"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of . (5 points)

a.) logos

b.)pathos

c.)purpose

d.) thesis

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of . (5 points)

a.)pathos

b.) purpose

c.) ethos

d.) theme

"as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do."

These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of . (5 points)

a.)pathos

b.)theme

c.)thesis

d.) ethos

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best described as: (5 points)

a.) the people must remove any government that destroys rights

b.) certain truths are easily understood

c.) life, liberty, and happiness are the most important rights

d.)new government brings safety and happiness

"He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation."

This passage from the Declaration of Independence supports the of the document. (5 points)

a.) thesis

b.) theme

c.) purpose

d.) pathos