Tightrope walking inexperienced funambulists will often walk barefoot so that the wire can be grasped between the big and second toe. This is more often done when using a rope, as the softer and silkier fibres are less taxing on the bare foot than the harder and more abrasive braided wire. The word "funambulism" or the phrase ""walking a tightrope"" is also used in a metaphorical setting not referring to any actual acrobatic acts. For instance, politicians are said to "walk a tightrope" when trying to balance two opposing views with little room for compromise. The term can also be used in
A Letter to Amy In 1968, Loretta Long narrates and play the characters on the cartoon film. A Letter to Amy A Letter to Amy is a 1968 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. "Peter, from Keats' The Snowy Day, is having a birthday party, and he's asked all of his friends to come. But Amy is a special friend because she is a girl--so Peter decides to write her a special invitation. When he rushes out in a thunderstorm to mail it, though, he bumps smack into Amy herself and knocks her to the ground. Will she ever