Read the excerpt from Joseph Chamberlain’s speech "I Believe in a British Empire.” I cannot look forward without dread to handing over the security and existence of this great Empire to the hands of those who have made common cause with its enemies, who have charged their own countrymen with methods of barbarism, and who apparently have been untouched by that pervading sentiment which I found everywhere where the British flag floats, and which has done so much in recent years to draw us together. I should not require to go to South Africa in order to be convinced that this feeling has obtained deep hold on the minds and hearts of our children beyond the seas. It has had a hard life of it, this feeling of Imperial patriotism. It was checked for a generation by the apathy and the indifference which were the characteristics of our former relations with our Colonies, but it was never extinguished. The embers were still alight, and when in the late war this old country of ours showed that it was still possessed by the spirit of our ancestors, and that it was still prepared to count no sacrifice that was necessary in order to maintain the honor and the interests of the Empire, then you found a response from your children across the seas that astonished the whole world by a proof, an undeniable proof, of affection and regard. What is the author’s claim in this passage?
Read the excerpt from "I Believe in a British Empire” by Joseph Chamberlain. But the Empire is not old. The Empire is new—the Empire is in its infancy. Now is the time when we can mold that Empire and when we and those who live with us can decide its future destinies. Just let us consider what that Empire is. I am not going tonight to speak of those hundreds of millions of our Indian and native fellow subjects for whom we have become responsible. I consider for the moment only our relations to that white British population that constitutes the majority in the great self-governing colonies of the Empire. Read the excerpt from "A Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru. To the people of India, whose representatives we are, we make an appeal to join us with faith and confidence in this great adventure. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell. How are the audiences of these two arguments different?
Read the excerpt from "I Believe in a British Empire” by Joseph Chamberlain. We have had a war, a war in which the majority of our children abroad had no apparent direct interest. We had no hold over them of any kind, and yet at one time during this war, by the voluntary decision of these people, at least 50,000 Colonial soldiers were standing shoulder to shoulder with British troops, displaying a gallantry equal to their own and the keenest intelligence. Read the excerpt from "A Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru. Our next thoughts must be of the unknown volunteers and soldiers of freedom who, without praise or reward, have served India even unto death. Which statement best compares the evidence presented in these two passages?
Read the excerpt from "I Believe in a British Empire” by Joseph Chamberlain. Do you wish that if these ten millions become forty millions they shall still be closely, intimately, affectionately united to you, or do you contemplate the possibility of their being separated, going off each in his own direction, under a separate flag? Think what it means to your power and influence as a country; think what it means to your position among the nations of the world; think what it means to your trade and commerce—I put that last. Read the excerpt from "A Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru. The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman. Which statement best compares and contrasts these two arguments?
Which sentences should be removed or revised to eliminate logical fallacies and improve clarity? Choose three correct answers.
Read the first paragraph from "Money to Us Is of No Value". Money to us is of no value, and to most of us unknown; no consideration whatever can induce us to sell the lands on which we get sustenance for our women and children. We hope we may be allowed to point out a mode by which your settlers may be easily removed and peace thereby obtained. Which best describes a central idea of this paragraph?
Read the second paragraph from "Money to Us Is of No Value." We know that these settlers are poor, or they would never have ventured to live in a country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio. Divide, therefore, this large sum of money which you have offered us among these people: give to each also a proportion of what you say you would give to us annually (over and above this very large sum of money), and we are persuaded they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend in raising and paying armies with a view to force us to yield you our country, you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of repaying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. Which is the central idea of this paragraph?
With which statement would the speaker of "Money to Us Is of No Value" most likely agree?
Which quotation from "Money to Us Is of No Value" explains why Indigenous people need to stay where they are?
Read the excerpt from "Money to Us Is of No Value." You have talked to us about concessions. It appears strange that you should expect any from us, who have only been defending our just rights against your invasions. Why does the speaker most likely say this?
Which sentence from Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall” speech is the best example of hyperbole?
Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Brown v. Board of Education, written by Justice Warren. We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does. . . . To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone. . . . Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group. A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn. Segregation with the sanction of law, therefore, has a tendency to [retard] the educational and mental development of negro children and to deprive them of some of the benefits they would receive in a racial[ly] integrated school system. What evidence does Justice Warren give for his reason in this passage?
Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Brown v. Board of Education, written by Justice Warren. Minors of the Negro race, through their legal representatives, seek the aid of the courts in obtaining admission to the public schools of their community on a nonsegregated basis. In each instance, they had been denied admission to schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. This segregation was alleged to deprive the plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment. In each of the cases other than the Delaware case, a three-judge federal district court denied relief to the plaintiffs on the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine announced by this Court in Plessy v. Ferguson , 163 U.S. 537. Under that doctrine, equality of treatment is accorded when the races are provided substantially equal facilities, even though these facilities be separate. In the Delaware case, the Supreme Court of Delaware adhered to that doctrine, but ordered that the plaintiffs be admitted to the white schools because of their superiority to the Negro schools. Which statement best describes the passage?
An author’s main opinion in an argumentative text is the
Where should the writer include a counterclaim in an argumentative essay?
What is a counterclaim?
What is the difference between a Supreme Court opinion and a Supreme Court dissent?
What is an effective claim in an argumentative essay?
Which prewriting steps are part of research for an argumentative essay? Choose three correct answers.
What is the main reason a speaker might use exclusive language?
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