Part A "A Performance to Remember" explains that Surya Bonaly faced criticism in her career.

Which evidence from the text best supports this?

"It was also suggested by some that because she was black and did not fit the typical women’s ice skater model, Bonaly was judged more harshly than the other competitors."

"But she entered the games during a period when her skating performances that year were weaker than usual, due to an ongoing heel injury."

"Even at that young age, she was getting a late start in a sport that many skaters begin as early as age four."

"To set herself apart, Bonaly chose to wear bold and bright costumes instead of the pastel colors favored by other female skaters."
Question 2
Part B

Which additional evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"Some say that she behaved poorly."

"But I think at this point it was more an act of saying, 'OK, this is too much.'"

"It happened many years in a row."

"The extent of Bonaly’s injury was reflected in her low scores."

In the excerpt from the emancipation proclamation, which phrase or sentence supports the claim that president lincoln did not want the slaves to take up arms against their former masters?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

What can you infer about esperanza's character from the fact that she argues three days with her mother trying to persuade her to write the note?