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which of these excerpts from “hell-heaven” by jhumpa lahiri most clearly celebrates cultural diversity?
1.pranab kaku listened to these stories with interest, absorbing the vanishing details of her past. he did not turn a deaf ear to her nostalgia, like my father, or listen uncomprehendingly, like me. at walden pond, pranab kaku would coax my mother through the woods, and lead her down the steep slope to the water's edge. she would unpack the picnic things and sit and watch us as we swam.
2.i remember vividly the sound of his exuberant laughter and the sight of his lanky body slouched or sprawled on the dull, mismatched furniture that had come with our apartment. he had a striking face, with a high forehead and a thick mustache, and overgrown, untamed hair that my mother said made him look like the american hippies who were everywhere in those days.
3.he was from a wealthy family in calcutta and had never had to do so much as pour himself a glass of water before moving to america, to study engineering at mit. life as a graduate student in boston was a cruel shock, and in his first month he lost nearly twenty pounds.
4.the answer to his question was clear, given that my mother was wearing the red and white bangles unique to bengali married women, and a common tangail sari, and had a thick stem of vermillion powder in the center parting of her hair, and the full round face and large dark eyes that are so typical of bengali women.

Remember, here is the text you are reading. you will only be recording your answers here. commonlit_behind-the-native-america n-achievement-gap_student. pdfpreview the document which statement identifies the central idea of the text? a. while education of native americans has improved over the years, native americans continue to be isolated from their culture and history in the classroom. b. while the boarding schools of the 1900s were traumatic for native americans, it is unlikely that this is the reason the current generation is struggling in school. c. while a majority of the native american boarding schools have been eradicated, the few that continue to use violence to force assimilation negatively impact the whole community. d. native americans often don’t succeed in school because they have a drastically different perspective of historical events in america. which detail from the text best supports the answer to #1? a. “and yet, anton treuer, many people will say well, look, that was 50 years ago. how can this possibly be to blame for any problems with education in tribal country? ” (paragraph 16) b. “what it really boils down to is that, in spite of it all, although the, you know, the residential boarding school system has been reformed, although not eliminated — believe it or not, there are still four indian boarding schools run by the united states federal government today.” (paragraph 22) c. “but in spite of all it, going to school native in this country really still means getting an assimilation. you go to school. you get a sugarcoated version of christopher columbus and the first .” (paragraph 23) d. “to make a long story short, for 13 years in a row, the tribal language immersion school has had a 100 percent pass rate in state-mandated tests in english, administered in english.” (paragraph 26) how do paragraphs 13-14 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? 13 treuer: oh, absolutely. i, you know, my grandmother went to one of these schools. almost all of the grandparent generation throughout indian country have been to these schools, and it had a very deep impact. at the time of world war ii, most of indian country had a 100 percent fluency rate in tribal languages. that’s over 500 distinct tribal languages being spoken in the united states and canada. 14 today, there are only 183 tribal languages spoken. of those, only 20 are spoken by children. so you are likely — you know, if you have any listeners who are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, you know, they are likely to see 163 tribal languages in the united states go extinct in their lifetimes. and of those remaining 20 languages, there are really only four that have large, vibrant populations of speakers where, you know, we’re sure that they’ll be here 100 years from now. and the others are — you know, could really go either way. a. they show that despite past hardships, it is likely that native american culture will fully recover. b. they show how native american culture continues to be impacted by forced assimilation that occurred in the past. c. they show how older native americans continue to be impacted by past forced assimilation. d. they show how native american children of today are responsible for keeping their languages alive. which quote from the text best supports the answer to #3? a. “almost all of the grandparent generation throughout indian country have been to these schools, and it had a very deep impact.” (paragraph 13) b. “at the time of world war ii, most of indian country had a 100 percent fluency rate in tribal languages.” (paragraph 13) c. “so you are likely — you know, if you have any listeners who are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, you know, they are likely to see 163 tribal languages in the united states go extinct in their lifetimes. (paragraph 14) d. “there are really only four that have large, vibrant populations of speakers where, you know, we’re sure that they’ll be here 100 years from now. (paragraph 14)

Hurry and answer will give you ! in at least two hundred words, explain how “birthplace” is influenced by cultural experience.

What event in english history came to be known as the glorious revolution? a. the overthrow and execution of charles i by parliament b. the revolution led by oliver cromwell to rescue protestants in ireland c. the overthrow of james ii and the crowning of william iii and his wife, mary ii d. the return of charles ii and his crowning as the english monarch