Read the following passage from douglass's speech:

"the fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which i escaped, is considerable - and the difficulties to be overcome in getting from the latter to the former, are by no means slight."

how does douglass establish rapport with the audience in this passage?

a. douglass condescends to his audience about having to speak to them on a holiday.

b. douglass illustrates his personal knowledge of the issue of slavery to show that he can be trusted to speak on this topic.

c. douglass points out how little he knows about his audience and the meaning of independence day.

d. douglass demonstrates that he has little knowledge of what it is like to experience the difficult life of a slave.

Why did dante most likely choose to write his views on christianity in an indirect manner when he wrote the divine comedy a) dante knew that his family would be looking for hidden messages of his well-being writing and the style gave them personal insight b)donte thought about his own christian views and personal shortcomings as he wrote it and by writing in the style leaders could do the same as dr. thought about his own christian views and personal shortcomings as he wrote it and by writing in the style leaders could do the same as they read it c) dante wanted to point out the church leaders feelings in a very public way so the style of writing allowed him to give names and grievances d) dante felt that writing for entertainment was for riders if you hadn’t fully developed the writing style yet

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain

“the bane of the internet” is written in first-person subjective point of view, so the narrator a) tells the story as it is happening b)tells the story as it is happened in the past c)is a minor character who tells the story as it is happening d)none of the above