When the narrator of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man states that he traded his "birthright for a mess of pottage," what does he mean?
He ignored the wishes of his mother.
He forgot his father's heritage.
He denied his musical talent.
He traded a life fighting for ethnic equality for something insignificant.

Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. 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.what is the central idea of the excerpt

Which lines in this excerpt from act b of shakespeare macbeth tell the audience that macbeth realizes his mistake and regrets his ambition