Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3 Answers

Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.The crash caused his horses to run away, Hough said, flipping over the buggy and killing one of the animals. "I consider the bicycle to be the most dangerous thing to life and property ever invented," exclaimed Hough, who suffered a broken arm and finger in the accident. "The gentlest of horses are afraid of it." In the end, the judge upheld the right of New York's parks commissioners to ban bicycles and fined the cyclists five dollars each. Pope was not alone in his determination to fight for the rights of American cyclists. In the spring of 1880, he had joined author Charles Pratt and others in forming the League of American Wheelmen ("the L.A.W."), an organization that pledged to "promote the general interests of bicycling, to ascertain, defend, and protect the rights of wheelmen, and to encourage and facilitate touring."

Consider these text features from Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.Dressing the Part – Frances Benjamin Johnston, above, might have raised a few eyebrows when she donned a man’s suit and a fake mustache for this self-portrait in the late 1800s. But the groundbreaking photographer was used to operating in a man’s world.

Consider this text feature from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.Kate Parke, Chicago, Illinois: Bicycle Lock, 1890 “My present invention has, primarily, for its object to provide [an] improved lock mechanism whereby bicycles may be locked to prevent them from being used without the owner’s consent or to prevent them from being stolen.”

Consider this text feature from Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.“To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.”– “Woman and the Wheel,” Munsey’s Magazine, May 1896

Consider this text feature from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.

Read this paragraph.The students of Valencia High adore the school vending machine. It has been in operation as long as the school, providing a variety of snacks, from crackers to granola bars to juices and even fresh fruit. These snacks sustain students throughout the day and help them ward off hunger during after-school activities. The teachers and custodians are not as enthusiastic. They complain about the wrappers, containers, and peelings that litter the floors and hallways. Many staff members believe that a trial period should begin in which students must prove that they can keep the school clean or lose the privilege of the vending machine.

Read this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.Some attribute the breakthrough to Ernest Michaux, a French carriage maker, though others credit Pierre Lallement, who worked for him. At any rate, the new velocipede was propelled by pedals and cranks attached directly to the axel of the front wheel, which was slightly larger than the wheel behind it. Forward progress could be stopped or slowed by pedaling backward. However, with iron tires and only an ineffective steel spring under the seat to absorb bumps in the road, this velocipede was a challenge to ride. It quickly earned the nickname "boneshaker."

Read this excerpt from Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.In efforts to restart the lives of those devastated by the crushing waves of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, my husband, F. K. Day, and I founded World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR works to provide access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles. During our work in Sri Lanka in 2005-2006, we put more than 24,000 new bicycles into the hands of those rebuilding their lives. Since 2006, we have moved into Africa where we currently work in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya addressing oppressive poverty and the AIDS pandemic by mobilizing volunteer caregivers, students, and entrepreneurs with bicycles.

Consider these text features from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.In England, high wheelers were called penny farthings because the relationship of the front wheel to the back wheel resembled that of the large British penny coin to the smaller farthing (quarter penny) coin.