Responses. 1. Draw Conclusions Paragraph 6 states that “in the 1970s and 1980s, the
achievement gap between black and white students narrowed.” Based on other
information in the paragraph, what is this statement communicating about the
changes in achievement of black students and of white students during this time
period?
2. Analyze At the end of paragraph 10, the author claims that since schools
began re-segregating, black student achievement levels have fallen. What does this
evidence, along with other evidence in the article, lead you to conclude about the
issues of re-segregation and equality in schools?
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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile