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The text presented in the question above is an excerpt from Lincoln's second inaugural address. In this excerpt, he reinforces the idea that blacks were part of American society, making up an eighth of the entire population, but this was ignored and the result was slavery, which not only oppressed and limited blacks, but was the main cause of war, civil war, in this case. In his reasoning, Lincoln claims that slavery was the cause of so many deaths and bloodshed in southern and northern states. Lincoln recognizes that blacks are a very important and powerful portion of the population, as well as being unique in how such an oppressed community is capable of triggering great events.
Answer: internal conflict
Explanation: In this excerpt from Robert Cormier's "The Moustache", the conflict that the narrator is facing is an <u><em>internal conflict</em></u>. Mike, a 17-year-old has grown his facial hair and is wearing a mustache. When he visits his grandmother at the nursing home she mistakes him for his late husband. At first, he agrees to that but then he doubts whether it is the right thing to do. Internal conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces in a character's personality.
Answer:
A. This reminds me of reading about Caesar's assassination in history class.
Explanation:
The given excerpt actually connects to the reader by reminding the reader about the assassination of Julius Caesar. His assassination is usually taught in history classes.
Caesar was actually assassinated by a group of senators; about 40 Roman senators assasinated him and stabbed about 23 times.
The main motive behind his assassination was due to his tyrany and his plan to overthrow the Senate.
