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Mia is writing a literary argument about James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing." This is her thesis:
The poem conveys the idea that it is worth enduring hardships to gain freedom.
Which sentence best supports Mia's claim?
O A. Johnson emphasizes the difficult journey toward freedom with the phrase "dark past."
О в.
Johnson describes the hardships with phrases such as "weary feet" and "gloomy past."
O c.
The text describes the "gloomy past," but emphasizes freedom as "the white gleam of our bright star."
O D.
The text emphasizes that freedom should be sung as "high as the listening skies" and as "loud as the rolling sea”.

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User Moishe
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Answer: I believe c is the correct answer

Explanation: sorry if I’m wrong

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User Paul Klint
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Answer :

  • The text describes the "gloomy past," but emphasizes freedom as "the white gleam of our bright star."

Step-by-step explanation :

  • According to Mia's thesis, it is worth enduring hardships to gain freedom and in Johnson words,a ,'gloomy past' can help us to aim for,'the white gleam of our bright star'. Thus, Option (C) is correct.


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