Human Rights

Laughed with their hearts, Laughed with their eyes, Shook hands with their hearts

The poem contrasts genuine past behavior (laughing and greeting with hearts and eyes) with present artificial behavior (cold eyes and insincere handshakes).

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This statement reflects the fundamental principle of human rights that all people are born with equal dignity and rights, regardless of race, gender, or social status.

False

The narrator's worry was not justified. The children were simply playing a game where they alternated roles of 'boss' and 'servant' each day. There was no actual racial discrimination involved.

Eyes without warmth or genuine emotion

The metaphor 'ice-block-cold eyes' describes eyes that lack warmth, sincerity, and genuine emotion - they are cold and calculating rather than warm and friendly.