In "what to the slave is the fourth of july? ", douglass refers to the declaration of independence. which of the following best describes the historical significance of this reference? a. it is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of african americans was supported by the principles of the declaration of independence. b. it is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of african americans was in direct opposition to the principles of the declaration of independence. c. it is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that, although the declaration of independence was written by worthy and admirable men, its principles were greatly misguided. d. it is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that, although the declaration of independence was a worthy document, it desperately needed some improvements and additions.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.

one context clue that me find the meaning of luxuriance was that the base word of luxuriance is luxury, so i think that luxuriance means something that is luxury, or something luxurious.

whats the underlined word