Circle the choice which has the same meaning as the given sentence
Although the defendants were convicted and later executed, the results of the trial aroused worldwide protests.
A) People all around the world continued protesting against the trial until the accused were found
guilty and thus executed.
B) Upon being found guilty, the accused were put to death, but the results of the trial led to anger
around the world.
C) There were demonstrations worldwide protesting the trial; however, the defendants were still
convicted and condemned to death.
The fact that both Sacco and Vanzetti were armed at the time of their arrest made them prime suspects.
A) Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested when the fact that they were armed at the time of the crime
became known.
B) When Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested for carrying guns, it then became clear that they were
the main suspects.
C) Sacco and Vanzetti were the main suspects because they were both carrying guns when they
were arrested.
With the issuance of a report in August 1927 stating that the trial had been fair, and with
Governor A.T. Fuller's refusal to grant clemency, protests increased.
A) The protests got stronger even though a report issued in August 1927 proved that the trial had
been a just one and that Governor A.T. Fuller was right not to be merciful in this case.
B) The release of the report saying that the trial had been fair, and Governor A.T. Fuller's refusal to grant pardon, met with protests.
C) When, in August 1927, a report was released that said the trial had been conducted fairly, this,
along with Governor A.T. Fuller's rejection of a pardon for the men, led to further protests.
All the protest was to no avail as Sacco and Vanzetti were both executed by electrocution on August 23, 1927.
A) The protests did not stop even after Sacco and Vanzetti's execution by electrocution on 23th August, 1927.
B) The protests did not prevent Sacco and Vanzetti from being put to death on the electric chair on 23rd August, 1927.
C) Not many people were available to protest when Sacco and Vanzetti were put to death by means of electricity on August 23, 1927.
Vincent Teresa declared in his autobiography that Sacco and Vanzetti had not been involved in the South Braintree killings but that the actual guilty parties were members of a gang of Italian-American criminals.
A) The South Braintree murders had not been committed by Sacco and Vanzetti but by Italian- American criminals, as was stated in Vincent Teresa's autobiography.
B) Although guilty of association with certain parties in an Italian-American criminal gang, Sacco and Vanzetti played no part in the South Braintree killings, according to what Vincent Teresa wrote in his autobiography.
C) Vincent Teresa stated in his autobiography that although Sacco and Vanzetti had not been among the murderers at South Braintree, they were still guilty, in part, by being members of a gang of Italian-American criminals.
Ben Shahn's first major success was with his 23 satirical paintings based on the trial and
Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, which were exhibited in New York City in 1933, and these
Brought him instant acclaim.
A) Ben Shahn's first great achievement was his 23 satirical paintings, inspired by the trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, which he painted and displayed in 1933 in New York City, where they were instantly applauded.
B) Ben Shahn's 23 satirical paintings derived from the trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti and displayed in New York City in 1933 both gave him his first important achievement as an artist and won him immediate praise.
C) Although Ben Shahn's paintings exhibited in New York City in 1933 won him some momentary acclaim, it was his 23 satirical paintings about the trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti which brought him his first important success.
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| Women MPs bullied and abused in Commons Jackie Ashley The British Parliament has two chambers, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. There are 659 members of parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons. Most of them are men but the number of women MPs is increasing all the time. Professor Joni Lovenduski of Birkbeck College, London, and Margaret Moran MP recently published a report called Whose Secretary Are You, Minister?. The report shows that many male MPs have very old-fashioned opinions about women. The authors of the report spoke to 83 women MPs. Many of them said that their male colleagues often made sexist remarks and even made gestures when women MPs were speaking in the House of Commons. When Gillian Shephard arrived in the House of Commons as a new Tory (Conservative) MP in 1987 she was confused when a male Conservative MP called her Betty. “He also called other women MPs Betty,” said Mrs Shephard. "When I said, 'Look, you know my name isn't Betty', he said, 'Ah, but you're all the same, so I call you all Betty because it's easier'." Another woman MP, Barbara Follett, says: "I remember some Conservatives saying sexist things and making gestures every time a Labour woman got up to speak." After Tony Blair’s election win in 1997, 120 new female MPs arrived in the House of Commons, but many of them still had problems. One new MP, Yvette Cooper, says that House of Commons officials did not believe she was an MP. They thought she was a secretary or a researcher. Jackie Ballard, a | Liberal Democrat who left parliament at the last election, remembers a well-known Tory MP who always made sexist remarks, "maybe about someone's legs or something like that". The same MP once said, when he was drunk in the House of Commons, that he would like to "make love to" a nearby woman MP. Some male MPs think that women should concentrate on "women's issues", such as health and education. Many women MPs were astonished by the negative reactions of their male colleagues, especially when women MPs got a more senior position. It seems that some male MPs and officials did not want to accept the new Labour women MPs, many of them in their 30s and 40s. Some did not believe that such young women could be members of parliament. Many female MPs say the situation is better now because of the new "family friendly" working hours. But it isn't perfect yet. Sarah Teather, the new Liberal Democrat MP, says: "A lot of people say it's similar to an old boys' club. I think it feels rather more like a teenage public school* - you know, a public school full of teenage boys." Women MPs are really angry that they often do not get any recognition for their successes. They say that they have brought a new feminised agenda to British politics, in particular, the fact that childcare is now an important political issue. They also mention several other successful policies, in particular parental leave. The Guardian Weekly 2004-12-10, page 11 * Note: In the UK, so-called ‘public’ schools are not public at all. They are private schools for the children of rich parents. |
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