PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of this article?
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Ali's refusal to be blindly driven by a desire for financial gain, as was common of
athletes in the United States, earned him the status of a beacon of integrity.
Muhammad Ali is most celebrated for his introduction of many African-
Americans to the religion of Islam.
Muhammad Ali's self-confidence, accessibility, and unrelenting commitment to
his principles and the fight for equality made him a powerful and inspirational
public figure.
D. The United States has changed immensely since Muhammad Ali's rise to fame,
particularly in the treatment of African-Americans throughout the country.

What does manns conclusion in "coming of age in the dawnland" indicate about how the settlements and people of sixteenth-century new england reacted to the increasing presence of europeans?

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

In the poem, collins compares his love to a pigeon on a generals head