Which example of a rhetorical device in Mandela's address is most effective in adding a lyrical quality as well as presenting listeners with divisive contrasts? Click here to reference Nelson Mandela's Nobel Prize address.

A.) By acknowledging differences between the subjects listed in paragraph 5, the speaker better prepares listeners for his reasoning on these topics.
B.) By offering thanks and congratulations to others in paragraph 2, the speaker sets an amiable tone for his audience.
C.) By using a "neither-nor" form of reasoning (paragraph 14), the speaker presents a common fallacy in reasoning, thus sidetracking listeners toward other legitimate causes and solutions.
D.) By beginning each sentence of his conclusion (paragraphs 38-40) with these repeated words, the speaker assists his audience in remembering the summary of his speech.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir