How does the author’s reference to Rosa Parks in paragraph 2 contribute to the overall text?

A
It shows how important the contributions of black women were to the Civil Rights Movement.
B
It provides an example of a black woman who was adequately recognized for her contributions.
C
It shows how black women were silenced and prevented from providing further aid to the movement because of their gender.
D
It gives an example of how women worked in the background of the Civil Rights Movement.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Determining sentence type match each sentence with its type. i looked over my shoulder, because ! had an eerie feeling simple the child ran to greet the dog, and the teddy bear fell to the ground. compound-complex the leaf broke loose from the gnarled branch complex while the moon was full, the wolves howled and the dogs slept. compound

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?