A. <span>a. to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experience
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Assuming that you're referring to the poem of the city of the yes and the city of the no,
The poem uses an antithesis of Yes and No to represent openness and complete solitude
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I have found the excerpt and the choices from another source. I will paste them below:
<span>They laughed at his wild excess of speech, of feeling, and of gesture. They were silent before the maniac fury of his sprees, which occurred almost punctually every two months, and lasted two or three days. They picked him foul and witless from the cobbles, and brought him home . . . . And always they handled him with tender care, feeling something strange and proud and glorious lost in [him]. . . . He was a stranger to them: no one—not even Eliza—ever called him by his first name. He was—and remained thereafter—"Mister" Gant. . . .
</span>A. They spread gossip about his unusual conduct.
B. They consider him a talented man and good friend.
C. They think he is a bit peculiar, yet they revere him.
D. They worry about his excessive behaviors.
The excerpt would tell us that Oliver's neighbors (C) think he is a bit peculiar, yet they revere him.
We know that the neighbors think Oliver is peculiar or strange through the first half of the excerpt and from the line "he was a stranger to them". Despite this strangeness though, we can also infer that the neighbors revere or deeply respect him because they still "handled him with tender care".
In "A Quilt of a Country" By Anna Quindlen several qualities that are reflective of the American spirit were listed. One of those qualities was the "American psyche that loves the difficult."
- According to Anna Quindlen, the American spirit is marked by individuality, community, and hard work. The American spirit that loves the difficult helps citizens to be innovative in nature.
- They love challenges and this moves them to study and put in the hard work that will lead to the invention of new things.
- Despite that its citizens have different roots they collaboratively work to resolve difficult situations.
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Candles were most commonly made by dipping during colonial times in households, especially during the early colonial period. However, candle makers, or chandlers, started using molds as well.
Making candles for dark nights was a yearly chore in colonial households. While colonists often bought cotton wick, they typically made enough candles to last for the year.
