Which two lines in this excerpt show the painful and filthy conditions faced by soldiers in the trenches during World War I? A. Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
B. Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
C. To children ardent for some desperate glory,
D. The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
(Wilfred Owen, "Dulce Et Decorum Est")

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. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination