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the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b.
part a
according to \encountering the other: the challenge for the 21st century,\ what is one main difference between the new other that is emerging and the other of the past?
a the new other is homogeneous; the old other was diverse.
b the new other is made up of enslaved peoples; the old other fought for freedom.
c the new other is both self - assertive and a hybrid; the old other was often exploited and isolated.
d the new other is committed to getting along with others, the old other was warlike and hostile.
part b
which quotation from \encountering the other: the challenge for the 21st century\ best supports the answer to part a?
a we say today that the world has become multiethnic and multicultural not because there are more of these hybrid communities and cultures than before, but rather because they are speaking out more loudly, with increasing self - sufficiency and forcefulness.
b gradually, the people who freed themselves of colonial dependency in the second half of the twentieth century are beginning to rediscover their own pasts, myths and legends, their roots, their feelings of identity and, of course, the pride that flows from this.
c we may be moving toward a world so entirely new and changed that our previous historical experience will prove to be insufficient to grasp and move around in it. in any case, the world that we are entering is the planet of great opportunities.
d the world toward which we may be moving is a world that potentially has a lot to offer, but that also demands a lot, and in which taking easy shortcuts is often the road to nowhere.

Explanation:

For Part A, in the context of "Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21st Century", the new Other is characterized by self - assertion and hybridity, while the old Other was often exploited and isolated. For Part B, option A supports the idea of the new Other's self - sufficiency and forcefulness which aligns with the self - assertive aspect mentioned in Part A.

Answer:

Part A: C. The new Other is both self - assertive and a hybrid; the old Other was often exploited and isolated
Part B: A. We say today that the world has become multiethnic and multicultural not because there are more of these [hybrid] communities and cultures than before, but rather because they are speaking out more loudly, with increasing self - sufficiency and forcefulness.