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Alice Paul: Champion of the Woman Suffrage

Lisa Kathleen Graddy

 

   Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage

movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a

pageant and a parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment

giving women in the United States the right to vote. The parade took place on March 3, the day before

[5] Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice that a new generation

of woman suffragists was literally moving forward. The day was marked by violence from hostile crowds,

prompting a Congressional investigation into the D.C. police’s protection of the marchers, but the event

and its aftermath made headlines. And headlines, bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly

public support and pressure, were exactly what Alice Paul wanted. For seven years she kept the demand

[10] for woman suffrage in the public and presidential eyes in demonstrations that eventually came to the point

of picketing the White House and burning President Wilson’s speeches. When her tactics became too

“radical” for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she formed the National Woman’s Party

and continued on.

   Paul’s life had prepared her for this work. Born in 1885, her Quaker family taught her that men and

[15] women were equals. She earned advanced degrees in sociology but was frustrated by the slow progress

of social work. To remedy the problems of poverty, health, and education required changing laws – and

changing laws required the votes of women. Paul worked for woman suffrage while in college but it was

during her graduate studies in England that she became exposed to the confrontational tactics of the

English “suffragettes.” When she returned to the United States she was ready to adapt their tactics for an

[20] American audience.

   The most dramatic episode of Paul’s suffrage battle took place in January 1917, when, discouraged

by President Wilson’s continued opposition to the suffrage amendment, Paul posted pickets at the White

House gates – the first people to ever picket the White House. These “silent sentinels” stayed on duty in

all weather and in the face of threats, insults, and physical violence. Using their banners and their quiet

[25] courage they asked, “Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for their Liberty?” and “Mr. President What

Will you do for Woman Suffrage?” Hoping to provoke a response, the language on the banners became

more inflammatory. They used the president’s own words against him and pointed out the hypocrisy of

his leading the country into the first world war to defend freedom while denying it to the women of his own

country.

[30]   Crowds who believed the pickets’ activities were disloyal in a time of war attacked the suffragists and

destroyed their banners. In July the police began arresting the pickets for “obstruction of traffic.” When

they refused to pay fines, they were imprisoned. When they went on hunger strikes to demand the rights of

political prisoners they were forcibly fed – a painful and invasive procedure. The pickets continued despite

the risk. Although Alice knew what lay ahead and that she, as the organizer of the picketing, would receive

[35] a harsher sentence, she insisted on taking her place on the picket line. She was arrested in October.

While in jail she was forcibly fed and threatened with confinement to an insane asylum. Reports of the

long sentences, abuse, and the courage of the suffragists became public and all prisoners were released

in November. Physically weakened due to the time they had spent in jail, but determined to be victorious,

Paul and her sister suffragists fought on.

[40]   The 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had

won the vote but they still hadn’t achieved equal rights, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up

the fight to achieve them. Believing that the more she understood about law the more useful she would

be, Paul went back to school and earned three law degrees. In 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal

Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of

[45] her career. Nonetheless, it was only in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent

it to the states for ratification.

   Alice suffered a stroke in 1974 and died on July 9, 1977, at the age of 92. She would never know that

the amendment for which she had fought so long and hard would not be ratified. Alice Paul dedicated her

life to championing women and their rights. Remember her the next time you vote.

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Assinale a alternativa cujos elementos melhor substituem os termos sublinhados nos segmentos a seguir.

– the day before Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice

(linhas 4 e 5).

– bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly public support and pressure, were exactly

what Alice Paul wanted (linhas 8 e 9).

Alice Paul: Champion of the Woman Suffrage

Lisa Kathleen Graddy

 

   Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage

movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a

pageant and a parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment

giving women in the United States the right to vote. The parade took place on March 3, the day before

[5] Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice that a new generation

of woman suffragists was literally moving forward. The day was marked by violence from hostile crowds,

prompting a Congressional investigation into the D.C. police’s protection of the marchers, but the event

and its aftermath made headlines. And headlines, bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly

public support and pressure, were exactly what Alice Paul wanted. For seven years she kept the demand

[10] for woman suffrage in the public and presidential eyes in demonstrations that eventually came to the point

of picketing the White House and burning President Wilson’s speeches. When her tactics became too

“radical” for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she formed the National Woman’s Party

and continued on.

   Paul’s life had prepared her for this work. Born in 1885, her Quaker family taught her that men and

[15] women were equals. She earned advanced degrees in sociology but was frustrated by the slow progress

of social work. To remedy the problems of poverty, health, and education required changing laws – and

changing laws required the votes of women. Paul worked for woman suffrage while in college but it was

during her graduate studies in England that she became exposed to the confrontational tactics of the

English “suffragettes.” When she returned to the United States she was ready to adapt their tactics for an

[20] American audience.

   The most dramatic episode of Paul’s suffrage battle took place in January 1917, when, discouraged

by President Wilson’s continued opposition to the suffrage amendment, Paul posted pickets at the White

House gates – the first people to ever picket the White House. These “silent sentinels” stayed on duty in

all weather and in the face of threats, insults, and physical violence. Using their banners and their quiet

[25] courage they asked, “Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for their Liberty?” and “Mr. President What

Will you do for Woman Suffrage?” Hoping to provoke a response, the language on the banners became

more inflammatory. They used the president’s own words against him and pointed out the hypocrisy of

his leading the country into the first world war to defend freedom while denying it to the women of his own

country.

[30]   Crowds who believed the pickets’ activities were disloyal in a time of war attacked the suffragists and

destroyed their banners. In July the police began arresting the pickets for “obstruction of traffic.” When

they refused to pay fines, they were imprisoned. When they went on hunger strikes to demand the rights of

political prisoners they were forcibly fed – a painful and invasive procedure. The pickets continued despite

the risk. Although Alice knew what lay ahead and that she, as the organizer of the picketing, would receive

[35] a harsher sentence, she insisted on taking her place on the picket line. She was arrested in October.

While in jail she was forcibly fed and threatened with confinement to an insane asylum. Reports of the

long sentences, abuse, and the courage of the suffragists became public and all prisoners were released

in November. Physically weakened due to the time they had spent in jail, but determined to be victorious,

Paul and her sister suffragists fought on.

[40]   The 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had

won the vote but they still hadn’t achieved equal rights, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up

the fight to achieve them. Believing that the more she understood about law the more useful she would

be, Paul went back to school and earned three law degrees. In 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal

Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of

[45] her career. Nonetheless, it was only in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent

it to the states for ratification.

   Alice suffered a stroke in 1974 and died on July 9, 1977, at the age of 92. She would never know that

the amendment for which she had fought so long and hard would not be ratified. Alice Paul dedicated her

life to championing women and their rights. Remember her the next time you vote.

Disponível em: <http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/05/alice-paul-champion-of-woman-suffrage.html>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

Segundo o texto, é correto afirmar que

Alice Paul: Champion of the Woman Suffrage

Lisa Kathleen Graddy

 

   Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage

movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a

pageant and a parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment

giving women in the United States the right to vote. The parade took place on March 3, the day before

[5] Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice that a new generation

of woman suffragists was literally moving forward. The day was marked by violence from hostile crowds,

prompting a Congressional investigation into the D.C. police’s protection of the marchers, but the event

and its aftermath made headlines. And headlines, bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly

public support and pressure, were exactly what Alice Paul wanted. For seven years she kept the demand

[10] for woman suffrage in the public and presidential eyes in demonstrations that eventually came to the point

of picketing the White House and burning President Wilson’s speeches. When her tactics became too

“radical” for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she formed the National Woman’s Party

and continued on.

   Paul’s life had prepared her for this work. Born in 1885, her Quaker family taught her that men and

[15] women were equals. She earned advanced degrees in sociology but was frustrated by the slow progress

of social work. To remedy the problems of poverty, health, and education required changing laws – and

changing laws required the votes of women. Paul worked for woman suffrage while in college but it was

during her graduate studies in England that she became exposed to the confrontational tactics of the

English “suffragettes.” When she returned to the United States she was ready to adapt their tactics for an

[20] American audience.

   The most dramatic episode of Paul’s suffrage battle took place in January 1917, when, discouraged

by President Wilson’s continued opposition to the suffrage amendment, Paul posted pickets at the White

House gates – the first people to ever picket the White House. These “silent sentinels” stayed on duty in

all weather and in the face of threats, insults, and physical violence. Using their banners and their quiet

[25] courage they asked, “Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for their Liberty?” and “Mr. President What

Will you do for Woman Suffrage?” Hoping to provoke a response, the language on the banners became

more inflammatory. They used the president’s own words against him and pointed out the hypocrisy of

his leading the country into the first world war to defend freedom while denying it to the women of his own

country.

[30]   Crowds who believed the pickets’ activities were disloyal in a time of war attacked the suffragists and

destroyed their banners. In July the police began arresting the pickets for “obstruction of traffic.” When

they refused to pay fines, they were imprisoned. When they went on hunger strikes to demand the rights of

political prisoners they were forcibly fed – a painful and invasive procedure. The pickets continued despite

the risk. Although Alice knew what lay ahead and that she, as the organizer of the picketing, would receive

[35] a harsher sentence, she insisted on taking her place on the picket line. She was arrested in October.

While in jail she was forcibly fed and threatened with confinement to an insane asylum. Reports of the

long sentences, abuse, and the courage of the suffragists became public and all prisoners were released

in November. Physically weakened due to the time they had spent in jail, but determined to be victorious,

Paul and her sister suffragists fought on.

[40]   The 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had

won the vote but they still hadn’t achieved equal rights, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up

the fight to achieve them. Believing that the more she understood about law the more useful she would

be, Paul went back to school and earned three law degrees. In 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal

Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of

[45] her career. Nonetheless, it was only in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent

it to the states for ratification.

   Alice suffered a stroke in 1974 and died on July 9, 1977, at the age of 92. She would never know that

the amendment for which she had fought so long and hard would not be ratified. Alice Paul dedicated her

life to championing women and their rights. Remember her the next time you vote.

Disponível em: <http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/05/alice-paul-champion-of-woman-suffrage.html>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que

Alice Paul: Champion of the Woman Suffrage

Lisa Kathleen Graddy

 

   Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage

movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a

pageant and a parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment

giving women in the United States the right to vote. The parade took place on March 3, the day before

[5] Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice that a new generation

of woman suffragists was literally moving forward. The day was marked by violence from hostile crowds,

prompting a Congressional investigation into the D.C. police’s protection of the marchers, but the event

and its aftermath made headlines. And headlines, bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly

public support and pressure, were exactly what Alice Paul wanted. For seven years she kept the demand

[10] for woman suffrage in the public and presidential eyes in demonstrations that eventually came to the point

of picketing the White House and burning President Wilson’s speeches. When her tactics became too

“radical” for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she formed the National Woman’s Party

and continued on.

   Paul’s life had prepared her for this work. Born in 1885, her Quaker family taught her that men and

[15] women were equals. She earned advanced degrees in sociology but was frustrated by the slow progress

of social work. To remedy the problems of poverty, health, and education required changing laws – and

changing laws required the votes of women. Paul worked for woman suffrage while in college but it was

during her graduate studies in England that she became exposed to the confrontational tactics of the

English “suffragettes.” When she returned to the United States she was ready to adapt their tactics for an

[20] American audience.

   The most dramatic episode of Paul’s suffrage battle took place in January 1917, when, discouraged

by President Wilson’s continued opposition to the suffrage amendment, Paul posted pickets at the White

House gates – the first people to ever picket the White House. These “silent sentinels” stayed on duty in

all weather and in the face of threats, insults, and physical violence. Using their banners and their quiet

[25] courage they asked, “Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for their Liberty?” and “Mr. President What

Will you do for Woman Suffrage?” Hoping to provoke a response, the language on the banners became

more inflammatory. They used the president’s own words against him and pointed out the hypocrisy of

his leading the country into the first world war to defend freedom while denying it to the women of his own

country.

[30]   Crowds who believed the pickets’ activities were disloyal in a time of war attacked the suffragists and

destroyed their banners. In July the police began arresting the pickets for “obstruction of traffic.” When

they refused to pay fines, they were imprisoned. When they went on hunger strikes to demand the rights of

political prisoners they were forcibly fed – a painful and invasive procedure. The pickets continued despite

the risk. Although Alice knew what lay ahead and that she, as the organizer of the picketing, would receive

[35] a harsher sentence, she insisted on taking her place on the picket line. She was arrested in October.

While in jail she was forcibly fed and threatened with confinement to an insane asylum. Reports of the

long sentences, abuse, and the courage of the suffragists became public and all prisoners were released

in November. Physically weakened due to the time they had spent in jail, but determined to be victorious,

Paul and her sister suffragists fought on.

[40]   The 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had

won the vote but they still hadn’t achieved equal rights, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up

the fight to achieve them. Believing that the more she understood about law the more useful she would

be, Paul went back to school and earned three law degrees. In 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal

Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of

[45] her career. Nonetheless, it was only in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent

it to the states for ratification.

   Alice suffered a stroke in 1974 and died on July 9, 1977, at the age of 92. She would never know that

the amendment for which she had fought so long and hard would not be ratified. Alice Paul dedicated her

life to championing women and their rights. Remember her the next time you vote.

Disponível em: <http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/05/alice-paul-champion-of-woman-suffrage.html>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

Conforme o texto, é correto afirmar que Alice Paul  

Alice Paul: Champion of the Woman Suffrage

Lisa Kathleen Graddy

 

   Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage

movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a

pageant and a parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment

giving women in the United States the right to vote. The parade took place on March 3, the day before

[5] Woodrow Wilson took office, effectively putting the incoming president on notice that a new generation

of woman suffragists was literally moving forward. The day was marked by violence from hostile crowds,

prompting a Congressional investigation into the D.C. police’s protection of the marchers, but the event

and its aftermath made headlines. And headlines, bringing public attention, public debate, and possibly

public support and pressure, were exactly what Alice Paul wanted. For seven years she kept the demand

[10] for woman suffrage in the public and presidential eyes in demonstrations that eventually came to the point

of picketing the White House and burning President Wilson’s speeches. When her tactics became too

“radical” for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, she formed the National Woman’s Party

and continued on.

   Paul’s life had prepared her for this work. Born in 1885, her Quaker family taught her that men and

[15] women were equals. She earned advanced degrees in sociology but was frustrated by the slow progress

of social work. To remedy the problems of poverty, health, and education required changing laws – and

changing laws required the votes of women. Paul worked for woman suffrage while in college but it was

during her graduate studies in England that she became exposed to the confrontational tactics of the

English “suffragettes.” When she returned to the United States she was ready to adapt their tactics for an

[20] American audience.

   The most dramatic episode of Paul’s suffrage battle took place in January 1917, when, discouraged

by President Wilson’s continued opposition to the suffrage amendment, Paul posted pickets at the White

House gates – the first people to ever picket the White House. These “silent sentinels” stayed on duty in

all weather and in the face of threats, insults, and physical violence. Using their banners and their quiet

[25] courage they asked, “Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for their Liberty?” and “Mr. President What

Will you do for Woman Suffrage?” Hoping to provoke a response, the language on the banners became

more inflammatory. They used the president’s own words against him and pointed out the hypocrisy of

his leading the country into the first world war to defend freedom while denying it to the women of his own

country.

[30]   Crowds who believed the pickets’ activities were disloyal in a time of war attacked the suffragists and

destroyed their banners. In July the police began arresting the pickets for “obstruction of traffic.” When

they refused to pay fines, they were imprisoned. When they went on hunger strikes to demand the rights of

political prisoners they were forcibly fed – a painful and invasive procedure. The pickets continued despite

the risk. Although Alice knew what lay ahead and that she, as the organizer of the picketing, would receive

[35] a harsher sentence, she insisted on taking her place on the picket line. She was arrested in October.

While in jail she was forcibly fed and threatened with confinement to an insane asylum. Reports of the

long sentences, abuse, and the courage of the suffragists became public and all prisoners were released

in November. Physically weakened due to the time they had spent in jail, but determined to be victorious,

Paul and her sister suffragists fought on.

[40]   The 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had

won the vote but they still hadn’t achieved equal rights, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up

the fight to achieve them. Believing that the more she understood about law the more useful she would

be, Paul went back to school and earned three law degrees. In 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal

Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of

[45] her career. Nonetheless, it was only in 1972 that Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent

it to the states for ratification.

   Alice suffered a stroke in 1974 and died on July 9, 1977, at the age of 92. She would never know that

the amendment for which she had fought so long and hard would not be ratified. Alice Paul dedicated her

life to championing women and their rights. Remember her the next time you vote.

Disponível em: <http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/05/alice-paul-champion-of-woman-suffrage.html>. Acesso em: 7 ago. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

De acordo com o primeiro parágrafo, é correto afirmar que Alice Paul

Lessons in cultural difference 

 

It is 9.05 a.m. and a group of Chinese businessmen are outside a hotel conference room in São Paulo, waiting for the Brazilians hosts. The seminar was scheduled to start five minutes ago, but, like many meetings in Brazil, it did not start on time. The Brazilians arrive, complaining loudly about the morning’s traffic and go immediately to breakfast. Cultural differences between the two countries become clear.

In 2009, China replaced the US as Brazil’s biggest trading partner. As a result, Brazilians companies are keen to understand the Chinese better and find the best way to do business together.

 

For companies already working with China, getting to know the culture is a priority. At Chinbra, São Paulo’s biggest Chinese language school, students, who mainly work in the import business, take evening classes

in Mandarin. About half the lesson is about cultural issues. They ask questions such as “Should I give my business card with two hands?” and “What presents should I give – something Brazilian?” 

 

Some business deals fail because of small things like a misunderstood email. “In addition to language problems, there is also a lack of cultural understanding between the two countries,” says Charles Tang, president of the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce.

 

One big issue is timing. For successful deals with the Chinese, it is important to be on time for meetings and to meet deadlines. Another issue is planning. In Brazil, because of high inflation during the 1980s and early 1990s and many failed plans, long-term planning was not a priority. Today, many companies still prefer to plan as they go along and fix problems when they happen. The Chinese are completely different. They like to plan everything in advance and in detail.

 

Sobre o texto, analise as seguintes informações: 

 

I - A China e, não os Estados Unidos é o maior parceiro comercial do Brasil.

II - Os brasileiros não procuram compreender melhor os chineses para melhorar suas negociações comerciais.

II - Na Chinbra, os alunos passam a maior parte das lições aprendendo mandarim.

IV - Charles Tang acha que o principal motivo das negociações entre brasileiros e chineses darem errado é devido a problemas de comunicação.

V - Para os chineses, ser pontual é muito importante.

VI - Os brasileiros não dão muita importância ao planejamento.

 

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