On page 47, Laura Bolin Carroll refers to a survey and states that "the US happiness peaked in the 1950s." As you know or should know, many important social transformations took place later, after the 1950s. For instance, the Civil Rights Movement, in which many Black participants and their allies fought for human equality, saw its peak in the 1960s, and the movement continues its activities in various forms even today, including in the form of the Black Lives Matter. The 1960s was also an important moment for the women’s movement. Many forms of feminism appeared after that period, and even today there is a sustained effort (and resistance) to equalize opportunities for both genders. Given this context, the 1950s was not the best time from the perspective of civil rights and human equity. While Carroll may be correct about the connection between the amount of advertisement people are exposed to and their level of happiness, what do you think about the survey dis

Based on the dialect in the passage what can you infer about the character huckleberry finn

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

When hamlet shows his mother a picture of king hamlet and a picture of claudius, he tells her to look at the "counterfeit presentment of two brothers." in shakespeare's day, counterfeit meant a "portrait" or "picture." what does counterfeit mean today?