Passage A:

Given this mandate of silence, I was a real thorn in my mother's side.

She had named me, her second of four daughters, after herself—so we shared the same name. Of all her babies, she reports, l was the best behaved, until l learned to talk. Then, I would not shut up. I always had to answer her back when I disagreed with her. Childhood was rocky, but adolescence was a full-fledged war.

Passage B:

Unfortunately for my mother, I grew up to be a writer publishing under my maiden name.

Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea?

a
Alvarez describes how her good behavior was an issue, or a thorn, for her mother.
b
Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories.
c
Alvarez explains how her mother’s desires and temperament were similar to her own.
d
Alvarez traces how her childhood behavior led her to become a successful writer.

Read this excerpt from "ain't i a woman? " by sojoumer truth in which three sentences does she make an emotional appeal to the audience by talking about her personal hardships? well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. {i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.} but what's all this here talking about? {that man over there says that women need to be into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place} and ain't i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! {i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into bars, and no man could head me! } and ain't i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and ain't i a woman? {i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mother's grief, none but jesus heard me! } and ain't i a woman? {then they talk about this thing in the head, what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect") that's it, honey.} what's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? if my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Describe the character of sissy jupe, from hard times, by charles dickens, in four sentences. use anaphora and one metaphor in your description.

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