AP English Language: Make America Great Again
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The author writes that Americans "need be tormented with no such fear" (lines 61–62) in order to
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tormented with no such fear And so the line above
it to hint to the generality of americans that the
silent current of events may change their beloved government is
not the way to please them But in truth they
need to be tormented Well is the author explains in
the subsequent lines americans don't need to be afraid because
well as long as they can prevent human respect and
human on or from resting upon high talent gracious manners
and exalted station so long may they be sure of
going on as they are meaning as long as they
continue or we continue believing we're the greatest country Yes
and we're great again on earth and ignoring all the
facts to the contrary While then we don't risk changing
the status quo right Introspection is for the french We
have fireworks delight and you know shopping to do well
by emphasizing how ignorant and resistant to change americans are
The author is critiquing american's sense of invincibility So get
rid of a and complacency So get rid of be
the brief reference to peace in europe was an illusion
to the past like a thousand years ago Not an
explanation of the president So get rid of sea And
the author doesn't make a clear distinction between the american
government and the american people So yeah it's a different
era anyway The right answer here It's the highlight americans 00:01:37.774 --> [endTime] Collective ignorance The end no