Throughout ”letter from birmingham jail,” king returns to the idea of tension as a necessary and positive component of the civil rights movement. how does king develop this theme? select each correct answer.
a. king argues that protestors do not cause tension; they merely expose tensions that already existed.
b. king claims, with some notable exceptions, most protests face no tension, violence, or problems with law enforcement.
c. king claims that tension can be a beneficial, creative force for change and improvement in society.
d. king insists that protestors are not the source of the tension; inherently racist attitudes and reactions are.

In this excerpt from phillip freneau's poem “american liberty,” the speaker describes being “slaves and minions to a parliament.” what is the intended meaning of this hyperbole? and should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore, submit to that our fathers shunn'd before? should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent, be slaves and minions to a parliament? perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain, who dares not fight and in our cause be slain; a. the speaker feels that the colonists should pay their share of taxes. b. the speaker believes that the british government is broken and should be fixed. c. the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the british government. d. the speaker intends to lead a slave revolt against the british government.

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis hard to read?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?  a. under a microscope; the organisms look a bit like ruffled tennis balls they have armored plates that fit together to make a round shape. b. when the water is disturbed; the organisms respond by glowing this makes swimmers look like floating beams of blue light. c. there is a bay in puerto rico that seems to light up at night; the light comes from tiny organisms in the water. d. the luminescence attracts visitors from around the world people are curious to see; this beautiful otherworldly sight.