Answer each question in complete sentences. You can choose to…

CaptainInternet12556 Answer each question in complete sentences. You can choose to…Image transcription textI Once Was Miss America . In 1984, Vanessa Williams becameMiss America. She would later have to step down because of anude photo scandal, but when she was first crowned it … Show more… Show moreImage transcription textgood things come to those who wait. There is nowhere in the 2world like Sweet Valley Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are thesweethearts of Sweet Valley. They are blond and thin a… Show more… Show moreImage transcription text3 even though I had neither a beard nor a mustache. Myclassmates also called me Don King. I looked nothing like DonKing. He’s a man, for one. I was told my parents “… Show more… Show moreImage transcription text4 in the popular clique were teasing me, about what, I do not re-member. I got angrier and angrier as they taunted me, not onlybecause they were teasing me but also because I was s… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textI always knew there was something unnatural about Sweet 5Valley. I did not care. I still don’t. I was well aware not every- onelives in a perfect suburb with perfect parents leading p… Show more… Show moreImage transcription text6 the books. Minor skirmishes would erupt between us that oftenended with me doing something like burying their favorite toys inthe backyard. I was quite serious about my Sweet Vall… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textdering. On a fundamental level, the writing is extremely bad. The 7world “appalling” comes to mind. The narrativestructure is so deeply flawed it physically pained me. T… Show more… Show moreImage transcription text8 because of the overall plot of the novel, the narrative has taken adrastically wrong turn. (For the record, TEAM JESSICA 4 EVA!)One thing remains gloriously the same, though: the gr… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textTo be fair, Sweet Valley Confidential could never have satisfied 9the expectations of those of us who fell in love with the originalSweet Valley High series. Like I said, nostalgia is power… Show more… Show moreImage transcription text10 writing the Best Adapted Screenplay based on my bestsellingnovel, which has graced the New York Times bestseller list for atleast fifty. seven weeks. At the Oscar ceremony I am w… Show more… Show moreAnswer each question in complete sentences. You can choose to discuss one question or multiple questions to answer as long as you meet the word count minimum (300) . Your responses MUST provide examples from the text to demonstrate your comprehension.You are reading “I Once Was Miss America” by Roxane GayHow does the portrayal of Gay’s I Once Was Miss America contribute to the themes of identity and the All-American girl? How does Gay’s perception of beauty pageants contribute to her own personal struggles and conflicts?In what ways does Gay connect with the characters in Sweet Valley High?Why do you feel Gay has a connection with the characters?To what extent do the characters in Sweet Valley serve as a representation of the complexities of unrealistic beauty standards?Discuss any takeaways from the reading or Gay’s TedTalk. Arts & HumanitiesEnglish