Read the Ninth Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
What does the word construed suggest the author feels about the Constitution?

Who We Are · What We Do · Who Pays For This · Contact Us ... The Ninth Amendment was James Madison's attempt to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting to the people of the ... The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Explanation:

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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".