John Brown was an American abolitionist who advocated insurrection as a means to end slavery in the United States. For his activities outside the law, Brown was accused of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, found guilty and hanged.
Prior to his death and after his sentencing, a large number of prominent figures raised money and wrote speeches in his defense. One of this people was Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson presented Brown as a common, everyday man who had strong ideals and felt compelled to act upon them. This was intended to present Brown as an admirable man and to invoke sympathy among the people by identifying themselves with him.
The statement that support the claim that people are generally good without enforcement is this: MANY PEOPLE ENJOY USING THE HONOR SYSTEM. The correct option is D. An honor system is a system of payment which relies solely on the honesty of the people involved. An honor system does not have strictly enforced rules that govern it.
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- "I can replace the window," he said, putting his arm around my shoulders, "but I can't replace you."
- The audience stood up, cheering wildly, and I've never felt so relieved in my life.
The resolution paragraph of a narrative is the section in which the main conflict of the story is resolved. In the first section, the character appears to be having an epiphany. An epiphany is a sudden realization, most often triggered by a new event or piece of information. Epiphanies are often found towards the end of narratives.
In the second example, the character's conflict is the anxiety regarding the reaction of the audience. As the audience stands up and cheers, the conflict is resolved. This is why the character feels "relieved."
Incomplete question. I referred to a similar situation.
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<u>D. a central character whose trustworthiness the reader is invited to doubt</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
We can make such a conclusion because <em>the narrator</em> in the passage isn't speaking from the point of view who knows about the community's history and practices. But is open to doubts from his readers.
