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these questions go with the passage from a friend in need
part a

a theme of the story is that in times of need, people benefit more from actions than from promises of support.

how does jerome develop this theme?

he brings his teammates together to find ways to benefit others in their community.

he sends several messages a day to a friend who has recently suffered a tragedy.

he chooses to go directly to assist those in need, rather than ask about how to .

he seeks advice from his mother, rather than working through his problem alone.
question 2
part b

which quotation from the text best supports the response to part a?

"the morning after the rugby championship, jerome reached for his phone, prepared to enjoy the usual flood of photos that tended to appear following a game."

"he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did."

"jerome thought for several moments, aware that his mother had paused her sorting to give him her full attention."

"jerome wandered through the morning with the weight of martin’s news crowding his thoughts."

How are the themes from roosevelt's introduction to his address and the excerpt from king's letter similar? click here to read "letter from a birmingham jail."

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

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