Question

Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.
Which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”?
a sense of opportunity and growth
a sense of fear and anxiety
a sense of compassion and humanity
a sense of oppression and domination

Answer 1

Absence of oppression and domination
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Answer 2

Answer:

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1.Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s work “The Crisis” No. 1.

Which phrase from the excerpt best reflects the excerpt’s passionate tone?

“enforce her tyranny”

2.Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”

Which choice best describes the purpose of this text?

to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature

3.Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.

In this excerpt, certain words are capitalized to

highlight the supremacy of certain concepts.

4.Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine’s work Common Sense.

Which best describes the tone of this excerpt?

emotional and passionate

5.Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”

Which phrase from the excerpt uses formal English?

“that activity can be justified by no one”

6.Read this excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”

Which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative?

including words that address logic and reason

7.Thomas Paine was an English American __________ who wrote pamphlets that influenced many people and were instrumental in starting the American Revolution. He skillfully communicated the ideas of the Revolution to everyone, from farmers to intellectuals.

If the purpose of this paragraph is to inform, which word best fits in the blank

activist

8.Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”?

a sense of oppression and domination

9.In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson talks about independence through his use of big words and fancy argument skills.

Which is the best revision to the sentence?

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson uses his command of the English language to make a powerful argument for American independence.

10.Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”

Which phrase from the excerpt best uses persuasion?

“Our distinct cultures nourish each one of us”

Explanation:

edge 2021 stay strong