For women living in North America in the 1800s, transportation options were few. In the late 1880s, however, bicycles started appearing in the United States. At first, only men rode bicycles. Female riders were considered unladylike. Gradually, the idea of women riding bikes became
more accepted. Female bike riders became a common sight on city streets and country roads. The new sport changed women's fashions. For
example, some women traded their heavy skirts for loose pants called bloomers. Women could travel independently from one place to another on
their bleycles. They no longer had to rely on men for transportation. In addition, women enjoyed the exercise and fresh air provided by an outing on
a bicycle. The well-known suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, claimed that bicycling had done more to emancipate women than anything else in the
world."
suffragist a person who campaigns for the right to vote
emancipate free
Which detail from the passage best explains why Susan B. Anthony claimed that bicycling helped free women?
O 1 Bicycling allowed women to enjoy the fresh air.
O 2. Bicycling was popular with both men and women.
3. Women no longer had to depend on men for transportation.
4. Women bicycle riders became a common sight on the roads.

Nthe final analysis, the government has not done enough to protect the endangered species of the rain forest. in the passage above, the transition in the final analysis is used to

Millicent sat down at her desk in the big study hall. tomorrow she would come to school, proudly, laughingly, without lipstick, with her brown hair straight and shoulder length, and then everybody would know, even the boys would know, that she was one of the elect. teachers would smile , thinking perhaps: so now they've picked millicent arnold. i never would have guessed it. —"initiation," sylvia plath what inference can be made about millicent from the way she is characterized indirectly? millicent is a student with straight brown hair. millicent does not usually take care of her appearance. millicent has not always been popular.

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately.article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct.now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson.iuflad