Both dante, in the opening verses of inferno, and boccaccio, in his introduction to the decameron, apologize for how they begin their works because each author believes his tale is intended to comfort and solace readers is compelled to recount terrible and frightening events wants to alarm readers with historical information needs to develop a frame for his narrative

Read the excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship mark this and return

How does lennie's puppy die in of mice and men?

Ineed . i need to write a story with this words. vapid, reverie, chastity, petty, invariably, posterity, axiom, pugnacious, bourgeoisie, knell