Wait until you have read "The People Could Fly" to complete “The People Could Fly” is an African American folktale about escaping slavery. Why do you think it’s important to read folktales from different cultures and times? What can you learn from reading folktales in addition to studying history and informational texts about the same cultures and time periods?

Read the following excerpt and answer the question. "i can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom." (a modest proposal) the implicit meaning of the text is a. there are no reasonable objections to the author's proposal. b. the overpopulation problem is so dire that selecting some humans to be a food source is a just solution. c. a disadvantage of the proposal is that there will be fewer people under the monarchy. d.the situation in ireland is so bad that it calls for radical change.