read this passage from "marian anderson sings":
"anderson struggled over her reply. she was a singer, not an activist. she did not enjoy being the center of attention for reasons other than her music. to sing at the lincoln memorial would be a bold political statement. at best, she'd feel uncomfortable. at worst, she might find herself at the center of an ugly riot."
why does the author of the story include this passage?
a. to show that anderson was hesitant to create controversy with her actions
b. to show that anderson was not bothered by being denied the chance to play constitution hall
c. to show that anderson doubted the authenticity of the government's offer for her to sing at the lincoln memorial
d. to show that anderson was more committed to racial equality than she was to furthering her own career

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.

You've arrived at the cafeteria! there is a trap door in the pantry which has been covered up by an atlas. choose the square which shows greenland to open the door.

In line 7 of sonnet xix by john milton, the speaker ask, "doth god exact day labor, light denied" what does his question mean a what shall one charge god to work in the dark b why must god make us suffer to work c is god trying me ? d how does god expect him to work when he is blind