The author of this article , presents the significance of a program to assist young men of color to address the plague ( disastrous evil or affliction ) of problems experienced by young men and boys of color . " Which of the following is an example of the plague discussed in this article ? A The only difference between me and a lot of other young men is that I grew up in a more forgiving environment . I had people who encouraged me and gave me a second chance , " he said The president also spoke about the need to reach out to youths in prisons . It should not be " just cherry - picking some kids who probably have so much drive they'd make it anyway " he said . С They face violence , poverty joblessness , poor education and despair at rates out of proportion with their numbers . The aim was to create conditions in their lives that would help to turn them from grim numbers into success stories . D Additional funding will be set aside to meet the needs of current and former foster youths .​

answer: i chose a.

explanation:

answer: b

explanation: i have never watched or read about him but looked it up and it seems the most sensible answer. sorry if it's wrong. ☺

biographical remarks present the shifting perception and re-interpretation of figures projected by the authors, or by the society represented by the authors. the portrayals in biographical accounts thus reflect the turning view-of-value in course of history. this paper particularly explores the ways in which “heretical” figures are represented in their biographical accounts, focusing on arabic zindīq poets who flourished in the 2nd century a.h. and are known for their extreme or heretic behavior. it will be discussed that the marks of their heretical deeds are presented in different ways, and the actuality of their activity, such as the association with the early theological thinkers (or mutakallimūn in arabic), is occasionally replaced by more narrativized and unrealistic anecdotes in later sources, the tales being reproduced to underscore the value of poets such as humor or quick-wittedness. the anecdotes also can highlight the qualities of their opponents who appear as their refuters. the chronological tracing of their biographical information from multiple sources reveals the fluctuating value of discourses of “heresy,” mirroring the turning religious reality and the imagined quality of the figures lived in the early period. the paper eventually aims to historically contextualize the functions of “speaking-about-heretics” as a subject of narratives, which works as a tool for writers to express manifold contemporar