Question

My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of

receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish,
English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which
is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.
At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas
booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel-so lonely for one." And
the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
Which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity?
Each incorporates non-English words.
O Each incorporates academic words.
Each incorporates offensive words.
O Each incorporates nonsense words.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

This is the main structure:

Each incorporates non-English words

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of the words like 'tortillas' and exoticizing of the lands that are being talked about int he passage are the strategies of the author to introduce the reader to this feeling of being exotic in the place and to the place one is in.

The first passage is about a person who sees the baggage of their culture

The other is about one that refuses to see the culture they themselves have and are looking for something that is exotic to them and thus alluring.