I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language-the way it can
evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And
use them all-all the Englishes I grew up with.
How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt?
O Tan references her writing career to build the idea that writing is the most satisfying career choice for Asian
Americans
O Tan references her work with language to build the idea that all forms of English are purposeful and meaningful.
OTan references her fascination with language to build the idea that daily life is the best language source for writers.
O Tan references her thoughts about language to build the idea that more people should think about their language
usage.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south

the intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.