1) The Abolitionist movement in the United States of America was an effort to end slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom and believed “all men are created equal.” Over time, abolitionists grew more strident in their demands, and slave owners entrenched( difficult to change) in response, fueling regional divisiveness that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
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Repetition:
Lincoln repeats certain key words for emphasis. "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field. . ." "But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate. . ." "It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced."
Parallel structure:
Parallelism has to do with sentence structure. It is the use of the same grammatical form in a series of two or more ideas to call attention to those ideas, to create a balance in the sentence, and to create a pleasing rhythm to the sound of the sentences.
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The text that i read: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”. It was inconceivable to Stanton and her colleagues that their male advocates had failed to bring women along in the struggle for voting rights. In response Stanton and her white female colleagues made arguments on behalf of women that today smack of elitism, if not outright racism.
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Ambrose Bierce's writing spanned over many genres, all of which have been influential in the literary world. From his scathing, journalistic editorials to the bizarre and ironic twists of his short stories
Dark imagery, stream of consciousness and 'trick endings' are all trademarks of Bierce's short fiction.
number 4 was just pure copy and paste but the other stuff was from knowledge and notes
