Read the following excerpt from a speech by Andrew Jackson, referring to the relocation of Native Americans.
What good man would prefer a country covered with
forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our
extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and
prosperous farms embellished with all the improvements
which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by
more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the
blessings of liberty, civilization and religion?

Which words from the excerpt most contribute to the patriotic tone?

A. "good man" and "civilization"
B. "few thousand savages" and more than 12,000,000"
C. "covered with forests" and "extensive"
D. "embellished with all the improvements and "blessings of liberty"

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.

awnser:

one thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when an em dash is the correct choice-all in order to write in the way people actually speak. but there are other mistakes that can detract from your credibility. while we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.

the correct answer is d