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. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, “I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one.” And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
Which best states how the structures of both excerpts engage the reader?
They employ statistical evidence.
They employ figurative language.
They employ supporting quotes.
They employ an authoritative tone.
In the first excerpt it says "He took the tortillas out of his poetry" which is figurative language making it more human.
In the second a young man says "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I fell - so lonely for one" Which is another example of figurative language followed by dramatic irony of a american tree hanging unknown to him right over him.
"A Wagner Matinee" is a short story written by Willa Cather. The central idea of the story is about the hardship of life on the plains and how music can influence the human spirit.
The new law in New York that says it is okay to have an abortion- even at full term. It's not fair to the babies. It's a common myth that babies can't feel anything until they're born, which is not true. They feel just as much as full grown adults do, and they would definitely feel their limbs being torn off one by one.
Lincoln "emerged from the Kentucky woods determined to become a statesman." Having to start from the beginning and building up from there is very difficult and makes Lincoln and Reeves similar in this way. Both very successful men, they showed others to work towards their dreams.
