Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."
In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story
about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New
Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: "We took the books out and personally saw that they
were burned."
Which best describes how Anaya effectively uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censorship is a tool of the
powerful?
O Anaya uses words that lack emotional connotations to present a painful anecdote from his life.
O Anaya presents facts from a newspaper story about school board members burning his books
Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by referring to his first novel.
O Anaya delivers a passionate argument against the ability of school boards to ban books

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)