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Which of the following excerpts from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans" best reveals a blending of cultures?

“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.’”

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We can see that the best excerpt that reveals a blending of cultures is:

“‘Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?’ ‘But you speak English!’ ‘Yeah,’ my brother says, ‘we’re Mericans.’”

What is cultural blending?

Cultural blending refers to the changes that a set of people or a group make or experience as a result of their interactions with another culture or people. In other words, when a group of people interact with another group, each of them can buy their culture and start implementing it as theirs.

We can see here that the best excerpt that reveals a blending of cultures is:

“‘Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?’ ‘But you speak English!’ ‘Yeah,’ my brother says, ‘we’re Mericans.’”

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