<span>Because it is someone telling you his or her story.</span>
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Douglass advocated equal justice and rights, as well as citizenship, for blacks. He begins his speech by modestly apologizing for being nervous in front of the crowd and recognizes that he has come a long way since his escape from slavery.
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Brian gets run over a moose and a tornado destroys his shelter, his weapons, and everything he worked hard on/for except his hatchet. At first he's angry, but then realizes that the hatchet is what he only had in the first place, and now he knows what he needs to do.