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What is an area of land where the US government forced American Indians to live

An Indian Reservation.

What are the subway hours in New York City

Usually the subway hours in New York City are 24/7. However, if there is a natural disaster, they will most likely be shut down if it is sever enough.

What does the existing western literary canon exclude that is one criticism of it

One criticism of the existing Western literary canon is that it mostly excludes women and minorities.

What distinguishes literary nonfiction from traditional nonfiction

Imagery

What example does Alan Weisman give at the beginning of the chapter to contrast the power of humans with the power of nature

The events of September 11, 2001. (it was bush).

What message do all of the assigned readings most convey

Answer this question…

That images of war are haunting

Which action did John Muir take that brought about green awareness

he influenced congress to pass the National Park bill in 1890

What is one of the functions of myths

to explain how something began APEX :)

What is one of the characteristics of multicultural literature

It is often written by writers whose culture is different from that of the majority

What is the premise of Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang

A group of activists sabotaged the Glen Canyon dam.

In Komunyakaa's poem Camouflaging the Chimera what are the soldiers doing

The soldiers are preparing for an ambush.

What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun

Embracing ones identity can be empowering

What is the connection between internal conflict and the subject matter of multicultural writing

Deciding whether or not to stay true to one’s heritage is an example of internal conflict

Which sentence is an example of chronogical structure in a city without us

After 20 years, rusted beams in buildings will cause them to start collapsing.

According to the chapter what is Dr. Eric Sanderson's goal

to determine what manhattan island was like before it became a city

In Tim O'Brien's chapter Ambush who asks the narrator if he has killed a man

His daughter apex

In Tim o'brrien's chapter good form what kind of truth does the narrator say is truer

story-truth (apex)

In Judith Ortiz Cofer's Gravity how does Elenita conflict with her father

She disapproves of the way his boss, Larry Reyes, treats him.

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Who or what is the subject of Imbolo Mbue's novel Behold the Dreamer

Immigrant families in New York

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Which excerpt from Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" is most clearly an example of conflict

And then they arrived - the minster's family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages. Rober grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.

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