Which of the following statements best describes what Coates believes? A. Feelings of anxiety can act as motivation to improve a new skill.
A. Feelings of anxiety can act as motivation to improve a new skill.

B. Competing against someone else makes a person feel more motivated to learn something quickly.
B. Competing against someone else makes a person feel more motivated to learn something quickly.

C. Negative feelings can make it difficult to succeed at a new skill.
C. Negative feelings can make it difficult to succeed at a new skill.

D. It is important to fully understand the research that explains the best ways to learn a new language.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.