When Carlotta Walls LaNier and the other Little Rock Nine attempted to attend a formerly segregated high school in Arkansas, they were harassed and threatened. What traits do you think LaNier and the other Little Rock Nine possessed to accomplish what they did? Describe a time when you confronted an obstacle head-on.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.