Make an argument for your point of view. Must have three pages in MLA format, 12 point, Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.

We wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,

And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,

In counting all our tears and sighs?

Nay, let them only see us, while

       We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile;

But let the world dream otherwise,

       We wear the mask!

This poem that was written and published by Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1896 is considered a hallmark for many Civil Rights activists around the world. Analyze the wording and lyrical style. Are the words abject or imperious? Do they get to the heart of the matter when discussing racial pride, longing for equality, or something else?

Make an argument for your point of view. Must have three pages in MLA format, 12 point, Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.