Which excerpt is a counterclaim in "what to the slave is the fourth of july? "
what is this but the acknowledgment that the slave is a moral, intellectual, and responsible being? the manhood of the slave
is conceded.
there are seventy-two crimes in the state of virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be),
subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment.
it is admitted in the fact that southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and
penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write.
what, then, remains to be argued? is it that slavery is not divine; that god did not establish it that our doctors of divinity are
mistakel?

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.