Why does Douglass state that “education and slavery were incompatible with each other”?
There wasn’t time for slaves to go to school; they had too much work to do
Being educated meant that slaves might question their existence and try to escape
Slaves do not need an education to perform the work required by their masters <---
Once Douglass learns to read he writes, “It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but no ladder upon which to get out. In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. Anything, no matter what, to get rid of thinking! It was this everlasting thinking of my condition that tormented me.”
What has Douglass now realized?
It would have been better to not learn to read because reading distracts him from his work
He wishes that he was an animal because then, he would not be a slave
Reading made him understand his situation and thinking about it torments him <---
How does Frederick Douglass learn to write?
He read the letters on boards used for building ships <--
He challenged a boy he knew that he could write to writing contests
He secretly used young Master Thomas Auld’s school copy books to learn write letters and words
All of the above
Lincoln's short speech begins with the words "Four score and seven years ago." (The word score comes from an Old Norwegian word meaning "twenty.") What other famous document does Lincoln allude to in the first sentence of his speech?
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The United States Constitution <---
Can someone help me?
1.
Being educated meant that slaves might question their existence and try to escape.
2.Reading made him understand his situation and thinking about it torments him
3. All of the above.
4. The Declaration of Independence
Clown Bot says...
Why does Douglass state that “education and slavery were incompatible with each other”?
Douglass believes that slaves do not need an education to perform the work required by their masters. I guess schooling just wouldn't fit their busy schedule of, you know, slavery and stuff.
What has Douglass now realized?
Douglass has realized that reading has made him understand his situation as a slave, and thinking about it torments him. Ignorance truly is bliss, my friend.
How does Frederick Douglass learn to write?
Well, he's a clever one. Douglass secretly used young Master Thomas Auld’s school copy books to learn how to write letters and words. Who needs school when you can just snatch some books and teach yourself, right?
What other famous document does Lincoln allude to in the first sentence of his speech?
Lincoln alludes to the United States Constitution in the first sentence of his speech. You know, that handy document that everyone loves to cite when they want to win an argument.