Name: Yasmeen Mir Date: 2/18/22

Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Medium and Message
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1. Read the passage. Then answer the question.

The Gettysburg Address

by Abraham Lincoln
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,
conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived
and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have
come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their
lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this
ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our
poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but
it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the
unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us
to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we
take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that
we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God,
shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the
people, shall not perish from the earth.

In “The Gettysburg Address,” President Lincoln makes the claim that the Civil War is a war
worth fighting. How does he develop or refine this claim in each of the paragraphs? How
does the structure of the speech contribute to his argument? Use evidence from the text to
support your response. Your response should be at least two complete paragraphs.

President Lincoln dramaticized and amplified his speech by his willful enthusiasm towards the
Civil War. This speech is very memorable because of the fact that it is short, yet convincing.
Union troops had defeated confederate troops in the Battle of Gettysburg. This led Lincoln to
continue to inspire the people to keep fighting.

President Lincoln’s speech affected the people because of his style of vocalization throughout
his speech. His long pauses, and his writing tricks. Such as, trilicons, for example, “can not
dedicate … can not consecrate … can not hollow”, this trilicon is a powerful public speaking
technique.

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2. Read the passage and examine the image that follows. Then answer the question.

excerpt from The Siege of Boston

by Allen French
This passage describes the Boston Massacre, events that followed a verbal fight begun by a
Boston rope maker against an English soldier.

But the affray was of small proportions, and soon over. The actual outbreak originated in a
quarrel between a barber's boy and a sentry, stationed in King Street below the east end of the
Town House. Boys and men gathered, the sentry called out the guard, fire-bells were rung, and
the crowd increased. The captain of the guard was not the man for the emergency. Said Henry
Knox, afterward general and Secretary of War, "I took Captain Preston by the coat and told him
for God's sake to take his men back again, for if they fired his life must answer for the
consequence; he replied he was sensible of it, or knew what he was about, or words to that
purpose; and seemed in great haste and much agitated." The gathering still increased, there
was crowding and jostling, snowballs and possibly sticks were thrown; the soldiers grew angry
and the officer uncertain what to do. "The soldiers," testified John Hickling, "assumed different
postures, shoving their bayonets frequently at the people, one in particular pushing against my
side swore he would run me through; I laid hold of his bayonet and told him that nobody was
going to meddle with them. Not more than ten seconds after this I saw something white,
resembling a piece of snow or ice, fall among the soldiers, which knocked the end of a firelock
to the ground. At that instant the word 'Fire!' was given, but by whom I know not; but concluded
it did not come from the officer aforesaid, as I was within a yard of him and must have heard him
had he spoken it, but am satisfied said Preston did not forbid them to fire; I instantly leaped
within the soldier's bayonet as I heard him cock his gun, which that moment went off.... I,
thinking there was nothing but powder fired, stood still, till ... I saw another gun fired, and the
man since called Attucks, fall. I then withdrew about two or three yards.... During this the rest of
the guns were fired, one after another, when I saw two more fall.... I further declare that I heard
no other affront given them than the huzzaing and whistling of boys in the street."

After the firing, other soldiers were summoned to the spot, and more townspeople appeared.
The soldiers, says the official narrative, "were drawn up between the State House and main
guard, their lines extended across the street and facing down King Street, where the town
people were assembled. The first line kneeled, and the whole of the first platoon presented their
guns ready to fire, as soon as the word should be given.... For some time the appearance of
things were dismal. The soldiers outrageous on the one hand, and the inhabitants justly
incensed against them on the other: both parties seemed disposed to come to action."
The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regiment. In the background is a town square, with what appear to be row houses or apartments on the left, a meeting hall in the center, and the Butchers Hall and other attached build ings on the right. From one row house chimney on the left rises a plu me of smoke. There is blu e sky above. In the left foreground there is a group of people in colonial clothing, including hats. Most of the group is standing facing toward a group of soldiers, but three are ble eding on the ground, and two are being carried by others. One colonist is holding out a hand as if to stop the soldiers. In the right foreground there is a line of seven British soldiers blo cking the road and hold ing smoking muskets aimed at the colonists. Behind them stands a commander, raising a sword or bayonet to command the soldiers to fire. A cloud of smoke obscures some of the background.

Compare the written description of the Boston Massacre to the image depicting this
historical event. Which details are emphasized in both mediums? How do the different
depictions of the event affect the meaning? Your response should be at least two complete
paragraphs.
Although words cannot capture the fear and confusion within the civilians when being shot
and massacred like animals, the written description does seem to capture some emotion
from both sides. The tension and anger between the soldiers and the civilians was
described very specifically and clearly.

They both have similar meanings but reading it makes me feel like I am there, and I can feel
the fear and distress.Although both are very disturbing, the written description captures
more of the event. The image captures the moment itself as it’s going on, but it’s difficult to
feel the tension.