I'm nobody! who are you? " by emily dickinson i'm nobody! who are you? are you - nobody - too? then there's a pair of us! don't tell! they'd advertise - you know! how dreary - to be - somebody! how public - like a frog - to tell one's name - the livelong june - to an admiring bog! the use of the phrase admiring bog reveals the poet thinks that being well known is a) unpleasant because everyone pays attention to what you do b) challenging because it can be hard to know everyone well c) nice because people want to be with you and you d) rewarding because others look up to you as an example

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?