Part b
what might "it" refer to in the following excerpt from "freeway 280"? why might "it" be important to the speaker?
las casitas near the gray cannery,
nestled amid wild abrazos of climbing roses
and marl-high red geraniums
are gone now. the freeway conceals it
all beneath a ralsed scar.

The “it” in the excerpt possibly refers to the neighborhood that the highway now conceals. However, in a figurative sense, the “it” could refer to the speaker’s culture. This culture was anaspect of her life that she wasn’t too proud of while growing up, but now, as an adult, she misses and respects it. Because of this, the “it” also represents the speaker’s identity.

Explanation:

from coursehero

the two sonnets of sidney most closely follows the division between the octave and the sestet are the astrophel and stella sonnets.

educational segregation in the us prior to brown.

the members of the u.s. supreme court that on may 17, 1954, ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

judgment and order of the supreme court for the case.

u.s. circuit judges robert a. katzmann, damon j.

the u.s. supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the united states. on may 17, 1954, the court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.