Read the excerpt from Justice Sotomayor's speech "A Latina Judge's Voice."

For me, a very special part of my being Latina is the mucho platos de arroz, gandules y pernir-rice, beans and pork-that I have eaten at countless family holidays and special events. My Latina identity also includes, because of my particularly adventurous taste buds, morcilla, pig intestines; patitas de cerdo con garbanzo, pigs' feet with beans; and Ia lengua y orejas de cuchifrito, pigs' tongue and ears. I bet the Mexican-Americans in this room are thinking that Puerto Ricans have unusual food tastes. Some of us, like me, do.

How does the speaker's use of Spanish names for food most affect the tone and meaning of this excerpt?

It shows her strong connection to her heritage.

It demonstrates how unusual Puerto Rican food is.

It exemplifies a frustration with the United States.

It deliberately excludes non-Spanish speakers.

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Ana Carter

10 January, 13:17

Read the excerpt from Justice Sotomayor's speech "A Latina Judge's Voice."

For me, a very special part of my being Latina is the mucho platos de arroz, gandules y pernir-rice, beans and pork-that I have eaten at countless family holidays and special events. My Latina identity also includes, because of my particularly adventurous taste buds, morcilla, pig intestines; patitas de cerdo con garbanzo, pigs' feet with beans; and Ia lengua y orejas de cuchifrito, pigs' tongue and ears. I bet the Mexican-Americans in this room are thinking that Puerto Ricans have unusual food tastes. Some of us, like me, do.

How does the speaker's use of Spanish names for food most affect the tone and meaning of this excerpt?

It shows her strong connection to her heritage.

It demonstrates how unusual Puerto Rican food is.

It exemplifies a frustration with the United States.

It deliberately excludes non-Spanish speakers.

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Silver · Answer 1

It shows her strong connection to her heritage.

Sullivan Serrano · Answer 2

It shows her strong connection to her heritage.

Explanation:

The purpose of Justice Sotomayor's speech is to show her Latina heritage. The title of the speech is the first indication that this speech is designed to share her heritage with her listeners. By using the Spanish names for the food, she is connecting her Latin heritage to the foods she likes to eat. Calling the food simply by its translated name does not fully encompass the flavors of the Latin culture.