1. PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of this text?
A The impact of anti-slavery, pro-freedom rhetoric in
the United States has been observed throughout
the world.
B The existence of slavery in the United States is
inherently indefensible and runs counter to the
principles upon which the country was founded.
C The most effective and unifying argument against
slavery was found in the integration of different
pro-abolitionist religious institutions.
D Should political attempts to abolish slavery fail,
African-Americans being held as slaves would be
justified in using violence to secure their freedom.

All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from the swimming contest except

My dog sleeps beside my bed he wakes me up in the middle of the night to let him out. complete, run-on sentence or comma splice

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these