How did rousseau’s the social contract influence early american documents such as the declaration of independence?

a) the social contract describes government as most effective with a strong authoritarian leader in charge

b) the social contract actually was influenced by the declaration of independence as it was written well after it

c) the social contract provided an example of old regime beliefs that the new american system was diligent in removing itself from

d) the social contract emphasises the role of equality among men and giving up personal rights in exchange for government protection

Which indo european tribe developed a strong warrior society and built an empire that was frequently invaded by those seeking fertile land

The __ spread troughout southern africa below the equator during the classical era. a. assyrian empire b. bantu peoples c. axum civilization d. nubian civilization

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.