1. What did Walt Whitman believe American writers should accomplish in their work? A.)They should create original poetry that celebrates the diversity of the nation.

B.)They should emulate the subject and style of English literature.

C.)They should strive to craft poetry with elegant language and regular rhyme and meter.

D.)They should write about the ideal aspects of love, nature, and humanity.

The answer Is A.

Explanation:

(They should create original poetry that celebrates the diversity of the nation.)

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the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.