Part A. Which of the following identifies the central ideas of the text? A. Dias' decision to take action when she faced something unfair led to a movement that influenced others.
B. Dias drew attention to the issue that black girls are rarely the main characters in books, prompting, authors to include them.
C. Dias believed that she lucked into her role as social activist, and that it would be hard for others to accomplish something similar.
D. Dias was met with resistance when she attempted to bring attention to the lack of black main characters in books, but she persisted.

Respond to the following prompts in your initial post: 1. explain if this essay is narrative or descriptive and provide reasoning to support your response. 2. describe what you believe the purpose of the essay is an support your answer with information from this week’s material. 3. now that you have identified the purpose of the essay l, explain why you believe the author did or did not achieve her intended purpose.

Explain the process of conflict resolution in the plot line of the story

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these