Part a which statement best demonstrates a main theme of this text? ji-suk’s mother loved her daughter, and she was determined for ji-suk to be successful in any culture. ji-suk’s mother wanted her to retain her korean culture, so ji-suk ate korean foods and learned the language. ji-suk’s mother was a strict disciplinarian, so she did not want ji-suk to integrate into american culture. ji-suk had often disappointed her mother, and ji-suk wondered if her mother would still be disappointed in her. question 2 part b which sentence from the text best develops the theme identified in part a? “she was american, just as much as she was korean, and even though her mother wouldn't have wanted her to do it, starting the food truck was ji-suk's way of honoring her mother and showing that she valued what her mother had taught her.” “her mother had spent years learning to speak relatively good english, and she'd been determined to make sure ji-suk graduated from a respectable college and became a lawyer.” “even though she'd made ji-suk take korean lessons every saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other korean delicacies with her at least once a week—ji-suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by american standards." “if her own mother had still been alive, she would have been quite upset with ji-suk for that.”

answer: the correct answer is b. an essay that connects the writer's experience with a topic of significance and of reader interest.

explanation: the key words are here "personal experience" since personal essays give insights about peoples' experiences in life and introduce us in their unique world that can be or not to related to our lives but interests us because we are human beings and share the same condition universally.  

appeal to ethos is your answer.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.