Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. Despite rough shoving and bumping, Claire managed to cling to her bundle and stay right behind the rest of her family. Others weren't so lucky. In the rush and panic, a number of people either lost their footing or were accidentally pushed from the sidewalk and into the busy street. Frantic animals — stray horses and cows, dogs and cats, and even rats — ran wild, causing increasingly more confusion.
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Which statement is a theme supported by this paragraph?

In a chaotic situation, people often help others before helping themselves.
In a chaotic situation, people sometimes act without regard for others.
In a dangerous situation, people are able to look out for only themselves.
In a dangerous situation, people try to associate only with people they know.

Which summarized story is most likely a myth?

Read this excerpt from mohandas gandhi's "banaras hindu university speech." what is the speaker's purpose a. to persuade his audience to struggle for self-governance through peaceful means b. to urge wealthy indians to act instead of merely talk about poverty c. to inform the audience that the british colonial power is stealing indian resources d. to persuade his audience to renounce materialistic wealth and pursue spiritual wealth

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.