What is the theme of this excerpt from Black Boy by Richard Wright? A)
The desire to survive will make someone do things they are afraid of.
B)
People will pick on others to make themselves feel better.
C)
Kids have to grow up and take care of themselves.
D)
If you run from what you're afraid of, you won't get anywhere.

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.

Read the following excerpt from the play a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry: johnson (this usa woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about everything in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the heigh of her exclamatory comments.): hello there, yourself! h’you this evening, ruth? which assumption about johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction? a. her enthusiasm is used to mask her fear of public places

What was the biggest type of pirate ship called?