Read these sentences from the speech.

"woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh." if we shall suppose that american slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of god, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed time, he now wills to remove, and that he gives to both north and south this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living god always ascribe to him?

which theme do these sentences develop?

a) grievous acts do not go unpunished.

b) apologies cannot heal wounds.

c)god those who themselves.

d)god forgives even the most serious of errors.

A) Grievous acts do not go unpunished.

In this speech, the speaker is supposing that God has given the war to the North and South as the punishment for allowing slavery to continue past its appointed time. The speaker says that slavery is an offense that God has ordained, but only for a certain amount of time. Because it's time has past, God has brought the war in order to punish and end slavery.

The other options are incorrect because there is no mention of healing wounds. Nor is there any talk of forgiveness. Also, there is no talk of helping oneself.  

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."