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paragraph 2 the steps that king and others have taken to try to end discrimination and the reason for choosing birmingham as the site for their protest factual
paragraph 3 passionate he shows how foolish it is for the clergymen to say “wait” for change. he shows that change must happen soon.
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paragraph 7 by fighting racial injustice, we are not causing problems, rather we are revealing the problem. he wants to remind the pastors that he and other activists are not causing problems by protesting; instead, they are revealing the problems in society.
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paragraph 10 the church used to speak up and cause society to change, but now it accepts injustice and does not fight for others. the paragraph before it is also about the inaction of the current church.
paragraph 11 reflective it is a new thought reflecting on the length of the letter and signaling the close of the text.
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closing he hopes that the pastors will join his cause and change society.

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

Which sentence contains the central claim in "compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come" by tor hunter?