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Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008–2012.
What does this chart, taken from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community
Survey, suggest about the popularity — and even the future — of bicycle riding? What
social dynamics does Willard speak to (either directly or indirectly) that might be a
factor in the message this data conveys?

sluggishly in the veins of those who from any I did it from pure natural love of adventure —
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cause have lost the natural adjustment of brain a love long hampered and impeded, like a brook DIFFERENTIA TION
to brawn. Horseback-riding, which does that runs underground, but in this enterprise Scaffolding
Scaffolding
promise vigorous exercise, is expensive. The bubbling up again with somewhat of its pristine
Paragraphs 11–14 offer a chance for stu-
bicycle meets all the conditions and will ere freshness and taking its merry course as of old. Paragraphs 11–14 of fer a chance for stu-
dents to do a deeper dive into the rhetori-
long come within the reach of all. Therefore, in Second, from a love of acquiring this new dents to do a deeper dive into the rhetori-
cal situation and to characterize the
obedience to the laws of health, I learned to implement of power and literally putting it cal situation and to characterize the
. Willar
complex identities of the speaker
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ride. I also wanted to help women to a wider underfoot. complex identities of the speaker. Willard
identifies herself as primarily an influential
world, for I hold that the more interests women Last, but not least, because a good many identifies herself as primarily an influential
woman, but also as an adventurous person
and men can have in common, in thought, people thought I could not do it at my age. woman, but also as an adventur ous person
who is interested in acquiring power and
word, and deed, the happier will it be for the It is needless to say that a bicycling costume 15 who is inter ested in acquiring power and
who is motivated by naysayers. You could
home. Besides, there was a special value to was a prerequisite. This consisted of a skirt and who is motivated by naysayers. Y ou could
ask students to extend this list: what other
women in the conquest of the bicycle by a blouse of tweed, with belt, rolling collar, and loose ask students to extend this list: what other
identities are important to her in this essay?
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woman in her fifty-third year, and one who had cravat, the skirt three inches from the ground; a identities ar e important to her in this essay?
Students might identify
, for instance, her
so many comrades in the white-ribbon army 3 round straw hat, and walking-shoes with gaiters. 5 Students might identify, for instance, her
age, her health, her love of nature. You
that her action would be widely influential. It was a simple, modest suit, to which no person of age, her health, her love of natur e. Y ou
could ask partners to brainstorm a list, and
could ask partners to brainstorm a list, and
Then there were three minor reasons: common sense could take exception.
then ask them to rank them in order of
then ask them to rank them in or der of
importance to the rhetorical situation. The
importance to the rhetorical situation. The
class can then defend and debate their
class can then defend and debate their
4 A necktie. — Eds.
choices.
3 A symbol worn by members of the Women’s Christian Temperance 5 A garment similar to leggings, worn to cover or protect the ankle and choices.
Union, which was founded by Willard and others in 1874. — Eds. lower leg. — Eds.
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DIFFERENTIATION
Speaking and Listening
In paragraph 13, Willard refers to the bicycle
as a “new implement of power.” You could
have pairs of students discuss what “power”
the bicycle offered, especially in relation to
the other modes of transportation she rejects
or counters in paragraph 11 (walking, driving,
and horseback-riding). They could then dis-
cuss whether the bicycle still offers this
“power.”
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