According to Johnson, what makes up the “soul” of America? What does he mean when he says
these are part of the nation's “soul"? Explain in
your own words why he believes this and what
this particular word encapsulates, citing
evidence from the text.

im gonna take a guess and say gas vans and chambers

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment

connections  to the  book night by elie wiesel.   elie wiesel  is a holocaust survivor. as a young, jewish boy he was taken from his home with his family by the nazis. he was taken because he is jewish.