English III Semester 1-1.3.9 1. Choose five words you found particularly difficult to understand in Patrick Henry's
speech or the excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. For each word, provide
the following information: a denotation, a one-sentence description of the
connotation, and one or two synonyms.

Part a: what are two main ideas of maria w. stewart’s speech? a god is responsible for the discriminatory treatment of african americans. b any individual who decides to commit to a life of domestic servitude is disgraceful. c african americans and women are products of the unfair treatment they receive in the united states. d slavery has crushed african americans’ will to resist and overcome discriminatory practices. e african american women can merely pray for divine intervention for equal rights, as they are not a priority for social reformers. f african americans should work to advance their status by demanding more opportunities for education and meaningful work.

30 points! : ) also! question number two! analyze the connection mlk makes between the emancipation proclamation and the current situation african americans were experiencing. a; martin luther king was speaking about the need to free african americans from slavery, just like abraham lincoln did years ago. b; martin luther king makes the point that 100 years after slaves were freed by the emancipation proclamation, they are not truly free due to continued segregation. c; martin luther king thought life was going very well for african americans, and no further action needed to be taken. he showed extreme gratitude to abraham lincoln. d; martin luther king expressed extreme anger towards abraham lincoln for not ending segregation.

Which lines from the speech best supports this topic sentence? and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. we cannot turn back. there are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied? " and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. we cannot walk alone. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania.