Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s "the american dream” speech. it is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers. which statement from governor george wallace's inaugural address best serves as conflicting evidence to king’s statement? bless all the people of this great sovereign state and nation, both white and black. to realize our ambitions and to bring to fruition our dreams, we as alabamians must take cognizance of the world about us. the true brotherhood of america, of respecting the separateness of others . . and uniting in effort . . has been so twisted and distorted. in united effort we were meant to live under this government.

How can you sit there calmly eating muffins when we are in this horrible trouble i cant make out you seen to me to be perfectly heartless who said this quote

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Lines 47–56: determine the central idea of these lines