The motorcycle police were a coat of armor as they escorted buses bringing black students home from South Boston High School. This was the second day of a court-ordered school integration program requiring the busing of 18 percent of public school students in 1974. Some buses were stoned, and several arrests were made.

How does the metaphor "coat of armor" affect the writer's message?

It creates a tone of fear, representing what minority students felt.
It describes the typical uniform worn by officers of the time period.
It highlights the protection black students needed during school integration.
It supports the argument that more money should be spent on police escorts.

The two essential parts of the sentence are the: a: subject n verb b: subject n noun c: adjective n verb

Ineed on this app i was at ambitious but then all of the sudden i got put back to about 30 points. is there something i can do about this, because i lost all of my progress in this app.

Use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question crude use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the fourth definition of the word crude. crude ['krüd) adj from latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being obvious 4. the quality of being rough in execution rather than being subtle, selma was rather crude in the way she conducted herself at the meeting. elijah and his brother quickly built a crude shelter that would keep them warm and dry through the night. thelma's knowledge of art and poetry showed the rest of the diners that she was far from crude. there was oil to be found on the property, but it was crude and would need to be processed. mark this and return save and exit next submit