Which of the following statements from the passage is an example of paradox?
a.
. . the kind that makes water come out of your nose.
b.
. . only to find the soft spot with which to stick the knife.
c.
in fact, she was a giant of a dwarf as she was telling neil off.
d.
every time he tried to speak, kristan cut him off.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful