Read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham “

if i sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and i would have no time for constructive work.

what is the authors purpose for including this sentence?

to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine

to undermine the significance of his critics letter

to establish the impressive credentials of his staff

to explain the nature of his profession

Which is the comparative degree of the word tall? a. taller b. tallest

Read the following passage: sari couldn't believe her bad luck. she had locked her keys in the car. to add fuel to the fire, her cell phone was in the locked car, and she was late for a very important meeting. she knocked on her neighbor's door so that she could ask to use his phone, but he was not not home. what was she to do? what role does the idiom in the passage serve? a. it shows that sari has incredibly bad luck when it comes to work. b. it shows that sari's neighbor was not home either. c. it shows that sari locked her keys in the car. d. it shows that sari's situation was worse than it seemed at first.

In 150 words, explain what northup (in twelve years a slave) could have done to prevent being kidnapped by hamilton and brown.