Question

fortunately, i happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me. i became an english major my first year in college, after being enrolled as pre - med. i started writing nonfiction as a freelancer the week after i was told by my former boss that writing was my worst skill and i should hone my talents toward account management. but it wasnt until 1985 that i finally began to write fiction. and at first i wrote using what i thought to be wittily crafted sentences, sentences that would finally prove i had mastery over the english language. heres an which statement is the best summary of the central ideas in the whole passage? tan is not easily discouraged, even when others do not think she is good at something. tan is still embarrassed by her earliest attempts at writing fiction because she assumed that she could use her mother tongue. tan disproved assumptions, including her own assumptions about what type of english was best for fiction, by choosing to write. done

Explanation:

To determine the best summary, analyze each option:

• First option: Focuses on not being discouraged, but the passage also involves disproving her own assumptions about English for fiction, so this is incomplete.
• Second option: The passage doesn't emphasize embarrassment about early fiction attempts or using mother tongue, so this is incorrect.
• Third option: The passage shows Tan disproved others' assumptions (like writing being her worst skill) and her own assumptions about English for fiction by choosing to write, matching the central ideas.

Answer:

Tan disproved assumptions, including her own assumptions about what type of English was best for fiction, by choosing to write.