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When King says that “we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood”, he is illustrating the transition from 

What conclusion do most Americans draw because of their “grudging fairness”?

In the fairy tale, the husband and wife fear that

King says that his dream   

The group of crimes that under common law were referred to as abuse-of-trust crimes eventually came to be called​

A prism is a transparent object that bends light.   What is the figurative meaning of prism?

In lines 24–31, the author describes how men stop throwing rocks so that she and her nieces can scramble toward the crowd. This incident illustrates the fact that 

What does opaque mean? 

What are America’s two “defining ideals” that are often in conflict?

The author’s details about locked hotels and snipers watching the crowd from above (lines 61–66)  help create a tone that is