Well, a tortilla is a food and is made by corn in different manners, sometimes they are high and round, or thin and round, and also you can make them in several sizes. Whit this variety, you can do tacos, quesadillas, flautas, burritos and more.
2. List the functions - both practical and whimsical – that tortillas serve.
Tortillas whimsical, you can play with them, you can use them as a mask, fork or spoon, you can do art with them, and some people worship them, due to the form that tortilla takes when they are cooked.
In practical with tortillas, you can cook them as enchiladas, quesadillas (grilled-cheese sandwich), gorditas (little fat ones), flautas (flute), burritos, tacos, taquitos, and even there are people …show more content…
Burciaga states his thesis explicitly in his essay’s final sentence. Para-phrase this thesis. Why do you think he does noes not state it sooner? In my opinion, Burciaga states his thesis explicitly at the final sentence with the purpose to close the essays with a thought, that tortillas are been around us and many people are eaten them without knowing their background, or putting attention to something apparently small, but with many varieties.
2. Do you think Burciaga expects most of his readers to be of Hispanic descent? To be familiar with tortillas? How can you tell? I think, Burciaga is not expected that most of his readers had to be Hispanic descent, or be familiar with tortillas. After All, Burciaga is describing the different ways that tortillas can be eating. One example is quesadillas, a tortilla grilled-cheese sandwich
3. Why do you think Burciaga uses humor in this essay? Is it consistent with his essay’s purpose? Could the humor have a negative effect on his audience? Explain. Burciaga is using humor in the essay since he is talking about tortillas and it is funny the way tortillas are prepared, and also the many ways tortillas are eaten. Therefore, the reader will not going to have a negative effect while is reading, if not, an interesting essay to