Read the passage. Imagine that a person pays taxes to the government, but has no say in how the government uses the money. This situation is very real for teenagers with jobs. The voting age in the United States is 18, but many teenagers start to work when they are 16. This means some teenagers have to pay taxes but do not have a voice in elections. The voting age should be lowered. As the Founding Fathers said, "No taxation without representation.” What purpose does the juxtaposition serve in the passage? It suggests that teenagers should not pay taxes. It argues that teenagers should earn their money. It explains why teenagers should be allowed to vote. It emphasizes that many teenagers should work harder.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

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