Social scientists argue that a system-blame approach to social problems is important because social structures and institutions are often at least partially to blame for social conditions. Do you agree or disagree that the system-blame approach is important? Do you feel that the person-blame or the system-blame approach does a better job of explaining social problems?

“dènouement” is another word for the of a plot.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Which statement about thoreau's rhetorical style is most accurate?