(MC)Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address:

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged.

Which of the following best describes the effect of the word wringing in this sentence?

It implies concern and worry.
It implies drying and refreshing.
It implies torment and struggle.
It implies twisting and turning.

Respuesta :

Wringing implies torment and struggle,because it shows a difficult and hard situation,where you have to make a tremendous force to achieve your target

Answer:

  • It implies torment and struggle.

Explanation:

On March 4, 1865, in his second inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln talked about common forgiveness between North and South, declaring that the genuine courage of a country lies in its ability for charity.  

He talked about the war as he had come to comprehend it. The unspeakable viciousness that had just kept going 4 years, he accepted, was out and out God's very own discipline for the wrongdoings of human servitude.