The claim in 'Blaxicans' by Richard Rodriguez is that a ethnic title such as Mexican, Chinese, etc, is purely a title given to by others and changes routinely; however, according to. Rodrigues, culture plays a bigger role on your own personal identity than ethnicity or race.
Claims of Cause and Effect:
Did it happen?
Does it exist?
Is it good or bad?
What should be
our criteria in
deciding?
If you are claiming that something is better or worse in relation to something else, you are making a claim of value. For example,
Video games are a waste of time,
sports are the best way to build
character, and savings
accounts are the
worst way to
accumulate wealth,
are all values
claims.
N for noun clause, A for Adjectival clause.
(What most people associate with Saturn) ar the rings around the planet. N
Our science teacher,Mrs jeffries, told us (that Mercurs is the planet closest to the sun.)
N
The planet (that is the farthest from the sun) is Neptune.
A
A thick dictionary with diagrams and charts is (what helped me the most.)
N
Although the shun shone brightly, the weather forecasters maintained (that the weekend would be rainy.)
N
The asronauts landed on the moon, (where they collected many important specimens.)
A
2001: A space odyssey is a compelling movie (everyone should watch)
A
