Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice.Why does King use this allusion?
Read the short speech.Turn off your television, and talk to your family. You will be surprised at how much your siblings have to say. Turn off your television, and step outside. You will be surprised at how the cool air will refresh you. Turn off your television, and connect with the world around you. Your efforts will be rewarded.
Which statement is an example of synecdoche?
Which is the most effective piece of evidence to support the claim that adolescents who exercise daily are healthier than those who are inactive?
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern.How does King rebut his critics’ claim?
Which combines these two sentences to express the same idea? Select three answers.
You suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children.
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Read the excerpt from “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified. We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime—the crime of extremism. Why does King use this allusion?
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