How does the author structure this excerpt to describe the success and techniques of two very different athletes competing for the same event. why do you think the author uses this particular structure? support your response with evidence from the text

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

How was don quixote different from the literature before it? how did it signal a change in the history of literature? your answer should contain at least one hundred words.

Which two historical elements may influence a story? the author’s biographical details the place where the story was published major events such as a war or natural disaster events that took place during the publication of the story