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In recent elections, turnout has ranged from about 50% to 60% of the voting-age population.

But there is a simple change the US could make to boost turnout dramatically, something that has worked in at least 26 other democracies.

The government could make Americans vote.

President Barack Obama has endorsed the idea, and yet it has never taken hold in the US, for a variety of reasons. But many experts think it's a good idea. . . .

In the US, compulsory voting has started to enter the mainstream conversation. In May of last year, Obama publicly endorsed compulsory voting for the first time, telling a crowd in Cleveland that "it would be transformative if everybody voted" specifically because of the class-bias effect.

–“Half of Americans Probably Won’t Vote – But Requiring Them to Would Change That,” Chris Weller

Write a short paragraph that expresses an idea from the passage. Use paraphrase and direct quotation to give credit to the source.

Answer:

Many countries practice required voting. Writer Chris Weller shows that some experts, including former US president Barack Obama, think that the United States could benefit by requiring voting. President Obama said, "It would be transformative if everybody voted."

Explanation: sample responce

Answer:

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:) Have a good day and stay safe.

Explanation:

Which underlined word in the sentence is a being verb?

The cocoa was hot, so I sipped it slowly.

hot

was

slowly

sipped

PLEASE HELP.........
How is the -ing form used in the following sentence?

To get in shape for that marathon, Shelby started running around the block a few times each morning.

participial phrase as an adjective
participial phrase as a noun
participle as an adjective
participle as a noun
gerund phrase as a subject
gerund phrase as a predicate noun
gerund phrase as direct object
none of these​

On the crowded train, prisoners are cold and miserable. Eleizer describes feeling like everyone's brains were dying and losing their memories. He goes on to say, "Our minds numb with indifference. Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today or tomorrow, or later? The night was growing longer, never-ending"


What is Eleizer saying here? Interpret this passage in your own words. What is "night" symbolic of in this passage? Can you make any connections to our society/world today? Explain all of your thoughts clearly.
*Response must be 8-10 sentences.

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Serious answers only please

When George and lennie approach the river, George warms lennie not to drink the water because it may make him sick. What does this show about their relationship?

Read this excerpt from the poem and explain whether Ferlinghetti is proud of America’s achievements as a new empire. Provide reasons for your answer.

Why are you staring at me

as if I were America itself

the new Empire

vaster than any in ancient days

with its electronic highways

carrying its corporate monoculture

around the world

And English the Latin of our days—

Every time I see him, he talks to me like he's got a chip on his shoulder.
What type of figurative language is this an example of?

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Walking along a beach, sitting in a movie theatre, sitting at the kitchen table talking with your siblings or playing in the park are some examples of finding your happy place. Where is your happy place?

How does the repeated use of the word strike help Roosevelt achieve his purpose?

Which word has a negative connotation
Thin
Slim
Slender
Skinny

According to the text, what were some of the things Mrs. Mallard saw and
heard after sitting down? *
dust, peeled paint, mice running through the ceiling
trees, the sky, clouds, birds chirping
yarn, knitting templates, knitting needles, and a rocking chair
the wall and the ceiling, the wall and the ceiling, the wall and the ceiling etc.

Where in a compare-and-contrast essay would you you put the following paragraph?

Rain,rain,rain!That's all there ever is in Seattle.At least that's what i thought before moving here.But after having lived her for a year,my perspective of Seattle is much more optimistic.

A.The conclusion
B.The introduction
C.The body
D.None of the above

What does the word transfixed mean in the context of this paragraph? fascinated crying helpless laughing

A person with a higher level of education is _____.

Select the best answer choice.
A.
likely to make more money than someone with a lower level of education
B.
likely to be burdened with too much debt
C.
unlikely to have any advantage over a person with a lower level of education
D.
likely to quickly forget any skills learned

I MET a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert ... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage [face] lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which still survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Which of the following sentences best describes the dramatic irony in the poem?

(10 points)
Group of answer choices

The traveler knows he will see the statue in the desert.

The traveler knows who the king was.

The audience knows the traveler has seen the statue in the desert.

The audience knows the boastful king's power did not last.

To oppress is to



free or release someone.


overwhelm or crush someone.


write or publish opinions.


repeat negative or untrue rumors.

can you explain about what you know about animals and how they grow. can it be at least 1 paragraph pls and thank you!! will get brainliest

In the following sentence, what does dead mean?
Carl caught the pass and turned to see their two-hundred-pound linebacker dead ahead.
A) lying on the ground
B)directly
C)in his original position
D)too far away to matter

Which of the following statements is not true?
O A. You can learn about the context in which a speech
was presented even if it was given in the past.
O B. Knowing the context in which a speech was
presented can help you interpret it more accurately.
O C. To fully understand a speech, it's only necessary to
know the words of the speech
O D. All of the above are not true.

what kind of sentence is He dove from his place in the sky with a loud zoom

What would most likely happen if the thread for the bracelet was cut shorter than 30 inches?
A.The bracelet may be too short to tie.
B. It would not be a true friendship bracelet.
C. Weaving would be too difficult.
D. The knot would not be securely tied.

What figurative device is used in the phrase "I am fire", found in the first line?

A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) oxymoron
D) personification

In This Side of Paradise, what did Amory discover he visited Isabelle's summer home?

Isabelle was the love of his life.

Isabelle was cheating on him.

He liked Isabelle's sister better.

He did not have any real feelings for Isabelle.

If you could help me, that would be great.

At the Aquarium
by Max Eastman

Serene the silver fishes glide,
Stern-lipped, and pale, and wonder-eyed!
As through the aged deeps of ocean,
They glide with wan and wavy motion.
They have no pathway where they go,
They flow like water to and fro,
They watch with never-winking eyes,
They watch with staring, cold surprise,
The level people in the air,
The people peering, peering there:
Who wander also to and fro,
And know not why or where they go,
Yet have a wonder in their eyes,
Sometimes a pale and cold surprise.
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One theme of the poem is
A.
people and animals are not so different after all.
B.
people should accept people for who they are.
C.
fish in aquariums enjoy looking at the people.
D.
aquariums are jails for fish and should not exist.

Please help. Thank you.

elalls die slaleu explicitly? Check all that apply.
be
in Elizabethan England, far more so
than in the modern world. A flock of 180 sheep is worth
more than the average detached house. The difficulties of
transportation mean that the food supply depends
heavily on what grows locally and how much surplus is
available. It also depends on the season. Harvest is
obviously a time of much grain and fruit.
- The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England,
Ian Mortimer
Food is extremely valuable today.
A flock of sheep in Elizabethan England was more
valuable than a modern house.
Transportation was difficult in Elizabethan England.
The food supply in Elizabethan England depended
on what was grown locally.
Elizabethan England experienced four distinct
seasons.
Intro
Done
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According to crooks why does a person need a companion

Which word best describes how Max feels when he thinks about his dad’s return? *
17 points
A. anxious
B. indifferent
C. relaxed

*Cry the beloved country is the book*
At the start of the novel, the land around the village of Ndotsheni is
Question 1 options:

devoid of human life.

full of growth and promise.

unproductive and poor.

overcome by industry.

His family's experiences of Johannesburg have led Kumalo to think of the city as

Question 2 options:

somewhere politics matter more than religion.

somewhere that offers exciting opportunities.

somewhere people go to join new tribes.

somewhere people get lost.

An example of metaphor in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Babylon Revisited" is

a) having the character of Marion dislike the main character
b) making the story take place in Paris to suggest a romantic scene
c) using the title to hint at the ruins of a life of excess wealth
d) including a child in the story to make the main character seem likable