Du Bois was one of the first male civil rights leaders to recognize the problems of gender discrimination. He was among the first men to understand the unique problems of black women, and to value their contributions. He supported the women's suffrage movement and strove to integrate this mostly white struggle. He encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists, featuring their works in his Crisis magazine and sometimes providing personal financial assistance to them. The cause was that W. E.B. Du Bois encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists. What was the result? (Think about cause-and-effect relationships)
a) He became the president of the NAACP. b) He became the leader of the suffrage movement. c) He wrote a book about women's rights. d) He featured their work in his magazine.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

correct answers:

c. they use panels.

d. they include images and words.

e. they contain gutters.

in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.

excerpt from "the   daffodils" by william wordsworth