Read this introduction to a magazine article.Headphones are everywhere! People are locked in their worlds of downloaded music, relying on their private music libraries for entertainment. In doing so, they are ignoring a diverse world of radio offerings that could enrich and entertain. Local radio stations provide music and news, while National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts discourse and entertainment for all tastes.
Which of these were solutions that improved the velocipede?
Read this passage.As a curator of the Art Institute of Chicago, I have witnessed the changing subject matter of American folk art. In this essay, “Beyond the Barns,” Ana Ramon explores the new faces and objects of this beloved genre.
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.Poets and writers also explored the impact of the wheel and the changing dynamics between the sexes that it helped bring about. Magazines and some newspapers regularly published poetry and short stories at that time, and cycling was a popular theme. In 1893, poet Madeline S. Bridges celebrated the female cyclist's new freedom by contrasting her with the maidens of the past who used wheels to spin thread.
Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.What interested Pope, however, was a display in one of the English buildings, where two manufacturers from Great Britain presented the latest bicycles. Pope was tantalized by these bicycles, called high wheelers, which had huge wheels in the front and tiny ones in the back. A Civil War veteran and entrepreneur, he wondered about the machine's possibilities as both a business venture and a means of transportation. If only it didn't seem so impossible to ride. Pope dismissed the idea of investing in this new vehicle until he encountered another one the following spring, during a jaunt on a horse near his Massachusetts home. All at once, a man on a high wheeler sped by him. When Pope's horse couldn't catch the cyclist, even at a gallop, the businessman suddenly saw the potential of traveling on two wheels.
Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change.In 1896, a 308-page edition of The American Wheelman earned the distinction of being "the largest magazine ever issued from a printing press,” according to the advertising journal Printers’ Ink.
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights”It was not until 1924, with the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act, that most American Indians were guaranteed the right to vote. Even then, some state regulations did not allow certain American Indians to vote.
Based on "A History of Voting Rights,” what prompted Elizabeth Cady Stanton to help organize the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”The attitudes and belief systems of the day had much to do with the limitation of voting rights. Women were considered ill-suited to decide upon matters of politics, as they traditionally were responsible for taking care of the home.
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”Since the passage of the constitutional amendments, women and African American leaders have continued to struggle for the rights of their constituents. This has meant seeking greater access to elected office as well as reducing obstacles to voting that still exist.
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. The amendment established that the right of citizens of the United States to vote could not be denied by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Which best describes the author’s purpose in "A History of Voting Rights”?
Read the excerpt from "A History of Voting Rights.”These activists often worked in organizations calling for more comprehensive rights for women beyond the right to vote. These rights included equal access to education, property ownership, and custody of children in the event of divorce.
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures.
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”One skeptic has often railed against "this whole global warming hoax," pointing to brutal winters in recent years as evidence. Neil Kagan, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, mused that in no other area would journalists be covering so much of the minority viewpoint.
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”By the early twentieth century, carbon emissions from fossil-fuel burning reached 1 billion tons a year. Automobiles, airplanes, and domestic and agricultural energy demands all contributed to the rising trend. In the 1950s, scientists used a new generation of equipment to confirm that carbon-dioxide concentrations were doubling and that this would have the effect of increased temperatures.
Which best describes the language of "Climate Change: An Overview”?
Which best describes the author’s overall purpose in "Climate Change: An Overview”?
Read the excerpt from "Climate Change: An Overview.”Roger Revelle, an American oceanographer, wrote, "Human beings are now carrying out a large-scale geophysical experiment." Scientific consensus grew around the theory of global warming, and the first United Nations environment conference was held in 1972.
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