Question

read the excerpts from \take the tortillas out of your poetry\ and \speaking arabic.\
my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance o
receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of
spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of
his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom - pah sausage stand and the mexican
gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, \i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so
lonely for one.\ and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar?

each presents factual evidence to appeal to the reader’s logic.
each documents career credentials to appeal to the reader’s ethics.
each discusses a friend to appeal to the reader’s sense of community.
each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first excerpt: It tells a story about a friend removing his language/culture from poetry (an anecdote) to show the emotional impact of losing cultural identity in art.
2. Analyze the second excerpt: It recounts a young man's comment at a fair (an anecdote) to evoke emotions about longing for heritage.
3. Evaluate the options:

• "Factual evidence for logic" is incorrect as these are personal stories, not factual data.
• "Documents career credentials" is wrong as no career info is given.
• "Discusses a friend for community" is incorrect; the first has a friend but the second doesn't focus on community, and the purpose is emotional, not community appeal.
• "Relates an anecdote to appeal to emotions" matches both: both use personal stories (anecdotes) to make the reader feel (emotional appeal).

Answer:

Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader’s emotions.