Suffrage‚ political franchise‚ or simply franchise‚ distinct from other rights to vote‚ is the right to vote gained through the democratic process. In English‚ suffrage and its synonyms are sometimes also used to mean the right to run for office (to be a candidate)‚ but there are no established qualifying terms to distinguish between these different meanings of the term(s). The right to run for office is sometimes called (candidate) eligibility‚ and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full
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The comparison in this poem is a game of hopscotch being compared to life. In life people are battling themselves to make it from the bottom to the top with other people watching‚ sometimes judging. In hopscotch you battle yourself to make it from the bottom of the triangle to the top‚ with people watching you play the game. Due to Maya Angelou using this metaphor rather than just talking about life’s ups and downs‚ gives the poem a unique style of writing. It gives the poem a rhythm versus just reading
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Furthermore‚ to enhance this effect‚ alliteration is used within the poem: “For I fear those guns will fire” (14). In this line‚ the three F sounds‚ “for‚” “fear‚” and “fire‚” are strung together and nearly imitate the forceful sound of a gun firing. The use of alliteration is also seen in line 26 when the reader discovers
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day." In this poetic work‚ he describes his lover in glowing terms. However‚ in “Sonnet 130‚” Shakespeare illustrates a more realistic view of love. Although this poem may not seem as romantic as his other works‚ it illustrates how love blossoms even if the significant other is not physically attractive. The first three lines of the poem do not paint an attractive picture of the woman in question. They read‚ "My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; if
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When reading the poem‚ "Mexican is Not a Noun‚" I had different reactions. In the first stanza‚ the author explains that the word‚ "Mexican‚" is not a "noun" or "adjective." I believe this is a statement used to shock the reader. I mentally trying to see why it was characterized as either. It made me want to continue to read to understand his explanation of the word and the meaning of the poem. In the second stanza the poet attempts to tell what his idea of Mexican. This stanza has short statements
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1969‚ written by Maya Angelou. Angelou was a writer and a civil rights activist. The poem basically tells you not to expect good things‚ to actually expect the worst. And there’s always someone
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Cultural universals are specific behavioral elements that are common to every culture. Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of cultural universals‚ including sports‚ cooking‚ courtship‚ dancing‚ family‚ games‚ music‚ religion‚ and marriage. Although Murdok’s universals are found in every culture‚ the way in which they are expressed varies from culture to culture. Funeral rites are practiced in every culture in some form. A funeral is a ceremony marking a person’s death. There are universals
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Love is the great persuader— is easily inclines the hears of “young brides.” It cuts to the heart of the poem. When a persuader coaxes‚ they are nudging another person along‚ tugging at the persuaded’s heart. Perhaps “persuaded” isn’t the most evocative word in the poem‚ but it’s truthful. It’s plain to see. It passively aggressively sits there and moves the poem along. The word “forsaking” in line seven paints love with a shadowy‚ souring tone‚ showing the reader that love in all
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Yehuda Amichai’s poem‚ The Diameter of the Bomb‚ focuses on the impact war has on humanity. On a more complex level‚ the poem illustrates how the desensitization of war and its results drive the world into hopelessness. Amichai begins his poem using a statistical analysis of the bomb. The bomb begins as a mechanical and emotionless object that is represented as holding limited capacity for destruction. It is described as having a thirty centimeter diameter and an effective range of about seven meters
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1. Does Universal Circuit’s Irish controller have a convincing argument for the weakness of the dollar? Why or why not? How do you interpret the evidence? The Irish controller certainly presented a very convincing argument. He argues that since the American trade deficit has been growing‚ the dollar will be likely to depreciate. From 1980 to 1984 the dollar appreciated against the punt by about 50% and interest rate averaged 12.6% during the same period. These high interest rates have caused
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