Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this interview. in "interview with simon ortiz," ortiz focuses his attention on the exploitation of native people: "we cannot ignore that. you just can’t. you have to fight it, to keep what you have, what you are, because they are trying to steal your soul, your spirit, as well as your land, your children, and so forth. " how does ortiz's use of rather informal language in this excerpt affect the text? it develops the optimistic, positive tone of the text. it shifts the tone from serious to comic. it creates a tone of shock or disbelief. it gives the text a more personal, impassioned tone.

If a text made the claim that act iv was the most important act in the entire play, what evidence could you find to prove the accuracy of that claim? list one piece of evidence from the text to support that claim.

Will give if correct read the passage first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement