The main purpose of this article is
a) to explain the importance of the body’s internal balance.
b) to explain the differences in eastern and western medical practices.
c) to explain the background, procedures, safety, and effects of acupuncture.
d) to describe the feeling patients perceive during an acupuncture treatment.

The lines "original! we're all as like each other as those dolls cut out of the same folded paper. we're like patterns stencilled on a wall. can't you and i strike out for ourselves, may? " reflect which of the recurring themes of 20th and 21st century american literature?

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?