In the excerpt, ‘learning to read and write’, from his the narrative of the life of frederick douglass: an american slave (1841), douglass links his ruthless and cunning ambition to learn reading and writing directly with becoming and remaining free. indeed, literacy to him = liberation. what does he mean by this? how can utilizing a book and a pencil get you out of jail, for instance? get you out of your parents’ house? get you out of anywhere or anything, so that you are free from some form of captivity?

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

In poem daffodils-how do we know that the yellow daffodils has a long lasting effect on the speaker.