The storm howled, and nicki could barely hear the captain's voice as she stood out on the bow of the ship. she remembered a time when standing here would have terrified her. "boats are no place for children," her father had said. but now she was not a child. her father, on the other hand, never seemed to change. he slept below the deck, steady and stubborn as always. nicki looked out at the vast expanse of sea, dreaming of the places she was going to go, unaware of the man in the top hat, who continued to stalk her. which statement best identifies the characters in the passage? a. nicki is a round character; nicki's father is a flat character. b. nicki is a flat character; nicki's father is the protagonist. c. the man in the top hat is a flat character; the captain is a round character. d. the captain is a flat character; nicki's father is a round character.

Me for the love of god. i've been working on this assignment for 3 days and i don't understand the speeches at all ive read both 4 times over and i don't understand either of them if your right i will give you brainlest (i think that's how you spell it) and 99 pts. for this assignment, you will write an evaluation of either of two historic passages. • patrick henry’s “give me liberty, or give me death! ” speech (1775) • frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852) 1. what is the speaker’s viewpoint? what is his claim? type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 2 points) 2. what reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim? type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 4 points) 3. how valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 4: of 2 points) 4. what evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons? type your answer here. (score for question 5: of 4 points) 5. is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 6: of 4 points) 6. does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. type your answer here. (score for question 7: of 4 points) 7. what counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them? type your answer here. (score for question 8: of 4 points) 8. how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 9: of 4 points) 9. write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. type your answer here.