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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
conflicting openions and ideas
"Books confront readers with a variety of conflicting opinions and ideas, forcing them to think for themselves."
what does conflicting openions and ideas refer to in this context?
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what does conflicting openions and ideas refer to in this context?
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It is literal. Situation 1: John thinks that if someone hurts you, you should fight back and hurt them even worse. You also need to attack their family and friends and teach them a lesson.
- It is literal.
- Situation 1: John thinks that if someone hurts you, you should fight back and hurt them even worse.
- You also need to attack their family and friends and teach them a lesson.
- Mary thinks that if someone hurts you, you should be nice to them, explain that they hurt you, and make them feel guilty and apologize.
- Situation 2: John believes strongly in the death penalty.
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It is literal.
Situation 1:
John thinks that if someone hurts you, you should fight back and hurt them even worse. You also need to attack their family and friends and teach them a lesson.
Mary thinks that if someone hurts you, you should be nice to them, explain that they hurt you, and make them feel guilty and apologize.
Situation 2:
John believes strongly in the de
Situation 1:
John thinks that if someone hurts you, you should fight back and hurt them even worse. You also need to attack their family and friends and teach them a lesson.
Mary thinks that if someone hurts you, you should be nice to them, explain that they hurt you, and make them feel guilty and apologize.
Situation 2:
John believes strongly in the de
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AlpheccaStarsIt is literal.SituationWhat does literal refer to? Real or not metaphoric?
In that example, are "conflicting opinions and ideas" conflicting with the "readers' own opinions and ideas" ?
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In wordweb dictionary, conflciting: In bad terms -> "conflicting opinions"
What does "in bad terms"
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hhttWhat does literal refer to?There is no metaphor in those words. They mean exactly what they say.
hhttIn that example, are "conflicting opinions and ideas" conflicting with the "readers' own opinions and ideas" ?No.
The author has no idea what his readers' opinions will be. A good book will appeal with universal, ti
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hhttWhat does "in bad terms" refer to ?That's not correct.
On bad terms: two people who are on bad terms are angry with each other.
My sister-in-law and I are on bad terms. We haven't spoken to each other in three months!
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Then ideas and opinions in the book conflicting to each other, so the reader will think of them and will come to a decision.
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