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By reading the assigned paragraphs, I came to the conclusion that Richard Rodriguez utilized the illustration and support technique. Basically he described the scenario of his family quality of life being compromised due to his educational responsibilities. On the other hand, I felt that Judith Wax utilized the cause and effect technique in order to present her argument about women having the difficulty to adjust to today’s society after having kids. She clearly explained how the majority of women that gave birth struggle to adjust to their professional lives after such

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