Simka reads "Empire State Building" by J. Patrick Lewis and realizes that New York City is surrounded by water. Which line(s) from the poem most likely helped Simka make this connection?

“I am an American boy . . .”
“We dream / the riveter’s dream, held island-fast.”
“I sleep, the city sleeps.”
“Wait here on my doorstep, Central Park, / while I look over Harlem.”

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.

a case involving the laws of a single state.

d) a week

because the land run of 1889, although not without precedent in the history of the west, further, their men were aboard the first trains, ready to jump off and begin staking their claims. oklahoma city, edmond, and guthrie were all so affected.

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