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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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0 "A 01i00___ acceptance of contemporary forms of social behavior has misled a few into believing that values in conflict with the present age are for all practical purposes ___02i00. 02br
00A. casual … reliable 02br
00B. superficial … trenchant 02br
00C. complacent … redemptive 02br
00D. cautious … redemptive 02br
00E. plaintive … redundant" 02br
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00The answer is C. But I don't get what "values in conflict with the present age are 01i00 redemptive 02i00" mean. 02br
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00Supposed C is correct, to me, a complacent acceptance of contemporary forms of social behavior would mislead a few into believing that values in conflict with the present age are stupid or whatever. 050010id1
  

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0Jeff, I can make no sense of C as a correct answer either; I would have chosen D. To me, it says-- or should say-- (paraphrased) that traditional values protect us from wholesale acceptance of the latest fashion or fad. 02br 02br 00Maybe someone else is wider awake than I am now.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Jeff, I can make no sense of C as a correct answer either; I would have chosen D.
  • To me, it says-- or should say-- (paraphrased) that traditional values protect us from wholesale acceptance of the latest fashion or fad.
  • 02br 02br 00Maybe someone else is wider awake than I am now.
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0Jeff, I can make no sense of C as a correct answer either; I would have chosen D. To me, it says-- or should say-- (paraphrased) that traditional values protect us from wholesale acceptance of the latest fashion or fad. 02br
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0 I am so so sorry, teacher. I made a huge mistake. I just checked the transcript, and I notice that I mistakenly took "01i00 suppersede 02i00" in the choice C as "01i00 redemptive 02i00". The correct one should be: 02br
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00A01i00___ acceptance of contemporary forms of social behavior has misled a few into believin
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0 Curious; I would have said 'have been superseded' instead of 'are superseded'. 02br
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0No problem, Jeff-- it was an interesting challenge! 0-
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