During this era, advocates for women's rights were also abolitionists, and that was certainly true of Lydia Huntley Sigourney. In "The First Slave Ship," how does she use tone, images (especially Biblical ones), and audience engagement to convince of the wrongs of slavery?

What is the allure of fear? what have you learned from the story about portrayals of fear in literature?

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

Describe the cluster of trailers from the loch ness monster by john mcphee