Exam 10: Defining

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Do you think Simon has demonstrated multiple viewpoints in this essay? What examples can you find of opposing points of view?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -They have worms, they have infections, they have pink-eye all summer.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -What types of rhetorical modes does Parker use for her definition? Are these effective? Why or why not?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -But this approach introduced a slew of subtle problems, chief among them: How do you get this new technology to work in the home, while also winning the affection of its owners?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -At the same time, Mayfield Robotics wants Kuri to win your affection and become part of your ______________, and a lot of that comes down to the eyes.

But at some life juncture, roughly one out of every eight people becomes so timid that encounters with others turn into a source of overwhelming dread. The heart races, palms sweat, mouth goes dry, words vanish, thoughts become cluttered, and an urge to escape takes over. This is the face of social phobia, the third most common mental disorder in the United States, behind depression and alcoholism. Like Woody Allen in the film Annie Hall, some social phobics can barely utter a sentence without obsessing over the impression they are making. Others refuse to use public restrooms or talk on the telephone. Sometimes they go mute in front of the boss or a member of the opposite sex. At the extreme, they build a hermetic life, avoiding contact with others. -Joannie Schrof and Stacey Schultz -Do Schrof and Schultz rely on a synonym, a category, or a negation to start off the paragraph?

But at some life juncture, roughly one out of every eight people becomes so timid that encounters with others turn into a source of overwhelming dread. The heart races, palms sweat, mouth goes dry, words vanish, thoughts become cluttered, and an urge to escape takes over. This is the face of social phobia, the third most common mental disorder in the United States, behind depression and alcoholism. Like Woody Allen in the film Annie Hall, some social phobics can barely utter a sentence without obsessing over the impression they are making. Others refuse to use public restrooms or talk on the telephone. Sometimes they go mute in front of the boss or a member of the opposite sex. At the extreme, they build a hermetic life, avoiding contact with others. -Joannie Schrof and Stacey Schultz -List two examples the authors use to develop the definition.

Behind Ford's sudden leap upmarket lies a striking demographic shift. Since the 1970s, most of the income growth in the United States has gone to those who were already making the most. According to the Commerce Department, more than 8 million households have annual incomes over $100,000, and about half that number are estimated to have $1 million or more in assets. America can now lay claim to what conservative critic David Frum has aptly called "history's first mass upper class." -James Lardner -Does Lardner rely on a synonym, a category, or a negation to start off the paragraph?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -How many children does the author have?

But at some life juncture, roughly one out of every eight people becomes so timid that encounters with others turn into a source of overwhelming dread. The heart races, palms sweat, mouth goes dry, words vanish, thoughts become cluttered, and an urge to escape takes over. This is the face of social phobia, the third most common mental disorder in the United States, behind depression and alcoholism. Like Woody Allen in the film Annie Hall, some social phobics can barely utter a sentence without obsessing over the impression they are making. Others refuse to use public restrooms or talk on the telephone. Sometimes they go mute in front of the boss or a member of the opposite sex. At the extreme, they build a hermetic life, avoiding contact with others. -Joannie Schrof and Stacey Schultz -How do the authors organize the examples?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Parker at times addresses what she believes would be a reader's objections. Where are these rebuttals found? Do they make the essay stronger or weaker? Explain.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The situation became bad when her husband __________________________.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Poverty is a chisel that chips on honor until honor is worn away.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Here I am, dirty, smelly, and with no "proper" underwear on and with the stench of my rotting teeth near you.

What is definition?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -She fears that her sons will turn to _________________ and _________________.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Every night I wash every stitch my school-age child has on and just hope her clothes will be dry by morning.

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The companion robots that ______________________________ has promised us for so long have finally hit the United States.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -The author describes poverty as _______________ that "drips on pride until all pride is worn away."

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What opinion does roboticist Ken Goldberg hold about companion robots?