Excerpt from: Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
THERE was no use in arguing with a person like this. I promptly put such a strain on my memory that by and by even the shoal water and the countless crossing-marks began to stay with me. But the result was just the same. I never could more than get one knotty thing learned before another presented itself. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a book that told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading. So he began—
What conclusion can you make from the first paragraph?
A) Mr. Bixby dislikes the narrator.
B) The narrator is angry with Mr. Bixby.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
D) Mr. Bixby thinks the narrator is stubborn.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
Answer:
C. solve the problem of the continual proliferation of images.
Explanation:
The main idea that the author wants to suggest is that the problem of continual proliferation of images should be solved. The author states that supplying large number of photographic image can threaten the reality.
These photographic images, according to author, threatens the reality by morphing the iimages taken by the photographer through softwares or various form of media.
<u>Thus the main idea that the author is presenting by stating that new form of conservatives should be undertaken because in this approach lies the solution of proliferation of images. Through this approach the people will be able to see the difference between the reality and false image created using technology.</u>
Thus the correct answer is option C.
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<span>The website might be credible even though it expresses an opinion, and Alisha should check other reliable sources to verify the information before deciding whether or not to use it.</span>
