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1. What "American" values or ethics does Frederick Douglass seem to embrace or reject? How might we compare Douglass with Thoreau in this regard? How does each view the individual's relationship with society? 2. Harriet Ann Jacobs makes multiple direct appeals to her audience—what are these appeals? Who is the intended audience, and how do we know that? 3. How was Sojourner Truth's famous speech "Ain't I a Woman?" unique from other abolitionist speeches given at that time? Give at least two reasons.