1.2 Visual Text 1
Directions: Observe the illustration closely and record your observations.
NO
OPPRESSIVE
TAXES
NO EXPENSIVE
KINGS
NO COMPULSORY
MILITARGERVICE
NO
KNOUTS
DUNGEONS.
AFIR
This color lithograph by J. Keppler titled "Welcome to All!" was originally published in Puck magazine in 1880. Puck magazine
was a weekly humor magazine in the United States in circulation from 1871 to 1918.
What details do you observe in this illustration?
What details in this illustration could be significant clues about how the creator perceives the
American Dream?

Which image best conveys a sentimental tone in "hearts and hands? "

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.