Read the excerpt from "To Live." beyond desk chairs
And dull muraled halls
j. v., varsity and
setting the curve
school play and G. P.A.
textbooks
learning without
knowing

These lines help convey the message that

the lessons learned in school lead to success in life.
people who focus on school can never truly know themselves.
everyday life can get in the way of self discovery.
having a busy life can put one on the path to self discovery.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader