<p>If anyone needs me to type out the question, just ask, but you'll probably have to read a part of the passage to answer this, anyways. I vaguely understand this question, but I need an explanation regardless, if anyone is willing to do so.
According to the second paragraph, an interest "in the human destinies" is equivalent to aesthetic pleasure. However, he goes on to say that a response to "human destinies" does not define artistic pleasure. I just don't see where his assumption comes from that aesthetic pleasure is a response to the purely artistic elements in a work of art.</p>
<p>While I’m here, I might as well throw in another question that stumped me:
BB CR PG. 542 #8
Because the congresswoman has been so openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcile this ------- with her private -------.
A. selfishness… inattention
B. insolence… virtue
C. magnanimity… pettiness
D. opportunism… ambition
E. solicitousness… generosity</p>
<p>Reconcile means to resolve a conflict, so I fail to see how her being kind is something she’d need to reconcile. I mean, I guess I can get there through process of elimination, because none of the other answers have a first blank that fits with her character, but I just don’t feel that “reconcile” is the best word to use here. (Answer is C)</p>
<p>@smash20</p>
<p>“Reconcile means to resolve a conflict”</p>
<p>Here’s where you make a mistake. See here: [reconcile</a> - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcile]reconcile”>Reconcile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster) , definition 2: “to make consistent or congruous”. That’s the definition that CB is going for here. Once you see this C jumps out as the obvious answer.</p>
<p>Thanks, I had never encountered that usage of “Reconcile” before.
Another question I had is BB CR PG 554 #12
In line 42, “crush” most nearly means
A. pressure
B. crowd
C. power
D. infatuation
E. critical condition
The answer is B, but did I miss something? They’re walking to rehearsal, so where does a congregation of people come into play? I knew to at least cross out infatuation because of College Board’s aversion to common definitions.</p>
<p>Bump.
1.0x10^1 char.</p>
<p>wow smash20…i had problems with the same exact Q’s </p>
<p>i was just about to make a thread asking about pg 554 #12 lolllll</p>
<p>Do it anyways, maybe someone will answer yours.</p>
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<p>In the same sentence the author uses the phrase “sailing above the mob,” so “negotiating the crush” means finding his way through the crowd. I guess the way to the rehearsal was crowded?</p>
<p>Okay, I see what you mean. Now, I just need help on the first question I posted.</p>
<p>Take a look at the last paragraph:</p>
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<p>His whole discussion has been about human elements vs. pure artistic elements. Since human content does not define true aesthetic pleasure, artistic elements must.</p>
<p>Could I get some help on BB CR PG 677 # 9?
What part of that section includes anything that is “trivial”?</p>
<p>pg. 554 #12 just seems like a really poorly made question to me. Other than the vague textual reference through “sailing above the mob,” there is nothing to support that “crush” should mean crowd, especially considering that they’re going to a rehearsal.</p>