A friend of mine wears buckskin moccasins every day of her life. She has daytime and evening moccasins. This works fine in Arizo
na, but when my friend fell in love with a Tasmanian geologist and prepared to move to a rain forest, I worried. Moccasins instantaneously decompose in wet weather. But I should have known, my friend has sense. She bought clear plastic galoshes to button over her moccasins, and writes me that she’s happy.. The author most likely included this excerpt to _____.
a. infer that moccasins are an effective style choice no matter the weather
b. provide anecdotal evidence to support her claim that style is distinct from fashion
c. show that style is more adaptable than fashion
d. support her argument that it really doesn't matter what one wears on one's feet
b. Provide anecdotal evidence to support her claim that style is distinct from fashion
Explanation:
This passage is about a short narrative of an interesting and particular incident that the speaker experienced that can even make the reader laugh. It focuses on a weird habit of the speaker's friend: to wear buckskin moccasins! a particular item that is not considered to be "fashion" at all, but this footwear is part of her style, it seems that they are a distinctive feature of her personality, because not even being in rain forest did she dare to take them off. This all gives us the message that style is distinct from fashion, and for some people, style is way more important than fashion.
Bot Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman created poems about equality and unity. One of Whitmans most famous being Leaves of Grass and Dickinsons made many poems towards womans rights. cheers
