<p>@ladidada- it was indeed that they would both agree humor is not acceptable in all situations.</p>
<p>@mictan- something about a woman who was not swayed/affected by anything
I believe the clue answer was correct. Some debate reasonably, however, that it might have been something about showing the randomness of breakthroughs/discoveries</p>
<p>It’s not ambivalence. Ambivalence means conflicting feelings within oneself. The author of passage two did not have an internal conflict. He was merely skeptical about corporations hiring humor specialists, or whatever it was. That’s just my two cents on the issue. I put skepticism.</p>
<p>@ambivalent- I posted a more accurate definition previously. Also, I do think there were examples of conflicting feelings- he began moderately cynically, asking who would ever suggest humor is appropriate in the work place, but he ended on a note supporting the benefits of humor in the workplace (quoting a comedian)</p>
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<p>That interpretation is illogical: “simple” is contrasted with “not simple” by means of “yet.”</p>
<p>When one say uses “yet,” it is to indicate a logical contradiction, as in:</p>
<p>“I am hungry, yet I do not eat.” One doesn’t say, “The house is plain, yet it is not colorful.”</p>
<p>Let’s compare the two meanings:</p>
<p>“Many people find the white Greek statues widely found in museums to be simple, yet newly discovered statues containing traces of bright pigments do not seem so simple.”</p>
<p>That sentence is perfectly logical. “austere” and “unadorned” are synonyms of “simple.” </p>
<p>Let’s consider your version now:</p>
<p>“Many people find the white Greek statues widely found in museums to be plain, yet newly discovered statues containing traces of bright pigments do not seem so elaborate.”</p>
<p>This makes no sense. “so elaborate” indicates a reference to a previous thought – in this case, it would be that ostenatiousness was previously referenced; it wasn’t. Furthermore, if the colorful statues were also not elaborate (i.e., plain), the contradicting conjunction of “yet” would not be used. The sentence would have been written thus, which it wasn’t:</p>
<p>“Many people find the white Greek statues widely found in museums to be plain, and even newly discovered statues containing traces of bright pigments do not seem so elaborate.”</p>
<p>Will someone kindly explain what question had the answer “incessant”? Thanks</p>
<p>Incessant means “continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.” The scientists are unendingly asking scientific questions as they go through life.</p>
<p>Did anyone else get keep the reader interested in the story or something like that for the Yes/No question on the fictional writing passage?</p>
<p>For the astronomy passage, the first question was like: “what was the purpose of the article?” I put that “it explained a problem that affected the development of the field”
Or something to that extent.
And yeah the answer to the second question of that passage was that it baffled scientists</p>
<p>forgive me if I cannot help but think you are contradicting yourself.</p>
<p>“Many people find the white Greek statues widely found in museums to be simple, yet newly discovered statues containing traces of bright pigments do not seem so simple.”</p>
<p>This sentence makes no sense. “The old ones seemed simple, yet the new colored ones did not seem simple.” <– You would not say that. You would say “The old ones seemed simple, BUT the new colored ones didn’t.”</p>
<p>The purpose of the sentence was to contrast that even though the old greek statues are considered plain, the new ones, <em>even with their color</em>- when compared to the old “plain” ones- <em>still do not seem as ornate as the old ones</em></p>
<p>“Many people find the white Greek statues widely found in museums to be plain, YET newly discovered statues containing traces of bright pigments do not seem so elaborate.”(insert after elaborate: “as the old ones,” and it helps it make perfect sense)</p>
<p>What is that anaology about that jazz guy?</p>
<p>Anyone get the questions about the astonomy selection.</p>
<p>Do you guys happen to know the order of the answers for the greek statue SC? I’m thinking I picked the wrong letter by accident.(I picked choice D/B i think) X(</p>
<p>Yes, I think that cjester is using the same argument that I am.</p>
<p>@bmsa91: look up a few posts, I just posted it.</p>
<p>Consolidated list again, so no repetitive questions are asked.</p>
<p>v No experimental section answers included v
Sentence Completion - COMPLETE</p>
<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
Established/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Emotional/Literal
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Unpalatable
Integral/Extinction
Steadfast
Fraudulent
Altruistic
Impromptu
Precedent For</p>
<p>Reading Questions</p>
<p>Father and Virgil passage:
Father’s face was tender
Wistfulness
Father’s reasons are incomplete
Growing Companionship
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
Father’s comparison to cowboy - Wild exuberance
Father refusal to pick up soldier - Disloyal
Example of another reason - Inexpensive motel
Father isn’t fair - Right
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image
Most surprised about his father’s affection</p>
<p>Humor in Workplace Double Passage:
Businesses use novelty
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Passage 1 delineates the consequences
Passage 2 views humor in workplace w/ skepticism</p>
<p>Writing fiction double passage:
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Assume means take for granted
Must anticipate a reader’s response
Passage 1 is like 19th century writers
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
True writers = genuine writers</p>
<p>Tunisian Tourist Passage:
Traveling by river vs land is different because river is unambiguous
The question from the old man was to emphasize one of the author’s points
Tunisian passage details author’s feelings of being a foreigner
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome</p>
<p>Scientist Passage:
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Trick means feat
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
The discovery was another clue to the puzzle
Incessant</p>
<p>Cosmology Passage:
Astronomers baffled b/c they are unable to predict observed celestial phenomena</p>
<p>The novelty question was not in the humor double passage. It was in the second short passage of the father and boy reading section.</p>
<p>The Yes/No question anyone?</p>
<p>Could someone confirm my answer to the first astronomy question, that the purpose of the article was to explain a problem that affected the development of the field?</p>
<p>The novelty question was the one asking how most companies used advertisement to entice customers or something like that.</p>
<p>we have 56 answers right now…does anyone know how many questions there were total?
was it 24 section 1, 25 section 2, and 18 section 3?</p>
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<p>No it doesn’t. How can you say the pigmented statues are not as ornate as the “plain” ones? That implies that the newly discovered statues are even more plain than the old statues, which makes no sense considering the bright pigments.</p>
<p>That’s what I think.</p>