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16 Feb 2021, 10:39
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Frustrating. Question 5 had two contenders. The word "support" in B) threw me off. The author of the passage clearly in paragraph 3 makes a contention against F and O's work. So I don't see why he/she would quote them to 'show support'. Does anyone else feel mislead here?
5. The author of the passage quotes Fugita and O’Brien (Text In Blue) most probably in order to
(A) point out a weakness in their hypothesis about the strength of community ties among Japanese Americans
(B) show how they support their claim about the notability of community cohesion for Japanese Americans
(C) indicate how they demonstrate the high degree of adaptation of Japanese Americans to United States culture
(D) suggest that they have inaccurately compared Japanese Americans to other ethnic groups in the United States
(E) emphasize their contention that the Japanese American sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties
5. The author of the passage quotes Fugita and O’Brien (Text In Blue) most probably in order to
(A) point out a weakness in their hypothesis about the strength of community ties among Japanese Americans
(B) show how they support their claim about the notability of community cohesion for Japanese Americans
(C) indicate how they demonstrate the high degree of adaptation of Japanese Americans to United States culture
(D) suggest that they have inaccurately compared Japanese Americans to other ethnic groups in the United States
(E) emphasize their contention that the Japanese American sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties
21 Feb 2021, 07:53
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Yes, exactly. It's a very easy question if you can know which historians they are talking about lol
I suggest it be reformatted.
I thought it was these historians -
Fugita and O’Brien’s hypothesis illustrates a common problem in studies that investigate the history of ethnic community. Like historians who have studied European ethnic cultures in the United States, Fugita and O’Brien have explained persistence of ethnic community by citing a preexisting sense of national consciousness
And since here PERSISTENCE is talked about, I chose E as it had the word SUSTAINED in it..
(E) a study showing how different religious practices brought from other countries have been sustained in the United States
It would be funny if you went with the same answer choice..
Same here and I picked E as well.
Me too!
And I specifically went thru all the posts to see who all are with me on this!
21 Feb 2021, 08:00
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Frustrating. Question 5 had two contenders. The word "support" in B) threw me off. The author of the passage clearly in paragraph 3 makes a contention against F and O's work. So I don't see why he/she would quote them to 'show support'. Does anyone else feel mislead here?
5. The author of the passage quotes Fugita and O’Brien (Text In Blue) most probably in order to
(A) point out a weakness in their hypothesis about the strength of community ties among Japanese Americans
(B) show how they support their claim about the notability of community cohesion for Japanese Americans
(C) indicate how they demonstrate the high degree of adaptation of Japanese Americans to United States culture
(D) suggest that they have inaccurately compared Japanese Americans to other ethnic groups in the United States
(E) emphasize their contention that the Japanese American sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties
5. The author of the passage quotes Fugita and O’Brien (Text In Blue) most probably in order to
(A) point out a weakness in their hypothesis about the strength of community ties among Japanese Americans
(B) show how they support their claim about the notability of community cohesion for Japanese Americans
(C) indicate how they demonstrate the high degree of adaptation of Japanese Americans to United States culture
(D) suggest that they have inaccurately compared Japanese Americans to other ethnic groups in the United States
(E) emphasize their contention that the Japanese American sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties
Actually, the important part of the passage ( to get this question correct) is right after the blue text.
This comparative difference is important to Fugita and O’Brien, and they hypothesize that the Japanese American community persisted in the face of assimilation because of a particularly strong preexisting sense of “peoplehood”. They argue that this sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties. They argue that this sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties.
Notice the use of the words important ,hypothesize, and argue in the above sentences.
This sentence clearly tells us why author quotes Fugita and O’Brien.
Option B is, therefore, correct.
