Read these lines from Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself." I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles. What attitude toward the earth do these lines express? The human body is made of material much like the earth. Human bodies should be buried in the earth to save expenses. The earth is composed mostly of water and human bodies. Human beings should make every effort to conserve the earth.

It seems to me that you answered your own question.

the author is intending to draw attention to the plight of refugees, editorial and biography support this. both workpieces make the reader empathize with enrique as well as with the other young migrants from central america. the writer, however, is using a different approach to each text.

the editorial includes strong words to persuade readers. he is trying hard to convince readers in the us to change its refugee approach.

the biography relies on narrative techniques and figurative language which the writer uses wisely in the setting, characterization, and personification to educate readers on the topic.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.