We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of America’s mind….

That loss has occurred with distressing frequency over the years, often coming in times of hysteria and fear, often involving the demonization of some American subset for the actions of those with whom they share some cultural, racial or religious trait.

For instance, Americans of German descent were bullied and beset during the First World War in a nation that found it necessary to rename sauerkraut “Liberty Cabbage.” Americans of Japanese descent were imprisoned during the Second World War, many of them losing their homes and livelihoods.

You’d think that sordid history would make us wary of entreatments to blindly castigate our fellow Americans. And you would be mistaken...

List at least two examples of repetition in the excerpt. In addition to coherence, what is the specific effect of those examples of repetition?

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