Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of the text. in “letter from birmingham jail,” king expresses his disappointment with “white moderates.” he writes, “shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” how does king develop this theme? there may be more then one answer a) he describes white moderates as paternalistic and condescending. b) he insists that white moderates do not have good will toward african americans. c) he states that white moderates encourage african americans to wait until more whites support civil rights. d) he claims white moderates are more racist than the ku klux klan.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

Me? which of the following describes theodore roosevelt’s ideas about the role of the government? a) to keep the powerful from taking advantage of small business owners b) to all citizens get rich and to take care of the lazy c) to break all company trusts because all big businesses wanted to bully the smaller ones d) to close off all wild lands and leave them untouched

Which of the following are characteristics of free verse in “the child is not dead”? select all that apply. -sounds like spoken speech -use of punctuation at the end of each line -no regular rhyme scheme -use of rhymed words at the end of each line (edit) the answer is a & c