Why is Walt Whitman addressed in this poem?
What will be an ideal response?
* Whitman is a major American poet and thus a suitable person for another American poet to summon.
* Whitman wrote a lot about daily life in America and the minutiae of people's lives. Given Whitman's poetry, it's not unusual that Ginsberg would imagine Whitman in a supermarket asking the questions he does.
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You will hear a conversation between a young woman registering for classes and a receptionist. Write the following information about the young woman based on what you hear. You will hear the conversation twice. Read the items below before listening.
You will hear a conversation between a young woman registering for classes and a receptionist. Write the following information about the young woman based on what you hear. You will hear the conversation twice. Read the items below before listening. ESTUDIANTE Buenas tardes. RECEPCIONISTA Buenas tardes. ¿Cómo se llama Ud.? ESTUDIANTE Me llamo Paula Cano. RECEPCIONISTA Paula Cano. ¿Y su segundo apellido? ESTUDIANTE Paula Cano Pérez. RECEPCIONISTA Bien, Srta. Cano, ¿de qué nacionalidad es? ESTUDIANTE Soy paraguaya. De Asunción, la capital. RECEPCIONISTA Ah, paraguaya. Bien. Y ¿cuántos años tiene Ud.? ESTUDIANTE 25. RECEPCIONISTA ¿Perdón? ¿35? ESTUDIANTE No, no. Tengo 25 años. RECEPCIONISTA 25. ¿Cuál es su número de teléfono? ESTUDIANTE 345-6607. RECEPCIONISTA 345-7607. ESTUDIANTE 6607. RECEPCIONISTA Bien. Paula Cano Pérez de 25 años y su teléfono es 345-6607. ESTUDIANTE Sí, señora. RECEPCIONISTA Ahora, ¿me quiere decir cómo va a pagar la matrícula? Nombre __________________________________ Primer apellido __________________________________ Segundo apellido Pérez Nacionalidad __________________________________ Edad __________________________________ Número de teléfono __________________________________
Los mayas, los olmecas y los aztecas son grupos indígenas de ________________________.
Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate location and/or country.
Sources of conflict in collaborative groups include
a) interpersonal differences. b) cultural differences. c) gender differences. d) a, b, and c. e) only b and c.
The point of view of an author would probably be least obvious in which of the following?
A) a cartoon B) a persuasive essay C) a scientific journal