Read this excerpt from i never had it made. he knew i would have terrible problems and wanted me to know the extent of them before i agreed to the plan. i was twenty-six years old, and all my life – back to the age of eight–i had believed in payback, retaliation. the most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. i looked at mr. rickey guardedly, and in that second i was looking at him not as a partner in a great experiment, but as the enemy –a white man. i had a question, and it was the age-old one about whether or not you sell your birthright. "mr. rickey," i asked, "are you looking for a negro who is afraid to fight back? " i never will forget the way he exploded. "robinson," he said, "i'm looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back." which statement best summarizes this excerpt? a.) before accepting rickey’s offer, robinson confirms that rickey respects him as a strong black man. b.)before becoming partners with rickey, robinson discusses what he will be paid for his efforts. c.) when robinson studies rickey’s plan, he decides that rickey is an enemy who cannot be trusted. d.)when robinson argues with rickey, rickey insists that there is no reason to disagree with his plan.
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What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.
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