Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of the text. in “letter from birmingham jail,” king expresses his disappointment with “white moderates.” he writes, “shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” how does king develop this theme? there may be more then one answer a) he describes white moderates as paternalistic and condescending. b) he insists that white moderates do not have good will toward african americans. c) he states that white moderates encourage african americans to wait until more whites support civil rights. d) he claims white moderates are more racist than the ku klux klan.

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21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.