Question

Which statement explains why the two excerpts

present conflicting views?

O The first states that the American dream of

women's voting rights has yet to be achieved, while

the second states that American women have

already paid the price for this right.

O The first states that freedom was difficult to

achieve, while the second states that Americans

dream about freedom but are unwilling to pay the

price to achieve it

O The first states that the American dream of

freedom and equality has yet to be realized, while

the second states that freedom and equality have

already been achieved.

O The first states that dreams are rarely fulfilled in

America, while the second states that all people

who work hard can achieve their dreams in

Answer 1

The first states that the American dream of freedom and equality has yet to be realized, while the second states that freedom and equality have already been achieved.

Answer 2

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "The American Dream” speech. America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled. Now read the excerpt from Governor George Wallace's inaugural address. Freedom was won at a hard price, and if it requires a hard price to keep it . . . we are able . . . and quite willing to pay it.

Which statement explains why the two excerpts present conflicting views?

Answer:

The first states that the American dream of freedom and equality has yet to be realized, while the second states that freedom and equality have already been achieved.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the statement by Martin Luther King where he said that America is essentially a dream that is unfulfilled and the statement by George Wallace that Freedom was won at a hard price, and if it requires a hard price to keep it . . . we are able . . . and quite willing to pay it, the conflicting views are that the first believes that freedom and equality is yet to be realised while the second states that these have already been achieved.