The "I Have a Dream" speech is described as a great moment in American history. What can be inferred from this? A) Dr. King practiced his speech for weeks before the March on Washington B) Dr. King's speech had a powerful and lasting impact on civil rights in the U. S. C) Dr. King and many more members of the audience were the descendants of slaves .
D) Dr. King's organizational skills helped make The March on Washington possible.

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.

70 ! to reinforce your understanding of the early days of the great depression, take the perspective of president herbert hoover. from his perspective, write three to five sentences that develop and expand on the following topic sentence: i believe the best way to end the great depression is . .

Who was the washington lawyer who watched the bombardment of fort mchenry from a british ship and wrote a poem about it? a. francis scott key b. benjamin banneker c. william clark d. zebulon pike