Read this excerpt from "homework." then i'd throw big asia in one giant load & wash out the blood & agent orange, dump the whole mess of russia and china in the wringer, squeeze out the tattletail gray of u. s. central american police state. . how do the allusions in this excerpt reinforce the meaning of the poem?
the allusions clarify specific geographic orientation.
the allusions emphasize historical achievements.
the allusions recall troublesome international issues.
the allusions recount specific battles from recent wars.

The allusions recall troublesome international issues.

Explanation:

Allen Ginsberg wrote this poem in the mid 60´s, Homework is  a non metrical poem that adresses all the main world problems that we were facing in the 60´s from the Cold war to the strong influence that the government of the United States had in Central American countries. It is a poem that tries to portray the way to a better world.

The allusions recall troublesome international issues.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

on my last