Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.

"She's a girl," he said. "She doesn't know what she's talking about."

Luma ordered him to stand in goal. She took off her shoes as the boy waited beneath the crossbar, rocking back and forth and growing more anxious by the moment. She asked for a ball, which she placed on the grass. Then, barefoot, as the team looked on, she blasted a shot directly at the boy, who dove out of the way as the ball rocketed into the net. Luma turned toward her team. "Anybody else?" she asked.

Based on Luma’s actions, which statement best describes the theme in this excerpt?

A. Gender is not a defining factor in athletic ability.
B. The best soccer players are usually girls.
C. Do not be afraid to show off your sports skills.
D. Luma shows everyone that she knows how to play.

A, Gender is not a defining factor in athletic ability.

Explanation:

The passage talks about how Luma proves a boy on her soccer team wrong after he says that because she's a girl, she doesn't know what she's talking about.

I think A

Explanation:

in "letter from a birmingham jail," king argues that there are four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign: "[c]ollection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action." finally, direct action is taken and acts such as boycotts and sit-ins are staged.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.