Read the following paragraph from "Resistance to Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau:
Thi...
English, 31.03.2020 10:32 miya257916
Read the following paragraph from "Resistance to Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau:
This American government, —what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity? It has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will. It is a sort of wooden gun to the people themselves. But it is not the less necessary for this; for the people must have some complicated machinery or other, and hear its din, to satisfy that idea of government which they have. Governments show thus how successfully men can be imposed upon, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage. It is excellent, we must all allow. Yet this government never of itself furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way. It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate. The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its way. For government is an expedient, by which men would fain succeed in letting one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is most expedient, the governed are most let alone by it.
Analyze the rhetorical style of this paragraph. How does the style contribute to the essay's power? In particular, consider its parallelism and figurative language in formulating your response. Be sure to include specific details from the text to support your answer.
Answers: 1
English, 22.06.2019 03:30
The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u.s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.
Answers: 1
English, 22.06.2019 06:00
In "i am offering this poem" what does baca's use of the metaphor" so it is a pot full of yellow com/ to warm your belly in the winter" show that he wants for the poems subject?
Answers: 2
English, 22.06.2019 10:00
In line 7 of sonnet xix by john milton, the speaker ask, "doth god exact day labor, light denied" what does his question mean a what shall one charge god to work in the dark b why must god make us suffer to work c is god trying me ? d how does god expect him to work when he is blind
Answers: 2
Spanish, 25.11.2020 09:20
English, 25.11.2020 09:20
Mathematics, 25.11.2020 09:20
Mathematics, 25.11.2020 09:20
Social Studies, 25.11.2020 09:20
Advanced Placement (AP), 25.11.2020 09:20
Chemistry, 25.11.2020 09:20
Social Studies, 25.11.2020 09:20
Biology, 25.11.2020 09:20
History, 25.11.2020 09:20
Mathematics, 25.11.2020 09:20