Why does yolanda's father tear up her speech?

a. he is upset that yolanda did not mention her heritage in the speech.

b. he is motivated by his traditional values of respecting all authority.

c. he is trying to teach yolanda her place in society.

d. he misunderstood that the speech was actually written by walt whitman.

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Kylee Collins

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1 May, 10:55

Why does yolanda's father tear up her speech?

a. he is upset that yolanda did not mention her heritage in the speech.

b. he is motivated by his traditional values of respecting all authority.

c. he is trying to teach yolanda her place in society.

d. he misunderstood that the speech was actually written by walt whitman.

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Stacy Sims · Answer 1

I think that Yolanda's father tears up her speech because D. he misunderstood that the speech was actually written by Walt Whitman.

Or at least, she took some sentences from Whitman's works in order to make her English sound better, but her father didn't realize that and he got mad.