According to a different source, this unit includes the stories "I Want to be Miss America" by J.ulia Alvarez and "About Russell" by Rita Williams-Garcia.
<u>"I Want to Be Miss America" by Ju.lia Alvarez:</u> Be happy with who you are.
In this story, the sisters are unhappy with the way they look, as they do not look like the models they see in beauty pageants. As they get older, even when the sisters are called beautiful, their self-esteem remains damaged. This shows the importance of accepting who you are.
<u>"About Russell" by Rita Williams-Garcia:</u> Illnesses affect people, but does not change who they are inside.
In this story, we learn about Russell, and about the difficulties he faced throughout his life due to mental illness. However, the author shows that, even though his illness affected Russell in many ways, he always remained the same person at heart, including being a loving brother.
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The correct answer is B. Through the words "such a success with a single book", it suggests that García Marquez was succesful thanks to a singles novel, unlike other recipients or possible candidates to the Nobel prize in literature. The excerpt suggests that Garcia Marquez's award has decreased the chance of other writers who are not as proficient as him, to get the award. As the option states, nobel prize winners usually publish more than one sucessful book, that is they have a long and sucessful career. So, a writer who win the award because lf just one book sets the standard too high for future Nobel prize winners
6. Georgianna never had a problem with the birthmark she always thought it was unique but now she is growing and she’s starting to hate it, because Alymer expresses his feelings towards the birthmark, which leads to Georgianna wishing she could take it off
7. Alymer guilts her into doing it by expressing his feeling towards the birthmark, and describing his digust towards it, making her feel guilty and wanting to take it off to please him.
8. Towards the end of the story Georgianna decides to take off the birthmark. As Alymer is taking off the birthmark she suddenly dies because the roots of it are plunged down to her heart making her faint then die.
