Question

in the following passage, author james m, cain gives his view of los angeles during the 1930s. select the best evidence to support the statement \the author believes that diversity will be a boon to los angeles culture.\ there may be more than one correct choice.

where this place is headed is to be the leader in commerce, art, citrus production, music, rabbit breeding, oil production, furniture manufacture, walnut growing, literature, olive bottling, short- and long-distance hauling, clay modelling, aesthetic criticism, fish export, canary-bird culture, playwrighting, shipping, cinematic creativeness, and drawing-room manners. in short, it is going to be a paradise on earth. and, with such vaulting ambitions, it might pull off something: you cant tell. it is keenly aware of asia, and also of mexico; streams are meeting here that ought to churn up some exciting whirlpools. i, personally, even if the first act hasnt been so hot, am not going to walk out on the show.

adapted from james m. cain, \paradise\

Explanation:

The statement focuses on diversity benefiting LA culture. The text notes LA is connected to Asia and Mexico, framing these merging cultural streams as likely to create exciting, positive outcomes, which directly supports the idea that diversity will be a boon. Additionally, the long list of varied industries/arts shows existing diversity the author frames as part of LA's promising, paradisal future.

Answer:

1. "It is keenly aware of Asia, and also of Mexico; streams are meeting here that ought to churn up some exciting whirlpools."
2. "Where this place is headed is to be the leader in commerce, art, citrus production, music, rabbit breeding, oil production, furniture manufacture, walnut growing, literature, olive bottling, short- and long-distance hauling, clay modelling, aesthetic criticism, fish export, canary-bird culture, playwriting, shipping, cinematic creativeness, and drawing-room manners. In short, it is going to be a paradise on earth."