Objective Language in a Speech about the Brooklyn Bridge
Question 10 • SSHS IUS002 US History II
Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn.Fourteen times the earth has made its great march through the heavens since the work began. The vicissitudes of fourteen years have tried the courage and the faith of engineers and of people. At last we all rejoice in the signal triumph. The beautiful and stately structure fulfills the fondest hope. It will be a source of pleasure to-day to every citizen that no other name is associated with the end than that which has directed the work from the beginning--the name of Roebling. With all my heart I give to him who bears it now the city's acknowledgment and thanks.
Answer
A
Low explains that it took Roebling fourteen years to design and build the Brooklyn Bridge.
B
Low celebrates the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge and the hard work that went into building it.
C
Low takes credit for managing the planning and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
D
Low complains that the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge took much longer than it should have.
Explanation
Low says the work began fourteen years earlier and that the challenges tested the courage and faith of the engineers and the people. He then celebrates the “signal triumph” and thanks the Roebling family for directing the work. This makes B correct: Low celebrates the bridge’s completion and the effort behind it. He does not claim credit for managing its construction or complain that it took too long.
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