Read the excerpt from “Raymond s Run.” Now some people like to act like things come
Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th Street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she’s not with me, don’t know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else’s crazy child.
Which theme is shown most clearly in this excerpt?
Strong knees are the secret to improved running.
People with natural talent require little practice to win.
Being good at something requires hard work and practice.
Kids will sometimes go to extremes to embarrass their parents.
The correct answer is D. In writing the Letter from Birmingham Jail, King sought to respond to the criticism he received from people that he considered be colleagues by methodically addressing each of their claims for Americans
Explanation:
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was an open letter written on April 16, 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. King wrote the letter from the prison in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, where he was being held after a non-violent protest against racial segregation. The letter was a response to a statement issued by eight white clergy members of Alabama on April 12, 1963 entitled "A Call to Unity." In it, they declared the existence of social injustices but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be carried out only in the courts and not carried to the streets. King responded that without strong direct action, true civil rights could never be achieved. He stated not only that civil disobedience was justified in the face of unjust laws, but that "one has the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
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