Question

Select one of the allusions in this unit and in at least seventy-five words, discuss how the author uses it.

Answer 1

In the memoir of "A 400-year old woman", Mukherjee uses a lot of allusions. such as, "The foreign-born, the Third World immigrant with non-Western religions and non-European languages and appearance, can be as American as any steerage passenger from Ireland, Italy, or the Russian Pale." In this sentence, she uses the term, "steerage passenger" which alludes to the immigrants coming to the USA easily by using a trans-Atlantic ship from the European countries like, Ireland, Italy and Russia. In this allusion, Mukherjee is also disturbed about the fact that someone from Europe with white skin and Christian faith is easily accepted as an American, rather than a mixed-skinned person from Asia with no Christian faith.

Answer 2

Answer:

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion