Book: Nickel and Dimed 1. Copy 3 quotes from Selling in Minnesota that demonstrate Ehrenreich's argument. Justify, in a few short sentences, why you chose these quotes and how they relate to/reveal Ehrenreich's purpose.

2. Copy 1 quote of excellent writing from Selling in Minnesota. Explain, in a few short sentences, why you think this piece of writing is especially impactful and how the various elements of the quote (diction, syntax, tone, etc.) relate to the quote's meaning and power.

3. Copy 3 quotes from any other section. Choose them either for how they contribute to Ehrenreich's argument or if they are an example of excellent writing. Explain why you chose it and how it is an example of supporting the argument or excellent writing.

4. What was the most compelling point/feature/idea/rhetorical feature that you read in Selling in Minnesota? Why? Be specific and thorough with your response and include specific references to the text (and cite your sources!)

5. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the claims Ehrenreich makes in Selling in Minnesota? Defend your response using evidence from the text.

please only answer if you've read the book or have access to course hero answers :)

answer: compare a myth legend, or classic work of literature of you choice to a modern work that reinterprets it.focus on the similarities in theme between the newer work and the original, and provide examples that illustrate these themes from both works. the modern work may be any novel, movie, play, short story, or other storytelling medium with which you’re familiars long as it is clearly inspired by a myth, legend, or classic work of literature.

short-response prompt  

read the following excerpt from “fish cheeks” by amy tannin which tan recounts a christmas eve dinner.  

i fell in love with the minister’s son the winter i turned fourteen. he was not chinese, but as white as mary in the manger. for christmas i prayed for this blond-haired boy, robert, and a slim new american nose.  

on christmas eve i saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. she was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns. the kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: a slimy rock cod with bulging fish eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil. tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges. a howl soaking dried fungus back to life. a plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.  

after everyone had gone, my mother said to me. “you want to be the same as american girls on the outside.” she handed me an early gift. it was a miniskirt in beige tweed. “but in side you must always be chinese. you must be proud you are different. your only shame is to have shame.”

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