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c.) pay is the right term for which I'd use it in a sentence.
<span>i would think Might makes right. these were not highly educated people. I doubt they would understand the other alternatives you offered. But if you could put the ideas into simple words they might. But then would it be your understanding or the characters?
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I believe The answer is A.
The reason why I believe that the author Maya Angelou included this passage is because she wanted to explain to us her emotions about the connection she had.