Just two years ago, the editor of a major publishing firm asked me to submit a story for a middle school reader. those readers have the power to shape how thousands of children think about mexican americans. the criteria were: "it can't have religion in it; it can't be mystical; it can't have spanish in it." everything that was in bless me, ultima was rejected out of hand before the publisher would look at a manuscript. needless to say, i did not submit a story. —"take the tortillas out of your poetry," rudolfo anaya the voice of this anecdote establish the idea that anaya is to influence middle school students by teaching them about mexican americans. disappointed because a publishing company will not accept what anaya believes is a good mexican american story. annoyed that the publishers rejected his story without bothering to read it.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

Strategies garrett hardin uses to develop his ideas in lifeboat ethics an how they contribute to his overall point

How does including this excerpt at the beginning of the essay contribute to his argument post