Choose two of the following essay prompts. respond to each in a paragraph. write your answer in complete sentences. prompt i. in both "marriage is a private affair" and "a meeting in the dark," young men fret that their fathers will disapprove of their potential wives. compare these two stories by looking at how the personalities of the young men and their fathers to shape the eventual outcomes. prompt ii. examine how white people and black people regard each other in "no witchcraft for sale," "the moment before the gun went off," and "the prisoner who wore glasses." how do they to both teach and support each other, and how do they fail? think about what each group is trying to protect and when it withholds something from the other. prompt iii. a theme that runs through the poems in this unit is that a sense of pride is important to a sense of self-worth. what do you think is the connection between this theme and africa's history of colonial rule? support your view with details from at least two of the selections you have read.

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.