How does this rhetorical question contribute to the passage’s central idea? It encourages African Americans to discuss the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence. It reinforces the idea that the rights given to others are not extended to African Americans. It reveals that Douglass has an in-depth knowledge of the Declaration of Independence. It gives the rest of the speech importance by referring to a famous historical document.

It reinforces the idea that the rights given to others are not extended to African Americans.

Explanation:

In the speech he gave on July 5, 1852 -"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?", Frederick Douglass argues that African Americans are denied the rights they were promised by the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, he asks a series of rhetorical questions. When he describes the injustice brought by slavery, he asks if that is "a question for Republicans." The idea that Douglass wants to convey is that the rights that all the people should have are applied only to white Americans.

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.

faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.