(LC)Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address: Fondly do we hope – fervently do we pray – that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. What does the word scourge mean as used in this sentence? Affliction Instrument Lash Whip

A. Affliction

Abraham Lincoln is describing the war with the word scourge. In this excerpt, he doesn't mean whip, instrument, or lash, because they don't make sense in this context. That is why affliction has to be the answer.

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boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.