Select a detail from the text that supports the idea that Baker broke down barriers and became an example of a successful African American woman? A. “There is not too much fire burning inside me.” (Paragraph 17)

B. “Someday I want you children out there to have that great honor too.” (Paragraph 21)

C. “I didn’t take her advice. But I accomplished the same in another fashion.” (Paragraph 16)

D. “I took that rocky path... I wanted you to have the same chance at what I had.” (Paragraph 18)

Which of the following is a comparison that this poem makes?

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.