Read the following statement. As a theory, systemic racism is based on the idea that racist actions can be traced back to the beginnings of our country.

Which sentence from the article BEST explains the statement above?
A
It is a popular way of explaining the significance of race and racism both historically and in today's world.
B
In this book, Feagin uses evidence and statistics to argue that the United States was founded as a racist nation, ever since the Constitution classified black people as the property of whites.
C
In the U. S. the wealth gap is the result of black slavery, which created unjust wealth for white people and their businesses.
D
Throughout U. S. history, many white people have opposed certain programs that would increase diversity within education and jobs, such as affirmative action.

What element does susan b. anthony include in this passage to strengthen her argument?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action