1) "A Quilt of a Country" is an argumentative essay. In lines 1-13 the author defines or
delineates at least two ideas for her argument. Identify these two ideas and include
quoted evidence to support your answer.
2) In lines 14-19, the author makes a counterargument. In your own words, what does
she mean by "amid all these failures is something spectacularly successful"? Be
specific about her reference to the United States.
3) In line 22, the author states that this nation is founded on a conundrum..."What
does she mean? What is so puzzling about our country?
4) In the last paragraph on page four (line 40), the author refers to our country as a
"splintered whole" in a rhetorical question. How does she feel that the United States is
divided? Provide an example from this paragraph.
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English, 21.06.2019 22:00
Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt
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English, 22.06.2019 01:10
Ineed simplifying this thesis and making it easier to understand for the reader (more concise) "no matter how religious one may be, one’s faith tends to change under unexpected and challenging circumstances."
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English, 22.06.2019 02:30
Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.
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