Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. with the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen – african-american, mexican-american, irish-american – would overwhelm the right. –"a quilt of a country," anna quindlen what is the denotative meaning of “electrified fence”? what is the connotative meaning of “electrified fence” in the passage? what does the use of this phrase reveal about how the author views communism?

Click on the box to choose whether each sentence restates the key idea expressed in the key sentence. key idea: it is sometimes necessary to adjust yourself to those who fail to adjust to you. people like to have their own way. (does) (does not) restate the idea? animals are required to adjust their living patterns to their environment. (does) (does not) restate the idea? people often find it necessary to make adjustments in their lives because others won't. (does) (does not) restate the idea? we should treat others like we would want to be treated. (does) (does not) restate the idea? some people refuse to change. (does) (does not) restate the idea? others' refusal to change for us may mean that we must change for them. (does) (does not) restate the idea? others' failure to change provides the basis for our own refusal to change. (does) (does not) restate the idea? sometimes we need to stay the same, even when others change. (does) (does not) restate the idea? insisting that others adjust to us will prevent us from having to adjust to others. (does) (does not) restate the idea? if we don't agree with others, we should act as though we do. (does) (does not) restate the idea?