Why do you think it was hard for Mariah to grow up in a family with different backgrounds? The articles says “ Mariah was born on March 27, 1970. She lived in Huntington, New York with her parents and two older sibilants. Her mother is Irish-American. Her father is African-American and Venezuelan. Back then it was hard being in a family of different background”

(I’m talking about Mariah Carey. Someone help me)

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

the second sentance should look more like this: the doughnuts we bought were the best we had ever tasted.