Question

Read this excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, delivered on April 10, 1865.

With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan -- to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations. Which sentence correctly uses Lincoln's ideas and avoids plagiarism?

A) He believed in creating a just, and a lasting peace within the United States and with all nations. (Lincoln)

B)He felt as though the people of America had a duty to "care for those who were born in battle" (Lincoln).

C)As he said in his address, it was the nation's job to strive on to finish the work we are in. (Second Inaugural)

D)He did not wish to punish or exact revenge on the Confederate states, but instead wanted "to bind up the nation's wound" and heal the country (Lincoln). Assessment navigation

Answer 1

The answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The best answer is indeed letter D) He did not wish to punish or exact revenge on the Confederate states, but instead wanted "to bind up the nation's wound" and heal the country (Lincoln).

Step-by-step explanation:

When we want to use someone else's ideas or explain them without incurring in plagiarism, we can either quote or paraphrase those ideas. Quoting means using part of the original text or speech in our explanation while paraphrasing means employing our own words to explain the original text or speech. In both cases, the author of the original work must be duly mentioned, otherwise it is still considered plagiarism.

Among the options provided for our choosing, the best one is letter D. It uses both, a bit of paraphrasing and a bit of quoting, and it mentions who originally said those words or expressed those ideas. On the other hand, options A, B, and C change the ideas presented by Lincoln. Option B goes to the point of changing the original "who shall have borne the battle" to "who were born in battle" when it should be quoting the original words precisely. Option D not only explains Lincoln's point of view with accuracy, but it also remains faithful to the original speech when quoting. Therefore, it is the best option.