Reread the last sentence of paragraph 5:
"His father's words, like
distant thunder that now
echoed through the streets
of Harlem, still rumbled
softly in his ears?" Why do
you think the author
compared his father's words
to thunder instead of
something else that
rumbles?

based on the biblical principle proverbs 16: 32, i agree with the author of the passage "better is it that it takes longer to be angry than the strong " to the extent that i share the philosophy that the nobility of heart demonstrates the strength of a person. those who are very proud, get angry easily and show their anger toward others are really weak, but those who are noble and do not constantly obfuscate or contain their feelings of anger, are strong people

the correct answer would b,   to show that she was very influential in the democratic party.