After the valuation, then came the division. i have no language to express the high excitement and deep anxiety which were felt among us poor slaves during this time. our fate for life was now to be decided. we had no more voice in that decision than the brutes among whom we were ranked. a single word from the white men was enough--against all our wishes, prayers, and entreaties--to sunder forever the dearest friends, dearest kindred, and strongest ties known to human beings. douglass’s purpose in this excerpt is to entertain the reader with a suspenseful story. explain the difference between “valuation” and “division.” argue that no one else can understand his pain. inform the reader about the cruelty of slavery.

There is a difference in 'Valuation' and 'Division' as per Douglass.

Explanation:

In this excerpt from his "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," Fredrick Douglass write about his own experience of life. He mentions that the cruelty of slavery has not pardoned any black family. Slaves had to face cruel separations when they were sold like animals or like property.  

They had no say in who would buy them or couldn’t even oppose for such action. Buyers could choose any slave, separating him from everything he loved and he had no choice but to be a slave. So slaves were first valued by the buyers and then separated (divided) from their loved ones.  This is the difference between these two words.

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself.

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