but that clarify the quotation and do not change the words of the original author. This use is reflected in “[Integrity is] a quality that includes keeping one’s commitments" because in the original text the words "integrity is" do not appear in this section but other words in the quotation refer to the definition of integrity by the original author and this makes necessary for the writer quoting add "integrity is" for clarification.

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.