Directions: Choose an inventor from the list below. Conduct research of primary and secondary sources to learn more about each author. Write a five hundred word report about the inventor, and include information discussing how the invention changed the world. Peter Cooper Robert Fulton Samuel F. B. Morse Henry Ford Thomas A. Edison Edwin L. Drake Orville and Wilbur Wright Alexander Graham Bell

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.