Read the excerpt from "America's Shifting views on Immigration": A panel of the Academies' scholars, scientists, and other experts investigated the records of 41 million foreign-born residents - including about 11.3 million illegal immigrants
- and their children born in the United States. The researchers found that the often-heard worry - that these Spanish-speaking immigrants will never become Americans - was
baseless.

According to the report, the illegals' English language learning "is happening as rapidly or faster now than it did for earlier waves of mainly European immigrants in the 20th
century"; their education levels, the diversity of their jobs, and their wages are improving, and the newest generations of immigrants are assimilating into American society as
fast and broadly as the previous ones.

How do these paragraphs contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

They show that whether immigrants are "legal" or "illegal," they can successfully integrate.
They prove that how one enters the country isn't as important as how one adapts.
They prove that the government should not be concerned with "illegal immigrants.
They show how easy it is for immigrants to integrate into the United States.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Whos a good poet to listen to? i got back into shane koyczan and i'm wondering if anything else is out there.