Robert Hayden was born on August 4, 1913 and died on February 25, 1980. He was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.
Robert Hayden was born in Detroit, Michigan, son of Ruth and Asa Sheffey. The couple separated before his birth. He was taken in by a foster family next door, Sue Ellen Westerfield and William Hayden, and grew up in a Detroit ghetto nicknamed "Paradise Valley". The Haydens' eternally belligerent marriage, coupled with Ruth Sheffey’s competition for her son's affections, made for a traumatic childhood. Witnessing fights and suffering beatings, Hayden lived in a house troubled with chronic anger. His childhood traumas resulted in debilitating bouts of depression that he later called "my dark nights of the soul".
Before answering the question, I would like to mention what we call free verse poetry. It is poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms. Such poems are without rhythm and rhyme schemes, do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules, yet still provide artistic expression.
We can conclude that the present poem is written in free verse because:
There is no rhyme scheme.
The lines are unequal in length.
<em>The other options present limitations or patterns which are the opposite characteristics of free verse.</em>
The correct answer is A. The author appeals to the audience's values by saying, "Others simply do not care."
Explanation
Pathos is a rhetorical device used as a means of argument to make sense of the purpose of a speech through values and emotions. According to the above, in the text presented the author makes use of Pathos by using the sentence "Others simply do not care" seeking to move the feelings of the audience to support her proposal "Hence, one must accept the proposition that a difference there will be by the presence of women and people of color on the bench". So, the correct respect is A.
A "Man of Magnitude" is described as someone who positively affects humankind through social reform. A potential nomination for "Person of Magnitude" could be Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK was a political activist who preached civil disobedience to achieve equality. His famous speeches are still cited today as the fight for equality continues.
<span>In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. Investigations following the tragedy revealed that it was not an unavoidable accident, but one that could have been prevented.
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