How do sotomayor’s descriptions of her family most likely affect readers? -they show readers how Latina families decorate their homes.
-they give readers images of the importance of family.
-they describe the struggle sotomayor endured in becoming a judge.
-they give readers feelings of hopelessness and desperation

What is the theme of the poem? religious devotion is the center of a marriage. the greatest love is undying love for a husband. the purpose of a husband is to create wealth.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet? from amy tan's "rules of the game."