Read the poem “if we must die” by claude mckay. if we must die—let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, while round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, making their mock at our accursed lot. if we must die—oh, let us nobly die so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain; then even the monsters we defy shall be constrained to honor us though dead! oh, kinsmen! we must meet the common foe; though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, and for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! what though before us lies the open grave? like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back! what sentence best conveys the speaker’s message? nature is more powerful than man. victory is unlikely when one is outnumbered. there is honor in dying courageously. nonviolence is the only way to prevent bloodshed.

There is honor in dying courageously.

Explanation:

In this passage, the writer is making a case for one who dies in battle courageously, perhaps outnumbered, but not defeated. As the passage progresses, the writer claims that war efforts are not in vain, that blood is precious when not spilt in vain, and that bravery means being able to stand the enemies´ blows while still strong to deal them a harsher and deathlier blow.

“yesterday’s the past, tomorrow is the future, and today is a gift, that’s why we call it a ”

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over the two days of the convention, presided over by lucretia’s husband james mott, the declaration of sentiments was read and its resolutions debated. the ninth resolution continued to be the most controversial, particularly because the attendees were predominantly quaker, and quaker men often declined to vote. freed slave and newspaper editor frederick douglass argued for approval of the resolution and convinced the audience of its necessity. at the end of the convention, about 100 of the attendees signed the declaration, although some removed their names later due to criticism.