Read the excerpt from "in response to executive order 9066".
i am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling
and a messy room. if it any, i will tell you
i have always felt funny using chopsticks
and my favorite food is hot dogs.
why does okita include this description of the speaker?
a. to emphasize the cultural differences between japanese americans and other americans
b. to accentuate the social injustice of japanese americans being interned
c. to highlight the fact that the speaker is no different from any other average american girl
d. to call attention to the tear in the narrator’s relationship with her best friend

C. to highlight the fact that the speaker is no different from any other average American girl.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066", the speaker emphasize her similarities with any other American girl, by highlighting the fact that even though she is Japanese-American, she doesn't feel comfortable using chopsticks (that is something used in everyday Japanese culture) and that her favorite food is hot dogs (which is a very American food).

answer: a lonely woodcutter comes by and decides to chop down the tree, while chopping, connor murphy took a nap next to the tree. waking up from the sound of chopping, he notices the tree falling on him. unable to escape, connor get hit and dies. this was the last of him.

pre-writing

why we feel good, or better, when we laugh?

is there a scientific explanation for this to happen?

which are the sources?

rough draft

laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

newport academy: endorphins reduce stress and strength social connections.

they combat anxiety and depression.

final draft

we know that when we laugh we feel better; when something is making us laugh it means we thought it was funny at some point, even if it was not meant that way. what we know is that it made us feel good. that is something we all can realize easily, but is it a chemical explanation for it to happen? of course there

according to joe bluett, laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings. also, he says that laughter can increase confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positivity and resilience, bringing positive changes to all aspects of our lives.

the newport academy says that, when we laugh, we release endorphins and that makes our body feel instantly relieved from tension and worry. endorphins also reduce stress and strength social connections.

therefor, laughter is the best to combat anxiety and depression.