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Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: Address to Parliament

Think about the effect of the author's repetition of the words, victory in the passage in the closing of the passage. The author of this speech uses repetitions of the word victory in order to-


A) prepare the British citizens that even though many will die, many will also live with victory.

B) motivate all of the countries in the war because the British plan to help defend other countries during the invasion.

C) motivate patriotic feelings in the British people to ensure that even though other countries will fall, the British will have victory with all costs.

D) motivate patriotic feelings in the British people to acknowledge that even though other countries will succeed, the British will have victory as well.

EDIT: It was C

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On usa test prep it’s C

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Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: Churchill's Address to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in May 1940. The author of this speech uses repetitions of the word victory in order to C) motivate patriotic feelings in the British people to ensure that even though other countries will fall, the British will have victory with all costs. This is the first year of WWII and his first speech as Prime Minister, he had to appeal to patriotic feelings. He said, "Victory at all costs... for without victory there is no survival."

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