In a world bound to the wheel of change, the humanities stress in the
persistence of an unchanging issues. They do not offer the prospect of
progress in knowledge as the sciences do, nor do they even offer, as do the
social sciences, the promise of such progress. They raise questions about
meaning, purpose, and values that hurried world, enamored
of technique, finds uncomfortable...
The central idea of the passage is that humanities
a. are move important that sciences
b. have been irrelevant by human progress
c. deal with important, eternal issues
d. can be counted on to slow down rate of progress - ✔️ d. can be
counted on to slow down rate of progress
The American dream endures: Americans continue to think of their country
as a land where all things are possible. In fact, however, the reality has
never matched the fantasy. The very rich, regardless of century, can and do
live out the dream, thereby setting the pace and perpetuating the myth. Yet
the poor, whether or not they are envious or resentful of their economic
betters, generally do not reject the dream Which of the following best
describes the view of the American dream expressed in the passage?
a. The good life is available to everyone Who works for it in America
b. Eventually, everyone will live like rich.
c. The dream helps the poor to survive
d. Only rich can fulfill the dream - ✔️ c. the dreams helps the poor to
survive
Too many companies pay scant attention to how their corporate symbol is
perceived in the marketplace. They worry even less about the critical
, matter of graphic design, which encompasses layout, product packing, and
the color scheme of letterheads, brochures, and business cards. Instead,
they relegate corporate design to the same category as interior decorating-
an unnecessary expenditure until profits are so substantial that there is
money to lavish on the cultivation of good appearances. Too few executives
seriously connect graphic design with marketing and increase in profits. It
can be inferred from the passage that the author believes
that...
a. Graphic design can bear directly on a company's profits
b. Worrying about the color scheme of brochures and letterhead is a waste
of time and money
c. Companies should place more emphasis on interiors design
d.It is time that companies stop cultivating merely good - ✔️ c.
companies should place more emphasis on interiors design
I remember tonight for beautiful things: the Cathedral at Cologne, a forest
in stone, set in light and shading shadow, echoing with sunlight and solemn
song; a village of the Vets in West Africa , a little thing of mauve and purple,
quiet, lying content and shining in the sun; a room where on a throne rests,
in old and yellowing marble, the broken curves of the Venus of Milo, a
single phrase of music in the South- utter melody, haunting and appealing,
suddenly arising out of night and eternity, beneath the moon Point of view
in the passage is primarily that of
Logical observer
An appreciative viewer
an opinionated critic
A believer in nature's beauty - ✔️ A believer in nature's beauty
The form of many science fictions films is a predictable as the form of a
western and is made up of elements which, to a practiced eye, are as classic
as the saloon brawl, the school teacher from the East, and the gun duel on
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