Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America." I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. With these lines, what did Hughes most likely hope his poem would do? Check all that apply. illustrate African American equality illustrate African American patriotism maintain African Americans' position and status in the United States change African Americans' views of themselves and their country encourage African Americans to maintain close ties to one another

Click to read the passage from "lifeboat ethics," by garrett hardin. then answer the question. what is the author's purpose for including the following example in his argument against rich nations poor nations? a. he wants to explain why more nations need to invest in "miracle" crops. b. he wants to disprove the idea that poor nations will eventually be able to support themselves. c. he wants to prove that the green revolution is the best use of people's money. d. he wants to show a solution to poverty that he believes can actually work.

Write a précis of "from 'on the duty of civil disobedience'" paragraph 1 by henry david thoreau.

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.