Which is the best definition of affirmative action?
a. making sure federal laws apply to everyone
b. voting in favor of people without considering their qualifications
c. making sure women have as many opportunities as men
d. assuring that all people are treated equally in the workplace and in schools

Read the excerpt and answer the question. the boards themselves seemed to remain upright not from being nailed together but rather from leaning together, like a house that a child might have constructed from cards. what best describes the figurative language in the sentence above? idiom simile onomatopoeia personification

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence

5. how might the statement, “the almighty has his own purposes” (line 39) relate to lincoln’s purpose in giving this speech?