Read this excerpt from the land.

"i hate folks thinking of me as white and you colored," he went on. "wish folks thought of us as the same."

"which the same? " i questioned. "white or colored? "

"don't matter to me," said robert without hesitation, "long as we were the same."

"i figure it'd matter you had to live colored awhile."

robert was silent to that, then reluctantly agreed. "maybe so . . but i'll tell you something, paul. you don't feel no different to me than hammond or george. i hate folks saying that word 'half' brother. how can you be 'half' of a brother? either you're brothers or you're not."

how does the historical setting affect paul and robert?

they wish people would accept their familial bond.
they are both unaware of society’s ideas about race.
they are forced to compete for their father’s attention.
they strive to follow hammond’s and george’s example.

What does vexed mean as it is used in the second stanza of "the second coming"?

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

Kthe pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. reread the two sentences in paragraph 7. what is the best way to improve these sentences. if there are no problems, choose correct as is.' a) correct as is. b) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom that the winter brings. c) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence meant the happiness that the sunlight brings, and the sorrow of all living things at his death meant the gloom of a northern winter. d) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.