Will mark most let's read part of jeremy's post: the rushing sound of the river lulls me to sleep as the light, cool night breeze brushes tenderly over my face. the silvery glow of the full moon shines between the minuscule gap in the chintz curtains, and i know how it must be reflecting brightly on the water. create one original post that: shares an original descriptive paragraph about a place you know well. includes use of at least 2 descriptive techniques (figurative language, sensory language, alliteration, imagery, specific word choice, etc.)

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.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader