Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of the text. read this sentence from "a letter from birmingham jail" by martin luther king jr.: we will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of god are embodied in our echoing demands. which statement best explains how the word sacred affects the meaning of the speech? a.) it explains king's reasons for addressing his letter to the leaders of several churches in birmingham rather than the city's political officials. b.) it expresses king's position that america's original sin of slavery must be absolved before progress can occur. c.) it conveys king's belief that the goals of the civil rights movement are pure and just in the same way that america's founding ideals are pure and just. d.) it suggests king's view that the goals of the civil rights movement can only be achieved with the of religious or spiritual leaders like himself.

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.

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?

How can an author reveal move information about a character