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LSAT Reading : Inferences About the Opinions and Beliefs of Other People in Humanities Passages

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Example Question #1 : Inferences About The Opinions And Beliefs Of Other People In Humanities Passages

Adapted from The Monk by Matthew Lewis (1796)

The monks having attended their abbot to the door of his cell, he dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which humility's semblance combated with the reality of pride. He was no sooner alone, than he gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity. When he remembered the enthusiasm that his discourse had excited, pride told him loudly that he was superior to the rest of his fellow-creatures.

“Who,” thought he; “Who but myself has passed the ordeal of youth, yet sees no single stain upon his conscience? Who else has subdued the violence of strong passions and an impetuous temperament, and submitted even from the dawn of life to voluntary retirement? I seek for such a man in vain. I see no one but myself possessed of such resolution. Religion cannot boast Ambrosio's equal! How powerful an effect did my discourse produce upon its auditors! How they loaded me with benedictions, and pronounced me the sole uncorrupted stalwart of the church! What then now is left for me to do? Nothing, but to watch as carefully over the conduct of my brothers as I have hitherto watched over my own. Yet hold! May I not be tempted from those paths which till now I have pursued without one moment's wandering? I must now abandon the solitude of my retreat; the fairest and noblest dames of Madrid continually present themselves at the abbey, and will use no other confessor. Should I meet some lovely female in that world that I am constrained to enter, lovely . . . as you, Madonna . . . !”

As he said this, he fixed his eyes upon a picture of the Virgin, which was suspended opposite to him. This for two years had been the object of his increasing wonder and adoration. He paused, and gazed upon it with delight.

“What beauty in that countenance!” He continued after a silence of some minutes. “Oh! If such a creature existed, and existed but for me! Gracious God, should I then resist the temptation? Should I not barter for a single embrace the reward of my sufferings for thirty years? Should I not abandon . . . Fool that I am! Whither do I suffer my admiration of this picture to hurry me? Away, impure ideas! Let me remember that woman is forever lost to me. Never was mortal formed so perfect as this picture. But even did such exist, the trial might be too mighty for a common virtue, but Ambrosio's is proof against temptation. Temptation, did I say? To me it would be none. It is not the woman's beauty that fills me with such enthusiasm; it is the painter's skill that I admire, it is the divinity that I adore! Are not the passions dead in my bosom? Have I not freed myself from the frailty of mankind? Fear not, Ambrosio! Take confidence in the strength of your virtue.”

Here his reverie was interrupted by three soft knocks at the door of his cell. With difficulty did the abbot awake from his delirium. The knocking was repeated.

“Who is there?” said Ambrosio at length.

“It is only Rosario,” replied a gentle voice.

“Enter! Enter, my son!”

The door was immediately opened, and Rosario appeared with a small basket in his hand.

Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession. A sort of mystery enveloped this youth, which rendered him at once an object of interest and curiosity.

Ambrosio would be most likely to disagree with which of the following statements?

Possible Answers:

The idea of an infallible monk is laughable.

He needs to address his feelings about the painting.

Rosario was wrong to disturb him at that time.

The church has flaws.

His pride makes him imperfect.

Correct answer:

His pride makes him imperfect.

We have to pick the statement which Ambrosio would be most likely to reject, so it follows naturally that it would be something to do with his personal character. We know from the third paragraph that he believes that the church has flaws due to the fact that the monks around him are fallible as they have stained consciences. Ambrosio himself addresses his feelings about the painting as being inappropriate when he says to himself, “Away, impure ideas! Let me remember that woman is forever lost to me. Never was mortal formed so perfect as this picture. But even did such exist, the trial might be too mighty for a common virtue, but Ambrosio's is proof against temptation.” Finally, we can assume that Ambrosio is not angered by Rosario's disturbance, as there are no words to that effect in the passage. The statement against Ambrosio's pride would cause disagreement because he would be too proud to admit to such a fault.

Example Question #1 : Inferences About The Opinions And Beliefs Of Other People In Humanities Passages

Adapted from English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William J. Long (1909)

Coleridge left Cambridge in 1794 without taking his degree, and presently we find him with the youthful Southey—a kindred spirit who had been fired to wild enthusiasm by the French Revolution—founding his famous Pantisocracy for the regeneration of human society. "The Fall of Robespierre," a poem composed by the two enthusiasts, is full of the new revolutionary spirit. The Pantisocracy was to be an ideal community that combined farming and literature; work was to be limited to two hours each day. Moreover, each member of the community was to marry a good woman and take her with him. The two poets obeyed the latter injunction first, marrying two sisters, and then found that they had no money to pay even their traveling expenses to the new utopia.

During all the rest of his career a tragic weakness of will takes possession of Coleridge, making it impossible for him, with all his genius and learning, to hold himself steadily to any one work or purpose. He studied in Germany; worked as a private secretary, till the drudgery wore upon his free spirit; then he went to Rome and remained for two years, lost in study. Later he started The Friend, a paper devoted to truth and liberty; lectured on poetry and the fine arts to enraptured audiences in London, until his frequent failures to meet his engagements scattered his hearers; was offered an excellent position and a half interest (amounting to some £2000) in the Morning Post and The Courier, but declined it, saying "that I would not give up the country and the lazy reading of old folios for two thousand times two thousand pounds—in short, that beyond £350 a year I considered money a real evil.” His family, meanwhile, was almost entirely neglected; he lived apart, following his own way. Needing money, he was on the point of becoming a Unitarian minister, when a small pension from two friends enabled him to live for a few years without regular employment.

A terrible shadow in Coleridge's life was the apparent cause of most of his dejection. In early life he suffered from neuralgia, and to ease the pain began to use opiates. The result on such a temperament was almost inevitable. He became a slave to the drug habit; his naturally weak will lost all its directing and sustaining force, until, after fifteen years of pain and struggle and despair, he gave up and put himself in charge of a physician, one Mr. Gillman of Highgate. Carlyle, who visited him at this time, calls him "a king of men," but records that "he gave you the idea of a life that had been full of sufferings, a life heavy-laden, half-vanquished."

The shadow is dark indeed; but there are gleams of sunshine that occasionally break through the clouds. One of these is his association with Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy, out of which came the famous Lyrical Ballads of 1798. Another was his loyal devotion to poetry for its own sake. With the exception of his tragedy Remorse, for which he was paid £400, he received almost nothing for his poetry. Indeed, he seems not to have desired it; for he says: "Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has soothed my afflictions; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me." One can better understand his exquisite verse after such a declaration. A third ray of sunlight came from the admiration of his contemporaries; for though he wrote comparatively little, he was by his talents and learning a leader among literary men. Wordsworth says of him that, though other men of the age had done some wonderful things, Coleridge was the only wonderful man he had ever known. Of his conversation it is recorded: "Throughout a long-drawn summer's day would this man talk to you in low, equable but clear and musical tones, concerning things human and divine; marshaling all history, harmonizing all experiment, probing the depths of your consciousness, and revealing visions of glory and terror to the imagination."

Based on how he is described in the passage, Wordsworth would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

Possible Answers:

The weight of the things Coleridge did outweighed who he was.

Wordsworth did not know many nice people.

Coleridge did more wonderful things than any other person.

The distinction between what we say and what we do can only be written down.

Coleridge was greater as a person than the greatness of great works.

Correct answer:

Coleridge was greater as a person than the greatness of great works.

The passage states that Wordsworth said “though other men of the age had done some wonderful things, Coleridge was the only wonderful man he had ever known.” This does not suggest that Coleridge was the only nice person he had ever known or that Coleridge did more wonderful things than any other person; instead, it means that Coleridge was great as a person where others only achieved greatness in their works.

Example Question #61 : Making Inferences In Humanities Passages

Adapted from Deeds of a Great Railway by G. R. S. Darroch (1920)

August 4th, 1914, was not fated after all, as we know, to be a day of disaster. That it was not so is perhaps attributable in the main to two causes. "Miraculous" is the manner in which escape from disaster has been described; but the miracle was performed primarily and essentially by the loss of those "many thousands of brave men whose sacrifice we deplore, while we regard their splendid gallantry and self-devotion with unstinted admiration and gratitude." A secondary, but by no means inconsiderable, cause contributory to the successful working of the miracle lay in the fact that we did possess the "order," the "certainty," in regard to moving that part of the army detailed for home defense, and of the six divisions of which the original Expeditionary Force was composed, and which were flung across the Channel to assist in stemming the initial German onrush. And it is with regard to this "order," this "certainty," and the attendant successful working of the railways that the ensuing pages are concerned.

We have already traced in some degree of detail the antecedents of the Railway Executive Committee, that body of distinguished civilian railway experts, who, from the time that the government assumed, under provisions of the Act of 1871, nominal control of the railways, became, and throughout the war remained, responsible to the government for the maintenance and the efficient working of the entire railway systems of the British Isles; and in order to acquire some insight into the amazing and complex detail involved in this efficient working, we cannot very well do better than probe a few of the more salient facts concerning the London and North-Western Railway, which, on the outbreak of hostilities, and appropriately enough, was deputed to act as the "Secretary" Company to the Western and Eastern Commands and afterwards to the Central Force.

In a report dated October 1st, 1914, Mr. L. W. Horne, secretary to the "Secretary" Company to the Commands previously mentioned, describes the measures that were adopted both prior to and during mobilization, in conformity with the War Office program.

Owing to the "very drastic alterations in the mobilization time tables" made by the War Office, a staff was specially appointed to deal with the matter, and as a result of herculean efforts, "on mobilization being ordered, not only was our scheme complete, but time tables and sheets numbering many thousands were ready for immediate issue."

Special troop trains were "signaled by a special code of 4-4-4 beats," this code signifying "precedence over all other trains," ordinary passenger service being curtailed as occasion demanded. Seven hundred and fifty-one special trains were required for the "large quantities of stores, equipment, etc.," and "in order to ensure that such consignments should be worked forward without delay," it was agreed that "they should be given 'Perishable transit.'"

As will doubtless be within the memory of most of us, on August 3rd, 1914, Sir Edward Grey was in a position to inform the House that "the mobilization of the Fleet has taken place.” The credit for the promptitude of this precautionary measure was in due course claimed by Mr. Winston Churchill, and resulted shortly afterwards in the resignation from his post as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty of Prince Louis of Battenberg, eldest son of Prince Alexander of Hesse, Germany. The message spontaneously addressed by His Majesty the King to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe ran, "I send you, and through you to the officers and men of the Fleets . . . the assurance of my confidence that under your direction they will revive and renew the old glories of the Royal Navy, and prove once again the sure shield of Britain." To enable officers and men to "revive and renew the old glories of the Royal Navy," coal, not canvas, was needed, this entailing the provision forthwith of six hundred and fifty-one special trains for the conveyance of approximately 150,000 tons of Admiralty coal from the South Wales collieries to certain points on the East Coast.

From the passage we can assume that the resignation of the Lord Commissioner of the Navy was due to which of the following reasons?

Possible Answers:

Because he disagreed with the mobilization of the fleet

Because he had fulfilled his role by helping to mobilize the British Navy

Because he was retiring

Because he came from a prominent German family

Because he disagreed with the credit being given to Churchill

Correct answer:

Because he came from a prominent German family

While it may appear, from the author's sentence structure, that the Lord Commissioner left his post because he disagreed with Churchill or the mobilization of the fleet, one can infer that he left due to his association with Germany. We know from the first paragraph that the war being discussed is between Britain and Germany, and we know that the Lord Commissioner comes from a prominent German family, his father being a prince and hailing from Hesse. Therefore, it can be inferred that at the outbreak of a war with Germany, he might likely stand down due to his German connections for the interests of the nation.

Example Question #93 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

Adapted from Jack London’s The Road (1907)

Barring accidents, a good hobo, with youth and agility, can hold a train down despite all the efforts of the train-crew to "ditch" him—given, of course, night-time as an essential condition. When such a hobo, under such conditions, makes up his mind that he is going to hold her down, either he does hold her down, or chance trips him up. There is no legitimate way, short of murder, whereby the train-crew can ditch him. That train-crews have not stopped short of murder is a current belief in the tramp world. Not having had that particular experience in my tramp days I cannot vouch for it personally.

But this I have heard of the "bad" roads. When a tramp has "gone underneath," on the rods, and the train is in motion, there is apparently no way of dislodging him until the train stops. The tramp, snugly ensconced inside the truck, with the four wheels and all the framework around him, has the "cinch" on the crew—or so he thinks, until some day he rides the rods on a bad road. A bad road is usually one on which a short time previously one or several trainmen have been killed by tramps. Heaven pity the tramp who is caught "underneath" on such a road—for caught he is, though the train be going sixty miles an hour.

The "shack" (brakeman) takes a coupling-pin and a length of bell-cord to the platform in front of the truck in which the tramp is riding. The shack fastens the coupling-pin to the bell- cord, drops the former down between the platforms, and pays out the latter. The coupling-pin strikes the ties between the rails, rebounds against the bottom of the car, and again strikes the ties. The shack plays it back and forth, now to this side, now to the other, lets it out a bit and hauls it in a bit, giving his weapon opportunity for every variety of impact and rebound. Every blow of that flying coupling-pin is freighted with death, and at sixty miles an hour it beats a veritable tattoo of death. The next day the remains of that tramp are gathered up along the right of way, and a line in the local paper mentions the unknown man, undoubtedly a tramp, assumably drunk, who had probably fallen asleep on the track.

What can be inferred about the position of the average newspaper reporter regarding hobos?

Possible Answers:

They believe hoboes should be protected by new governmental regulations.

They generally look down on the hobo lifestyle.

They see hoboes as a quintessential part of American society.

They view the hobo lifestyle as a romantic endeavor.

They believe train crews should be prosecuted when they harm hoboes.

Correct answer:

They generally look down on the hobo lifestyle.

Newspapers only get one mention in the passage, at the very end, when the author describes how the reporters simply say that the hobo killed by the train crew was a drunk tramp who fell asleep on the tracks. This indicates that the newspapers look down on the hobo lifestyle and do not feel that the train crew was doing anything particularly wrong.

Example Question #94 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

Adapted from from Olympe De Gouge's Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen (1791).

Women, wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudice, fanaticism, superstition, and lies. The torch of truth has dispersed all the clouds of folly and usurpation. Enslaved man has multiplied his force and needs yours to break his chains. Having become free, he has become unjust toward his companion. Oh women! Women, when will you cease to be blind? What advantages have you gathered in the revolution? A scorn more marked, a disdain more conspicious. During the centuries of corruption you only reigned over the weakness of men. Your empire is destroyed; what is left to you then? Firm belief in the injustices of men. The reclaiming of your patrimony founded on the wise decrees of nature; why should you fear such a beautiful enterprise?

…Whatever the barriers set up against you, it is in your power to overcome them; you only have to want it. Let us pass now to the appalling account of what you have been in society; and since national education is an issue at this moment, let us see if our wise legislators will think sanely about the education of women.

Women have done more harm than good. Constraint and dissimulation have been their lot. What force has taken from them, ruse returned; they have had recourse to all the resources of their charms, and the most irreproachable man has not resisted them. Poison, the sword, women controlled everything; they ordered up crimes as much as virtues. For centuries, the French government, especially, depended on the nocturnal administration of women; officials kept no secrets from their indiscretion; ambassadorial posts, military commands, the ministry, the presidency [of a court], the papacy, the college of cardinals, in short everything that characterizes the folly of men, profane and sacred, has been submitted to the cupidity and ambition of this sex formerly considered despicable and respected, and since the revolution, respectable and despised…

Under the former regime, everyone was vicious, everyone guilty… A woman only had to be beautiful and amiable; when she possessed these two advantages, she saw a hundred fortunes at her feet… The most indecent woman could make herself respectable with gold; the commerce in women was a kind of industry amongst the highest classes, which henceforth will enjoy no more credit. If it still did, the revolution would be lost, and in the new situation we would still be corrupted. Can reason hide the fact that every other road to fortune is closed to a woman bought by a man, bought like a slave from the coasts of Africa? The difference between them is great; this is known. The slave [that is, the woman] commands her master, but if the master gives her her freedom without compensation and at an age when the slave has lost all her charms, what does this unfortunate woman become? The plaything of disdain; even the doors of charity are closed to her; she is poor and old, they say: why did she not know how to make her fortune?

Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred about the attitudes of the author?

Possible Answers:

The author believes that women should accept men's injustices

The author believes that women should use their beauty to their advantage

The author believes that the revolution could give women an opportunity to advocate for themselves, even if it has not thus far done so

The author feels the African slave trade is a necessary injustice

Correct answer:

The author believes that the revolution could give women an opportunity to advocate for themselves, even if it has not thus far done so

The author's first two sentences clearly show that she would likely believe that the revolution gives women the opportunity to advocate for themselves, as evidenced by her call for her female readers to "wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudice, fanaticism, superstition, and lies." The author's repeated request that women recognize their rights indicates that she does not believe that women should accept men's injustices. There is no indication that the author believes that the African slave trade is an unjust necessity, although she references slaves. Finally, while the author notes that women used beauty and amicability to their advantage, she never indicates that this is what they "should" do, only that these traits were used to women's advantage when they had no other route to fortune.

While the author is critical of how women have been treated during the revolution, and the general lack of true sex equality in the movement, she still clearly prefers it to the alternatives, and sees it as an opportunity, if handled correctly, to give rights and freedoms to female citizens.

Example Question #95 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

"Perspective" by William Floyd (2015)

In the visual arts, “perspective” describes creating a two-dimensional image which has the illusion of depth and shading to make it appear like a three-dimensional image. The ability to paint with perspective was a Renaissance idea, when painters such as Jan van Eyck and Leonardo da Vinci created scenes which had a revolutionary look, particularly as compared to the notably flat medieval paintings of earlier artists. These reflected life in a way that it was thought painting could never hope to achieve. The question that obviously arises from this revolution in painting is why the artists of the middle ages felt so comfortable with their lack of such perspective.

The fifteenth century Italian painter and Dominican friar born Guido Pietri was dubbed Fra Beato Angleico, which in English is “the Blessed Angelic Friar,” for the way he captured the imagination of his contemporaries. While he painted less than a century before da Vinci, Fra Angelico appears to belong to a different tradition entirely, with a completely different aesthetic sense. His portraits are oddly formal, while his crowd scenes are so busy as to be overwhelming. To look at his “Annunciation of the Virgin” or “Last Judgement” is to see a painting which is almost too flat and busy, necessitating a careful look at each element, moving across the painting, rather than being able to take in the entire scene of the painting at once.

Which might be the actual expectation of a medieval painter. Any scene with a dozen saints has such precision in the portrayal of each saint, who has to be recognizable to every worshipful person viewing it, that it requires an up close view of every single element. Additionally, the subject matter is presented in such a way as to make the viewer move from left to right. This essentially means that a medieval viewer “read” a painting as much as they viewed it. Each element was a self-contained piece which needed to be viewed in a specific order. Rather than conveying one scene, the painting was actually more of a storytelling device. Naturally, the time of perspective was also the time the printing press brought widespread literacy to Europe. With more people being able to read a text, a painting had less need to function as a text itself, making a revolution in painting a necessity for the genre.

It can be inferred from the passage that art critics and historians view medieval art as __________.

Possible Answers:

a period with only a few great artists

a low point for religious themes in Western art

not as technically advanced as Renaissance art

the greatest period for technical innovation in Western art

impressive when judged on its own merits

Correct answer:

not as technically advanced as Renaissance art

The author's overall tone in defending Fra Angelico and medieval art gives the best clue to the general feeling by critics and art historians about the period. As the author is vigorously defending Fra Angelico, the way the argument proceeds indicates that most critics do not see his work on the same level as that of Renaissance masters.

Example Question #96 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

Passage adapted from Edgehill: The Battle and Battlefield (1904), by Edwin Walford.

The reign of King Charles I. showed a widening of the difference between the ecclesiastic and puritan elements of the English community—elements which were the centers of the subsequently enlarged sections, royalist and parliamentarian. In the later dissentions between the King and the Commons it was early apparent how widespread had been the alienation of the people from the King’s cause—an alienation heightened, as Green in his “Short History” tells us, by a fear that the spirit of Roman Catholicism, so victorious on the continent, should once more become dominant in England. How great was the tension may be known from the fact of the contemplated emigration to the American colonies of such leaders as Lord Saye and Sele, Lord Warwick, Lord Brooke, and Sir John Hampden and Oliver Cromwell. When the rupture at last came, the Parliament was found to have secured the larger arsenals, and also to have forces at its disposal in the trained bands of London and in the militia, which it was enabled rapidly to enroll. Though the unfurling of the Royal Standard near Nottingham failed to secure many adherents to the King’s cause, Essex hesitated to attack the royalists when they might have been easily dispersed, thinking no doubt to overawe the King by mere show of force. Yet when Charles began recruiting in the neighborhood of Shrewsbury, he was soon able to gather an army, and on October 12th, 1642, he commenced his march upon London. The astute and carefully moderate policy of the Commons was to rescue the King from his surroundings, and to destroy the enemies, especially the foreign enemies, of the State, about the King’s person. The sanctity of the King’s person was yet a prominent factor—the belief in divinity of Kingship, notwithstanding all the misrule there had been, was yet alive in the hearts of the people. Therefore when the King had gathered his forces together and began his Southward march, Lord Essex with his army was commissioned “to march against his Majesties Army and fight with them, and to rescue the persons of the King, Prince and Duke of York.” The Earl of Essex, with the Parliamentarian forces, was at that time in Worcestershire, endeavoring to prevent the recruiting of the King’s troops; and though the Earl moved two days later on by rapid marches into Warwickshire, it was only to find that he had been out-marched by the King, who, after resting at Southam, stood with the Royalist army at Edgcot across the way to the capital. That this had been accomplished, notwithstanding the opposition of the strongholds of Warwick and Coventry, speaks not unfavorably for the generalship of Earl Lindsay, the King’s Lieutenant-General, whom we find at Edgcot contemplating an attack upon Banbury Castle. The King’s was a good position: it commanded all the roads to London, held Banbury in its hand, covered the Cherwell bridge and fords, and had within touch the dominating escarpment of Edge Hill. If the purpose was the subjection of some prominent leaders of the Parliamentarians it succeeded only in the taking of Lord Saye and Sele’s house at Broughton, and of Banbury, and Banbury Castle; in the partial destruction of Lord Spencer’s house at Wormleighton, and in sending a summons to Warwick Castle to surrender.

It can be assumed from the information in the passage that the Earl of Essex believed King Charles I __________.

Possible Answers:

was not a good monarch and should be removed from office

was an excellent monarch who earned loyalty from his subjects

was the monarch and should therefore be obeyed

was never officially confirmed as monarch

was not a good monarch, but did nothing illegal

Correct answer:

was not a good monarch and should be removed from office

The passage mentions the Earl of Essex a handful of times, entirely in conjunction with his leading the Parliamentary Armies. This indicates he is opposed to the King generally, information which is backed up by the mention that the Earl of Essex is leading an army under orders to capture "the King, Prince, and Duke of York."

Example Question #97 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

"Ed Sullivan and All the Rest" by William Floyd (2015)

Modern television talk shows center on the host, with the guests as a side dish that still accentuates the main entrée of the funny person at the center of the spectacle. Their forerunners were on television as early as television was in American homes, scene stealers such as Steve Allen and Jack Parr making even the most famous celebrities play inside their world. At the same time, though, one man showed how a television show could highlight a variety of performers, from the remarkable to the mundane and the famous to the unknown. If more television shows operated like “The Ed Sullivan Show,” maybe television would be less ego centric.

Ed Sullivan began his career before World War II as an entertainment and sports reporter, gaining his first significant notoriety as a celebrity maker for his gossip column in the New York Daily News. This influential position led him to be chosen as the host of “The Toast of the Town,” a variety show on CBS, in 1948. He was awkward on camera and made no effort to be a schmoozer or comedian. Despite his awkwardness, Ed Sullivan became a household name, with his show first informally and then officially being known as “The Ed Sullivan Show.” No one cared about watching Sullivan himself, but rather what Sullivan presented to his audience each week. Sullivan was a force behind the scenes, putting together the show that everyone wanted to watch each week.

The genius of Sullivan’s show was that it was truly a variety show. Sullivan made sure to show his audience ballet and opera selections, yet also never shied away from presenting Rock n Roll acts on his prestigious time slot. He was also a key benefactor for a number of young comedians, who would present their usual stand-up routines free of comment in front of a national audience. Naturally, the Beatles were not actually big in America until they had gotten the Sullivan anointment, but many other acts could credit Sullivan with a breakthrough. Considering the time he was on the air, 1948 to 1971, Sullivan made twentieth century American popular culture. With the fragmentation of culture through cable, the internet, and streaming services, no one can ever hope to have the same impact as a man described as having the personality of an Easter Island statue.

Based on the information in the passage, it can be inferred that most people today view Ed Sullivan as _____________.

Possible Answers:

the best host in the history of television

the creator of the modern television talk show

a strange man whose success is rather unfathomable

an interesting figure who more people should emulate

a relic of television's early history

Correct answer:

a relic of television's early history

While the author is quite complementary and reverential towards Ed Sullivan, the language used indicates that most people do not feel quite the same about Sullivan. Instead, the passage makes clear that many people seem to think of Sullivan only as an old fashioned relic with no impact on modern television.

Example Question #98 : Extrapolating From Humanities Passages

Passage adapted from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1845)

I look upon my departure from Colonel Lloyd's plantation as one of the most interesting events of my life. It is possible, and even quite probable, that but for the mere circumstance of being removed from that plantation to Baltimore, I should have to-day, instead of being here seated by my own table, in the enjoyment of freedom and the happiness of home, writing this Narrative, been confined in the galling chains of slavery. Going to live at Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway, to all my subsequent prosperity. I have ever regarded it as the first plain manifestation of that kind providence which has ever since attended me, and marked my life with so many favors. I regarded the selection of myself as being somewhat remarkable. There were a number of slave children that might have been sent from the plantation to Baltimore. There were those younger, those older, and those of the same age. I was chosen from among them all, and was the first, last, and only choice.

I may be deemed superstitious, and even egotistical, in regarding this event as a special interposition of divine Providence in my favor. But I should be false to the earliest sentiments of my soul, if I suppressed the opinion. I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence. From my earliest recollection, I date the entertainment of a deep conviction that slavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace; and in the darkest hours of my career in slavery, this living word of faith and spirit of hope departed not from me, but remained like ministering angels to cheer me through the gloom. This good spirit was from God, and to him I offer thanksgiving and praise.

The author would agree with which one of the following statements?

Possible Answers:

God was not watching over any other children on the plantation except the author

God works in mysterious ways

The author is embarrassed by God’s attention to him

The selection of the author to be freed from the plantation was logical

The author deserved God’s love due to his deep faith

Correct answer:

God works in mysterious ways

Douglass does not state that he was more deserving than the other children, or that God had abandoned them, or that it made sense to him that he was chosen over the others. At the same time, he is not ashamed by that. Simply, he believes God to be all-knowing and all-powerful, and so would likely agree that God works in mysterious ways not meant to be understood by man.

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Wii U: ‘Nintendo rolling out Unity to all 1st & 3rd party studios’

By Dave Cook, Sunday, 14 October 2012 11:54 GMT

Wii U will support the Unity platform, and the company’s CEO David Helgason has explained to VG247 that the engine will be brought in-house at Nintendo for all of its first-party studios to use, as well as its third-party partners. Helgason has also explained that the deal will give the Unity community free reign to develop titles for Wii U.

Speaking with VG247, Helgason explained how the deal with Nintendo came about, stating that Unity approached them five years earlier – as well as Sony – but it was not a big enough industry player at the time.

Helgason said, “It’s actually been a dream of ours to be the default development kit for something you can access if you’re just building games for a particular console. I remember we pitched the idea to at last Nintendo, but also Sony maybe five years ago, but of course back then we were a tiny company, and we didn’t have a lot of users.”

“So, it was understandable that they didn’t bite back then,” Helgason continued, “although I think they should have, because the tools were really good back then, but they weren’t yet proven. We didn’t have 1.2 million registered users, or 200,000 monthly users back then – we probably had closer to 200.”

“Our prowess grew very quickly thanks to the explosion of mobile, and that helped us grow our user base and improve our tools. I can’t describe the exact steps we took with Nintendo, but we were in touch with them, and in the end they may have even come to us. I can’t remember the exact steps.”

Unity is undergoing a large push in Japan, bolstered by the hiring of ex-Sega of America CEO Shinobu Toyoda, who proved instrumental in securing a deal with Nintendo.

Helgason recalled, “We were over in Japan last year with our really good tech people who are famous in the Japanese industry, such as Shinobu Toyoda, who was the American CEO of Sega. He is very well connected. So we led the charge on this partnership – we were excited about it, as were Nintendo.”

“From then on we negotiated a bunch of stuff, like who would do what and when. I think it’s interesting because we’re still working on tools that mean you can take a version of Unity and export it to the Wii U. It’s not done yet, but we know it’s going to get done soon.”

Helgason also explained the manner in which Nintendo will use Unity, and revealed that the company plans on rolling the engine out to all of its first and third-party studios to create a standard of cost-effective, powerful development.

“It’s going well,” Helgason explained, “and we’re firing along with the project. Once that’s done, two things will happen, and these are separate things, but I think they are connected and they will work really well together.”

“One thing is that Nintendo will take Unity tools that we give them, and bring it to their big ecosystem of studios. Nintendo has first-party, third-party and all of the other studios that they’ve worked with for years, and they know them well.”

“They trust them because they know how to make awesome games for Nintendo platforms. Historically, none of these companies were using Unity, and they have the same challenges as everybody else – cost effective development and all that stuff.”

“So Nintendo is bringing Unity to these studios so they can build with it. The second thing that will happen is that, we turn around with the same tools and technology we’re working on, and take them to our community, which is a different one.”

“Nintendo’s community is very formidable and respected, they’ve been around for a long time. We turn to our community which is new, very energetic – of course we have old studios, but there are a lot of young ones too – and many of them have built games for consoles before.”

“But many more have never built console games, or published on any console. What is exciting there is that are many studios out there that make hit games on iOS, Android or Steam, but hopefully many of these studios will be able to bring their games to Wii U, and that’s just really exciting.”

The deal could cause the range of Wii U titles to explode, particularly because major mobile players such as Rovio will be given free reign to develop titles for Nintendo’s format. Helgason shares the sentiment.

“If the Wii U is – and we hope it will be – a big success, then that will be a big deal for a lot of those developers.”

What do you think? Is Unity on Wii U a dream ticket for the indie or small studio market? Will it help it be a force to be reckoned with? Let us know below.

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I'm trying to break into wedding and special event videography. I'm graduating high school next month and I would love to shoot a couple of weddings over the summer before I start college. I plan to major in business administration.

I have already shot my cousin's wedding two month's ago and everybody loved it. I shot it with a SONY DSR-2100 DV camcorder and edited it with Adobe Premiere Elements version 7. I burned the video to DVD on my Dell Win7 desktop pc. Everybody tells me that I have what it takes to start a home based video business and work myself through school.

For all the experienced wedding videographers out there, what advice would you give an aspiring event videographer? Is there any good books or reference material geared for an 18 year old like me? Although I have shot a wedding, most of my experience is covering school projects and my own families special occasions. How can I market myself and get my first paying gig?

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Hello Bob,

Video production CAN be an excellent resource for "working" your way through college. It is by no means simple, and can be some VERY hard work, with some of the world's most difficult clients ;-) However...

Up front (and forgive if you already know this, just trying to provide basic startup pointers)

1.) a wedding and event video-related website with some sample clips from the wedding you've shot for now, more as you get others.

IMHO people who search for and visit websites are ALREADY sold on wedding video or they wouldn't HIT on your site in the first place, so the overwhelming amount of verbiage found on MANY wedding websites ... "your special day," "you've always dreamed of" "how to pick a videographer (well, maybe this in a short paragraph, but it isn't essential because believe me all but the most stunted of Internet users have read this stuff, picked up info like it a bridal shops and fairs, etc.)

Again, it is my humble opinion and professional experience that brides are looking for essentially three things when they visit your site, and they want to find it quick and easy:

How much can I get for my budget? Can this video producer do what I want? Is my date available? You can spend a LOT of website real estate trying to sell your visitors on extras, but it is the essentials they mostly looking for: good quality audio, good quality visuals and the primary moments groom watching the bride coming down the aisle; the vows; the rings; and for goodness sake get THE KISS!

You first need to research and establish your packages (or simply charge by the hour like a commercial production company) and what they entail. Basic, medium and high end, perhaps. I'm not necessarily fond of the emerald, ruby and diamond or silver, gold and platinum and other such naming devices ... I think the romantic value of such naming conventions has long expired in the minds of today's bride elects.

So, a lean, mean, direct and easy-to-navigate website that gets them the three bits of info they want most. There's a point of diminishing returns on how many video clips to put up and share. I think we tend to overwhelm and dilute the mission when we post scores of weddings clips. These should be teasers, your BEST footage and highlight the essential elements the brides want vows, rings, kiss, processional and recessional.

Check out your competition. What are they charging for the packages they provide? What can you comfortably do the work for and actually make money. I have a LOT of friends in the business who have low, or even decent pricing, but lose their shirts in post where they spend 40 hours or more editing and producing. This is why charging by the hour, even if it's minimum wage, will actually do you better overall, again IMHO.

2.) business cards

3.) a nice brochure

4.) full length DVD production

5.) OK, you've qualified your camera. What about lights, batteries, mic systems, tripods and/or monopods? If you're light (no pun intended) on any of this, consider what it will cost to get some basics you'll need to provide that quality audio, visual you'll want to accomplish.

NOTES: Go to area bridal shops, tux rental places, bakeries, caterers, venues, look up wedding coordinators and planners, connect with DJs and photographers by phone, e-mail, letter, get-acquainted luncheon, etc. Let them meet and greet, shake hands and know you. Have cards and brochures, work out an arrangement. Don't beg. Be confident in your approach and sharp in your appearance. Don't mealy mouth around about "I'm just getting started, and it would be great if you could help me out ....

... OOPS! Don't go there. Everybody in the industry will want to know "What's in it for me?" and are NOT at all interested in "helping you" if there's not a promise of something in return.

The whole thing will crunch down to this: ARE YOU willing to press the flesh, do the research, make the effort and do you have the "stickability" to stay with it until you start getting something out of it. Some people experience nearly overnight success (really, or so I've heard) others plod along a long, long time gradually building up contacts, establishing professional relationships and hammering the nail until they suddenly realize their business is going very well.

And, of course, at college you will be in a major mix of people and philosophies. Some get married in spite of the challenge of pursuing a higher education. Others will opt to wait until the bachelors, or higher degree is out of the way, the house is bought, whatever, before actually getting down to the concept of marriage and an expensive wedding.

You will be hounded and pounded by tire kickers, people who think they know how to acquire and have the right to the bargain of the century (and a LOT of video producers who will grant them that) along with a few people who realize and recognize a value (provided of course you are a value). Do not be disillusioned by the reality that the vast majority of people you come into contact with will attempt to USE you one way or another. Stand your ground when you state the specifics of your business, your prices and the services you provide. Like The Trump says: "Nothing personal, just business."

Good luck.

About me? I do weddings and started out doing weddings, but I've since diversified because I am full time (only doing video and writing, graphics and design, marketing consultation) and can work anytime, any day, any hour, and often have and will do all nighters if needed. I simply chose after a year or two to NOT seek primarily weddings, but they remain a part of my weapons locker. I even have a few exclusives with venues I like that refer my company as their preferred vendor. These are sweet deals when you can get them, but you'll really have to tighten up your production package and time invested to make such arrangements, and the resulting concessions, pay off.

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Get in good with the wedding planner folks then don't vary from your set rates.

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Bob, there is lots of sage advice from the replies that you have received so far. The moreweddings and other events you shoot, the more you will learn and the value of your work will increase. If you search through these forums, you will discover an ample supply of adviceon equipment and techniques for all of your video making needs from helpful and generous posters.You can find info onthe equipment that Earl mentioned, from the top of the line down to the very basic stuff that will get the job done on a budget. As youenter into this business,you will probably want to look at the latter with the idea that you can upgrade as your skill and resources increases. Practice shooting video, practiceediting video and when not doing that read reference material and visit here and other forums like this. Keep shooting and good luck.


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The vinyl plotter can cut just one color at a time, so a multi-color banner was/is necessarily done with spot colors only. This was a limitation that still left full color signs in the realm of the large order companies that could afford massive volumes, but most companies we serviced in the early ‘90’s were small and they got spot color banners. Still, you could buy a single one for cheap, and it fit the bill with a professional if not fancy look through the ‘90’s.

At the end of the 1990’s a new revolution hit the world…the wide format digital printer. It could lay down a beautiful full color graphic – for a one-off vinyl display. This revolutionized the PVC sign industry significantly, and while it has not yet gone the way of the dinosaur almost 20 years later, it’s days are definitely numbered, although the cutting plotter will likely remain as a standard tool for many more decades as it has been adapted to other parts of decal and sign manufacturing.

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Wärtsilä and the Finnish 49er sailors Lauri Lehtinen and Heikki Soininen have agreed on cooperation for the years 2007-2008 in forming the Wärtsilä- Arcada team. Arcada who has been the competitors’ sponsor for several years, is satisfied with the new arrangement that enables the successful relation to develop.

“We are very pleased to be part of the team,” says Mikael Simelius, Wärtsilä’s VP, Marketing Communications and Branding. “They are young, enthusiastic, and dedicated; they are capturing the opportunities and want to be the best in their field. These are words that describe Wärtsilä very well and values that fit into our corporate values: energy, excellence and excitement.”

Arcada has supported Lauri Lehtinen’s team since autumn 2002 when it competed in the 29er class, as junior. As a university of applied sciences Arcada is keen to reach the age group that Lauri and Heikki represent.

“The sponsorship has been a long-term investment and we feel that now is the right time to go further with a new partner,” Jan-Erik Krusberg, Vice Rector at Arcada, explains. “As the team moves to more international waters, it seems natural for us to create a stronger support for the team together with a globally well-known company,” Krusberg continues.

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The team started sailing in the 49er class in the fall 2005, after having been very successful in the 29er class. Through systematic training the team is now one of the top 49er teams in Finland. They finished fourth in the Finnish championships in 2006. The Wärtsilä-Arcada team is the youngest 49er team in Finland and is included in the training programs for the Finnish Sailing Federation and Finnish Olympic Committee. Their short-term goal is to win Finnish championships in 2007 and to compete as the Finnish team in the Olympic Games in China in 2008. The long-term and main goal is to win an Olympic medal in London 2012.

“As Wärtsilä is increasing its activities in Asia, we would of course be happy to see that our team would be present at the Olympic Games in China,” Simelius continues.

“Our new degree programme in the field of sports makes this commitment even more relevant to us,” says Jan-Erik Krusberg.
The 49er is a quick, 5 meter long, double handed sailing dinghy. Its special characteristic is its exceedingly big sail area compared to its weight. The 49er class was for the first time included in the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Finland got its own active 49er class in 1995.

For further information, please contact Mr Mikael Simelius, VP, Marketing Communications & Branding, Wärtsilä, tel. +358 10 709 5650 or Mr Jan-Erik Krusberg, Vice Rector, Arcada, tel. +358 207 699 610.

Wärtsilä in brief

Wärtsilä enhances the business of its customers by providing them with complete lifecycle power solutions. When creating better and environmentally compatible technologies, Wärtsilä focuses on the marine and energy markets with products and solutions as well as services. Through innovative products and services, Wärtsilä sets out to be the most valued business partner of all its customers. This is achieved by the dedication of more than 14,000 professionals manning 130 Wärtsilä locations in close to 70 countries around the world.

Arcada in brief

Arcada is an international Swedish university of applied sciences with nearly 2400 students and 160 staff. Arcada offers professionally oriented higher education that provides the skills that are essential for careers as creative and competent employees and experts. The Arcada Campus is situated in the area of Arabianranta in Helsinki. The fields of education are Business Administration, Healthcare, Social Services, Sports, Technology and Communications, The Arts and Tourism. Characteristic of Arcada is the on-going development of knowledge through research that encourages student involvement.

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Five hundred years ago, an immortal witch fell in love with a temperamental hybrid. It was an unconditional love, one that was intended to last for centuries. But, Mikael, the Original Vampire and a hunter, killed the witch in an attempt to provoke her lover. With this, he took the one good thing the hybrid had ever had: a person who truly loved him. The death of his witch sparked the uncontrollable rage that he been hidden for years. Now, there was no one who could save the world from his terror, or so he thought...

A decade after her death, the witch came back to life once more thanks to her immortal nature. It was a surprise to her that she was alive as well as finding that her hybrid and his family had moved on. Now, she had a choice: return to him and face whatever demons he had made in his path of grieving, or stay hidden and create a new future for herself. It wasn't an easy decision.

Until now, the witch has stayed clear of the hybrid and he has never learned about her resurrection. That is, until Damon Salvatore calls upon her to help save his brother from an unnamed vampire. Little did she know she'd come face to face with the man she had once called her true love. Only now will she learn the true nature of his ways and take on the task of curing a cold-blooded killer.

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Jurassic World is currently filming and more details have been revealed regarding the long awaited sequel. On July 7, a picture of a raptor emerged. The picture revealed the dinosaur’s glassy yellow eyes and green skin.

Movie director Colin Trevorrow said that the movie will feature practical effects, and the picture of the raptor proves just that. Instead of relying on CGI, the makers of the movie opted to use physical dinosaur animatronics. This is also more effective for the actors as they don’t have to scream at nothing during shooting.

In the fourth installment, the villain is a mutant dinosaur that was born out of a combination of dinosaur breeds. A report said that the velociraptor will somehow come to the rescue this time around.

The movie’s stars also took time to visit the Today Show last week to give viewers a taste of what to expect in the upcoming movie. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard teased the audience. “The park has been around long enough where attendance has started to fall off a little bit. So they’ve decided to come up with a new attraction to bring even more people in. You’re never going to believe it, but it doesn’t go well,” Pratt said jokingly.

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The original director of the first two Jurassic Park movies, Steven Spielberg, also offered his advice to Trevorrow. “Words of wisdom, every day. He’ll send ideas and he’ll draw out ideas on pads of paper, and I’ll shoot them,” Trevorrow said. Fans of the Jurassic Park movies will be glad to know that Spielberg is still involved in the fourth installment.

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To be an electrician, you will have to go through at least 4 years of training and obtain a license in your state of practice. In Virginia, the state licensing body considers electricians, plumbers, gas fitters and some mechanics to be "Tradesmen." The application is similar for each of these trades. Once you are licensed as a journeyman, you can further work towards becoming a master electrician or electrical contractor. This article will tell you how to become an electrician in Virginia.

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