Will mark , limited read the following passage from lincoln's gettysburg address. now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. what does lincoln point about about the civil war and its effect on the nation? a. it happened a long time ago. b. the united states was originally ruled by britain. c. the nation was founded upon very specific ideals. d. the founding of the nation was marked by great struggle and strife. the correct answer will be rated and

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Which sentence contains the central claim in "compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come" by tor hunter?

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]