D) states the main idea of the entire essay
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The correct answer to which best explains Nye's choice words to establish her voice in the mentioned excerpt is the second one: "Nye uses figurative language to support her opinion that staying connected to one's heritage makes life richer."
She uses her mother tongue saluting her neighbours and this shows them Nye's complex cultural background and that her identity is not confined to one simple category. She is close to her cultural heritage and it is present in her everyday life. Not being limited to a simplistic identity makes her life richer and open to multiple identifications and cultural references.
<span>A.
</span>unfortunate and miserable
The best response is the first reply because downtrodden
means trampled upon, crushed, depressed.
One way you can help yourself in the future when looking to determine the
meaning of a word is to try to replace it with synonyms. That said, if you replace “downtrodden” with “depressed”
or “sad,” the sentence still makes perfect sense. However, what if you don’t know
synonyms? In that case, try to look at
the parts of the word. For instance, the
prefix of “downtrodden” is “down.” That
said, “down” is typically a word associated with “sad.” Thus, one could make the connection that “downtrodden”
is synonymous with “unfortunate” and/or “miserable.”
