Look at the photo and read the text. Then, answer the question.

Motorcycle police escort school buses as they leave South Boston High School at the end of sessions on the second day of court ordered busing, September 14, 1974. Some buses were stoned, and several arrests were made.
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The motorcycle police were a coat of armor as they escorted buses bringing black students home from South Boston High School. This was the second day of a court-ordered school integration program requiring the busing of 18 percent of public school students in 1974. Some buses were stoned, and several arrests were made.

How does the metaphor "coat of armor" affect the writer's message?

It creates a tone of fear, representing what minority students felt.
It describes the typical uniform worn by officers of the time period.
It highlights the protection black students needed during school integration.
It supports the argument that more money should be spent on police escorts.

Read the following poem and analyze it for ideas, themes, and values that reflect the puritan era. be sure to ask the key questions as a guide for analysis.

Read jonathan swift's essay "a modest proposal." note the six numbered arguments that swift makes midway through the essay. write down your analysis and response to his arguments. as you write your response, keep in mind his central themes and ideas in the essay.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b. c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"