Which is the best summary of paragraph 2? Though it may sometimes look like America has abandoned the beliefs that inspired its creation, it’s to those beliefs that we still turn in time of trouble.

America is sustained by a dream of justice, tolerance, and humanity. In spite of history’s adversities and vicissitudes, the dream is still alive, and we need it now more than ever.

We have often failed to maintain the standards of equality and ethnic inclusiveness upon which the American ideal depends, but when our sovereignty is under threat we realize they are the source of America’s unique strength.

American history is not all about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So much of it is about the very opposite that students often find it hard to believe the lofty principles upon which this nation was founded are still alive and well—though buried so deep in the American psyche that it can take a war to awaken them.

Complete the sentence. when trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should first replace the unfamiliar word with a synonym that you identified based on the context clues. remove the unfamiliar word from the sentence. think of an antonym for the unfamiliar word. look for context clues that indicate the word's meaning.

In a midsummer night dream, the mention of is an allusion to earlier english poetry

One element of lyric poetry is personal reflection. which lines in this poem most clearly illustrate that element? i wandered lonely as a cloudby william wordsworthi wandered lonely as a cloudthat floats on high o'er vales and hills,when all at once i saw a crowd,a host, of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees,fluttering and dancing in the breeze.continuous as the stars that shineand twinkle on the milky way.they stretched in never-ending linealong the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw i at a glance,tossing their heads in sprightly dance.the waves beside them danced; but theyout-did the sparkling waves in glee: a poet could not but be gay.in such a jocund company: i gazed and gazed—but little thoughtwhat wealth the show to me had brought: for oft, when on my couch i liein vacant or in pensive mood,they flash upon that inward eyewhich is the bliss of solitude; and then my heart with pleasure fills,and dances with the daffodils.