McKay personifies America as a woman who feeds him "bread and bitterness" and who sinks her "tiger's tooth" into his throat. By using the pronouns she and her to refer to America, McKay turns the concept of a country into a person who can cause the narrator harm even while he loves her. The effect of this personification turns the relationship between the narrator and his country into a more personal relationship, full of the conflicting emotions that come along with loving a person.
To complete the sentence, the answer would be the word "gather". Assemble is a synonym for "gather". Assemble means to gather something or someone together. Other synonyms include: build, collect, meet and congregate. The word "assemble" comes from the Latin words "ad-" meaning to and "-simul" meaning together.
Not only is beautiful a more accurate synonym for pretty (sassy refers more to an upbeat, often sarcastic personality), but it also has a more positive connotation. Remember that synonyms are two words with very similar meanings.
Answer is A) beautiful.
The writers who most likely influenced our Founding Fathers are Locke and Voltaire, as well as Spinoza and Rousseau.
These writers were very political in nature, and their ideas about a free country resonated with the Founding Fathers when they wanted to establish a liberated America based on the principles of democracy and natural freedoms, as well as basic and more advanced human rights.
