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Staking Your Claim Assessment Step 1: Ensure you have a full understanding of the topic of your paper and choose a side of the argument for your claim. Prompt: After analyzing Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" and Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death", determine and defend which speech is more effective due to the use of figurative language, rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices. Provide textual evidence from both speeches to strengthen your argument. Step 2: Rea...

GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

1. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliat...

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fo...

ABCTE Elementary Education Exam 206 Questions with Verified Answers Magna Carta - CORRECT ANSWER (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom 13th Ammendment - CORRECT ANSWER officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary servitude. Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER 1st Constitution of the U.S. (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, n...

GACE 087- Social Studies, Reading, and English Latest 2024 Graded A+ Consumer A person who purchases good and services for personal use. Producer Someone who creates and supplies goods or services. Entrepreneur someone who organizes, manages, and assumes the ownership risks of a new business. Investor a person or organization that puts money into financial schemes, property, etc. with the expectation of achieving a profit. Treaty of Versailles A document signed between German...

Read the excerpt from President Lincoln's 1865 inaugural address, in which he speaks about the Civil War. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, whi...

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

Complete Test Bank for Of the People, Volume I: To 1877 with Sources, 5e 5th Edition by Michael McGerr, Camilla Townsend, Karen M. Dunak, Mark Summers, and Jan Ellen Lewis. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15 Chapter 1. Worlds in Motion, AMERICAN PORTRAIT: Malinche, Cultural Translator The Worlds of Indian Peoples Great Migrations The Emergence of Farming The Cradle of the Americas AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: Tenochtitlan The Northern World Takes Shape The Worlds of Christ...

ACP English Study Guide Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 What was the purpose of Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention? (I.E. What was he trying to persuade his audience to do - ANSWERSThe main purpose of Patrick Henry 's speech at Virginia Conference, was to convince the delegates to secede from Britain; moreover, to fight back against them. "This is no time for ceremony. The question before the house is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider i...