“Let me note and try to refute two of the common arguments that are offered against this amendment. One is that women are already protected under the law and do not need legislation." (Paragraph 11)
Select two statements from Passage 2 that provide evidence to support a counterclaim to the claim
addressed in the excerpt above.
"There is a calculated system of prejudice that lies unspoken behind that question." (Paragraph
6)
"More than half the population of the United States is female. But women occupy only 2 percent
of the managerial positions." (Paragraph 8)
"It is for this reason that I wish to introduce today a proposal that has been before every
Congress for the last 40 years..." (Paragraph 10)
"Sufficient proof of this is the concentration of women in lower paying, menial, unrewarding
jobs..." (Paragraph 11)
"The fact is that a woman who aspires to be chairman of the board, or a Member of the House,
does so for exactly the same reasons as any man." (Paragraph 12)

What is the theme of the poem, my tongue is divided into two by quique aviles? my tongue is divided into twoby virtue, coincidence or heavenwords jumping out of my mouthstepping on each otherenjoying being a voice for the messageexpecting conclusionsmy tongue is divided into twointo heavy accent bits of confusioninto miracles and accidentssaying things that hurt the heartdrowning in a language that lives, jumps, translatesmy tongue is divided by natureby our crazy desire to triumph and conquerthis tongue is cut up into equal piecesone wants to curse and sing out loudthe other one simply wants to ask for watermy tongue is divided into twoone side likes to partythe other one takes refuge in prayingtongueenglish of the funny soundstonguefunny sounds in englishtonguesounds funny in englishtonguein funny english soundsmy tongue sometimes acts like twoand it goes crazynot knowing which side should be speakingwhich side translatingmy tongue is divided into twoa border patrol runs through the middlefrisking wordsasking for proper identificationchecking for pronunciationmy tongue is divided into twomy tongue is divided into twoi like my tongueit says what feels righti like my tongueit says what feels rightby quique aviles

Which words indicate a text is written i the first-person? a. she, her, hers b. they, them, theirs c. he, him, his d. i, me, my

Asentence teacher gives the following speech. prepare a brief speech to accompany your science project. the speech will be presented to a faculty panel selected as judges. include a summary of your hypothesis, methods, and results. provide an explanation of any pictures or charts one of your poster. also share any complications you encountered during the science fair process. who is the intended audience for the teachers speech? a. young students. b. peers at the science fair. c. teacher evaluators. d. science professionals