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Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry," and "Speaking Arabic.
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My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of
receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish,
English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which
is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.
At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas
booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, “I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel-so lonely for one." And
the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
Which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar?

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Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry," and "Speaking Arabic.".

My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of  receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of  Spanish,

English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which  is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas  booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, “I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel-so lonely for one." And  the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

Which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar?

A)Each presents factual evidence to appeal to the reader’s logic.

B)Each document career credentials to appeal to the reader’s ethics.

C)Each discusses a friend to appeal to the reader’s sense of community.

D)Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.

The correct answer to this question is option D) )Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.

Explanation:

In writing, an anecdote refers to a memory that is remarkable and can be used to make a point. In the case of the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas" this focuses on an anecdote because it describes the way someone decided to leave out his cultural identity while writing poetry, and this had a negative effect because it "took the soul out of his poetry". Similarly, in the case of the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic" the author describes a remarkable memory or anecdote about cultural identity by describing how an American man could not see his heritage even when he was surrounded by "tall American trees".

Thus, both texts have a similar structure because the authors include an anecdote to make a point about heritage and cultural identity. Also, through this structure, both appeal to the emotions of the reader as these emotional stories should make the reader consider and appreciate his heritage.