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Onecriticism of this essay is that it offers overly…
A town should pay its laborers so well that
they would not feel that they were working
for meager results.
In this ecerpt, what did Thoreau mean by “the real
business of life”?
living a life driven by virtue instead of by
money
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What is the main idea of this selection
Individuals can change for the better regardless
of their circumstances
Which statement best reflects Brown’s attitude about
being planted in prison
When you plant something it’s in the darkness,
but it has the opportunity to grow
Which words describe Brown’s state of mind when he
was playing chess
Focused and controlled
According to this excerpt, what does Brown mean
when he says that prison to some inmates is an
occupational hazard
People who live dangerous lifestyles expect to
spend some time in prison
What is the most important skill that students learn
from playing chess at the big chair club
Will power
Why was brown removed from his job as janitor
The principal decided to make him the
detention monitor
Think about what you read in this selection this image
is a representation of
Plato’s allegory
Put these events of Brown’s life in the correct order
starting with the earliest
Brown has trouble behaving in a
sociallyacceptableway
Brown receives and treasures the gift of a
wooden king chess piece
Brown demonstrates his ability to connect with
students
Brown mentors youth so that they don’t get
into trouble with the law
The tone of the statement by Gooding in this excerpt
could be described as one of
Acclaim
Read this excerpt According to Brown the shadows in
the Allegory of the cave are symbols of
Illusions of worthlessness
In allegory of the cave, which two of the following do
the chained mem symbolize?
• People who do not seek knowledge or truth
• People who find comfort in familiarity, no
matter how miserable their circumstances
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Which sentence from the selection most clearly expresses
the central idea?
The Pride movement grew from outrage
over years of discrimination, abuse, and
criminalization of LGBTQ people.
The previous question asked about the Matthew
Shepherd Act. Based on your answer, you can conclude
that
Violent hate crimes against LGBTQ people
are a widespread problem.
This selection can best be described as An information text.
Read this part of this selection. You can infer from this
that the introduction of the Internet
Allowed LGBTQ people to feel more
supported and live more openly.
Read these two excerpts from this selection. Together,
these excerpts show that
Despite setbacks, the LGBTQ community
has support at many levels.
Which one of the following explains what allowed police
to arrest patrons of the Stonewall Inn at the time of the
Laws that criminalized dressing in the same
way that was considered typical of the
