55:19 Which of the following excerpts from Sandra Cisneros's story "Mericans" best reveals the influence of American
culture on the children?
"We're waiting for the awful grandmother who is inside dropping pesos into la ofrenda box before the altar to La
Dabina Providencia."
"Some with fat rags tied around their legs and others with pillows, one to kneel on, and one to flop ahead."
"I'm Flash Gordon. You're Ming the Merciless and the Mud People.'I don't mind being Ming the Merciless, but I
don't like being the Mud People."
"Why do churches smell like the inside of an ear? Like incense and the dark and candles in blue glass?"

How is the word laud and welcome different

In writing, an idea map is a writing plan similar to: a)an outline. b)an illustration. c)a conclusion. d)a graphic.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.