One of the major criticisms of the western canon is that it excludes women and people of color. much work has been
done to see that it is expanded to include representative works of traditionally excluded groups. many tradition-oriente
people feel that many of these works are inferior to the european male authors that get bumped out of curricula and
anthologies to make room. harold bloom, for instance, thinks that is wrong. consider bloom's argument and read the
following quote.
[s]he remembers as a child (as i do), paging through anthologles of poetry, in vain, looking for
the names of women. surely there was some other female writer besides dickinson or sappho?
maybe the countess of pembroke? how thrilling it was, back then, to find a female name, even
if it was attached to a relatively uninspiring poem. it was thrilling just to see that women wrote ..
room had to be made for these other voices . . (carol muske, critic and author)
do you think that certain literature should be taught and/or anthologized because it is written by a woman or
underrepresented ethnic group, even if it is at the expense of a "more inspiring" author? do you think you would feel
same way if you were a different sex or color? answer in complete sentences.

The playwright would be able to express __ but the painter likely would not

What is an agreement to stop fighting in the cold war?

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.