Which of these sentences gives the best description of the american identity?
america is a melting pot of people of diverse ethnicities who share the common american dream. american society upholds the love of freedom, equality, and the pursuit of happiness. the american identity is often reflected in american literature, which shows the many different perspectives that exist in the united states. as the nation's identity has grown and changed over time, that growth and change is reflected in american literature.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination