Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination

Among the option given on the question the correct answer is option D.

A sense of oppression and domination

Explanation: The excerpt is from Frederick Douglass's fourth July speech. Frederick Douglass was an African american who was an activist for the equal rights of African American and abolish slavery.

However, on the excerpt, the connotation of the word 'reign' referees to a sense of oppression and domination. The connotation meaning of a word describes the abstract meaning or intention of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to.There are both positive and negative connotation. However, on this excerpt Douglass was referring the reign of barbarity and shameless hypocrisy. These two words are used in negative meaning.

Therefore, the connotation of the word 'reign' describes the sense of oppression and domination.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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