The correct answer is B. Making people vote will result in uneducated voters who vote randomly
Explanation:
A counterclaim is a claim or statement that rebuts or goes against a claim, in this case, the main idea of the claim proposed is that all Citizens from the United States should vote in every election, probably because an important percentage of citizens do not participate in election and the author of this considers the most important is all citizens participate. However,all citizens participating in the elections might not be that positive as this might not mean responsible participation, in this way option B "Making people vote will result in uneducated voters who vote randomly" is a counterclaim because it shows the first idea of making everybody vote has negative implication and thus it is not as valid as it seemed, as this idea rebuts the first idea it is classified as a counterclaim.
Answer:
1. The earrings signify Ama's Pride.
2. Lakshmi's dowry (the prized possession to be given to Lakshmi's in-law on her wedding day), would not be paid.
Explanation:
'Sold' by Patricia McCormick tells the story of a family in India, who struggled financially to meet up to their needs. There is Ama, the Mother of the house, Lakshmi her daughter, and Ama's husband who happens to be Lakshmi's step-father. The father of the house is a loafer who spends all his monies on gambling and irrelevant things. Lakshmi adores her mother Ama who raised the family on her own, carrying all the financial burdens.
Ama's earrings is described as the<em> joyful noise of tinkling gold</em>. It signifies Ama's pride. The family hoped it would serve as Lakshmi's dowry, but they decide to sell it when things become really difficult. This means that Lakshmi's dowry would not be paid.
Did you see the movie The Lord of the Rings? Most people know that it's based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book. But few realize, that by day, Tolkien was a professor of ancient languages. He led a very normal life as a college professor, preparing lectures and grading papers. He loved to write. However, and in his spare time at night, he escaped to a world of hobbits, elves and other creatures. In 1937, he published The Hobbit. Then, he wrote the three novels that are known together as The Lord of the Rings. It took him twelve years. Have you ever seen the three books in one volume? If so, you know how much work Tolkien put into creating his fantasy world. Actually, it's surprising that it took him only twelve years.
In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the theme that best describe John Proctor's final decision is: Personal honor determines a person's self-worth and value.
Proctor's desicion of refusing to provide a false confession to save his life is actually his final redemption. At the end of the play, when he tears apart the written confession, he understands that his honor is more important than his public image and he is ready to accept his destiny. Furthermore, his wife, Elizabeth realizes that John, even with his flaws, is a good man who is trying to save his soul and he will not yield to pressure.
