Read this sentence from benjamin banneker's letter to thomas jefferson. benjamin banneker was a free man descended from african slaves. in his letter to thomas jefferson, the secretary of state, banneker condemned slavery and attempted to persuade jefferson to end the practice of slavery in the united states. “…but sir how pitiable is it to reflect, that altho you were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the father of mankind, and of his equal and impartial distribution of those rights and privileges which he had conferred upon them, that you should at the same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested in others, with respect to yourselves.” which statement most accurately describes a theme developed in this sentence? some are deserving of freedom, and others are not. a nation cannot call itself free and equal until all of its citizens are free and equal. equality is a blessing that is earned, not inherited. discrimination and injustice cannot exist where the rights of the individual come first.

A nation cannot call itself free and equal until all of its citizens are free and equal  is the statement  that best describes the theme developed in this sentence.  Benjamin Banneker says: "...that you should at the Same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren under groaning captivity and cruel oppression,..". He thinks that all the citizens have to be free because God - the Father of mankind- has said so and  Jefferson is not considering this  mercy. Besides, Banneker asks Jefferson fervently to free his brothers from prison. Jefferson reflects the nation; if he does not make the decision to set all the salves free , the nation he is ruling cannot be regarded as free.

The correct answer is A nation cannot call itself free and equal until all of its citizens are free and equal.

Indeed, Banneker was addressing Jefferson, who had drafted the Declaration of Independence of the United States and was at the time serving as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Secretary of State) under the Government of George Washington. By doing this, he is not addressing a private citizen but a representative of the US government who hold a very prestigious public office. He is clearly paraphrasing the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal (equal and impartial distribution), that they are endowed by their Creator (Father of mankind) with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Then he points out the striking contradiction between the principles of Jefferson’s declaration and his position as a Slave owner and Secretary of State of a country that allowed slavery of African persons. Jefferson represents the nation because of his high-ranking position in the government and his actions and the acceptance of slavery are in stark opposition to the nation’s moral and legal principles.

life will not be easy it will be filled with war, lack of resources, damaged planet, and lack of land to live on.

i imagine life will be easier in the sense that we will have better technology and better health and medical advances as well as infustructure growth and economic resilliance we will have much stronger militaries and probably be constintly fighting with other countries for resources and lang that is actually cleanenough to live or farm on . as well i think the need for fresh water will only brainliest answer lol

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)