Throughout Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry, Anaya makes many references to how he believes books are “sacred.” This book was published in 1995. Since then, new technologies have had a tremendous impact on how and what people read.

Do you think Anaya would still make the argument that books are sacred today? Why or why not? Using at least 200 words, support your answer with evidence from the text.

What is walt whitman’s epic theme in “song of myself”?

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a.sailing b.suitors c.hunting d.dreams