Questions on “The Declaration of Independence”: 1. A. Prudence B. Abdicated C. Ravaged D. Endeavored E. Rectitude 2. Original sentence: He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. My sentence: He’s robbed our seas, destroyed our beaches, burnt our towns, and has torn apart our people’s lives. 3. A. Annihilation B. Depriving C. Abolishing D. Desolation E. Constrained 4. A. The word “constrained” displays figurative diction since Jefferson is stating that they are constraining, or with holding, the citizens but they are not literally doing so. B. The word “independent” displays symbolic diction since Jefferson is stating that this is one of the many reasons why America wants its independence. 5. In Thomas Jefferson’s powerful …show more content…
In E.B. White’s thoughtful and emotional essay, he focuses on the description of his experiences at the lake to explain how he is feeling when he returns with his son as he did with his own father. Questions on “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”: 11. The major differences are wanting to expand versus wanting the country to stay the same. Yes, I do think these differences still exist today. 12. Yes, because as different as America is and although many Americans believe different ideas, we all view America as the home we love and agree with many ideas of our land today. 13. The transitional phrases lead the reader into the next paragraph by maintaining their attention with concepts from the previous one. 14. A. The sentence “He had come up the hard way…who grew up beyond the mountains,” displays cultured detail as this is how many Americans grew up back then and how some do even now. B. The sentence “Each man had to begin with the great virtue of utter tenacity and fidelity,” displays scholarly detail as comparing the two men because of words such as “tenacity” and “fidelity” embedded in the
"And yet you do destroy it, each of you. Each of you contributes daily to the destruction of the world."
1. Much of this information has been taken from John C Miller's, The Wolf by the Ears: Thomas Jefferson and Slavery. (NY, 1977), pp. 52-53.
... now, have changed the way America’s society operates; the way we think, and the way we express ourselves. For example, Elvis affected the music business, such as; its demographic for certain types of music and its amount of influence. John F. Kennedy affected the world of politics in the way that people look at the candidate’s personality as well as their qualifications, and plan if they are elected president. Television, though slow in development at first, had unlocked a brand new realm of entertainment, information, as well as influences on the future generations of America. In all, America wouldn’t be what it is today without these items in history.
Jefferson has a strong logical appeal throughout the Declaration of Independence, he uses logos to capture the countries attention and to gain their support. In the second section Jefferson wrote “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure
...vinced that the corruption of his own people will one day destroy this tribe's happiness.
b)“A rotten and corrupt Tree can produce nothing but bad Fruit, nor can any natural Cause have a better Effect than its Principles, or Natural Qualities can produce” pg 7
... reflects the accomplishments made in four centuries. While man still does not have absolute free speech, he is not so suppressed that he must hide his feelings by literary means.
However, the author 's interpretations of Jefferson 's decisions and their connection to modern politics are intriguing, to say the least. In 1774, Jefferson penned A Summary View of the Rights of British America and, later, in 1775, drafted the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (Ellis 32-44). According to Ellis, the documents act as proof that Jefferson was insensitive to the constitutional complexities a Revolution held as his interpretation of otherwise important matters revolved around his “pattern of juvenile romanticism” (38). Evidently, the American colonies’ desire for independence from the mother country was a momentous decision that affected all thirteen colonies. However, in Ellis’ arguments, Thomas Jefferson’s writing at the time showed either his failure to acknowledge the severity of the situation or his disregard of the same. Accordingly, as written in the American Sphinx, Jefferson’s mannerisms in the first Continental Congress and Virginia evokes the picture of an adolescent instead of the thirty-year-old man he was at the time (Ellis 38). It is no wonder Ellis observes Thomas Jefferson as a founding father who was not only “wildly idealistic” but also possessed “extraordinary naivete” while advocating the notions of a Jeffersonian utopia that unrestrained
A. This made him stick out to everyone around him and make it aware that he was not from this country...
In “Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies”, the author Bartoleme accuses the Spaniards of terrible crimes against humanity,
C. The author's purpose for this quote was to show how Abilene feels and reacts to her memories with her father. They are happy, warm,
3. In this case the two parties are the people and Locke’s thoughts and some promises are to help the people with out raising taxes or transfer more the power of making laws to anybody.
In “Once More to the Lake,” E.B. White expresses a sense of wonder when he revisits a place that has significant memories. Upon revisiting the lake he once knew so well, White realizes that even though things in his life have changed, namely he is now the father returning with his son, the lake still remains the same. Physically being back at the lake, White faces an internal process of comparing his memory of the lake as a child, to his experience with his son. Throughout this reflection, White efficiently uses imagery, repetition, and tone to enhance his essay.
...his shows that modernity has affected the nation with controversies as in any other nation.
A. I never thought I would have the opportunity to describe in detail, some of the most