Which of the following excerpts from Sandra Cisneros's story "Mericans" best reveals a blending of cultures? x "The awful grandmother knits the names of the dead and the living into one long prayer fringed with the
grandchildren born in that barbaric country with its barbaric ways."
"They're not from here. Ladies don't come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren't supposed
to wear shorts."
**Por favor,' says the lady. ¿Un foto?' pointing to her camera.
'Si.
She's so busy taking Junior's picture, she doesn't notice me and Keeks."
"Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?'
'But you speak English!'
'Yeah,' my brother says, 'we're Mericans."

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

the gas pressure p, gas volume v, and gas temperature t are given in the formula:   pv=nrt,

r is the gas constant, and n is the number of gas moles.

if the container is cooled and remains under atmospheric pressure, where r is a constant that does not change, the volume of the container remains the same, the conclusion is drawn that, with all other values ​​unchanged, the number of gas moles n, is decreases.

the right answer is a.