When JFK Used the Phrase, "Ask Not What Your Country

question 24

Multiple Choice

When JFK used the phrase, "Ask not what your country can do for you.  Ask what you can do for your country," he was using _____________?

• A)simile
• B)metaphor
• C)antithesis
• D)alliteration

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Definitions:

Symbolic-Interactionist

A theoretical approach in sociology that focuses on the meanings individuals ascribe to objects, events, and behaviors, as well as the interaction among individuals based on those meanings.

Weberian

Relating to the theories or methodologies of Max Weber, a German sociologist, who focused on understanding the processes of rationalization, secularization, and the "iron cage" of modernity.

Cropland Into Pastures

The process of converting agricultural land primarily used for growing crops into land used for grazing animals.

British Colonialism

The period of history during which Britain expanded its empire through the acquisition and management of colonies in various parts of the world.