My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fell
owship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. Which best explains how Anaya’s word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt?
First you should convert the feet into inches just because that should make it easier on yourself. So 12 feet= 144 inches If Angie has to cut the pieces in 5 inches each you should do 144 divided by 5 to get your answer which should be 28-5 inch pieces with 4 inches of string left over.