In each section of The Glory Field, the challenges facing the main character are closely related to the challenges facing the African American community as a whole at a given time in history (for example, slavery, the Civil War, segregation, and the civil rights movement). How does Malcolm's struggle in "August 1994" relate to challenges or problems facing the African-American community as a whole in this time period? What is the author trying to say about the community's responsibility for dealing with these challenges?

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.