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Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. –"i have a dream," martin luther king jr. what are examples of metaphors in this passage from king’s speech? check all that apply. “time to make real” “our nation” “desolate valley of segregation” “sunlit path of racial justice” “quicksands of racial injustice” “solid rock of brotherhood”

Three types of literature characteristics of the twelfth century are ? sonnets, histories, ballads, elegies, lyrics. select all that apply.

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?