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Read “Asian Men Can Jump,” by Gish Jen (2012, New York Times)
In 2012, Jeremy Lin led an unexpected winning streak by the New York Knicks, becoming the first Asian-American player to rise to prominence in the National Basketball Association. The writer Gish Jen published the following op-ed reflecting on the significance of Lin’s success.
Read the passage carefully, then complete the following tasks:
Identify a claim made by Jen and explain the reasoning underlying this claim.
List at least two pieces of supporting evidence from the passage and briefly explain how they support the claim you have identified
Answer:
Jen claims that her brother, Bob, could be "the fittest 58-year-old on the planet." Of course, this is not a claim to be taken literally. It means that his health and physical state is incredibly good for his age.
Explanation:
The evidence she provides is that her brother´s doctor has estimated Bob´s biological age at 35. She further supports her claim saying that "he´s still climbing big mountains in the Himalayas," which is a monumental physical effort.
The correct word from the excerpt from Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher." that could be used to argue that the narrator is unreliable is the last option among the choices is: “Overpowered” suggests the narrator’s lack of control.
Answer: Despite many major developments, the basic principles of the country’s founders are still at play.
In the third paragraph of his inaugural address, JFK discusses the way the world is nowadays, and the way it was back when the United States was born. He argues that the world is very different now, as we now have the tools to eliminate all poverty, but also all life from Earth. However, he believes that the revolutionary ideals of the Founding Fathers are still very relevant in modern times all over the world.
