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In "Interview with Simon Ortiz," Ortiz agrees that a writer has a responsibility not only to himself or herself, but to the people of his or her
culture
Which evidence from the text supports this idea?

. "The issue of exploitation is of central concern to all Native American people.

"So it's a rip-off and, of course, Indian writers are not immune from doing some of the same things non-Indian writers do-
maybe they do it less, or maybe they are more excused when they do it."

"I think that a writer's inspiration really comes from so many things. I couldn't identify each one. I think about writing a lot
and then, if I can I sit down and write it out"

“So your voice is their voice in a sense, in terms of a collective communal spirit

Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s “i have a dream” speech. the negro is still languishing in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. the emotional connotation of the underlined word king express his a. indecision. b. hopefulness. c. spirituality. d. outrage.

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?