<p>Yes your view is correct i agree, yet you have to answer the original question, what was the PRIMARY difference between the passages, don’t u consider that the perspectives outweigh the different settings?</p>
<p>Also, when you look back into the original passage of the socrates one, pretentious is definitely mentioned several times, yet there were no examples of him trying to reconcile other people’s rancor…can you guys simply reconsider your arguments? Hopefully my attitude has been better, because Im conciliatory towards you guys now to fix our heated relationship.</p>
<p>what page is the original passage on?</p>
<p>its in the earlier threads, you might need an exhuastive search…but my point is, when you consider the different perspectives, the question seems to be testing our ability to identify the intent and purpose of the passage, instead of just finding a minor difference in time(which i think is not completly true, since the second author talks about reality tv as it is perceived right now).
For the pretentious one, if you can remember how he mentions clapping for parents when he hates the show, or pleasing the police officers, and he mentions he wants to PLEASE them, but not RECONCILE the rancor(which is not mentioned at all), I think you should tend towards my answer.</p>
<p>and i found the passage, its on page 31 paragraph 10, carefully read that paragraph and notice how pretentious he is when he laughs at modest jokes, greet others like servants in hotels, and worry whether others’ have a good impression of him. That guy is not only pretentious, but also over self-conscious. But ultimately, I don’t think he is trying to reconcile(to fix or pacify the relationship) as much as trying to pretend to be someone else.</p>
<p>^Don’t doubt yourself, your a ****ty kid as well as a ugly one. Looking at your name, I can see you’re an cocky, Asian kid who wants to get into Harvard, but most definitely won’t. I’m pretty sure no one likes you in your school, and you spend your time studying instead of hanging out with friends. Wait, who was I kidding, you don’t have any. And don’t get me started about your relationship with girls. How was homecoming this year for you? Oh darn, you’re too scared to even talk to one. Shut up and get the hell out of here.</p>
<p>(I’m not racist since I’m asian too…just not a toolbag though.)</p>
<p>can anyone who supports my answers plz speak up?</p>
<p>Andrew, we’re all essentially equal on this forum; no one knows who anyone else is or their social status or any other discriminating characteristic that would cause anyone to devalue your comments. Anyone who reads your opinions, I guarantee you, is at least considering them before posting a response because no one knows you enough to immediately discount any of your comments. Although, being rude or “heated” on a forum is bound to change everyone’s respect for you.</p>
<p>On the tone of the Socrates question, does anyone remember “steadfastness” as a possible answer because I believe thats what I put unless it was for a different question.</p>
<p>Seeing how pretentious you name is compared to mine, you are probably shooting yourself.</p>
<p>That was a name I made in middle school. That was when I thought going to an Ivy League school was the only goal in my life. Obviously, I don’t believe that at all anymore. I can’t make a new account since this one is linked to my email. I know it sounds pretty ridiculous now. I’ll give you another chance to try to make fun of me.</p>
<p>And I full-heartedly agreen with haydenphb.</p>
<p>Does anyone remember marking “member of a” since it should have been “members” ??</p>
<p>So now you have changed your goal to getting ugly girls and taking them to homecoming??? I would consider your former goal to be more lofty.</p>
<p>alright, I don’t have all day to be talking about some PSAT question, but basically, the entire point of the passage was how Socrates impressed the guy with his steadfastness over not changing his views. In response to this, the guy decides he should take this as his example, and not be so conciliatory with everyone. Conciliatory is right. No debate. Pretentious people don’t worry if cops like them or not- that is someone who is conciliatory. Read the definition of both words, reread the passage CAREFULLY, and, unless you’re mildly ■■■■■■■■, you’ll realize that pretentious really doesn’t make sense.</p>
<p>EDIT: and jollybjolly, I got that as well</p>
<p>Can Someone guess my score? 2 M (1 Grid in) 3 CR 1 W</p>
<p>I think that this “fear of running” question was really the one with “member of a” question… Can someone confirm??</p>
<p>Isn’t pretentious people snobbish. It’s concillatory I think? I think he wanted to conform and was willing to change his attitude.</p>
<p>Also. What was the question with “fear of running” I don’t remember that one.</p>
<p>You misinterpret my first post…completely. This is probably why you got that Socrates problem wrong. I’m pretty sure I was trying to poop on you, not talk about my goals. My first goal is to actually enjoy my high school life, so I don’t later regret that I wasted by worrying about college, school, whatever. (Obviously, since I’m on here, I’ll admit that’s not happening to its full extent.) You’re obviously flustered that everyone disagrees with some of your answers. You just have to calm down and accept it. Life isn’t about my PSAT or SAT score. Yeah sure, I want to do extremely well on them, but I would be perfectly fine if every Ivy rejected me and I ended up at Penn State.</p>
<p>can’t say… jollybjolly, do you remember the question about the candidate running for office, and his friends thinking the candidate won’t win?</p>
<p>how does pretentious not make sense when he is pretending to enjoy modest jokes, and being a concierge for others?? Conciliatory means making concessions, or admitting defeat. What defeat is he admitting when he pretends to laugh at jokes???</p>
<p>4 wrong on CR is bad. What score do u estimate. 71?
Would 0 wrong on math balance that?</p>