Which of the following is an example of using nonverbal communication to accent or emphasize verbal communication? a. smiling while recounting an experience you found amusing b. clapping after a performance, yelling/cheering during a sporting event c. holding a finger over your mouth to ‘shhh’ someone, nodding your head to say yes d. holding up a hand to indicate you do not wish to be interrupted or to stop communication

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful