Read the excerpt from "a latina judge's voice" by hon. sonia sotomayor. first, as professor martha minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. second, i would hope that a wise latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. what is the purpose of sotomayor's use of the word wise? to emphasize the value of a latina woman's experience to add entertainment value to the speech for the audience to distract the audience from the reality of the courtroom to demonstrate that an effective judge needs an education

The purpose of Sotomayor's use of the word wise is to emphasize the value of a Latina woman's experience.

The author states that a Latin woman is considered "wise" for her experience and has a better understanding of their lives than their white male counterparts.  

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Explanation:

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it