In this activity, you have a chance to share your thoughts and ideas about the topics and reading selections covered in the lesson. Read the instructions and discussion prompt, and provide a thoughtful response. Then provide a thoughtful and respectful response to one or more of your classmates’ posts. Remember that this is an academic discussion board. Stay on topic and use correct spelling and grammar. Also remember that everyone in this class can read what you post. Keep your responses original and polite.

If you are not sure how many posts are required, ask your teacher.

Instructions – Word Journal

Let’s take the big picture of a topic and narrow it down to one word. Choose one of the following two prompts for your focus. In a short paragraph, share the word you chose and answer the following questions:

Why did you choose that word?
How does it cover the big ideas?
Use specific details from the readings in this class or your own experiences and knowledge to support your choice of your word.

Prompt 1

In the reading “For the Equal Rights Amendment,” you learned that Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm believed an amendment to the Constitution was needed to eliminate gender discrimination in the workplace. Choose one adjective to describe Shirley Chisholm’s desire for gender equality. Then explain your word choice.

Prompt 2

In the article “What Will It Take To Make Gender Equality the Norm, Not the Exception?” you learned that the author, Margie Warrell, believes that because men are more liberated than women, men wrestle less with the trade-offs of combining their career and parenthood. Choose one adjective to describe Margie Warrell’s feelings. Then explain your word choice.

CHOOSE ONLY ONE PROMPT

Iwill only mark brainliest if you get it correct. read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided. examine the diagram and text: you see water all around you every day as lakes, rivers, ice, rain and snow. there are also vast amounts of water that are unseen—water existing in the ground. and even though groundwater is unseen, it is moving below your feet right now. as part of the water cycle, groundwater is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals. people have been using groundwater for thousands of years and continue to use it today, largely for drinking water and irrigation. life on earth depends on groundwater just as it does on surface water. there are rivers flowing below our feet … a myth? have you ever heard that there are rivers of water flowing underground? do you think it’s true? actually, it is pretty much a myth. even though there are some caverns, lava, and ice tubes, and horizontal springs that can carry water, the vast majority of underground water occupies the space between rocks and subsurface material. some rivers, such as the alpha river in northern florida, usa, can disappear underground during low flow periods. generally, water underground is more like water in a sponge. it occupies the space is between soil and rock particles. at a certain depth below the land surface, the spaces between the soil and rock particles can be totally filled with water, resulting in an aquifer from which groundwater can be pumped into used by people. courtesy of the u. s. geological survey is there missing or extraneous information in this diagram? are all of the details in the text relevant and accurate? explain using details from the text.