In “letter from birmingham jail” king refers to quicksand and solid rock. these images

a. create vivid pictures
b. distract the listener
c. create fear in the listener
d. refer to famous historical events

The correct answer is A.

In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," King urges to "lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity."

He uses these terms to create a vivid image of how national politics were unstable and dangerous like quicksand because of racial injustice, and how they should be transformed into others made firm and strong thanks to the respect of human rights and dignity.

heritage? culture? religion? gene? trait?

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."