Age arts 10 a q1
english
analyzing how word choice supports the authors' claim
how does the authors' word choice contribute to the
claim in this passage?
sugar plantations were hell because of the endless labor
they demanded from slaves. they were hell because of
the many dangers and the injuries that they caused. they
were hell because the slaves who labored without end got
nothing for their work except to live another day, to
work more. but none of these miseries was the true
reason the plantations were so evil. the plantations were
hell because the masters and overseers were treated as
gods-which turned them into devils. the english
historian lord acton famously said, "power tends to
corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." that is
a perfect description of sugar hell. men with absolute
power over their slaves acted like creatures we would
otherwise meet only in nightmares. their cruelty had no
limit-they preferred to kill their slaves rather than fear
them. as equiano explained the island of montserrat
requires 20,000 new negroes annually, to fill up the
vacant places of the dead."
the denotations of words explain how
plantations ran smoothly
the repetition of several key words creates a
positive view of slaveholders
the connotations of several words create a
neutral view of working conditions
the repetition and connotations of words
emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless
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D)The repetitions and connotations of words emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless

Explanation:

This can be explained with the repetition of Hell

Hell is used to describe something that is horrible.

Demanded, dangers, injuries, without end, miseries, nightmares, kill are all words that describe that plantations and slaveholders were merciless.

The answer is D, The repetitions and connotations of words emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless

Explanation:

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?