Marcia Haydee said “Someone need not be perfect to be a great dancer- feeling a soul is more important than what the body can do.” Write a persuasive essay explaining whether or not you agree with this quote. Be sure to provide reasons and evidence for your position.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful