Answer:
The statement which best explains how universal themes can cross both time and culture:
C. people maintain the same values regardless of their cultural or historical background.
Explanation:
An idea which is applied to anyone irrespective of tradition, culture or beliefs to which one belongs to is said to be a universal theme. The basic human ideas and concerns which are generally are grouped under the general theme.
B.Because viewers do not doubt the reality of what they see on TV
C.Because viewers can educate themselves on topics not normally available to them
D.Because TV offers a wide variety of entertainment options
Answer:
B. Because viewers do not doubt the reality of what they see on TV
Explanation:
Postman then cites French literary theorist Roland Barthes, arguing that “television has achieved the status of ‘myth’”. What does “myth” mean to Barthes? As Postman explains: “a myth is a way of thinking so deeply embedded in our consciousness that it is invisible”. Here we might pause and review our discussion on semiotics, recalling Levi-Strauss as well as de Saussure.
Myth is language. Images are a type of language. Consequently, when we see a representation of Rosie the Riveter, what comes to mind are a number of ideas, including everything from American determination as reflected by its citizens during World War II to the ideals and concepts espoused by feminist theory. If, as Postman states, television is myth, then what he is arguing for is the idea that television by its very nature and by what it is capable of conveys a complex series of ideas that is already deeply embedded within our subconscious. Or, as Postman more succinctly puts it: We rarely talk about television, only about what is on television—that is, about its content”.
The reason that Postman believes that television is a myth in current culture is (B) because viewers do not doubt the reality of what they see on TV.
Viewers begin to accept everything on TV as a reality or natural occurrence.
a. Orwell himself
b. the Burmese
c. the gun
d. the elephant
(I think the answer to this question would most likely be Orwell or the elephant)
2. Based on the details and tone of "Shooting an Elephant," how does Orwell feel about the actions he took as a British police officer in Burma when an elephant broke loose?
a. He feels anger toward the Burmese.
b. He feels sympathy for his fellow British police officers
c. He feels disgusted and ashamed
d. He feels proud of his actions
3. The inner conflicts faced by the main characters in both "Eveline" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" spring from their _________.
A. Competitive nature
B. Strong sense of duty
C. Feeling of compassion
D. Sense of pride
(I think the answer to this question would most likely be their competitive nature or their sense of pride)
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1. The correct answer is letter A) Orwell himself.
2. The correct answet is letter C) Disgusted and ashamed.
Explanation:
In this George Orwell's essay, the main idea is Orwell's contradiction to imperialism and how the society force an individual to act according to its ideals. This essay recounts the story, apparently of Orwell himself, when he was around twenty years old during which he has to decide if he kills an elephant or not. Around that age, he spent five years as a British police officer in Burma and, one day when an elephant broke loose, the Burmese ask him to kill the elephant, but he does not want to do it and he does not want to look like a fool in front of the Burmese. Still, he feels oppressed by society and its ideals, he says "When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys" inferring that when you give in to do what society says, you lose your freedom and essence. Here, Orwell himself is the dominant symbol, reflecting what society "asked him" todo against his ideals, he gifts his own freedom to society and he feels ashamed and disgusted of what he just did.
3. The correct answer is letter A) Competitive nature.
Explanation:
In Eveline, even tough she had paralysis, Eveline is figuratively in irons, a prisoner of her religious servility and her self-deception that she must stay to protect her brother and help her father.
In The Rocking-Horse Winner, the conflict is one of man against society or life in the sense that Paul must obtain enough money so that the family can have the life that they want to have.
These two main characters wanted to go against nature.
The dominant symbol in 'Shooting an Elephant' is the elephant, which represents the colonial burden. Orwell feels disgusted and ashamed of his actions in the story. In both 'Eveline' and 'The Rocking-Horse Winner', the main characters face inner conflicts due to their strong sense of duty.
1. The dominant symbol in George Orwell's 'Shooting an Elephant' is indeed the elephant (option d). The elephant represents the colonial burden and the uncontrolled force of nature and fate.
2. Based on the details and tone of 'Shooting an Elephant,' Orwell feels disgusted and ashamed (option c) of his actions as a British police officer in Burma when an elephant broke loose which is reflective of his criticism of colonial imperialism.
3. The inner conflicts faced by the main characters in both 'Eveline' and 'The Rocking-Horse Winner' spring from their strong sense of duty (option b). Duty and responsibility towards family are major themes in both of these stories leading to the inner conflict.
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The girl left the light on upstairs.
B.
Dad usually arrives at 5:00.
C.
We visited a museum yesterday.
D.
That's a very nice garden.
Based on the language the author uses, what conclusion can be drawn about how Mary feels at this moment?
A.
She feels alone in the world.
B.
She feels as if she is in terrible danger.
C.
She feels far from home.
D.
She feels loved and protected.