Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation
to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. –"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the effect of the metaphor "sunlit path of racial justice”?
It suggests that there is a warm path people can take to make society equal.
It conveys that an equal society is a more hopeful society.
It communicates that society will be equal one day.
It conveys that an equal society is a more hopeful society.
Explanation:
The pathofracial justice is almost synonymous with 'equal society' in this context.
The adjective sunlit sounds very positive, evoking images of <em>sunshine</em>, which can be certainly associated (i.e. connected in the mind) with 'hope'.
Yes, because (12) is referring to a page number.
I mean, if you're writing an essay, this would be correct. But if you're just stating your opinion, that's wouldn't need to be cited.
