Read the following excerpt from frederick douglass's narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave: we sailed out of miles river for baltimore on a saturday morning, i remember only the day of the week, for at that time i had no knowledge of the days of the month, nor the months of the year. on setting sail, i walked aft, and gave to colonel lloyd's plantation what i hoped would be the last look. which of the following statements best explains how douglass uses objectivity in this passage to convey his perspective? a. he describes the event chronologically to make the account factual. b. he describes the event unemotionally to avoid bias and sentiment. c. he uses words such as remember to set a sad, nostalgic tone. d. he uses nautical terms, such as aft, to establish his credibility.

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Valerie Gutierrez

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10 April, 12:20

Read the following excerpt from frederick douglass's narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave: we sailed out of miles river for baltimore on a saturday morning, i remember only the day of the week, for at that time i had no knowledge of the days of the month, nor the months of the year. on setting sail, i walked aft, and gave to colonel lloyd's plantation what i hoped would be the last look. which of the following statements best explains how douglass uses objectivity in this passage to convey his perspective? a. he describes the event chronologically to make the account factual. b. he describes the event unemotionally to avoid bias and sentiment. c. he uses words such as remember to set a sad, nostalgic tone. d. he uses nautical terms, such as aft, to establish his credibility.

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Elianna Acosta · Answer 1

Objectivity here is really injected by the use of practicalities such as the simple notation of the time when things occur. So the best answer is really option "A" which is that " he describes the event chronologically to make the account factual."

Noe Bradshaw · Answer 2

The answer is B. I just took the test.