Read these paragraphs from i never had it made. he not only told me about it, but he acted out the part of a white player charging into me, blaming me for the "accident" and calling me all kinds of foul racial names. he talked about my race, my parents, in language that was almost unendurable. "they'll taunt and goad you," mr. rickey said. "they'll do anything to make you react. they'll try to provoke a race riot in the ballpark. this is the way to prove to the public that a negro should not be allowed in the major league. this is the way to frighten the fans and make them afraid to attend the games." what is the author’s purpose for including these paragraphs? to inform readers about the history of race riots at american ballparks to inform readers about the challenges rickey and robinson expect to face to persuade readers that all races should be treated equally in american sports to entertain readers with a story about a fight between ricky and robinson

Making an inference means filling in a text's missing information using context clues; drawing a conclusion means analyzing the story's ending. true or false? true false the inference statement is true, but the conclusion statement is false. the conclusion statement is true, but the inference statement is false.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

What does the narrator do in this passage to increase suspense and encourage the reader to continue reading