Listening carefully refers to a person's ability to participate in a conversation and being able to hear all the content being discussed, understand the entire context of the conversation and develop follow-up questions, which are able to complement the issues discussed and enrich the information covered, allowing the conversation to be complete and efficient.
Nye uses short, forceful words to support her opinion that an American heritage is limited and mechanical. Nye describes a neighborhood fair to support her opinion that the idea of an American heritage does not exist.
