What is the main idea of the passage? Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. His is
a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when
his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln's distinctively human and humane personality
and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves create a legacy that endures.
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Slavery is Abraham Lincoln's legacy.
Abraham Lincoln was a better than average president
Abraham Lincoln's tragic death overshadows his myriad accomplishments.
Abraham Lincoln's legacy is a combination of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.
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When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

In hard times by charles dickens, the scene in which the characters discuss the depiction of horses on wallpaper and flowers on carpets is the author’s way of showing the absurdity of

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?