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read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave. which two sentences in this excerpt from frederick douglass’s memoir reflect the idea that the slaves had been brainwashed into blind obedience?

[the competitors for this office sought as diligently to their overseers, as the office-seekers in the political parties seek to and deceive the people.]

[the same traits of character might be seen in colonel lloyd's slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the political parties.]

[they would compose and sing as they went along, consulting neither time nor tune.]

[the thought that came up, came out—if not in the word, in the sound; —and as frequently in the one as in the other.]

[ they would sometimes sing the most pathetic sentiment in the most rapturous tone, and the most rapturous sentiment in the most pathetic tone.]

The two sentences will be-

The competitors for this office sought as diligently to please their overseers, as the office-seekers in the political parties seek to please and deceive the people.

The same traits of character might be seen in Colonel Lloyd's slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the political parties.

Explanation:

The "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" is a memoir and a slave narrative by the narrator and author, a former slave himself Frederick Douglass. In this narrative, he recounts his life from birth under the slavery system where he was witness to lots of abuses of the blacks by their white masters. In chapter II, he particularly recounts the level of brainwashing these slaves were under when he recounts the joy of those slaves who are asked to visit the Great House Farm. He likens them to the elected representatives of the US Congress who feel proud to be a member of the high office. There seems to be a level of importance that is with the sent slave, far above his fellow slaves. These are no better than the 'slaves' of the government that do the bidding of their 'masters'. They blindly assert self importance to their being, assuming themselves to be above the others.

that a few simple words can whet the mind's appetite to further explore.

true. the definition explains it: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. this is a dictionary definition that i have looked up in a dictionary.