Write a summary of this excerpt from "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" to confirm your understanding of the speech.

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This year the Fourth of July takes on even greater meaning than usual, as the country prepares to celebrate its independence and a measure of freedom - with more opportunities to safely spend the holiday with friends and loved ones. Indeed, the notion of “independence,” of freedom, is cause for celebration. Yet it is important to remember that in 1776 the newly independent nation, free from the tyranny of the British, still held hundreds of thousands of African Americans in captivity.

This years’ Independence Day celebration comes on the heels of the nation taking a significant step in reckoning with its past by acknowledging Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth provides an opportunity for celebration and commemoration of the moment that freedom came for some of the, then millions, of enslaved Black people in the nation. It took the 13th Amendment to ultimately provide freedom for all enslaved African Americans and bring the nation out of the bondage of slavery. Both Juneteenth and Independence Day, champion landmark victories, and a prideful history and culture.

Both holidays, too, are very different - particularly from the Black perspective. Frederick Douglass poignantly reflected on the paradox of the nation in his July 5, 1852, speech “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July.” Though we can proudly say that our nation is capable of change, we continue to struggle with legacies of slavery. As a result, for many people – particularly Black people, the words of Frederick Douglass still resonate. Some African Americans meet the day with hesitation, some choose not to engage in the July Fourth holiday and others proudly prepare for the nation’s celebration.

To be clear, Black men contributed to the nation’s independence as they fought for their own freedom while serving in the Revolution War. As Black Patriot Boyrereau Brinch stated “Thus was I, a slave for five years, fighting for liberty.” The Fourth of July is an occasion for African Americans, indeed All Americans, to mark the nation’s independence and its paradox. It is also a time to remember the contributions of African Americans in building the nation that is celebrated at this time each year. The combined holidays of Juneteenth and July Fourth, that fall so close to one another on the calendar, provides a moment for all of us to consider the meaning and manifestation of a more inclusive freedom, even as the fight for justice continues.

I urge you to read or re-read the words of Frederick Douglass republished in this blog post for a more robust and equitable understanding of the acknowledgment of July Fourth.

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A summary is a short, objective text where you present the main parts of another text.

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However, you should not write the sentences in the same words as the author of the original text, as this would be a case of plagiarism. Therefore, you should rewrite these sentences by changing the author's words but keeping the meaning.

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C. Apathetic
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2 A subject and a noun
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Question 1 options:

To attack Talleyrand and map out the reasons why his opinion is wrong


To convince Talleyrand to reconsider his views on women and education


To request that Talleyrand arrange a meeting for her with French politicians


To shame Talleyrand into retracting his earlier published views about women

Question 2 (Mandatory) (2 points)
How does paragraph 3 help to support the above purpose?

Question 2 options:

She is complimenting her audience and stroking his ego.


She is listing her own specific desires in a clear manner.


She is offending her audience and making him defensive.


She is offering irrefutable proof of his flawed logic.

Question 3 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Where is Wollstonecraft’s rhetoric (language) most effective in advancing her purpose?

Question 3 options:

Page 1 - paragraph 2 - “So it is my affection for the whole human race …”


Page 1 - paragraph 4 - “Manners and morals are so closely related …”


Page 2 - paragraph 7 - “Consider these remarks dispassionately …”


Page 3 - paragraph 15 - “The father of a family won’t weaken his constitution…”

Question 4 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Which of the following statements is a fair summary of page 3?

When women are forced into a domestic role in society and are denied their rights, they will ___.

Question 4 options:

begin to act like tyrants in an effort to gain some control


fall into a depression that impacts their entire household


seek attention and power by immoral methods instead


upset the entire social order and cause widespread chaos

Question 5 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Which quote from the text best supports the answer to the above question?

Question 5 options:

“... man must in some way act like a tyrant and that tyranny ...will always undermine morality.”


“... they try to make things more fair by retaliation”


“... they will seek illicit privileges in ways that make both men and themselves vicious”


“With fairer laws forming your citizens, marriage can become more sacred;”

Question 6 (Mandatory) (2 points)
We can infer that the author would agree that ______.

Question 6 options:

logic and reason is not an effective tactic to reach her target audience


men should never speak on behalf of women again


there is little hope for progressive changes in her lifetime


women should be included in decisions made about their education

Question 7 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Which of the following sentences best reflects the author’s main claim and purpose for writing?

Question 7 options:

“If woman isn’t fitted by education to become man’s companion, she will stop the progress of knowledge, because truth must be common to all;”


“If you are going to exclude women, without consulting them, from sharing in the natural rights of mankind, then defend yourself against accusations of injustice and inconsistency by proving that women don’t have reason.”


“I know that you firmly believe you are acting in the manner most likely to promote women’s happiness; but who made man the exclusive judge of that if woman shares with him the gift of reason?”


“My opinion about the rights and duties of woman seems to flow so naturally from those simple principles that it seems almost inevitable that some of the enlarged minds who formed your admirable constitution will agree with me.”

Question 8 (Mandatory) (2 points)
The document that you read is titled a “Dedicatory Letter”. What does this mean?

Question 8 options:

It is a letter asking him to print a public recommendation for her book.


It is a letter professing her respect and admiration to him.


It is a letter that appears at the beginning of her larger book, a dedication to him.


It is a letter that she is mailing to him in advance of the book’s publication.

Question 9 (Mandatory) (2 points)
Which meaning of the word abject BEST fits how it is used in the sentence from page 2?

They may be convenient slaves, but slavery will have its constant effect, degrading the master and the abject dependent.

Question 9 options:

despicable


hopeless


obsolete


shameless


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B. Get fired up about this.


C. Let your mind wander for a bit.


D. Think about this logically.

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