In the early nineteenth century, a Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah became convinced that written communication was the key to his people’s long-term independence. Despite widespread skepticism from his community, he spent years developing a written language. Initially, Sequoyah attempted to create a unique pictograph for every word in the Cherokee language. However, this approach proved impractical due to the thousands of distinct symbols required. Realizing that spoken words could be broken down into repeating sounds, he abandoned pictographs and instead designed a syllabary of eighty-five characters representing all the consonant-vowel combinations in the language.
The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the end of the paragraph:
"Within a few years of the syllabary’s completion, the Cherokee Nation established a bilingual newspaper and achieved a literacy rate higher than that of neighboring communities."
Should the writer make this addition?
- AYes, because it provides biographical details about Sequoyah's life after he completed his silversmithing work.
- Yes, because it illustrates the successful implementation and impact of the writing system Sequoyah developed.Cevap
- CNo, because it introduces a new topic—newspaper printing—that is unrelated to the paragraph's focus on Sequoyah's writing system.
- DNo, because it repeats information about Sequoyah’s silversmithing background that was already introduced in the paragraph.