Prompt
transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions -particularly organized religion and political parties - corrupt the
purity of the individual. they have faith that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. these
themes are expolored in the works of the authors that you have read in this unit. write an essay to analyze the themes in
two or more works from this urft. discuss how the themes reflect transcendentalist views. be sure to cite evidence from
the text to support your analysis.
(not really an essay.. more like a paragraph or two)

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which i was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. he cannot afford to understand it. this understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long. this excerpt from "if black english isn't a language, then tell me, what is? " is significant because -select all that apply- hughes imagines himself as a black slave. hughes uses black english to emphasize his argument. hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language. hughes explains the significance that black english holds for white people.

Read this short speech. patriotism is often taught through school routines. young americans may stand to say, “i pledge allegiance to the flag.” they may attend special assemblies or programs honoring veterans. career studies may include descriptions of armed service professions. even the study of geography is an exercise patriotism, as student’s learn the names of states and capitals. i thought author includes an allusion to allow readers to. a. recall a familiar text. b. consider famous veterans. c. think of armed service professions. d. remember the fifty states in their capitals.

What feedback would be most useful to give the writer of this paragraph?