Read the excerpt below and answer the question. the memory of lincoln, the mention of his name, came like a refreshing breeze from off the prairie, blowing aside all the scholarly implications in which i had become so reluctantly involved, and as the philosopher spoke of the great american “who was content merely to dig the channels through which the moral life of his countrymen might flow,” i was gradually able to make a natural connection between this intellectual penetration at oxford and the moral perception which is always necessary for the discovery of new methods by which to minister to human needs. in this excerpt, the prairie is used as a symbol for slavery democracy the civil war abraham lincoln

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?