Question

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which is the best example of frederick douglass avoiding emotion while writing about an emotional experience?

a. the thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed!

b. we sailed out of miles river for baltimore on a saturday morning.

c. i was probably between seven and eight years old when i left colonel lloyds plantation.

d. i suffered much from hunger, but much more from cold.

Explanation:

To determine the best example of Frederick Douglass avoiding emotion while writing about an emotional experience, we analyze each option:

• Option A: "The thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed!" uses the word "great" which conveys a positive emotion, so it is not avoiding emotion.
• Option B: "We sailed out of Miles River for Baltimore on a Saturday morning." is a simple statement of an event, with no emotional language or tone. It just describes the action of sailing and the time and place, so it avoids emotion while recounting an experience (likely related to his journey from slavery, which is an emotional context).
• Option C: "I was probably between seven and eight years old when I left Colonel Lloyd's plantation." While it is a factual statement, the act of leaving a plantation as a young child in the context of slavery has emotional weight, and the statement itself doesn't avoid emotion as much as Option B, as the context implies emotion.
• Option D: "I suffered much from hunger, but much more from cold." The word "suffered" directly conveys a negative emotional experience, so it is not avoiding emotion.

So, Option B is the best example as it is a neutral, factual statement without emotional language.

Answer:

B. We sailed out of Miles River for Baltimore on a Saturday morning.