Mason has spent many hours studying to learn the exact order of the first hundred digits of num-ber pi, which has resulted in strengthened synaptic connections in his brain. mason's ability to learn the numbers is most likely a result of

In the introduction of becoming mexican american, sanchez draws from stuart hall's notion of cultural identity (pg. 12-13). hall asserts that identities are enmeshed in "becoming and of being." they are subjected to the elements and context of history. explain what you think he means by the idea of becoming and being and explain how context fits into comprehending the american concept of manifest destiny.