<p>That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to do.</p>
<p>(repost) I was thinking about “provocative” used in the answer choices of one of the passage-based questions… any1 recall that? </p>
<p>Any1 recall a sc answer choice of “face”. It was about “facing challenges…”</p>
<p>Wasn’t the pairing thriving…hostile?
^ YES it was
that was bugging me lol</p>
<p>“Also, could someone please explain why the answer is that Thucydides based most of his work on Homer’s poem, not archaeological/architectural stuff (I don’t remember the correct wording for that answer, but it had to do with that)? The reason I thought the answer was archaeological was because the quoted passage from Thucydides’ book discussed how an imbalance of power translated into the construction of walled cities, which the passage said he studied.”
^ I would read back…
also reading the text the passage came from its very obvious its not archaeology.</p>
<p>@swimstar</p>
<p>At the start of the paragraph about Thucydides it said, “Using Homer’s epics” or something along those lines.</p>
<p>“(repost) I was thinking about “provocative” used in the answer choices of one of the passage-based questions… any1 recall that?”
^ a previous post said that that was the museum/illicit question</p>
<p>The answer to one of the questions missing from out list is from the mvie critic passage. The question asks what Kael eant when she said “Writing is thinking.” The answer is something pertaining to opinions perofrmatively arising.</p>
<p>The answer to one of the questions missing from out list is from the mvie critic passage. The question asks what Kael eant when she said “Writing is thinking.” The answer is something pertaining to opinions perofrmatively arising.
^ wasn’t that the opinions solidify or something? someone mentioned it in backposts…</p>
<p>so the trojan war wasn’t experimental?</p>
<p>i really did get a writing experimental then</p>
<p>Confirmed Answers
Sentence Completions
-Decorum…
-prolific…trenchant
-retiring…penchant
-slovenly
-ecletic
-unremitting
-mudslinging
-permeate
-traversing…wealth
-reconciliating…enmity
-benign
-illicit
-thriving…harsh
-misnomer
-circumspect…erroneously
-downplay…magnitude
-wasted</p>
<p>Passage About Jumping Rope
-Parents habits were predictable
-line __ suggests that they were confident about their jump roping skills
-vibrant and well being for the helix
-ice skater
-a significant personal pastime
-comparison </p>
<p>Passage about Trojan War
-magna carta question…to vividly portray the time gap between the writings
-uniform most nearly means unanimous
-some celebrate events are not verified
-paradox because people firmly believe in something without evidence
-Thucydides conveyed that the imbalance of power worked to the benefit of some, at the expense of others.</p>
<p>Movie Critic
-relationship between style and substance
-genius most nearly means exceptional talent
-true most nearly means genuine
-first few lines suggest that the narrator has admiration for Kael
-Oscar wilde - artfully written biography with factual errors
-lively and compelling for the question about the ‘fizz’
-hacked down means critize vigorously
-for question with 2 people, she wasn’t the only one that preferred less ornate writing
-something about colloquial
-resolute</p>
<p>Rewilding
-ethical issue because humans probably had a part in it
-Passage 2 author would think that the “significant risks” mentioned in Passage 1 were well-founded
-coping with problems and not finding solutions
-Passage 1 would think the last part of Passage 2 (the suggestions about what to do with the money) was inadequate.
-Last part of passage 2 - suggesting alternatives.
-concession leading to rebuttal
-Something about the cheetah in P1 and mammoth in P2 - both are extinct.
-The situation with the camel in rewilding - unable to live in the nonnative environment.
-Most important concern about rewilding raised in P2 - that the proxy species could irreversibly impact the native species and their ecological system?
-the authors use questions to raise doubts regarding their opposition
-distinct = different
-both authors took positions on a possible plan of action</p>
<p>Funding of radio short passage
-harming the function of america’s democracy or something.
-lines __ showed analogy
-passage 1 was more emphatic
-passage 2 makes points, and passage 2 presents conflicting views</p>
<p>Log Cabin Short Passage
-antidote
-shortlived</p>
<p>Mother/Daughter Short Passage
-mother’s tone showed conviction</p>
<p>Controversial Questions
Passage about Trojan War
-thucidides based most of his work from Homer
-probably did occur because there was no evidence against it OR probably did not occur</p>
<p>Movie Critic
-Whom would it offend? - Discerning Moviegoers OR virtually noone
-passage suggest there was disagreement over her work OR her work was not viwed objectively
-the purpose of the personal anecdote in lines __ was to introduce something OR offer insight into her character OR -reflect the nature of writing</p>
<p>Rewilding
-undesirable OR inevitable</p>
<p>does anyone remember the EXACT wording of the two “probably not” and “probably” answers from the Troy passage, and also does someone remember the EXACT wording of the last sentence of the passage? because i believe it was edited from its original state.</p>
<p>Lonelywayfarer: Maybe someone mentioned it; I was just pointing out that the question was not on the master list which someone posted 1-2 pages back, just in case people wanted to complete it.</p>
<p>
Yes, the trojan war was NOT experimental</p>
<p>Funding of radio short passage
56.harming the function of america’s democracy or something.</p>
<p>is it journalism interferes with politics ??? i think harming the function of america’s democracy is same as journalism interferes with politics…</p>
<p>-passage suggest there was disagreement over her work OR her work was not viwed objectively
^ I didn’t realize this was controversial
what’s the defense for not viewed objectively?</p>
<p>@stiglitz i think u’re talking about the question with “resolute” being the answer</p>
<p>The answer we’re missing from the critic passage is “expressing oneself focuses ideas”</p>
<p>Does anyone still think one of the answers was “offered insight into the character”?</p>
<p>does anyone remember the EXACT wording of the two “probably not” and “probably” answers from the Troy passage, and also does someone remember the EXACT wording of the last sentence of the passage? because i believe it was edited from its original state.</p>
<p>User: Yeah, the “expressing oneself” answer which we’re missing is what I was referencing</p>
<p>^ right that answer choice went like “Ideas come into focus once you try to express them”</p>
<p>“passage one was more emphatic”</p>
<p>Wasn’t the question asking what passage 2 was like?? Which would be more balanced, or no?</p>
<p>^ Finally, people know what question/answer i’ve been talking about.</p>