The correct answer is B. Gave specific examples of their mistreatment
Explanation:
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence, which was approved in 1776, was to communicate Great Britain that colonies wanted to be independent territories, and therefore they will no longer be under the control of Great Britain.
Additionally, in this Declaration representatives of the colonies wanted to show the Independence was fair and motivated by reasonable motives. Due to this, to maintain the credibility in this document, the authors provided specific examples of Great Britan mistreatment to the colonies because this showed Independence was needed. This included mentioning Great Britain's monarchy did not approve laws that benefited people in the colonies, imposed taxes, and unfair laws, and obstructed colonies from choosing representatives.
The Treaty of Kanagawa<span> was an 1854 agreement between the United States of America and the government of Japan. The treaty, which was essentially imposed on the Japanese by threat of force, opened two Japanese ports for trade with American ships.</span>
Answer: Lewis overall purpose in this speech is to illustrate that success can be attributed to luck and it's not always about hardwork or commitment.
Explanation:
Michael Lewis, was the author of Liar's Poker, The Big Short and Boomerang and he gave a speech on the role that luck plays in our lives in 2012 during the graduation ceremony at Princeton University.
According to him, people are successful in the world due to the luck they encounter along the way. From the beginning of the speech, he spoke about how he was invited to a dinner, and sat beside the wife of a top person at an investment bank, that was refered to as Salomon Brothers and that the woman made her husband give him a job and through the job, made a good pay.
He further stated that successful people don't like hearing the fact that success comes with luck but he said accident played an important role in their lives. At the end of the speech, he gave his closing remarks by congratulating the graduands as the lucky few and told them to make a positive impact in the world.
