Read the passage from roosevelt's "quarantine" speech. let no one imagine that america will escape, that america may expect mercy . . roosevelt makes an inference that his audience believes america can escape aggression. is this a logical inference?
a. yes, because america has isolated itself in hopes of avoiding being drawn into a conflict.
b. yes, because roosevelt's audience has explicitly stated that they believe they will escape aggression.
c. no, because roosevelt's audience has not explicitly stated that they believe they will escape aggression
d. no, because while america is currently practicing isolationism, it was not a conscious, deliberate decision to do so.

If this were a fictionalized account, instead of a memoir, which might be the opening sentence? a) i am not your prisoner. b) i find myself in prison. c) you have taken me prisoner. d) black hawk had been taken prisoner.

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. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

What statements best describes king's purpose in writing the letter?