Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from peo
will.
What is the author's purpose for including this sentence?
to condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice
to contrast the motivations of people in power
to explain the need for mutual understanding
to criticize people who treat others cruelly
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How does the use of theme in a speech differ from theme in a written work? o a. in a speech, the theme also gives extra details about the topic. o b. in a speech, the theme is also used as an organizational tool. onc. in a speech, the theme also to establish a sense of authority. o d. in a speech, the theme also uses evidence to support a claim.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote