The correct answer is: America has struggled with its identity as a melting pot due to cultural differences and anti-immigration policies.
The fact America is described as a melting pot means that it gradually evolved from a highly, culturally diverse center to a more homogeneous society holding its own traditions.
During the evolving stage, american citizens conflicted with the arrival of immigrants laborally, socially, and religiously; immigrants were clearly not welcome, and subsequently, popular pressure pushed the congress to pass anti-immigrant policies - restricting the passage of many individuals. This idea is what the text intends to focus on, and it is achieved by presenting an introductory evidence as a means to provide the reader appropiate background knowledge to understand this purpose.
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D. To indicate something you don't understand
I would rather not watch and complete this whole thing for you, but it is pretty easy. Just start off by introducing the text that you're referencing in your writing prompt and the author who wrote that text.
Say what you thought would happen in the story at the beginning, then explain two things that happened in the story.
After that, explain how your expectations changed (if they did) due to the two things that happened in the story.
The rewritten sentences are down below with a few explanations.
Explanation:
The teacher told him to write the sentence on the blackboard.
Mother told him not to by anything the next day.
The boy asked him not to tell his secret to some one else.
My friend advised me to read that book.
My mother reminded me to buy some bread.
All the sentences are essentially to be made into passive voice with the lack of anything that pertains to the present and the continuous.