The correct option is option letter B (A serious athlete makes a total commitment to competing). The short story “<em>Raymond's Run</em>” by Toni Cade Bambara (1990) narrates the story of Hazel Parker (Squeaky) and how she decides to coach her brother Raymond, who has a mental disability, putting her own running career off to coach Raymond. The excerpt from this short story presented above narrates how Squeaky fully <u>commits to her competition</u> noticing everything, but <em>taking care of his energy</em>. For instance, she prefers not to holler at her brother who is alongside the track so as <u>not to waste energy</u> before her competition. This clearly describe how professional and serious she is about competing.
A metaphor is a kind of comparison. :)
The Great Depression was a period of time in the 1930's that experienced an economic depression, meaning that millions of people lost their jobs, the unemployment rate grew tremendously, banks were failing, and many people were struggling to find food because they didn't have any money to live anymore. Poverty was very high during this time. The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash in 1929.
People were willing to travel many miles to find work because it was very difficult for people to find jobs in their immediate towns.
