This text is a speech by Shirley Chisholm advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment in 1970. Chisholm argues the amendment is necessary to legally address pervasive sex discrimination, clarifying ambiguities in existing laws and promoting equal opportunity. She refutes counterarguments, emphasizing that the amendment wouldn't cause widespread legal chaos and would ultimately benefit both men and women. Chisholm highlights the amendment's positive economic and social impacts, countering concerns about protective labor laws while stressing the importance of eliminating outdated societal prejudices. The speech concludes by asserting that achieving true equality requires constitutional change.

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Both sources explore Surrealism and Modernism as literary movements, detailing their key characteristics and prominent authors. The first source focuses on these movements in fiction, highlighting techniques like stream of consciousness and fragmented narratives in Modernism, and dream imagery and juxtaposition in Surrealism. The second source expands on Surrealism's application in non-fiction writing, examining how techniques like dream imagery and stream of consciousness create emotional depth and challenge conventional narratives. Both sources emphasize the innovative literary techniques and enduring impact of these movements on 20th-century literature.

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This resource is a guide for high school students on how to analyze tone and mood in fiction. It defines both tone, which is the author's attitude towards the story, and mood, which is the emotional atmosphere created for the reader. It then goes on to explain how to identify these two elements using word choice, sentence structure, point of view, imagery, and setting. Finally, it gives suggestions for analyzing these elements in a text and includes a glossary and various exercises for students.

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