5. What does the author mean by the following quote from paragraph 7, and how does it develop the
central ideas of the article?: "When leaders
attempt to navigate the slippery slope of fairness,
they will find themselves arbiter of public opinion
and hostage to the politically correct."

Read the passage adapted from aesop’s fables. what is the theme of the story?

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile