The Inside Search Analysis Activity

1. Modern readers often view the behavior of the white women in "The inside Search" as condescending or paternalistic. That is, their generosity carries with it a not-so-subtle reminder that they have power in society and therefore have the right to decide who is worthy of receiving certain benefits and opportunities. Do you agree with this view of the white women? Why or why not?

2. Hurston realizes many benefits from demonstrating her intelligence, but she also experiences at least one negative consequence. Describe this negative consequence and explain what it suggests about standing out from the crowd.

In what way do you think it would be difficult to live next to the united states

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Describe the situation precisely what time of day and year is it where is the speaker what is happening to the weather