Du Bois wrote a letter to Washington after the Atlanta speech in 1895, saying "Let me congratulate you heartily upon your phenomenal success at Atlanta—it was a word fitly spoken." How do Du Bois’s sentiments in the letter differ from what he wrote in The Souls of Black Folk eight years later? What might explain the differences between what he wrote in this letter and what he wrote in The Souls of Black Folk?

How does the lotus flower affect the men? 1)it takes them drunk 2)it earases memory and anbition 3)it eases hunger pains 4)it makes the men extremely alert

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 6 (excerpt) what does tom do to get sid’s attention? a) tom lies in bed as he tries to think of an excuse to miss school b) tom knocks a book on the floor to wake sid up c) tom tells sid that he is suffering from an infected toe and a loose tooth d) tom groans and says, “ when i’m gone…”, so sid will call for aunt polly’s how does sid react to tom as he pretends to die? a) so it becomes anxious and asks if tom is dying b) sid knows tom is faking but joins in with tom’s game c) sid takes tom seriously and makes a list of tom’s valuables d) sid knows tom is a lying and immediately runs to tell aunt polly

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.