1. PART A:Which TWO of the following best summarize the central ideas of the text?
O A. Reforms are needed in America to guarantee
greater economic fairness and security.

OB. Foreign relations are the least of America's
concerns; the U. S. should be more focused on its
domestic issues.

OC The United States is facing one of the worst
economic downturns in its history and it is not
getting any better.

D Bipartisanship, or cooperation between political
parties, is needed to accomplish further reforms.

E. Education is on the decline in the United States due
to high interest education loans.

F Partisan fighting is needed to prevent any one party
from gaining too much control or influence in
Washington DC

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.