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What is the connotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?
"Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen—African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American—would overwhelm the right."
something powerful and threatening
something familiar and interesting
something harmless and pleasant
something amusing and impressive
Answer:
The correct answer is something powerful and threatening.
Explanation:
Let's start by defining what a fault line is. In this matter it means a division between cultures or religions that result in a violent confrontation.
What these lines describe is something powerful and threatening. You can read the power of this confrontation, as well as its threat.
<em>"there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust".</em>
It isn't a complete thought, so it's a phrase.
D) Dunbar identifies strongly with a trapped animal: "I know what the caged bird feels, alas!".
Answer:
They both can result in death.
Explanation:
Answer:
False
Explanation:
The speaker in this song never suggests or says that he was unfairly imprisoned. He explicitly mentions the crime he was arrested for: "But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die". This line demonstrates that he has no intention to hide his crime or to allege innocence.
He also shows that he is aware that he will be there for a long time: "I know I can't be free". This suggests that he has no intention to scape prison, the speaker is taking responsibility for his actions and accepting the punishment.
In other line, we can affirm he doesn't want to scape, he just dreams to be free by being released: "Well, if they freed me from this prison"
