Enlightenment Ideas In America

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . . Which statement best describes the relationship between Jefferson's diction and his purpose? Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to present a claim based on reason and precedent. Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to praise his listeners for their political activism. Jefferson uses words with neutral connotations to suggest that there is no urgency to his message. Jefferson uses words with positive connotations to encourage peaceful relations with Britain.

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. Which statement best describes the use of rhetorical appeals in the excerpt? The excerpt relies on pathos by offering high praise to the document's authors. The excerpt relies on pathos by making strong emotional claims. The excerpt relies on logos by referencing other historical texts. The excerpt relies on logos by explaining the reasoning behind the document.

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments. He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes with impunity, provided they be done in the presence of her husband. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master—the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement. Which statement best describes the relationship between Stanton's diction and her purpose? Stanton uses words with positive connotations to encourage women to discover their voices. Stanton uses words with negative connotations to emphasize the persecution of women. Stanton uses words with positive connotations to highlight women's road toward social progress. Stanton uses words with negative connotations to criticize women for their apathy.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton first delivered her Declaration of Sentiments to

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. What ideas are associated with the words justice, magnanimity, and correspondence? might and power wealth and materialism peace and friendship study and research

Which statement uses pathos as a rhetorical appeal? Sixty percent of the community center staff are unpaid volunteers. The center is subsidized, and over half of the children attend for free. The children's innocence touches the volunteers' hearts. Many staffers are retired teachers with impressive resumes.

Read the excerpts from historical documents. From the Declaration of Independence: . . . That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. From the Declaration of Sentiments: Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Why do Jefferson and Stanton include these similar excerpts in their documents? because they are heartfelt praises intended to applaud activists because they mention the Founding Fathers in an attempt to inspire because they are powerful calls to change that define their causes because they are battle cries that demand physical confrontation

Which statement uses logos as a rhetorical appeal? No young child should go to bed feeling hungry. The committee has experience with staffing and operating food banks. Without food banks, families would face the empty shelves of their pantries. If the food bank collects one hundred more cans, it will be fully stocked.

Read the sentence. Kev's keen insights and ________ comments impressed the judges throughout the debate. Which word completes the sentence with the mostpositive connotations? inept astute adequate satisfactory

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled. How does Stanton use pathos as a rhetorical appeal? by describing one young woman's unfulfilled potential by emphasizing the injustices endured by women by explaining laws that govern marriages by establishing her authority to question the status quo