Chose one paragraph of the Gettysburg Address. What is the main idea of the paragraph? How does this main idea tie to a larger argument Lincoln is making throughout the entire speech? Focus specifically on the structure of the paragraph and how the sentences in the paragraph build on each other to convey the main idea. Respond in an argumentative essay of 300 words. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Read this excerpt from "we shall overcome." hundreds of thousands of people sang them. but sometimes, it was one lone person with a guitar. they sang in segregated bus stations, picket lines, freedom marches, concert stadiums, city squares, and videos. when injustice of oppression threatens, people sing protest songs to proclaim their resistance, publicize their cause, and encourage hope for a better future, based on this excerpt as an introductory paragraph, which of the following would you expect to read about in the article? different groups of people who were oppressed the ways that music brings diverse groups of people together similarities between historical movements that provided rights for groups of people different song styles throughout specific historical events