Read the story. Then, follow the link at the bottom of the third page to listen to the author tell the story himself. Finally, answer the response questions in complete
sentences.
RESPONSE QUESTIONS:
1. Did listening to the author tell the story in his own voice and words have any
impact on your feelings about or understanding of the story?
2. What are our obligations toward others? What influences our decision whether
or not to offer help?
3. In the context of this text, what are the effects of prejudice?
4. What does the author mean when he says "I buried my courtesy early on
Memorial Day morning."?
5. What internal struggle did Mr. Colon (the author) face?
"Little Things Are Big" by Jesus Colon

Which techniques best describe the tone the author is using in this passage?

Choose the letter of the word that most clearly expresses the tone in each passage. if you are unfamiliar with any of the words, look them up before you select the correct answer. we have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. they lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. we bid them a final farewell. question 1 options: forgiving sorrowful angry amused

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.