Answer:
"brings tears to my eyes"
Explanation:
That phrase would be considered an emotional bias from the author ("brings tears") and is referring to themselves (using "my"), which is looked down upon in academic tone.
There are many rules as to how words should be accented or divided into syllables, so I will try to answer your question to the best of my abilities. The apostrophe marks the accent, the dash marks the syllable.
a. dictionary: 'dic-tion-ar-y
b. shallow: 'shal-low
c. catastrophe: ca-'tas-tro-phe
d. emergency: e-'mer-gen-cy
e. happiness: 'hap-pi-ness
f. climb: 'climb
g. sugar: 'sug-ar
h. sushi: 'su-shi
#1) How are they similar to "the slaves of political parties"?
Answer: Slaves wanted to be trusted by their overseers because this often would grant them privileges that other slaves did not have.
#2) Why does Douglass make this comparison?
Answer: Slaves would seek with great care to please their overseers to gain their trust, just as office-seekers in the political parties seek to please and deceive the people.
I hope it helps, Regards.