Answer:
irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Explanation:
So, i would say that he's not very fortunate because his name sounds like "Fortunate" and not very fortunate is the opposite of Fortunate
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9 The author establishes there is hope for Native American children on the reservation by
describing --
A the many ways his father made reading a priority for Alexie
B his learning to read from a comic book as a three year old
C all the ways his classmates demonstrated intelligence
D the students who had read his books and wanted to learn to write
10 What does the author mean when he writes –
A Some students resisted his efforts to reach them.
B A teacher should never give up on his students.
C It is useless to try to overcome cultural values.
D Education is the doorway to Indian children’s success.
11 Which of these is the best summary of the selection?
A Sherman Alexie was determined to save his life and his Native American community through reading and
writing. Although his community did not affirm him, Alexie refused to fail. Now that he is a writer, he visits
reservation schools to teach creative writing, but some students refuse to learn. But Alexie knows that to give
up on them is to give up on his people.
B Because Sherman Alexie’s dad set such a good example as a reader and a learner, Alexie learned to read at
an early age. Alexie was able to withstand the ridicule of bullies because he was so determined to be like his
father. Although his father never had the opportunities of education that Alexie enjoyed, he was proud of his
son’s accomplishments as a writer and a teacher.
C Although Sherman Alexie had been a successful writer for many years, his primary accomplishment was
returning to his people to challenge gifted students who wanted to become writers themselves and to engage
reluctant students who did not want anything to do with school learn how to read and to write.
D Children who learn to read at an early age should be identified as prodigies and given encouragement.
Instead what often happens is that they are outcasts. Sherman Alexie’s success is an example of what child
can accomplish with little support. Sherman Alexie’s desire to give back to his community is an inspiration to us
all.
12 Which of these best describes the author’s purpose for writing this article?
A To applaud his own efforts in overcoming the limits of his childhood
B To encourage youth to dream about becoming heroes like Superman
C To illustrate the challenges of empowering Indian children with an education
D To persuade Americans to support the education of Native American children
13 Which sentences from the article best supports the theme of empowering others with our
own success story?
A
My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as
well.
B
As Indian children, we were expected to fail in the non-Indian world. Those who failed were ceremonially
accepted by other Indians and appropriately pitied by non-Indians.
C
Despite all the books I read, I am still surprised I became a writer. I was going to be a pediatrician. These
days, I write novels, short stories, and poems.
D
They refuse and resist. "Books," I say to them. "Books," I say. I throw my weight against their locked
doors. The door holds. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.
14 Re-read paragraph 4.
These lines foreshadow that
A Superman will become Alexie’s childhood hero.
B Alexie will become a famous speaker.
C Alexie will save himself and others through education.
D His father will be very proud of Alexie’s achievements
15 Alexie’s characterization of Indian youth on the reservation conveys that they were
A superstitious yet religious
B intelligent yet distrustful
C arrogant and belligerent
D timid and submissive
16 Which line from “Superman and Me” does NOT contain figurative language?
A ...
but I realized that a paragraph was a fence that held words.
B
At the same time I was seeing the world in paragraphs, I also picked up that Superman comic book.
C
They struggled with reading but could remember how to sing a few dozen powwow songs.
D
Books” I say to them. “Books” I say. I throw my weight against their locked doors....
Answer:
Oh. Thank for so much points.
Answers:
1. B
2. C
3. A
Explanation:
Answer:
I have none of the following answers:
Explanation:
I haven't a clue.
Mesopotamia, Nile River Valley, Indus River Valley, Huang He River Valley civilizations all had?
They were all river valley civilizations, they were centered around the rivers. It provided better farming conditions and most likely shelter by mountains..
what is falling action?
Answer:
Events leading to the end of the story
Explanation:
Falling Actions
what is the theme of the story in cats save the day??
Answer:
It was Saturday morning in the Da Silva household, and Bianca was daydreaming as she waited
for her family to come down for breakfast. Her mind was filled with the things she learned at
school that week and what she would do for the weekend. Her mind was so busy, and she had
so many rushing thoughts, that she didn’t see the neighbor’s cat climb through the window.
The next minute, the spotty cat was curling around Bianca’s legs. Bianca, as if falling from the
sky, snapped out of her daydream and saw the feline smiling up at her.
Explanation:
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Read the excerpt below:
What can you infer about the
narrator?
Highlight your answer.
"It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed."
He is intelligent
He is cautious
He is very curious
He is very threatening
Answer:
I would she he is intelligent
Explanation:
Please give 3 themes to the book Mystery on Church Hill. And when it was demonstrated in the story.
Also is the conflict character vs ? what is it.
Answer:
Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his eleven-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It’s a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep.
Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object—something he calls “the key to everything”—and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth. The device allows them to jump between parallel planes at once familiar and bizarre, wondrous and terrifying. And Jeffy and Amity can’t help but wonder, could Michelle be just a click away?
Jeffy and Amity aren’t the only ones interested in the device. A man with a dark purpose is in pursuit, determined to use its grand potential for profound evil. Unless Amity and Jeffy can outwit him, the place they call home may never be safe again.
Explanation:
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Which moral was Aesop most likely teaching in "The Bundle of Sticks"?
-Parents are wise.
-Greed is dangerous.
-Children are disobedient.
-Strength is in unity.
Answer:
Strength is in Unity
Explanation:
Answer:
the last one im pretty sure correct me if im wrong
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Read the excerpt from “Broken Chain.”
“Come on, man, let me use it,” Alfonso pleaded. “Please, Ernie, I’ll do anything.”
Although Ernie could see Alfonso’s desperation, he had plans with his friend Raymundo. They were going to catch frogs at the Mayfair canal. He felt sorry for his brother and gave him a stick of gum to make him feel better, but there was nothing he could do. The canal was three miles away, and the frogs were waiting.
Which message does Gary Soto want readers to take away?
Small gifts have great influence.
Achieving one's goals is unrealistic.
Friendship is something that everyone should value.
People place their own needs above those of others.
Answer:
People place their own needs above others
Explanation:
Answer: Small gifts have great influence
Explanation: In the text is states " He had plans with his friend Raymundo "
I can infer that he didn't want to cancel his plans so instead he gave him some gum to lighten him up
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How many times did your uncle who writes children's fiction......that prize? a) award b) was awarded c) win d) was rewarded
Answer:
its win because the other ones dont make sense
As a fictional writer, there are certain milestones you will need to reach for an effective?
A) Character description
B) Introduction
C) Conclusion
D) Plot
Answer:
D) Plot
Explanation:
The plot is the gist, the point, and part of the theme of the book. And the storyline is how you get from point A to point Z. I.e., the plot is the entire forest, and the storyline, the trees. Both organization and structure come into play here as well, the organization being the roadmap that the structure bolsters up
By ending the story in the present, the reader can infer that
Select one:
Ms. Gonzales has made a lifelong impact on Samantha
Samantha still spends time with Ms. Gonzales
Samantha uses the quilt all the time.
Samantha did not complete the community service assignment
Read the passage and answer the following question(s)
The Patchwork Quilt
Samantha paused in her spring cleaning to press her cheek against the soothing plumpness of the patchwork quilt. Its still–rich colors transported her mind back to the day she'd been given the quilt. In her mind's eye she could see herself going into Mrs. Gonzales's house that first, cloudy October afternoon. Putting down her broom, Samantha sat down at her bedroom desk and allowed herself the luxury of a little nostalgic dreaming...
Mrs. Gonzales, I'm here! fourteen–year–old Samantha called out softly in the dusty gloom of Mrs. Gonzales's front hallway.
Who is it? a thin, quivering voice replied from the direction of the bedroom.
Samantha! Samantha Parsons to read to you, Samantha answered, making her way down the dim hallway toward the old woman's bedroom. Standing in the doorway she took in the tidy, restful scene of the elderly woman sitting up in her bed wearing a frilly, purple nightgown, and slowly sorting square patches of bright fabric. Her fingers were bent and gnarled, but her nails were beautifully manicured in pink polish.
Ah, Samantha. I remember now. You gave me a fright just now, but come on in and sit down, she said cozily, pointing at a rocking chair beside her bed.
I'm sorry I scared you. Your daughter said I could let myself in. She left the door unlocked for me, as long as I locked it behind me when I came and when I left, Samantha explained, sitting down in the cushioned, but creaking, rocking chair.
Tell me, Niña, why do you want to read aloud to me? Rosa, my daughter, you know, said something about your school's community service program.
Yes, my English teacher has asked all of her classes to do something for the community for six hours each week. We get credit for English class because at the end of the semester I have to write a paper about my community service and what I learned from it. So, I thought... if I could... , Samantha faltered in her explanation, nervously biting her lower lip.
I see, I see, Mrs. Gonzales cackled merrily, then began to cough harshly, painfully. Her faded brown eyes filled with tears, and her lined face looked pained as her body shook with coughs. When she'd recovered from her coughing spell, she added, "You thought you could read aloud to an old invalid woman like me, eh? What shall we read, Niña?"
So, Samantha had read through many afternoons after school, while October, November and December rainstorms rumbled outside and Mrs. Gonzales painstakingly stitched her quilts and coughed. Samantha read To Kill a Mockingbird, Great Expectations, and a thick volume of Ernest Hemingway's short stories. It wasn't exactly entertaining, especially when she missed going to the movies or the mall after school with her friends, but gradually Samantha began to see the value of what she was doing for Mrs. Gonzales... and for herself. She began to fall in love with the characters in the books, especially Atticus Finch and his intrepid little daughter, Scout.
The second week in December, Mrs. Gonzales's lung disease took a turn for the worse, and she had to be hospitalized for immediate surgery. The evening after Mrs. Gonzales's surgery, her daughter Rosa came to the Parsons home with the good news that Mrs. Gonzales was recuperating well and would be home for New Year's Eve celebrations. She brought something else, too—a beautifully wrapped package which she presented to Samantha.
I know you read to my mother for a school assignment, but to her your time was like a special gift, so she wanted you to have this, and she asked me to tell you to please come and see her sometime. When you come, she wants you to please bring the paper you write about your community service experience.
Samantha opened the package with trembling fingers, and smiled when she saw what lay inside. It was the patchwork quilt Mrs. Gonzales had been piecing together on that first day Samantha had begun reading to her. Samantha thanked Rosa quietly as she opened the richly colored folds of the quilt, and said, "It's beautiful! Please tell your mother I'll always treasure it!"
...Samantha reluctantly brought her mind back from the memory of all of those afternoons she'd spent reading to the ailing Mrs. Gonzales. She'd never forget those novels and stories she'd read because the characters were as much a part of the experience as Mrs. Gonzales's friendship had been. Watching the woman's good–natured attitude toward her own suffering had taught Samantha an invaluable lesson about human endurance and courage. Gently folding the patchwork quilt, she put it back into the trunk at the foot of her bed, and picked up her broom again.
Answer:
Samantha did not complete the community service assignment
Answer: Well from reading the passage, I can definitely say, Ms, Gonzales has made a lifelong impact on Samantha.
Explanation:
What promise does Maverick make Lisa?
Answer:
He promises that they will move out of Garden Heights and whatever it takes keep her and the family safe.
Explanation:
I got a comment saying "it must be in english/spanish" does that mean one of them or both ?
Answer:
one of them
Explanation:
One of them because its given you a choice to pick either of the two
Which detail from The Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass best supports the inference that he had previously tried to escape from slavery?
Answer:
One ex-slave who became very important in the abolitionist movement was Frederick Douglass. You will read about his life from his birth in approximately 1818 to the time when his first autobiography Opens in modal popup window was published (1845). By that time, Douglass had earned his freedom, worked for several years, and made an important speech to a white audience.
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was so well written that many people doubted whether the writer had really been a slave. And it was so successful that Douglass had to flee to England to avoid being caught by slave hunters who were chasing him in the North. Eventually, several British friends paid Douglass's former master for Douglass's freedom, and Douglass returned to the United States as a legally free man.
In 1860, Douglass worked for the presidential campaign of Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War that soon followed, Douglass recruited Union soldiers, including black soldiers, for two regiments in Massachusetts.
Douglass went on to publish two updates to his autobiography later in life—one in 1855 (still pre-Civil War) and another in 1881. He published a newspaper, gave lectures, and spoke out for human rights around the world.
Look at the time line to get an idea of where Frederick Douglass belongs in a historical context. Be sure to click the area between 1845 and 1865 for details about Douglass's role in the years leading up to, and including, the Civil War.
Explanation:
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PLS HELP MEH ! Are a characters feelings the same as the tone of a story? Explain why or why not, and give an example.
Answer:
Yes
Explanation:
The letters are uppercase which implies that the character is screaming. The punctuation at the end is an exclamation point which emphasizes the statement.
How had conditions in new mexico changed by the time the spanish returned in 1692?
Answer:
Like this
Explanation:
The history of New Mexico is based on archeological evidence, attesting to varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after ... Since that time, the Spanish Empire, Mexico, and the United States
We were wanderers on a prehistoric earth, on an earth that wore the aspect of an unknown planet. We could have fancied ourselves the first of men taking possession of an accursed inheritance, to be subdued at the cost of profound anguish and of excessive toil.
–Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
According to the narrator, what would be the negative outcomes of "taking possession" of the land?
A: "wanderers on a prehistoric earth"
B: "the aspect of an unknown planet"
C: "an accursed inheritance"
D: "profound anguish and . . . excessive toil"
Answer:
D) “profound anguish and . . . excessive toil”
Explanation:
It’s correct on egu2020
According to the narrator "profound anguish and . . . excessive toil" would be the negative outcomes of "taking possession" of the land.
What is land ?
The solid terrestrial portion of planet Earth that is not covered by an ocean or other body of water is referred to as land, sometimes known as dry land, ground, or earth. The continents and other islands make up the 29 percent of the Earth's surface that is covered by land.
Attorney in Charge at Desautel Law. Planning for land use is essential for the wise management or growth of the environment around us. Residential, agricultural, recreational, transit, and commercial are the five basic categories of land use.
The phrase "land usage" is used to describe how people use land. It symbolizes the economic and cultural activities that are carried out in a certain location, including those that are agricultural, residential, industrial, mining, and recreational in nature. Land usage on public and private properties typically diverge greatly.
Thus, option D is correct.
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Reread paragraph 7. What does Roosevelt believe binds Americans together? What does he
cite as evidence for that assertion?
Answer: Roosevelt believes that we are all bound together by hope of a common future. He cited “The realization that we are all bound together by hope of a common future rather than by reverence for a common past” as evidence for that assertion.
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
An individual drama, such as a Greek drama, consists of several parts. The are the people whose words and actions are represented by actors. The set of lines spoken in the play are called . All the written text
of the play is contained within the .
Characters are those people who are played by actors on stage
Dialogue refers to the speech spoken by two or more people
Screenplay (or script)
2 Free Market Economy Summary: Imagine you are a business owner. You have a set of goods you sell, make, or produce in some way. Your store can be whatever you like including one that sells goods, one that sells services, or a corporation of some sort. Using what you have learned about the free market economy and reflecting upon the work from earlier this week, summarize how your business would function under each form of economic system. Give examples of what it would look like. Be creative in your narrative as this is supposed to be a fun and creative writing using what you have learned. Traditional: I Free Market: Command: Mixed:
Explanation:
Note, a free-market economy is an economy that little government control over the supply and demand of most goods and services.
Since we operate under a free market economy, we would have or expect to have competitors who sell similar goods and services as we do. We would expect the prices of goods and services to change based on supply/demand factors. And lastly, as a corporation of some sort, we are going to enjoy the freedom to expand our operations without government restrictions.
Selections must be from Unit 1: William Bradford (U1L2), Anne Bradstreet (U1L4), Phillis Wheatley (U1L4), Jonathan Edwards (U1L5), Olaudah Equiano (U1L6), Thomas Paine (U1L7), and Thomas Jefferson (U1L8).
12a. Identify two early American/colonial authors from the list above along with a text/excerpt they wrote. Possible Selections:
Author choice 1 and selection:
Author choice 2 and selection:
12b. What is similar and/or different about each author’s purpose in your two selections above? (Is it to inform, explain, persuade, create, express, reflect, etc.?)
12c. What is similar and/or different about each author’s audience in the two selections above? (Think about who the author is writing to.)
12d. What is similar and/or different about each author’s style in the two selections above? (Think about themes, word choice, tone, form, etc.)
Answer:
William Bradford.
Anne Bradstreet.
Explanation:
Excerpt written by Willian Bradford, in the poem "A word to New England":
"Oh New England, you can not boast;
Thy former glory thou hast lost.
When H00ker, Winthrop, Cotton died,
And many precious ones beside,
Thy beauty then it did decay,
And still doth languish more away. "
William Bradford was one of the first American writers, being one of the most important in the literary production and in the general history of the country. He was a Puritan, served as governor of the Plymouth colony and is the author of the most important account of English colonists and the difficulties they faced on the new continent.
Excerpt written by Anne Bradstreet, in the poem "Upon a Fit of Sickness":
"Bubble blast, how long can'st last?
That always art a breaking,
No sooner blown, but dead and gone,
Ev'n as a word that's speaking.
The whil'st I live, this grace me give,
I doing good may be,
Then death's arrest I shall count best,
because it's thy decree. "
Anne Bradstreet is recognized as the first poet within the territory where the USA is today. She never went to school, but she learned to read and write with her father who was instrumental in her education and one of the main responsible for her ability. She was also a Puritan, but she was not well regarded by other Puritans for displaying behavior considered wrong for that society, such as a woman writing and showing love for her husband.
reread the sentence from paragraph 9 of the duck and the smartphone. which type of context clue in the sentence can help you understand the meaning of despondent?
The type of context clue in the sentence that helps us understand the meaning of "despondent" is contrast. (option A)
What are context clues?Context clues are words or phrases an author uses to give readers hints about the meaning of other words or phrases. In the sentence we are analyzing here, the new or difficult word is "despondent."
To reveal the meaning of "despondent", the author uses a contrast context clue. That means he provides another word to contrast with "despondent," that is, a word that provides an opposite meaning. Here, that word is "joyful."
With the information above in mind, we can select option A as the best answer.
Here's the complete question with the missing sentence and answer options:
Reread this sentence from paragraph 9 of "The Duck and the Smartphone." Which type of context clue in the sentence can help you understand the meaning of despondent?
The duck was delighted with his new toy and immediately began to experiment with it, but within moments his mood changes from joyful to despondent.
A) contrast
B) similarity
C) appositive
D) example
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Answer:
I would disagree with all four but that's just my opinion.
Explanation:
Answer:
Explanation:
1. DISAGREE- Even though its the name your parents gave you, you have the right to change it if you dilike it or you want to be called something else.
2. DISAGREE- Names are names. It is a matter of OPINION what name is better. It isn't a FACT which names are better than others.
3. DISAGREE- Moving to a new coutnry does not mean you are abondoning your old culture. You can bring it with you to your new country and share your traditions and customs with everyone else. This has been done a lot. For example, tacos, burritos were brought over from mexico.
4. DISAGREE- Not always. For example, just because you are from america, doesn't mean you know everyone from america. Plus, there are 328.2 million people from America. You don't know them all.
Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers -- a steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the Statue of Liberty.
It was noisy on the ship sailing to America. Immigrant parents and children made a lot of noise, especially when they got to the Statue of Liberty.
Immigrant families sailing to America were excited when they finally made it to the New York harbor. Everyone on board made happy noise as they reached the United States.
Everyone on board the ship was fighting to see the Statue of Liberty. Babies and mothers and fathers all cried because they couldn’t see it, because it was off to the left.
Immigrant children had to hold tightly to their parents’ hands. There was so much crowding and jostling on board the ship. If they didn’t stay close to their parents, they would fall off the boat.
Mark this and return.
Answer:
i need some options if there are any
Answer:
Sample Response: All of the passengers on the ship were excited to see the Statue of Liberty.
Why is Fortunato's name ironic?
O He is very rich.
O He is arrogant.
O He is not very fortunate.
Answer:
he is not very fortunate
Type your response in the box. Reread the poem "Winter-Time C" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Then copy and paste the last two stanzas into the answer field and scan them. Identify the stressed and unstressed syllables as well as the meter. When you scan the stanzas, remember to highlight or bold the stressed syllables and place foot markers in the appropriate spots. Lord's the first stanza of the room ac an cyarople.
Answer:
When to | go out, | my nurse | doth wrap
Me in | my com | -forter | and cap;
The cold | wind burns | my face, | and blows
Its frost | -y pep | -per up | my nose.
Black are | my steps | on sil |-ver sod;
Thick blows | my frost |-y breath | abroad;
And tree | and house, | and hill | and lake,
Are frost |-ed like | a wed | -ding-cake.
Have a nice day! Most importantly, don't let your teacher find out.
Answer:Black are | my steps | on sil |-ver sod;
Thick blows | my frost |-y breath | abroad;
And tree | and house, | and hill | and lake,
Are frost |-ed like | a wed | -ding-cake.
Explanation:
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Answer:
no
Explanation:
just dont
She was standing at the museum entrance, way at the top of the steps, gesturing impatiently at me to come on. (page 10) What does the word impatiently mean? *
25 points
To be able to wait
Arguing; to challenge
To be unable to wait; missing patience
Screaming; to yell
Answer: To be unable to wait; missing patience
Explanation: You can look it up :)
According to Thoreau, what happens to those individuals who “serve the state with their consciences”?why?
Answer:
Thoreau believes the majority of men serve the state physically, or “as machines, with their bodies.” These individuals make up the military and police forces, and because they are unable to make judgments or moral decisions--only follow orders--Thoreau does not think very highly of these individuals. In fact, though others admire the men in these positions, Thoreau see them as beasts of burden or pets of the state.
“They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs.” (ouch!)
A smaller set serve legislatively, and in this Thoreau includes pastors. These individuals are on a higher level than the previous group because they are able to make moral judgments and to act on it.
The final set, and the one that Thoreau admires, are those that serve ideologically : “heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers…” These individuals are often seen as the enemies of the state for using their consciences to resist any injustice they see. They are not appreciated for their efforts by others,...
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if i was going to express my opinion about this topic it would would mostly about how the US has been treating black people all this years it was not only george floyd who was gun shot they have been mistreating black people and had blamed them for the things they haven't done just because they are black it doesn't mean they are different or they don't deserve to have the humans equality and right the black people should be respected and have all the rights that other people have. my contention would be that keep protesting the safe way because violence is not going to do anything then making worst if we protest with violence and they will make reports saying that they are protesting just because they want to steal and destroy things.
Answer:
The United States of America have been treating African Americans systemically worse than the general population for years before people woke up after the shooting of George Floyd. It has been shown in many of the states largest cities, black communities were policied differently, not treated with the same financial funding for education and other social programs that white communties recieved. With the recent events of George Floyd and countless other victims of police brutality, protests should remain peaceful, respectful and organized. These type of silent protests lead to more respect from both sides whether you agree or not and doesn't distance others who are on the fence of the issue at hand, systemic racism in the United States.
Explanation: