While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom, if ever, do I pause to answer criticism of my work
and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would be
engaged in little else in the course of the day and I would have no time for constructive work. But
since I feel that you are men of genuine goodwill and your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I would
like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.
WHAT DOES KING DO IN THIS FIRST PARAGRAPH?

Read the passage. which statement best describes how pacing of events heightens tension

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.