In paragraph 2 of "the negro artist and the racial mountain" why does hughes conclude that his people are never taught to see the beauty of their own culture?

they are too comfortable and smug
they are too worried that it is hard to be an artist
they are too concerned with a desire to be white
they are too aware of the respectability of their families

The novel begins with a flashback. what do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator?

Compare and contrast spoon river anthology

Freedoms" speech. i have called for personal sacrifice. i am assured of the willingness of almost all americans to respond to that call. a part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. in my budget message i shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. no person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. what argument is roosevelt supporting with his appeal to logic in the underlined section of the excerpt? if americans are willing to trust roosevelt, it only makes sense that he will ensure that the tax money is well managed. if americans are willing to make a personal sacrifice, it only makes sense that they will be seen as both noble and patriotic. if americans feel it is right to enter the war, it only makes sense that they will have to pay more in taxes to cover the costs. if americans feel it is right to pay more taxes, it only makes sense that they should also agree it is right to enter the war.