But, to my mind, it is the duty of the younger negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that old whispering “i want to be white,” hidden in the aspirations of his people, to “why should i want to be white? i am a negro—and beautiful”? in this context, what is the meaning of “aspirations”?
complexities
beliefs
curiosities
ambitions

Janine studies to improve her math skills

In twelve years a slave, when the passengers on the ship learn robert has smallpox, what is their reaction? “panic-stricken” “indifferent” “relieved” “oppressed”

You seal resign myself to you also i guess what you mean, i behold from the beach your crooked inviting fingers, i believe you refuse to go back without feeling of me, we must have a turn together, i undress, hurry me out of sight of the land, cushion me soft, rock me in billowy drowse, dash me with amorous wet, i can repay you. in this excerpt from "song of myself," which literary device does whitman use to address the sea? alliteration allusion apostrophe onomatopoeia