Answer: Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.
Explanation: In this excerpt of "Like Mexicans" by Gary Soto, he is describing how he felt embarrassed about holding hands with Carolyn in front of her family. He expresses that there are similarities and differences among the two cultures by stating "her people were like Mexicans, only different."
Answer:
It is an informal discussion because the people could participate without preparing in advance.
Explanation:
An informal discussion is one that takes place without proper planning. This type of discussion is carried out suddenly to resolve situations without major impacts. None of the members of the informal discussion were submitted to rules, or needed to study and prepare for the discussion, as it ends quickly and only needs simple and direct answers. An example of this can be seen in the question above, where a group of friends quickly decide where they can rehearse for the school band. This discussion established between them was carried out without planning or regulations. In addition to being completed quickly and not having a big impact. This succeeds in proving that this situation is an example of informal discussion.
Answer:
well known for having a bad reputation- infamous
a religious belief that contradicts church doctrine- heresy
administration- regime
a person who does not believe in God- atheist
Explanation:
The correct answer is While breaking one pencil during the SATs is bad luck, breaking six pencils is downright abysmal.
Because abysmal is an adjective, and in the rest of the examples it is incorrectly used instead of a noun.
I'd say the answer is D), the Beats emulated Ezra Pound's beliefs in civil disobedience, because their tactics are somewhat similar.
