Part a: which of the following best identifies duckworth’s claim in the speech? a a common trait that successful people possess is grit, as it pushes them to persevere despite obstacles. b teachers are unable to students succeed if they don’t understand what drives them. c grit is not a trait that is easily developed, rather, it something that people are usually born with. d people who lack talent are more likely to have grit, as they have to work harder for their success.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile