"Nowhere was there a trace of Belkis, Ada, Gladys, or any of my Dominican tias-a good sign, I thought, that
sounded 'so American.'" (Paragraph 2)
How does this sentence best help the reader
understand the author's growth as a writer?
O 1. It shows how the author pushed herself to learn
and change as a writer at an early age.
02. It demonstrates the value of imitating other
writers before attempting to write in an original
style
3. It tells how the author avoided her cultural
background in her early writing instead of
embracing it
O 4. it implies that removing all personal references
in writing is a defining characteristic of the
modern era

Which statement best reflects how martin luther king, jr. uses rhetoric and style in paragraph 9 of "letter from a birmingham jail" to assist him in advocating the use of nonviolent direct action to achieve justice for negro citizens in birmingham? click here to read the letter.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

Acredible source is one that is (4 points) select one: a. with bias b. not useful c. persuasive d. trustworthy