Woodrow Wilson... recognized that the Constitution is best understood not as a machine at all but as a living thing. What he did not add was that it's a living thing with no body or mind, no moving parts or organs or spirit separate from the bodies and minds and spirits of the people themselves, people whose constant vigilance—and I noticed when I was coming into the building [National Archives] that statement "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," appropriate to have on the archives – people whose constant vigilance is the lifeblood of Constitutional survival. Explain in about 50 words what the passage means.

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because rama

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. " sang of the just son of anchises who embarked from troy (i, 73-74) in referring to the aeneid, virgil makes a(n) a. canto b. symbol c .terza rima d. allusion