do you mean like substitutes for the cuss words? <span />
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Understanding a time period is very important. If a reader is reading a text which speaks openly about slavery and uses derogatory names, one should understand that during the period which the text was written deemed it "okay." I always have to remind my students that a text comes from...
A discourse is a speech, a discussion or a way to communicate through conversation a message to a specific audience. Another word that has a similar meaning and that is present in the excerpt is the word <em>sermon.</em> A sermon is also a speech, and it a communicates a religious message. Therefore, the correct answer is that the word from the excerpt that helps define discourse is the word <em>sermon</em>.
The correct answer is d. I’m fairly certain.