Determine a common theme. Abel
Paraphrase what Okita's poem says about the
topic of American identity.
the cultural heritage and physical appearances do not
determine what it means to be american.
okita has more to do with how you experience culture rather
than where your family came from, cisneros is more about
how people bring their cultures with them wherever they go
Write your thesis statement by naming the two
texts and their common theme.
Paraphrase what Cisneros's story says about the
topic of American identity.
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relatives are classified in the style of traditional american
names like aunt or uncle.

Which excerpts from the war of the worldseffectively use setting to provide a contrast to the horror of the plot? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldshe remained standing at the edge of the pit that the thing had made for itself, staring at its strange appearance, astonished chiefly at its unusual shape and colour, and dimly perceiving even then some evidence of design in its arrival. the early morning was wonderfully still, and the sun, just clearing the pine trees towards weybridge, was already warm.they shouted consolation and promises, and went off back to the town again to get . one can imagine them, covered with sand, excited and disordered, running up the little street in the bright sunlight just as the shop folks were taking down their shutters and people were opening their bedroom windows.it was glaringly hot, not a cloud in the sky nor a breath of wind, and the only shadow was that of the few scattered pine trees. the burning heather had been extinguished, but the level ground towards ottershaw was blackened as far as one could see, and still giving off vertical streamers of smoke.an enormous hole had been made by the impact of the projectile, and the sand and gravel had been flung violently in every direction over the heath, forming heaps visible a mile and a half away. the heather was on fire eastward, and a thin blue smoke rose against the dawn.