Read the excerpt from the Newsela article "Opinion: From Embarrassed About Bicultural Identity, to Celebrating It." As soon as I left home, or was around my non-Indian friends, those differences were hidden away. I'd throw out the chutney sandwich my mother made for lunch. When friends stopped by the house, I'd disguise the smell of curry with air freshener and instruct my parents to speak English only. I'd never talk about my summer trips to India or the henna stains on my palms left over from an Indian wedding. I'd never mention Diwali, India's annual religious celebration known as the"festival of lights."

How do the ideas in the excerpt differ from the opinion of the author of the Newsela article "Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters"?

The author of "Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters" wants children to be focused more on family traditions than culture.

The author of "Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters" wants children to not worry about their cultural heritage.

The author of "Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters" wants children to be proud of their cultural heritage from an early age.

The author of ""Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters" wants children to be less focused on the media and more focused on academics.

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The author of "Opinion: It’s Important for Kids to See Diverse TV, Movie Characters" wants children to be proud of their cultural heritage from an early age.

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source text: from the sketch here given it will be seen, that our good grandmothers differed considerably in their ideas of a fine figure, from their scantily dressed descendants of the present day. a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. nor were they the less admired by the gentlemen in consequence thereof. on the contrary, the greatness of a lover's passion seemed to increase in proportion to the magnitude of its object—and a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. certain it is, that in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen - - the reason of which i conclude to be, either that the hearts of the gentlemen have grown larger, or the persons of the ladies smaller — this however is a question for physiologists to determine. add punctuation to the following excerpt. writing under the name of diedrich knickerbocker washington irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as thomas jefferson to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately: a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.