For this Unit Assessment, you will write an informative essay comparing and contrasting two speeches covering the topic of the American Dream. choose any TWO American documents you would like to compare and write about in your essay.
“Farewell Address” by George Washington
The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
“Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth (scroll down until you see it)
Woman’s Right to the Suffrage by Susan B. Anthony
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass
Man in the Arena by Theodore Roosevelt
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr.
Address on Space Effort by John F. Kennedy (click on “view transcript)

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d. c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d. c.

Read the excerpt from act iv, scene iv of romeo and juliet. capulet: good faith! ’tis day: the county will be here with music straight, for so he said he would. [music within.] i hear him near. nurse! wife! what, no! what, nurse, i say! 30 re-enter nurse. go waken juliet, go and trim her up; i’ll go and chat with paris. hie, make haste, make haste; the bridegroom he is come already: make haste, i say. [exeunt.] 35 this scene is an example of dramatic irony used to create suspense since the audience knows that the musicians will not arrive on time. capulet approves of the match to paris. romeo is already married to juliet. the nurse will be unable to rouse juliet.