THE STORY OF OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL 1. The text says "naval displays were proposed for New York, New Orleans and San Francisco." Why
do you think these cities were mentioned especially?

2. The text refers to the plan for all countries to participate, "even Switzerland." Why do you think it
singled out Switzerland?

3. The article is from a New Orleans newspaper. Cite one quotation from the text that shows the
article has a distinct point of view for New Orleans readers.

4. What does demoralized mean here: "the generally demoralized condition of the world's merchant
marine"?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.

Read the excerpt from shirley chisholm’s speech “equal rights for women.” as a black person, i am no stranger to race prejudice. but the truth is that in the political world i have been far oftener discriminated against because i am a woman than because i am black. prejudice against blacks is becoming unacceptable although it will take years to eliminate it. but it is doomed because, slowly, white america is beginning to admit that it exists. prejudice against women is still acceptable. there is very little understanding yet of the immorality involved in double pay scales and the classification of most of the better jobs as “for men only.” the fourteenth amendment states all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states and of the state wherein they reside. no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. how does chisholm incorporate the constitutional principle based on the fourteenth amendment in the excerpt? by comparing the unequal treatment shared by african americans and women by explaining how life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are not shared by all citizens by showing that the government has made no effort to enforce the rights of all people by conveying the idea that everyone must live by the words stated in the constitution

Time rema 01: 55: examine the public service ads this first ad is from 1971 which statement best surmanzes the differences between these two ads? get involved now. pollution hurts all of us. they have different sponsors, they have different appeals they have different purposes they have different target audiences, this second ad is from 2013 @ a 69