What central metaphor runs throughout James Baldwin's Notes of a Native son
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Hatred is a disease.
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What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun
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Embracing ones identity can be empowering
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As part of the central metaphor in Notes of a Native Son what does James Baldwin consider to be an illness
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Hatred
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Read the following excerpt from Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Once this disease is contracted one can never be really carefree again for the fever without an instant's warning can recur at an
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It compares hate to a disease that cannot be cured.
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What was one major achievement of the civil rights movement during the 1940s or 1950s
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The Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
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Which was one major source of conflict during the civil rights movement of the 1940s to 1950s
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The desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
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Which option is the best example of someone using a rhetorical device
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A bush that blossoms whenever good times are coming
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In what way does James Baldwin use a narrative structure
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The essay tells a story about race relations in Harlem.
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What argument does James Baldwin make that resolves one of his central ideas
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That hatred or acceptance are choices one must
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What rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage
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figurative language
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Why does the narrator describe the white world is too ignorant and too innocent
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Because white people are mostly unaware of the real plight of African-Americans
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What is a tension that runs throughout the entire story
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The tension of segregation
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Why does the narrator find it hard to totally hate white America
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A. Because carrying that much hate is self- destructive I check on apex
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What adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator
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Unsociable
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In "A Raisin in the Sun" which character best represents the theme of achieving success in a conventional way
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Walter
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My father asked me abruptly, "You'd rather write than preach, wouldn't you" Why does this conversation surprise the narrator
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B. Because it is the only real question his father ever asked him
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Was James Baldwin Married
Yes James Baldwin was married.
When was Notes of a Native Son created
Notes of a Native Son was created in 1955.
What central metaphor runs throughout James Baldwin's Notes of a Native son
Hatred is a disease.
What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun
Embracing ones identity can be empowering
As part of the central metaphor in Notes of a Native Son what does James Baldwin consider to be an illness
Hatred
Read the following excerpt from Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Once this disease is contracted one can never be really carefree again for the fever without an instant's warning can recur at an
It compares hate to a disease that cannot be cured.
What was one major achievement of the civil rights movement during the 1940s or 1950s
The Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
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!/
Which was one major source of conflict during the civil rights movement of the 1940s to 1950s
The desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
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Which option is the best example of someone using a rhetorical device
A bush that blossoms whenever good times are coming
In what way does James Baldwin use a narrative structure
The essay tells a story about race relations in Harlem.
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!/
What argument does James Baldwin make that resolves one of his central ideas
That hatred or acceptance are choices one must
What rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage
figurative language
Why does the narrator describe the white world is too ignorant and too innocent
Because white people are mostly unaware of the real plight of African-Americans
What is a tension that runs throughout the entire story
The tension of segregation
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Why does the narrator find it hard to totally hate white America
A. Because carrying that much hate is self- destructive I check on apex
What adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator
Unsociable
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In "A Raisin in the Sun" which character best represents the theme of achieving success in a conventional way
Walter
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My father asked me abruptly, "You'd rather write than preach, wouldn't you" Why does this conversation surprise the narrator
B. Because it is the only real question his father ever asked him