5. How does the phrase "a more perfect union" in paragraph 25 contribute to the development of ideas in the speech?
A. The phrase implies that Obama believes that the United States will never be
perfect and Americans should recognize the country's faults.
B. The phrase references a similar phrase in the U. S. Constitution, emphasizing the
unconstitutional discrimination African Americans have faced and continue to
face today.
C. The phrase emphasizes Obama's hope for a better, more united future in the
U. S. and the efforts that must be made to reach this.
D. The phrase suggests that Obama believes that the country has substantially
improved in the past few decades and does not require much more
improvement.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

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As you read in this lesson, satire depends on the audience recognizing and agreeing with the satirist’s implicit criticism of his or her target. how effective can satire be in shaping behavior or opinions if the audience is always in on the joke and thus never the target? your answer should be at least 250 words.