It takes place<span> when slavery was at its height in America</span>
She is currently in the lower class, she wishes to be in the upper class.
<span>A. Her visual aids do not fit the context of her argument.
But I'm not sure, this question lacks context.</span>
1. Red Sea - refers to the parting of the Red sea, in the Bible. (<em>division</em>)
2. Ivory tower - allusion to a sheltered isolation. <em>(away from ordinary life</em>)
3. Siren and a harpy - refer to mythical creatures. (<em>dangerous creatures)</em>
4. The sword of Damocles- refers to an acient moral parable. (<em>something bad seems very likely to happen to you)</em>
5. Cold war - reference to the relationship between US and Soviet Union after WW II <em>(unfriendliness without fight, but with threats</em>)
6. Achilles's heel - reference to the mythological hero. (<em>a weak point in a person)</em>
7. Bart Simpson - allusion to the sitcom The Simpsons ( <em>mischievous boy</em>)
A circumstance in which it would be appropriate for a journalist to publish government secrets would be something along the lines of an outbreak, let’s say a virus was let out by the government in order to control population, they are saying they didn’t release it and you have proof they did, the journalist could write about the situation and leak the proof.
