The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer make this deletion? "Chicano artists sought to mirror the challenges faced by Mexican-Americans, often by challenging the xenophobic stereotypes of Mexican-Americans in American culture. ''

A. Yes, because the topic of Chicano artists is irrelevant to the main idea of the paragraph.
B. Yes, because it provides information that is already present elsewhere in the passage.
C. No, because it helps to develop the main topic of the paragraph.
D. No, because it effectively transitions between the topics of male Chicano artists and female Chicano artists.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.