Prompt: In at least TWO paragraphs, explore the relationship between Americans and appearances. Are outward appearances dece concerned with outward appearance? what you and we value in America empty or substantial ? How much would a significant matter to you, or most other people ? Give examples from your life/observations AND from The Great Gatsby Terms:
Epitome
Impeccable
Inimitable
Sublime
Zenith
Accrue
Collateral
Commodity
Liquidate
Lucrative

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion