In the passage An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Why does the author say "It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring at the center of the bridge; they merely blockaded the two ends of the foot planking that traversed it"?
A)
To emphasize the fact that the soldiers did not know what was about to
happen.
B)
To emphasize the fact that they respect the soldiers who are about to die.
C)
To emphasize the fact that they are simply following the orders of their
commanders.
D)
To emphasize the fact that the men knew they might be put to death next.

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