Which excerpt from "first generation" of dreaming in cuban is the best example of magic realism?
the family split up and minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up
cadillac with a cb radio in it.
o we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women's voices.
four blocks from her home, lourdes smells her father's cigar behind a catalpa tree. "mi hija, have you forgotten me? " jorge
del pino chides gently.
she combs her daughter's room for the jimi hendrix poster she made her take down and tacks it back on the wall.

What was the basic premise of the civil rights act if 1964

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.