1. Complete the following sentence: The most important constitutional right that Americans have is . . . 2. Why do you think so? List at least three to five reasons why that right is central to the daily life of an American.

3. The ideas you just wrote down for question 2 are the body of your paragraph. Restate them as evidence that supports your topic sentence.

Write one paragraph that explains why the constitutional right you chose is most important. You can use the topic sentence just the way it is, or you can change it a little. Remember to give your paragraph a conclusion.

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: little we see in nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! the sea that bares her bosom to the moon; the winds that will be howling at all hours, and are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; for this, for everything, we are out of tune; it moves us not—great god! i'd rather be a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; so might i, standing on this pleasant lea1, have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; have sight of proteus rising from the sea; or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn. 1lea: a grassland what phrases in this poem make elements of nature seem big and powerful, or sweet and beautiful? second part: the changes of the industrial age, including those leading to the agricultural revolution, still affect people’s lives. choose a modern song or a television show that idealizes rural life or compares rural life to urban life. how does this song or television show describe city life and the countryside? cite evidence from the performance to support your answer.