Responses. 1. Draw Conclusions Paragraph 6 states that “in the 1970s and 1980s, the
achievement gap between black and white students narrowed.” Based on other
information in the paragraph, what is this statement communicating about the
changes in achievement of black students and of white students during this time
period?
2. Analyze At the end of paragraph 10, the author claims that since schools
began re-segregating, black student achievement levels have fallen. What does this
evidence, along with other evidence in the article, lead you to conclude about the
issues of re-segregation and equality in schools?
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If a poet wants to tell an exciting story using a quick rhythmic pattern,what poetic form would best fit this function

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Pls excerpted from "hope is the thing with feathers" by emily dickinson [2] and sweetest—in the gale—is heard— and sore must be the storm— that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm— [3] i've heard it in the chillest land— and on the strangest sea— yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb—of me. in the last stanza, the author writes that the little bird “never … asked a crumb of me.” which type of figurative language is evident in these lines? a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. personification