Like the great nations of Barbados, Bhutan, Chad, and the Congo, the United States has ratified neither the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or its Optional Protocol. The convention was based on General Assembly resolution A/Res/61/106. Locate the meeting record for thisresolution and read the statement made the U. S. delegate. After reading the statement can you hazard a guess asto why the U. S. has yet to ratify this convention? (Make sure to indicate the name of the U. S. delegate in question). 5

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings