A. America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled. B. It is trite, but urgently true, that if America is to remain a first-class nation she can no longer have second-class citizens.

C. Indeed slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes in a nation founded on the principle that all men are created equal.

D. One of the first things we notice in this dream is an amazing universalism. It does not say some men, but it says all men.

—"The American Dream,"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Which statement shows specific reasons King believes America does not live up to its promise of equality?

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What is lincoln's purpose in writing this speech? to stress the difficulties of war to honor those who died in the war to call for an end to the war to call the country to join a new war

Using apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses correctly correct each error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses in the following sentences. you may need to add, delete, or change marks of punctuation. doesnt this turkey look oh, no, the cat must have gotten up on the counter!

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above