Identify which aspects of conversational patterns can be affected by a person's ethnic identity. 

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Luciana told her audience the story of how her grandmother canned tomatoes every fall. Which type of example is she using?

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