Read the following excerpt from an essay?

which sentence from the paragraph is most likely the thesis?

a. the benches are covered with graffiti

b. some might argue that jacksonpark is a lot cause

c. jackson park isn't as nice as it used to be

d. and yet, jackson park has the potential to be our town's best park.

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.

Briefly describe your ideas about elisa's connection to both the ranch or garden and the road setting of the story