Question 1. How does Twain incorporate the language of the marketplace into this oration from "To the Person Sitting in Darkness" by Mark Twain, and why?
Question 2. Is Twain justified in seeing the conquest of the Philippines as a betrayal of American values and historical development from the source "To the Person Sitting in Darkness" by Mark Twain?
Question 3. Reflect on the primary source you are evaluating. Are there any inherent biases that might be influencing the information presented for example racism and ethnocentrism? Additionally, how might your own biases impact your understanding of the source for example presentism and orientalism?
Source: Mark Twain, The Family Mark Twain (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935), 1390-8.