Answer:
1. He included that heading to encourage readers to be active citizens of their country by voting wisely during elections.
2. Its inclusion was successful because given the hard financial times, and the author's stressing of the most important needs of the citizens, readers would be motivated to choose good candidates with good policies.
Explanation:
The author David Wallechinsky, cited the hard times Americans have been facing and how difficult it is for them to meet up with daily living. The author's inclusion of the heading "What Can You Do?", highlighted the core issues which affected Americans, and these include; meeting up with the cost of dairy, drugs, gas, quality schools, and security.
He encouraged them to elect candidates that did not just make empty promises but who could actually deliver and make life easier for the populace. The statistics of the financial challenges would make readers take the information under this heading seriously.
Walking by a lane of truth
Running past a road of lies
To see the details of my youth
In which I hear my cries
Looking back I know I tried my best
But more potential could have seeped
Regardless I know have been blessed
As I see myself taking that last leap
Growing as the girl that I was
I see the Spring in my presence
To which there is no pause
Of the blossom in my essence
Answer:
The author chose to write about this side of the White House as she wants to write about the most private side of the Capitol.
Explanation:
"The View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress" is a poem written by Elizabeth Bishop.
Elizabeth Bishop was a Consultant in poetry and wrote the poem while sitting in her office at the Library of Congress. The author chose to write about this view of the Capitol to reveal the private side of the building.
Answer:
Finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past.
Explanation:
<em>The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone</em> by James Giblin provided an informative text on the Rosetta Stone that was discovered by researchers. This stone led to an insight into the language and history of the erstwhile unknown Egyptian life.
In the given passage from the text, the author mentioned how this discovery <em>"finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past"</em> which has been unavailable till now. It possesses the key to the life and language of the Egyptians, providing access to learn more about them.
Thus, the phrase that supports the view that the people who deciphered the hieroglyphs played an important role was "finally enabled scholars to unlock the Egyptian past".
