Ridgeway explains his position as follows: "i'm a notion of order.
the slave that disappears--it's a notion, too. of hope. undoing
what i do so that a slave the next plantation over gets an idea that it
can run, too. if we allow that, we accept the flaw in the imperative.
and i refuse” (223). what is the "flaw in the imperative," and why
is it important for ridgeway and the broader institution of
enslavement that relies on black bodies, that the flaw is
exterminated? why is the hope of freedom so dangerous?

The speech president kennedy's report to the american people uses logos, ethos, and pathos, which are

In “we wear the mask,” which message is conveyed by dunbar’s repetition of the phrase “we wear the mask”?

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?