Comparative essay discussing the similarities and differences between the 2 essays: “The Border: A Glare of Truth” by Pat Mora, and “Through the One-way Mirror” by Margaret Atwood. Analyze in terms of style (images, diction…), tone (sarcastic, nostalgic…), content (thesis of their essays), themes, and structure (paragraph distribution…). (Any additional insight is more than welcome).
Use examples and evidence from the text to back up your claims.
Analyze deeper than the surface (make connections and inferences). Try to tell me something I haven’t thought of (your own input).

Discuss the theme of outcasts in these chapters in at least two hundred words. what does it mean that the church takes in people that the clan rejects? how is nwoye an outcast? how does the clan treat the missionaries as outcasts?

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.