Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor. Like many other immigrants to this great land, my parent
s came because of poverty and to attempt to find and secure a better life for themselves and the family that they hoped to have. They largely succeeded. For that, my brother and I are very grateful. The story of that success is what made me and what makes me the Latina that I am. The Latina side of my identity was forged and closely nurtured by my family through our shared experiences and traditions. How do the underlined words and phrases affect the meaning and tone of this passage?
It shows the feeling of pride in her family and culture.
Explanation:
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was the first Latina Justice of the US Supreme Court. Her speech "A Latina Judge's Voice" reveals her life and struggles that she'd gone through to become who she is today.
In the given excerpt from her speech, she talks of her immigrant parents, and how grateful she was for the upbringing her parents gave her and her brother. She also proudly declared <em>"The story of that success is what made me and what makes me the Latina that I am. The Latina side of my identity was forged and closely nurtured by my family through our shared experiences and traditions."</em> By emphasizing her <em>"Latina"</em> blood and heritage, Justice Sotomayor <u>expressed her deep feeling of pride in her family's background and culture.</u>
Human nature is full of kindness. Choose one of the groups she writes about and analyze how she portrays that group in a short response. Frank portrays adults as being more confident about their opinions and actions than children are.
You didn't underline anything, so we cannot know for sure what the correct answer is. However, I'll just write down the entire infinitive phrases in these sentences, and you can see the answer based on that: 1. to see a great play 2. to cheer good plays 3. to practice until you know all the plays
