Which of the following passages from the story best illustrates the theme “holding onto hope is important in the lives of oppressed people”? A.
“Sarah couldn’t stand up straight any longer. She was too weak. The sun burned her face. The babe cried and cried, ‘Pity me, oh pity me,’ say it sounded like."

B.
“The folks were full of misery then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin’ when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa."

C.
“So they say. The Overseer told it. The one called Master said it was a lie, a trick of the light. The Driver kept his mouth shut."

D.
“It didn’t matter, they went so high. Way above the plantation, way over the slavery land. Say they flew away to Free-dom."

Your answer is C

Explanation:

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.