Read this excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave:

after the valuation, then came the division. i have no language to express the high excitement and deep anxiety which were felt among us poor slaves during this time. our fate for life was now to be decided. we had no more voice in that decision than the brutes among whom we were ranked. a single word from the white men was enough — against all our wishes, prayers, and entreaties — to sunder forever the dearest friends, dearest kindred, and strongest ties known to human beings.

which cruel realities regarding slavery does douglass describe?

slaves were sold to cruel masters and treated like animals.

slaves were treated like property and separated from loved ones.

slaves were sold to white people who also bought their families.

salves were treated cruelly but were not separated from loved ones.

common stockholders usually have the right to vote on major issues affecting the company, like mergers and liquidation of the corporation's assets. they also have part ownership of the company which can then be traded on a secondary market (the stock exchange).

explanation:

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).