Read the excerpt and answer the question. ‘tis pity there should be more caution used in buying a horse, or a little lifeless dust; than there is in purchasing men and women: whenas they are the offspring of god, and their liberty is, —auro pretiosior omni. what was sewall's purpose for including this excerpt? to encourage others to buy more horses and land to remind others that slaves are people and not property to convince others that slaves are worth more than horses to request others to be more cautious when purchasing land

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.