Read this excerpt which Emerson wrote about John Brown and answer the question. He believes in two articles,- two instruments, shall I say? – the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence; and he used this expression in conversation here concerning them, "Better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by a violent death than one word of either should be violated in this country." There is a Unionist. – there is a strict constructionist for you. He believes in the Union of the States, and he conceives that the only obstruction to the Union is Slavery, and for that reason, as a patriot, he works for its abolition.

Which statement best demonstrates how Emerson uses this excerpt in his defense of John Brown?

A) Emerson evaluates Brown's assertion that he believes in the values of the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence by showing which of Brown's actions demonstrate these values.
B) Emerson demonstrates that Brown's actions were governed by his uncompromised principles and his determination to work for the welfare of the nation.
C) Emerson shows that Brown measures his actions by holding them accountable to his beliefs and states that his actions were motivated by doing what was right for the country.
D) Emerson creates support for Brown's actions by crediting him with honoring two values which few people would argue against: the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.

to kill a mockingbird basically is about a lawyer who goes against everything in a racist society like at the time of this novel, to defend a black man accused of sexual abuse. in the bible there are cases like that of joseph, who was accused by the woman of potifar, for a crime similar to that of tim robbinson, of that novel (genesis 39: 1-20). at this point we see that god also provides the escape to joseph, who was accused unjustly, but in his time, and through his attitude, his faith was not shaken, and god provided the solution. the perspective of god also written in the bible and not pay evil with evil. (ephesians 4: 32, 1 thessalonians 5: 15, 1 peter 3: 9). atticus, the lawyer, demonstrated during this lee novel, empathy, love of neighbor, understood the situation of this accused man. he went against everything in that society, and stood in favor of that man, for the injustice committed. this shows the empathy, the love taught by christ, in some passages that speak of love and justice in the sermon of the beatitudes (especially verses 6 and 7 of matthew 5).

merry christmas to you, too. may god be with you all in doing your work and just living a great life in general! < 3

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.