Excerpt from "Slavery a Positive Good" by Senator John C. Calhoun, February 6, 1837 What is Calhoun's main claim in the speech? "There is and always has been in an advanced stage of wealth and civilization, a conflict between labor and capital." ". . . the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good. . . ." ". . . in few countries so much is left to the share of the laborer, and so little exacted from him, . . ." "All we want is concert, to lay aside all party differences and unite with zeal and energy in repelling approaching dangers."

Which image best conveys a sentimental tone in "hearts and hands? "

Hurry and answer will give you ! in at least two hundred words, explain how “birthplace” is influenced by cultural experience.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.