Adult Literacy Advanced Quiz
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Rosa wanted the neighborhood newsletter to publish immediately: a photograph appeared to show a local contractor dumping paint beside the creek. "If we wait, people will say we protected him," she told DeShawn, the volunteer editor. DeShawn noticed that the truck's company name was hidden by an open door. He spent the afternoon calling witnesses and checking municipal records. By evening, he learned that the contractor had been removing sealed containers during a city cleanup; the spilled paint came from an unmarked vehicle that had left earlier. Rosa worried that missing the morning edition would make the newsletter seem timid. DeShawn delayed publication anyway and printed the verified account the following day, along with an explanation of the investigation. Several readers complained about the delay, but the contractor supplied documents that confirmed every detail.
How does the contrast between Rosa and DeShawn help develop a theme of the passage?
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