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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Celebrity
Hi teachers,
Boorstin was writing at a time of great cultural flux, with the rise of the mass media and an effulgence of what he considered trash, and he placed celebrity within the larger context of an America whose citizens were increasingly enthralled by reality itself - by the pretense of substance without the actual substance.
1. What is flux?
2. Does "with" here mean "the culture flux" is happening at the same time of "mass media...."?
3. Does it mean "the rise of an effulgence of trash"?
4. What is "an America", "the U.S." the country?
5. What is "he placed celebrity within the larger context of an American"?
6. "by the pretense of" is not an idiom, so what does "by" mean? I read about "by the powers of the Lord..." the same "by", "dependent"?
Thank you very much.
Tinanam
Boorstin was writing at a time of great cultural flux, with the rise of the mass media and an effulgence of what he considered trash, and he placed celebrity within the larger context of an America whose citizens were increasingly enthralled by reality itself - by the pretense of substance without the actual substance.
1. What is flux?
2. Does "with" here mean "the culture flux" is happening at the same time of "mass media...."?
3. Does it mean "the rise of an effulgence of trash"?
4. What is "an America", "the U.S." the country?
5. What is "he placed celebrity within the larger context of an American"?
6. "by the pretense of" is not an idiom, so what does "by" mean? I read about "by the powers of the Lord..." the same "by", "dependent"?
Thank you very much.
Tinanam
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1. -- Change 2. -- No, the rise of the mass media, etc, is a part of the cultural flux.
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- -- Change 2.
- -- No, the rise of the mass media, etc, is a part of the cultural flux.
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- -- Of what he thought was trash, yes.
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1. What is flux?-- Change
2. Does "with" here mean "the culture flux" is happening at the same time of "mass media...."?-- No, the rise of the mass media, etc, is a part of the cultural flux.
3. Does it mean "the rise of an effulgence of trash"?-- Of what he thought was trash, yes.
4. What is "an America", "the U.S." the country?-- The
2. Does "with" here mean "the culture flux" is happening at the same time of "mass media...."?-- No, the rise of the mass media, etc, is a part of the cultural flux.
3. Does it mean "the rise of an effulgence of trash"?-- Of what he thought was trash, yes.
4. What is "an America", "the U.S." the country?-- The
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Thanks for answering my questions.
What is "the larger context"? Is this context like "content"?
Thanks
Tinanam
Thanks for answering my questions.
What is "the larger context"? Is this context like "content"?
Thanks
Tinanam
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No, it's kind of the opposite. 'Content' is what's inside; 'context' is the container - what's outside and around.
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Is "category" close to the meaning?
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Tinanam
Is "category" close to the meaning?
Thanks
Tinanam
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No. Are you still having trouble understanding 'context'?
If you are a woman, you should wear a head scarf in a Muslim state. -- The context for wearing a head scarf is a Muslim state.
'It's a high fly into deep left field!' -- If you hear me say that, the context will be a baseball game.
If you are a woman, you should wear a head scarf in a Muslim state. -- The context for wearing a head scarf is a Muslim state.
'It's a high fly into deep left field!' -- If you hear me say that, the context will be a baseball game.
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