In 1961, President John F. Kennedy said, "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." He had a good point. Citizenship gives you a lot of rights, but it also requires some responsibilities. The country needs citizens to stay informed on issues, obey the laws, serve on juries in court trials, and pay taxes. Citizens have also been called upon to serve the country in times of war. What is another way the graphic text format helps the author present his ideas?

through the use of exaggerated, colorful cartoons
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through a description of the importance of a speech

Julius caesar. [brutus.] with this, she fell distraught, and, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. cassius. and died so? brutus. even so. cassius. o ye immortal gods! [enter lucius, with wine and taper] brutus. speak no more of her. give me a bowl of wine. in this i bury all unkindness, cassius. cassius. my heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. fill, lucius, till the wine o'erswell the cup; i cannot drink too much of brutus' love. [exit lucius. enter titinius, with messala] brutus. come in, titinius; welcome, good messala. now sit we close about this taper here, and call in question our necessities. cassius. portia, art thou gone? brutus. no more, i pray you. what moral dilemma does brutus confront in this excerpt? brutus lets go of his anger toward cassius and forgives him. brutus decides that he will not mourn portia and will stay loyal to cassius. brutus decides that he is too angry at cassius to remain friends with him. brutus questions whether cassius's life should be ended.