"There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by a stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle". What is the narrator trying to convey by putting "and with sadness I have watched it in others" in parenthesis?
A.The narrator is admitting that he can recognize "cruelty" because he was "mean" himself
B. The narrator is erasing some of his own guilt by stating that others possess "cruelty" too
C. The narrator is indicating that he feels victimized by "cruelty."
D.The narrator is hoping that no one will remember his "cruelty" toward Doodle
Answer:
B. The narrator is erasing some of his own guilt by stating that others possess "cruelty" too
Explanation:
The narrator is trying to ease se of his own guilt by putting "and with sadness I have watched it in others" in parenthesis.
According to the excerpt, the narrator talks about feeling cruelty and also noting with sadness that it was in others too.
In modern times, justice is served more fairly to African Americans than it was back in the day, so the trial would have gone differently because of that.
An intransitive verb doesn't require a direct object. A cannot be correct because, Ian sharpened what? His hockey skates. So that is the direct object, therefore the verb is transitive. C and D are the same case.
The correct answer is B, because the verb is intransitive as it doesn't need an object. You cannot answer - Carla skates what? No, it is just Carla skates.
A. It helps people understand what you're saying
<u>Explanation:</u>
<u>How they've defined freedom</u>: In many countries of the world especially n western nations, freedom has been defined by citizens<em> as having the ability to act as you like, to speak freely as you want, or even the ability to think a certain way.</em>
<u>How they've redefined or challenged concepts of freedom:</u>
Many have redefined or challenged freedom for example by fighting to have what they often "an independent nation", one where the nation rules itself without external interference.
I think what actually inspires this quest for freedom <em>terms from within the human mind or genealogical makeup; </em>an inborn desire to have absolute domination of our lives irrespective of what our background, country, or culture may be.