Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother. Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures. What is the best way to combine the information in the two sentences?
A.
Maya Angelou, one of the nation's preeminent literary figures, was a mother and a grandmother.
B.
Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother of one of the nation's preeminent literary figures.
C.
Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent mothers and grandmothers.
D.
Maya Angelou was a mother, grandmother, was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures.

A. Maya Angelou, one of the nation's preeminent literary figures, was a mother and a grandmother.

Explanation:

"Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother. Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures."

The best way to combine the information in the two sentences is option A.

This is because, unlike the other options, option A kept the meaning of the combined sentences without distorting or making it ambiguous.

Combining the two sentences show that Maya Angelou was prominent, as well as a mother and grandmother.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

its he tried to add or forgive me but he said forego