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I may be wrong but D seemed the 'least' wrong of the 5

5. The passage

(a) is critical of the Europeans for the misery they inflicted on the other races - Although the misery inflicted upon by Europeans was the theme, it didn't seem like the focus of the piece. It was more about Indians, Negros, and their attitudes.
(b) delineates how the future of a race is determined by its historical past - It wasn't a historical account, the author made his opinions very clear, subject to his assessment.
(c) analyses the history of the U.S. to account for the condition of the races as it is today - Same as B, no historical facts 'analyzed' - He did drop them from time to time to give context - but the spotlight was on race attitudes (Negros pleasing whites, whites trying to 'civilize' Indians, Indians not wanting to be whites)
(d) examines dispassionately the relationship between three major races in the U.S. in a historical context - Dispassionate put me off, I wouldn't use that word to describe the passage, but I kept this option because he does 'examine' the relationships of the three races
(e) seeks to account for the emergence of the whites as the dominant race in the U.S. - Again, although yes, the whites emerged as the dominant race, it wasn't the primary concern of the passage. Last line again emphasizes that the author is primarily concerned with accounting for the doom of the other races given their attitudes toward the whites.

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I didn't quite follow the choice D. I understand that para compares all three races, but definitely NOT dispassionately.
Author used very vivid, sometimes poetic and more of literary language in describing the races and their conditions. I didn't find it dispassionate. Could you please explain?

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Hey Cinematiccuisine,

My take is this; though the author uses poetic and strong words to describe the conditions of Indians and Negro, he is not taking any sides in his comparisons. The author is portraying the pains and difficulties faced by Indians and Negros with same tonality. He remains fairly neutral in his tone till the conclusion. May be that's why we can infer that the author is dispassionate in his comparison.

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Was very tough to comprehend for me. Any more dense material to read on social sciences and american history. This is my weakness !
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Was very tough to comprehend for me. Any more dense material to read on social sciences and american history. This is my weakness !

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Q1: the passage clearly says the negro tried to be accepted by the Europeans.
Why is then choice D better than B?
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I may be wrong but D seemed the 'least' wrong of the 5

5. The passage

(a) is critical of the Europeans for the misery they inflicted on the other races - Although the misery inflicted upon by Europeans was the theme, it didn't seem like the focus of the piece. It was more about Indians, Negros, and their attitudes.
(b) delineates how the future of a race is determined by its historical past - It wasn't a historical account, the author made his opinions very clear, subject to his assessment.
(c) analyses the history of the U.S. to account for the condition of the races as it is today - Same as B, no historical facts 'analyzed' - He did drop them from time to time to give context - but the spotlight was on race attitudes (Negros pleasing whites, whites trying to 'civilize' Indians, Indians not wanting to be whites)
(d) examines dispassionately the relationship between three major races in the U.S. in a historical context - Dispassionate put me off, I wouldn't use that word to describe the passage, but I kept this option because he does 'examine' the relationships of the three races
(e) seeks to account for the emergence of the whites as the dominant race in the U.S. - Again, although yes, the whites emerged as the dominant race, it wasn't the primary concern of the passage. Last line again emphasizes that the author is primarily concerned with accounting for the doom of the other races given their attitudes toward the whites.

My take. Hope it helps!

The very reason I rejected C, D, E was that North America is not equal to United States. Do I have to presume or get the outside knowledge that slavery is prevalent in U.S than in Mexico/Canada?
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Just want to take a moment to appreciate the passage. I wish I could write like this.
Does anybody know the source of this passage? Source as in where I can read the full thing.
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I stumbled on this post at random. I'd like to register my surprise that this is here. I'm familiar with a wide array of Official Guide materials, and it's my stance that a passage like this is shockingly out of date, not just in terms of topic (which is actually somewhat offensive) but in terms of writing style. The phrasing of the questions is also very peculiar. I have no idea where OP got this content, but whether or not it's from an official source, it's not worth studying from. This isn't remotely test like.
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