Nadine begins her essay on the commercial production of cabbage in the Southwest by stating that, "Not everyone in the Southwest likes cabbage, but cabbage sure likes the Southwest." Nadine wishes to revise this line for a more formal audience.

Nadine should use a bit more of formal language. Not everyone in the Southwest states like cabbage. However, Cabbage is still very popular in the Southwest.

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when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."