Part C Now, think of another inference you made about the excerpt of “Lincoln the Great.” Write a short paragraph explaining your claim, supporting it with textual evidence, and writing commentary to describe your reasoning. Use parallel structure at least once in your paragraph.
To clarify your understanding of the text, repeat the instructions to a peer before you begin writing. Answer questions and provide explanations to ensure that you and a peer both understand the task.

i didn't see this question anywhere so here's what the plato sample answer said. feel free to paraphrase :).

In this excerpt, the author implies that Lincoln changed his demeanor in order to succeed in politics, and he may not always have been his most sincere self. McClay notes that Lincoln was a “country-boy” who changed his personality to become a “wise, prudent leader.” He begins a paragraph describing Lincoln as a man full of “dry, tall tales,” then discusses how today, he’s ”revered for his combination of faith and modesty” as a man ”who sought to do God’s work.” The way McClay structures this stark contrast, the somewhat sarcastic tone he takes when describing the perception of the political Lincoln as “demigod,” and the “more human” words he uses to describe the real, private Lincoln suggest that the former president may have been somewhat disingenuous or hidden his real self as a politician.

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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