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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.
D. At the story's beginning, he is a methodical thinker, but by the end, he becomes more introspective.
Answer: torval will fire him &
he would make my position intolerable
Explanation:
just took the test
Our aim is a democratic peace, a
peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.—President
Bush, 2004 State of the Union. It means that democracy, when handled properly
means that the rights of every man and woman can be attained.
The correct answer among the choices provided is the second option. He was interested in being completely surrounded by nature. Walden shows that one can live simply with the natural surroundings. It is also a work about spiritual quest and a social experiment.
