Text Structures
Excerpt from Free Thinking America By Rachel Jack
If modern politics in the U.S. tell us anything, it's
that Americans have a hard time agreeing on
anything. This is what makes the question of "What
are American values?" A difficult one. No moter.
what you say, there's going to be someone else
who disagrees. This is why I think a lot of statements
people make about "American Creed" are
difficult to substantiate. There are things that other
Americans have called their creed that I'd never
want to associate with. The main reason for this
problem is when you have a widely diverse
country with over 300 million people, and it's
difficult to find things that the whole population
has in common.
Since no one can agree on anything, what can
you possibly call American creed? I think it's the
fact that no one has to agree on anything. As an
American, you have the right to think and express
your thoughts freely, and you have no obligation
to conform to a set of beliefs. You are guaranteed
the right to be able to speak and express yourself
as you please, as is stated in our First Amendment.
Which text structure does the author
use in the passage?
A sequencing
B cause and effect
C descriptive
D problem solution