So i draw because i want to talk to the world. and i want the world to pay attention to me. i feel important with a pen in my hand. i feel like i might grow up to be somebody important. an artist. maybe a famous artist. maybe a rich artist.

that’s the only way i can become rich and famous.

just take a look at the world. almost all of the rich and famous brown people are artists. they’re singers and actors and writers and dancers and directors and poets.

so i draw because i feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation.

which character trait does the characterization from the passage above reveal about arnold?

hopeful
miserable
obnoxious
peaceful

(a) hopeful

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence