Read the following comment by bernard goldberg, a journalist and author of bias: "here’s one of those dirty little secrets journalists are never supposed to reveal to the regular folks out there in the audience: a reporter can find an expert to say anything the reporter wants—anything! just keep on calling until one of the experts says what you need him to say and tell him you’ll be right down with a camera crew to interview him. if you find an expert who says, ‘you know, i think that flat tax just might work and here’s why . .’ you him, hang up, and find another expert. it’s how journalists sneak their own personal views into stories in the guise of objective news reporting."24 what implications does this statement have for the subject of this chapter? explain your answer

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?