Answer:
The author feels that the activists of that time didn't feel like a teenager would be a good icon for a movement. So, Claudette Colvin's action still remain little known today.
Explanation:
- Prior to Rosa parks, there were many black man and woman who refused to give up their bus seats.
- They were quietly fined and if they protested were punished and sent to jail . And Claudette Colvin was one of them.She was just fifteen when she was hurled into jail.
- And colvin's incident took place just nine month prior to Rosa parks.
- Her story is the subject of author Phil Hoose's book, where he talked about a fresh teen's struggle to end segregation.
Answer:
A (that the author holds a very high opinion of Thurgood marshall)
Explanation:
The answer is A (that the author holds a very high opinion of Thurgood marshall)
Looking at the world champion according to the above excerpt it means high opinion and esteem. The author uses the word champion so that the people can think of Thurgood Marshall as a man of high esteem which makes the author sentimental in his view. We can also see that throughout the excerpt the author praised Thurgood Marshall until the last sentence.
One technique would be to annotate as you read.<span />
Answer:
B. Kennedy inspires citizens to do their part when he says, "the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring...will light our country" and "can truly light the world".
Explanation:
The above selected option is the correct and effective use of a direct quotation and explanation to support the analysis of the speech.
This is true because the option actually explains what Kennedy's quotation is doing to the hearers - it inspires them to do something. It shows how the direct quotation is used to explain how Kennedy inspires the citizens with his speech. In the explanation to support the analysis of the speech, <em>"..."</em> and <em>"and"</em> are used to connect the relevant sentences.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.
