How might an author’s background and time period affect a piece of writing?

a. they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.
b. an author’s background and time period do not have any effect on the writing.
c. an author’s background and time period will only affect voice and word choice.
d. they will affect only the author’s choice of topic and the genre of the writing.

How dose religion today compared to the puritans idea of religion

In twelve years a slave, solomon northup infers that which of the following characters ends up as a criminal? clemens ray burch john williams robert

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?