Analyze how the author of "Shadow of a Nation" uses descriptive detail (imagery, symbols, metaphors, & similes) and/or narrative detail (characterization, conflict, & resolution) to make his point regarding basketball on the Indian reservation in Montana. Be sure to cite specific details and explain what effect they have (how do they help make his overall point?). Use short quotes to back up your ideas and introduce references to the article with the author's last name (As Smith writes, ).

You can pick just one thing to focus on, like the symbol of the circle, the sense of pathos and tragedy, the counting coup ritual, the stories about individual young men, the descriptions of the bus and cars, etc. Which concrete details stand out to you, and what do they contribute to the meaning, mood, or tone of the piece?

(note: ignore the questions on the next page and refer to this prompt for your topic)

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

How many lynching took place in the south between 1877 and 1950

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