Children should have a hand in caring for the dog, and whether it is walking, scooping up after, feeding, or brushing the dog,
children are learning to care for another being. This
responsibility also teaches them to look beyond themselves -it
teaches them compassion for others that can translate to
millions of other situations in their lives.
What effect does the author create by using the phrase millions of other situations?

А It makes the author lose credibility because it is an exaggeration.
B
It makes the text more serious in tone because it implies that children will
face so many serious situations.
C
It makes the author's claims seem more important because the skills children
learn from caring for the dog can potentially last a lifetime.
D
It makes the text seem more forceful in its message, implying that the author
thinks that children who do not have dogs will not be compassionate adults.

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” 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. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.