Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. in the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference. what is the meaning of the word deference as used in the last sentence of paragraph two? a) courteous word or deed of esteem or regard b) willingness to consider the feelings of others c) respectful submission to the wishes of another d) sign of respect or courtesy for another's position

Your answer would be D a sign of respect or courtesy for another's position is correct clearly the soldiers and officers surrounding the man with the rope around his neck are showing respect for him and what is about time happen.  If they were willing to consider his feelings or submit to his wishes,  they would probably take the ripe off his neck,  and no words have been spoken by anyone in the passage.

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union blockade

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the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.