Exocetus is a genus of fishes including the flying fish. It's a fish that sleeps on the shore. It means "sleeping out"
The correct answer here would be that "conscription was despotism."
Despotism
refers to the absolute rule of the a single entity who rules as it
choose. That was usually a monarch but it can be any kind of government
that obstructs the rights of its citizens. It is used to describe the
abuse of power and the oppressing of people. Here conscription is
despotism as the government is oppressing the people and their rights
given to them by the 13th Amendment and it is abusing its power.
<em>Writers use genres because of the cognitive and social work they accomplish. Using the patterns of a genre accepted by readers for accomplishing their purposes allows them to establish a working relationship with readers. But familiarity with genres can also make life easier for writers.</em>