As used in the passage, what does the word "spillway" mean? A. A place where water flows over the top of a dam, creating energy.
B. A place where water accidentally spills, causing problems for engineers.
C. A place where water flows underground, into tunnels.
D. A place where water flows into nearby farms, watering crops.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

obama was told in early july 2004 that he was chosen to deliver the address, and he largely wrote the speech himself, with later edits from the kerry presidential campaign.