Many battles and wars (such as the one at Gettysburg), are commemorated by statues or monuments, with some areas preserved as monuments and national parks. Do you think this contradicts the message of "Grass"? In at least 200
words, explain your thinking and cite evidence from the poem to support your opinion.

Muchas batallas y guerras (como la de Gettysburg), son conmemoradas por estatuas o monumentos, con algunas áreas.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".