Answer:
A. Athletes who overcame incredible obstacles to excel in sports.
Explanation:
As seen in the given passages, both passages talk about the way both Jackie Robinson and Wilma Rudolph came to be sports greats. The passages contain details about how both of them overcame the many and hard obstacles to get to where they are now.
Passage 1 provides details of the great baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his way to becoming one of the greats in the game and also the very first black man to play in the Major Leagues in the 20th century. His journey was filled with <em>"malicious catcalls and racial slurs shouted from the stands and even anonymous death threats"</em>, even at times enduring <em>"rival players [who] threw pitches at Robinson’s head, spat on him when he slid into a base and attempted to injure him with the spikes on their shoes"</em>.
Passage 2 reveals the journey of Wilma Rudolph who had to overcome <em>"pneumonia, polio, and scarlet fever"</em> that left her unable to walk properly. But despite all odds, she came to be<em> "one of America’s first great track and field athletes"</em>.
Thus, <u>both passages provide information about these two athletes who overcame incredible obstacles to be what they are now, excelling in their own fields.</u>
Answer:
The author's use of Wash's quotes helps readers understand:
D. that Wash had terrible experiences dealing with the police.
Explanation:
Washington Booker, aka Wash, was one of the thousands who protested in 1963 Children's March against segregation in Alabama.
From the excerpt, we can infer that Wash had had awful experiences with the police. One of his quotes used by the author is "the police was vicious murderers." Wash knew the police would hurt African Americans. In cities where segregation was the norm, police violence against black people was even worse. No wonder Wash was surprised to see people turning themselves over to the police. From his own experiences, he knew for a fact there was high chance of them being hurt.
Answer:
It shows that the doctor did not usually supervise the nurses closely.
Explanation:
In this passage, Nellie Bly develops the idea that the treatment of patients at Blackwell's Island was terrible. We know this because of the details provided in the text. We know that when the commissioner visited, the doctor made the rounds with him. They noticed that half the nurses were gone, which shows that he did not usually supervise the nurses closely. Because of this, it is likely that the patients did not receive the care they were meant to receive.
D.) to emphasize if "you" are coming to the tree.
Answer: The speaker is counting basically her or his lost saints because he/she misses being freely and their passion
Explanation:
