Which statement best describes Dr. King's central claim in his "I Have a Dream" speech? African Americans and all minorities are important to the civil rights movement.

All citizens of America deserve equal rights.

Only Native Americans are entitled to reparations for the treatment of their ancestors.

Civil rights protests should only engage in violence if someone else starts it.

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Now poetry is a genre of literature that offers readers a great variety of stories, thoughts, and images using different formats and rhyme schemes. this variety allows readers to experience a vast array of literary mediums. you could say that the different forms have their own elements, terms, and definitions. you could also say that different forms of poetry require different approaches and methods for deriving meaning. think about specific works of poetry that you have read, including the reading selections for this unit. discuss particular elements or types of poetry that you begin to understand the different parts of a poem. what are some of the challenges you have faced when reading poetry? explain the strategies that have with your reading comprehension.

Amaze i know not these my hands and yet i think there was a woman like me once had hands like these. -adelaide what type of poem is "amaze"?