In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what do the many rivers that the speaker mentions most clearly suggest about blacks? A. Blacks have a global cultural heritage that reaches far into the past.
B. Blacks have a deep appreciation for the culture of others.
C. Blacks' economic, political, and social situation is often in flux.
D. Blacks have enjoyed freedom everywhere except in the United States in the poet's day.

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind is depicted as protective and respectful rigid and narrow-minded innovative and ambitious worldly and clever

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Which statement is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing connection? a. written words seldom reflect the words people use when they speak. b. to own a word, write it over and over again. c. the words used by writers are not normally used in speaking. d. to own a word, speak it.