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02.03Read the following passage from "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me" by Mary McLeod Bethune and the paraphrase that follows. Then answer the question that follows:
Original—Our faith in visions of fundamental change as mutual respect and understanding between our races come in the path of spiritual awakening. Certainly there have been times when we may have delayed this mutual understanding by being slow to assume a fuller share of our national responsibility because of the denial of full equality. And yet, we have always been loyal when the ideals of American democracy have been attacked. We have given our blood in its defense—from Crispus Attucks on Boston Commons to the battlefields of France. We have fought for the democratic principles of equality under the law, equality of opportunity, equality at the ballot box, for the guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have fought to preserve one nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Yes, we have fought for America with all her imperfections, not so much for what she is, but for what we know she can be.


Paraphrase—Our faith in fundamental change as mutual respect between our races come in the path of awakening. There have been times when we have delayed this understanding by being slow to assume a full share of our national responsibility because of the denial of equality. We have been loyal when the ideals of American democracy have been attacked. We have given our blood in its defense—from Crispus Attucks on Boston Commons to the battlefields of France. We fought for principles of equality under the law, equality of opportunity, at the ballot box, for the guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought to preserve one nation, in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Yes, we have fought for America not for what she is, but for what we know she can be.


Why is the above not a good paraphrase of Mary McLeod Bethune's passage?


A: It cites Mary McLeod Bethune in a signal phrase.

B: It only deletes a few words.

C: It retells the passage in a new way.

D: It's the writer's own version of the text.

Answer 1

We can actually deduce here that the above is not a good paraphrase of Mary McLeod Bethune's passage because: D: It's the writer's own version of the text.

What is paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing is actually known to be a process of restating a block of text, passage or paragraph in one's own words without altering the message in the original material.

Summary is also seen as an example of paraphrasing.

It should be noted that whenever one is paraphrasing, it is very important to retain the main points stated in the original. If the main points are not retained, then the writer has written his own version.

Thus, we see that the selected answer above is not a good paraphrase of Mary McLeod Bethune's passage.

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