Choleric should be the answer
The answer is "He diminishes the importance of his past, reinforcing the idea that they are all Americans now." The excerpt is entitled "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!". This is all about fighting for the freedom of America from the British colonizers. This is to pursuade the listeners to fight for their country as soon as possible.
The paragraph's main idea is stated in the first sentence: <span>Every law starts with an idea. After this statement, the author writes supporting statements for the main idea. That is, laws are crafted for the best interests of the public. And the author concludes by saying that these ideas must be able to travel a common path in order to turn into a law. </span>
D. It uses the word "article" in a way other than its intended meaning.
d. "not morose, misanthropic, and revengeful, but cheerful, hopeful, and forgiving."
Parallel structure is using the same grammatical structure for elements in a list. This helps with the flow of the sentence and ideas, as well as aids the reader in seeing how the items are similar or different. In this case, the items in both lists are written as adjectives. This allows the reader to see the similarities among the that are grouped together and how the contrast to each other across the conjunction "but". The phrase "two hundred and fifty years" is not part of parallel structure in this sentence.
