Louis was the only boy from his tribe in Wayne College. He was only a forty-five minutes drive away from his family, but today that was not good enough for him. Louis stood on the driveway with a ceramic container full of oatmeal raisin cookies. His mother had silently cried throughout the journey holding on to her only son's hand. He could drive home for his mother's cooking every day, and the possibility did not console him either. "It is time to break out of your comfort zone, son," his father had advised Louis while packing for college. "But always remember who you are."
The realization that now he needed to form his own identity outside of his tribe hit him like a tsunami wave. There were no kids with black hair as far as Louis' eyes could see across the parking lot. The dorm building stood tall and gigantic like a cop about to hand a speeding ticket. "Hau," Louis greeted his soon to be home in Lakota tongue before he stepped inside.

What is the best way to describe the theme in this story?
Group of answer choices

conflict with technology

a person's identity crisis

tolerance of the atypical

struggle against nature

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

In "i know why the caged bird sings," how doesmarguerite's reaction to oppression differ from the reactionof the caged bird? •she refuses to dress nicely for mrs. flowers.•she refuses to leave the house.•she refuses to eat mrs. flowers's cookies.•she refuses to speak to anyone.

According to the study, a is when you string one quote after another in an essay without connecting them