What would be a good revision of this stringy sentence?
darwin went to the prom but he forgot the flowers so he went back home to get them.
a) darwin went to the prom and forgot the flowers but went back home to get them.
b) darwin went to the prom so he forgot the flowers. he went back home to get them.
c) the prom was where darwin went. he forgot the flowers. he went back home to get them.
d) darwin went to the prom. because he forgot the flowers, he went back home to get them.

Need ! compare and contrast your independent reading selection with one or two other selections you have read in this unit. support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from your independent reading selection. be sure to give the title and author of your selection.

Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.” my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head. which best states how the structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.

What reasons does the author give to support the claim that it is difficult for a message to move people to take action?