Consider the issues or conflicts between indian people and non-indians who move to or want to use indian lands for their own purposes, such as the issues mentioned in “my reservation”. what would some of the arguments be (on either side)? follow the ideas listed below (or create your own ideas) and write a fully developed paragraph defending your claim.

role – oil company representative or environmentalist or tribal representative
audience – agriculturalists and tribal people
format – written defense for a hearing about a particular portion of land
topic – drilling for oil on reservation land
claim – take a position and persuade the panel and audience that your claim is the most just. use concrete evidence and reputable sources where needed.

Read this 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 of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion