What is the purpose of the phrase "Thus shall your hearts be enlarged with kindness and benevolence towards them" in the paragraph above?
Banneker is using a metaphor to persuade Jefferson that if Jefferson was filled
with more of the emotions of kindness and compassion towards the slaves, then
he would oppose slavery.
Banneker is saying that if his readers' physical hearts were large enough, they
would care about the situation of the slaves.
Banneker is using figurative language to say that slaves are unhappy.
O Banneker is encouraging slaves to fight for their freedom.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

Create an explanatory essay outlining a technological advancement during the industrial revolution in england, and how this advancement impacted the workers. compare this information with information you have researched about a twenty-first century hardware invention, how this has changed lives, and how the workers who create the hardware are impacted. construct a strong conclusion, making a connection between technology of the past and present.