To make himself sound better
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nervous and or disappointed depending on the reason.
Explanation:
Answer:
Mrs. Jenkins pulled a compact from her purse and checked her makeup.
Explanation:
The noun compact refers to a small case with makeup and a mirror. This is the only sentence in which compact is used as a noun, and it is used correctly as it is referring to the makeup device. The other sentences use compact as an adjective and a verb.
Douglass learns the white man's power comes from the ability to prevent education to the slaves. The excerpt expresses Douglass' understanding of how education empowers the literate person and by remaining illiterate, unable to read, the master keeps his power against the slave.
