b) James Joyce
c) Seamus Heaney
d) Oscar Wilde
e) none of the above; all came from Ireland
b. The weather forecast calls for rain, we'll play outdoors anyway.
c. The weather forecast calls for rain, but we'll play outdoors anyway.
d. The weather forecast calls for rain but we'll play outdoors anyway.
Oh! Chloe, you're too late;
But as I was rising sixty,
I had no time to wait.
advancing
approaching
increasing
elevating
succeeding
The correct answer is B. Approaching
Explanation:
The poem "Learning to Read" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper explores the way after the Emancipation slaves aim at trying to read, although some white people tried to stop them. In the case of the excerpt presented the author describes the way she is told by others it is too late for her to learn to read but she believed as she "was rising sixty" she needed to take advantage of time and learn how to read. This means in this context "I was rising sixty" means the author is about to be sixty years old or that she is getting near or approaching to this age. Therefore, the meaning of the word rising is "approaching".
The word "rising" in the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper poem "Learning to Read" has the sense of "approaching" when it is used in the excerpt. So, the correct option is B.
The power and freedom that comes from literacy and education, especially for those who have been denied it because of their race or gender, is the main theme of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "Learning to Read". In the poem, the author reflects on her journey from illiteracy to literacy and the impact it has had on her life.
It also refers to the broader fight for justice and equality underway in Harper's era, including campaigns for African American freedom and the right to vote. The word "rising" in the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper poem "Learning to Read" has the sense of "approaching" when it is used in the excerpt.
Therefore, the correct option is B.
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The primary conflict in this passage is between Lindo and Meimei. Meimei is annoyed at Lindo for Lindo's critiques, which she finds illogical. This miscommunication is an external conflict. The secondary conflict is within Meimei herself. She's annoyed at her mom, but in the end, she knows that expressing that annoyance is not the way to win the argument. If Meimei is to master the power of "invisible strength" versus overt aggression, she has to figure out an angle that will work. Simply telling her mom to back off will not win her any points. For Lindo's part, she is motivated by a desire to see Meimei succeed. Although Meimei wins the games, Lindo knows that it's important that Meimei continue to improve. Since she doesn't know how to play chess, Lindo may not even be serious in her critique. Her main message is this: "Don't get complacent; keep improving!"
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