At the end of "Notes of a Native Son", Baldwin's argument that resolves one of his central ideas is C. That hatred or acceptance are choices one must make.
Upon his father's death, Baldwin had a sort of epiphany: he was finally able to understand the meaning behind the words his father had preached for so many years. He comes to the conclusion that to choose to be bitter, to choose to hate, is an unintelligent choice: "But I knew that it was folly, as my father would have said, this bitterness was folly. It was necessary to hold on to the things that mattered."
He then moves on to the last paragraph concerning the two ideas a person can hold in their mind: total acceptance and non-acceptance. Total acceptance means conformity, seeing "injustice as a commonplace" and living as if nothing can or should be done, for things will never change. On the other hand, however, non-acceptance is never taking injustice as commonplace, it is fighting it.
Such fight, however, must not be carried out with hatred, since hatred destroys the one who hates as well. As Baldwin says, "it had now been laid to my charge to keep my own heart free of hatred and despair." No other person could have made that decision but himself. However opposite the ideas may sound, he chose to not accept and to not hate.
One of the best ways to o one of these is have a parent talk with you.
EX: "Mom, dad, I believe I should have a later curfew."
"Why"
then tell them. If it is one of the teachers that want a lot of detail, mention where you are with the adults, and etc..
Answer:
The author’s purpose in this paragraph is to <u>explain the need for faster technology in cryptanalysis.</u>
Explanation:
Simon Singh's book on the history of cryptography "The Code Book" presents an illustrative representation of the world of cryptography. In it, he reveals the secrets of the cryptographic world, the history of encryption, and the evolution in the field.
As given in the passage, the author presents how a newer and better technology is needed by cryptographers if they are to make success in a fast way in the <em>"speed of factoring"</em>. Silicon chips may help but that is not enough for it can change. Rather, he argues for the need for a <em>"technology that is billions of times faster than current computers"</em>. And if scientists were to build a <em>"quantum computer"</em>, it will definitely be a huge success for them for <em>"it would be able to perform calculations with such enormous speed that it would make a modern supercomputer look like a broken abacus".</em> Thus, the<u> whole passage is to explain why cryptoanalysis requires faster technology.
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