Which statement best describes the effects of allusions in the passage?
a) the allusions show that the police and the skinheads share a common language based on their race.
b) the allusions the speaker describe the poor educational system in england at the time.
c) the allusions create a peaceful image of different ethnic groups discussing art and literature together.
d) the allusions suggest that the speaker supports a violent response to racism.

A) The allusions show that the police and the skinheads share a common language based on their race.

Explanation:

Allusion is mainly added by author to refer to a certain situation or to create a context where they are related to another situation in the current play or script. This reference is often indirect and this is why it is regarded as an allusion. In the given question which is from Midsummer of Derek Walcott, the passage that refers to allusion is the Garden of Eden which highlights that nothing stays the same for all times and that times change.

A. The allusions show that the police and the skinheads share a common language based on their race.

Explanation:

I did it on edge

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.