<span>McCarthyism began after a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, named Joseph McCarthy said that communists had infiltrated the Department of State. These suspicions were later investigated. At this time, anybody and everybody became subjects of 'witch hunts' in order to find the communists. An investigation by CBS later showed that McCarthy was dishonest and abusive in investigations.</span>
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As per the question, the author's key purpose of including this paragraph include 'to inform the reader about the location' and 'to entertain the readers by showing how dramatic the situation is.
Abolitionists wanted the Dred Scott case to be heard by the courts because this would bring slavery to the forefront and Congress would be forced to deal with the issue. Why? Well, see below for an explanation!
Let’s start by addressing what the Dred Scott case was and how it affected former slaves and blacks as a whole. The Dred Scott v. Sanford case was a situation that occurred during the times of slavery (year of 1857). Dred Scott’s slave owner passed away and Scott offered that he buy his freedom. The Chief Justice in court at the time sought an opportunity to settle that blacks were inferior. When the case was heard in Supreme Court, the ruling came out explicitly that black people were inferior and had no rights as far as the white man. Under these circumstances, it was implied that Dred Scott could not purchase his freedom as could a white man. Abolitionists also saw this as an opportunity though because they wanted the conflict of slavery to be addressed publicly and with a straightforward response/resolution. If you need any extra help, let me know and I will gladly assist you.
Croen's argument that he is older and wiser than his son is an example of ethos.
Ethos is when an argument is constructed based on the ethics or credibility of the person that is making an argument. Ethos is in contrast to pathos, which appeals to emotions. Logos appears to logic or reason. Harmatia is something completely different and means when a fatal flaw leads to the downfall of a tragic hero.
They explored Texas cus of our gold riches and wanted to own the Texas land. The only way the Spanish could achieve this was to fight a giants Texas