The element of heritage that is preserved by this excerpt is the details that uses to express the specific type of food and the ways that is being cooked and prepared. Each culture has it´s own traditions that are preserved fro one generation to another and in this case are the culinary traditions.
According to Quindlen, America is different from another countries because is a unique country that stands for something special in the world.
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The correct answer is A. Cotton-like clouds.
This is a rather descriptive choice that is used to bring the image of cotton to your mind and then use that image of cotton to create a new image of the clouds. Unlike the soldiers, it not only describes the looks, but also the feeling, the fluffiness of cotton.