Read the passage from the opinion of the court in brown v. board of education written by justice warren what reason does warren give for making the claim that comparing tangible factors is not enough to evaluate segregation?
a) educational and physical facilities themselves are not actually equal
b) the state has promised to provide equal education opportunities
c) age and qualifications in public schools are a more reliable factor to examine
d) the real impact of racial segregation is emotional damage to minority students

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

Timed. from kate chopin the awakening despite the opinions of seemingly everyone else, madame lebrun likes which of her sons better