There is three candidates for the election in my class. One of them, Aaliyah, were on the council last year. Nobody wants her to stand again as she always try to do things in her own way. Most of us wants Tariq to win because he listen to what others say. I don’t think many people wants Jamila to represent us. She never say what she is really thinking. Our teacher, Mr. Khan, have explained that we must decide for ourselves the student we is voting for. He says it’s important that the whole class vote on Thursday.

I think if you all like how Tariq listens to you, then you should vote for him

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.