Read the following excerpt from frederick douglass’s “learning to read and write” and answer the question.

as i writhed under it, i would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. it opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. in moments of agony, i envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity. i have often wished myself a beast. i preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own.

which statement best describes how the author’s experience has shaped his point of view?

the strongest effect on his literacy is the light it casts on the world he already knows.
he is finally able to speak his mind to everyone around him.
the struggles he faces are almost insurmountable.
he longs to be free and become an abolitionist.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the rhyme scheme of "an open boat" is abcb abab abba aabc

Brainliest asap and 98 points! which word means partially dependent? semi means half in means not inter means between super means over

Boss: oh no! that’s the phone again! secretary: blank boss: . a. shall i take it? b. will you answer it? c. can you do me a favor? d. may i hang it up?