Question

Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor. Like many other immigrants to this great land, my parents came because of poverty and to attempt to find and secure a better life for themselves and the family that they hoped to have. They largely succeeded. For that, my brother and I are very grateful. The story of that success is what made me and what makes me the Latina that I am. The Latina side of my identity was forged and closely nurtured by my family through our shared experiences and traditions. How do the underlined words and phrases affect the meaning and tone of this passage? They express pride in family and culture. They express the importance of education. They convey a feeling of sadness. They convey a feeling of seriousness.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A.   The underlined words and phrases reflect expression of pride in family and culture.   Honourable woman judge Sonia Sotomayor wants to tell readers about the struggle of her parents in settling down in a new city.   She shows pride in her Latina identity which has been preserved by her family through experiences and traditions.

Answer 2

The prose ‘A Latina Judge’s Voice’ by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, it conveys about the feeling of parent during the immigration.

They also find out a better and secured life after some time and they got happiness through the author and his son.

This passage is quite helpful for the future generation to think about their parent pain and aches which they come across.