<em>Personification has to with giving human attributes to non-human objects.</em> In this case, there is no such thing as a "physical heartbeat of the group." A group cannot have a heartbeat. However, figures of speech (personification is one of them) are helpful in order to effectively convey a message.
Personification helps send the reader a message that the activist group acts as one body. It lets the audience know that the activist group is united, acts as a solid community, and as one united front. Therefore, using personification creates a stronger tone that effectively conveys a message.
Roosevelt's “Four Freedoms” speech. In it he articulated a powerful vision for a world in which all people had
( freedom of speech and freedom of religion, freedom from want and freedom of fear. )
It was delivered on January 6, 1941 and it helped change the world.
Assuming the word submit is underlined, the words that are closest would be yield and obey.
One organism benefits and the other isn't affected.
Hope this helps!
-Payshence
