In an extended and well-developed metaphor, Blaeser compares the rituals to a loop. In the first paragraph, it is the loops of curly hair that can't ever be brushed and tamed. Any attempt at doing that will cause pain, and fingers can't go through them without getting stuck. She then proceeds to explain that "family, place, and community" are the loop of our identity. We can't get hold of it, we can't unravel it, but we will always be compelled to return to it. They constitute our private "rituals of memory". Those rituals are connected, repeated, and intertwined just like braids of curly hair. If we were to cut them, we would destroy our own identity.
Answer:
a. September marks the beginning of autumn.
Explanation:
The glorious, refreshing days of fall are upon us. The crispness in the air feels like an oasis between the heat of
summer and the frosty sting of winter. September marks the beginning of autumn. As the weather cools, the leaves turn gorgeous shades of red and yellow. Take some time to go outside and celebrate fall in all its loveliness.
Thus, a statement of fact in the passage is that; September marks the beginning of autumn.
A statement of fact is a statement that is true and backed up by evidence.
According to the meteorological calendar, 1st of September marks the first day of autumn, through October and finally ends on the 30th of November.
Your answer should be personification