Read the excerpt from frederick douglass's july 4, 1852, speech on the hypocrisy of american slavery. douglass was an abolitionist and a formerly enslaved person. whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. america is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. how do the words hideous, revolting, and false most affect the tone and meaning of this passage? they suggest the speaker’s belief that the future holds hope. they present a tone of solidarity with america's actions. they show the speaker’s disgust over slavery. they show the speaker's admiration for america.

The correct answer is the following: option C. The words hideous, revolting, and false most affect the tone and meaning of this passage, so that they show the speaker's disgust over slavery.

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator and writer, who used to be an enslaved person. On July 4th, 1852 he gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. During the speech, Douglass referred to the injustice and cruelty to which former slaves were subjected to. With the use of words such as hideous, revolting and false, the reformer described his disgust over slavery.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)