Determine whether each thesis statement is weak or strong. A] The number of homeless citizens

in the United States has recently

increased.

B] Smoking should be outlawed because

it causes many health problems, such

as breathlessness and lung disease.

C] The jeans industry targets its

advertisements to appeal to

young adults.

D] The invention of vaccinations has

had a major effect on humans by

wiping out a number of deadly

diseases.

[Weak thesis Statement] [Strong thesis Statement]

What inference can be made about the characters beliefs

Write a précis of "from 'on the duty of civil disobedience'" paragraph 1 by henry david thoreau.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.