How does the following line in paragraph 1 impact the message of the story? "We cling to our last pleasures as the tree clings to its last leaves."
It is a reference to life and the way people hold on to it.
It is a reference to alcohol and how people use it to cope.
It is a reference to greed and how it can lead to a man's downfall.
It is a reference to the boss and how deeply he mourns his son.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Read the passage and answer the question. georgia always awoke at 7: 00 a. m. her morning routine always went in the same order, and her friends and family could consistently count on her to be on time. even when she won the lottery, her routine stayed exactly the same! which type of character is georgia? a. round b. dynamic c. narrator d. static

Write a poem that's at least 10 lines long. : )