English, 30.09.2019 16:00 kernlife

1. lincoln’s focus in the gettysburg address was to (1 point) campaign for a reelection. urge the south to surrender. free african american slaves in the south. describe the importance of the union and freedom. 2. for what purpose did martin luther king, jr. write “letter from birmingham jail"? select all that apply. (3 points) defend his actions. react to a statement. explain his religious views. share his opinions regarding segregation. 3. reread this sentence from “letter from birmingham jail.” “i submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” in this sentence, king is defining (1 point) a conscious decision to disobey the law and bring forth an issue. an irrational decision made in the heat of the moment. a clearly thought-out process that exhibits apparent disregard for the law. an angry quick decision that ended in trouble. 4. in both the gettysburg address and “letter from birmingham jail,” the writers (1 point) comment on the tribulations faced by a nation at war. honor those who have fought for freedom. demand the revision of the nation’s unjust laws. expound on the notion of tolerance for others.

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