What is the overall effect of this anecdote?
It allows Anaya to show that the town had
very little of interest going on in 1981.
It helps Anaya establish the difference
between schools in the past and schools
today.
It lets Anaya show that his book was seen as
a threat, but it was also powerful.

What role should teachers play in creating tolerance environment for students?

The true confessions of charlotte doyle and "jonah and the whale" have which theme in common?

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.