<p>Tyler-The second passage proclaimed that shakesppeare was a genius more strongly than the first passage. Both passages used the word genius explicitly. I checked. I believe it went something like: “shakespeare’s genius has facillitated a booming industry”. That isnt verbatim, but it was the spirit of the sentence. Add to the poll</p>
<p>Genius-1
Industry-1
Mystery-0</p>
<p>Answer was industry. author of passage 2 never says that he thinks shakespeare is a genius. genius is an appealing answer because “who wouldn’t think that he’s a genius?” but it’s not the correct answer.</p>
<p>You can answer your own question JJJJ. </p>
<p>Do you remember where passage 2 referred to Shakespeare as a genius?</p>
<p>If it was not explicitly stated, and both passages explicitly referred to an industry, than the answer is industry, regardless of what feeling the passages gave you.</p>
<p>mentioning the word genius =/= thinking he’s a genius of the highest degree</p>
<p>Instead of just commenting add to the poll if you will. Hahha I like how you tweeked the definition of industry in your reasoning. Passage 1 was talking about an intellectual industry, you say? Industry means any business activity or commercial enterprise.</p>
<p>All add you to the poll</p>
<p>Genius-1
Industry-2
Mystery-0</p>
<p>there really is no point in arguing over this just like there is no point in arguing about that trapezoid problem i got wrong for being too easy.</p>
<p>passage 1 was talking about the book industry</p>
<p>Nono, passage two REALLY, REALLY SAID he was a genius. There was also an adjective of emphasis, the phrase was like “prodigious genius” or something. I underlined it. No1 has denied this yet, so lets just agree that both passages at least used the word genius.</p>
<p>can anybody please explain to me how one of the answers for the art+pipe passage is “simple and debatable”???</p>
<p>passage 2 was also really sarcastic…</p>
<p>Genius-1
Industry-2
Mystery-1</p>
<p>Passage 1 is about growing curiosity about Shakespeare’s life. Passage 2 is about how all those people want to know about Shakespeare (and they don’t know much about him).</p>
<p>The sarcasm in passage 2 came in the very last sentence. I would say it rather cynical description of the commercialization of shakespeare’s image. Not sarcastic or implying that shakespeare wasnt a genius.</p>
<p>simple and debatable</p>
<p>Simple because it’s a superficial answer to why the artist did that
Debatable because someone can disagree with it and make a case against it (which is what the writer of the passage does)</p>
<p>Please don’t base your answer on what YOU thought the passage was focusing on…base your answer on the text itself and you will never be led astray</p>
<p>^Growing curiosity that has fueled the prolific amount of biographies written about Shakespeare. I chose industry in the end after checking my answers.</p>
<p>what was your first instinct?</p>
<p>I’m not debating what you say - I wasn’t sure what to put at the time and I’m not 100% sure I even put “little is known…”</p>
<p>Lets try not to be condescending, I think its safe to say we’re all pretty good at Critical Reading here. I prefer rational discourse, if you don’t mind. I refer you to my previous analysis a few posts ago, I would like it if you would rebutt instead of insult me personally or question my reasoning.</p>
<p>^I was talking to Choklit.</p>
<p>Industry doesn’t make sense? Here, this might help you out.</p>
<p>“Energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence”</p>
<p>People wanted to bring Shakespeare life to light on passage 1. </p>
<p>So shhh.</p>
<p>Here this is the full definition. You left out just a little bit:</p>
<ol>
<li>the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.<br></li>
<li>any general business activity; commercial enterprise: the Italian tourist industry.<br></li>
<li>trade or manufacture in general: the rise of industry in Africa.<br></li>
<li>the ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.: friction between labor and industry.<br></li>
<li>systematic work or labor.<br></li>
<li>energetic, devoted activity at any work or task; diligence: Her teacher praised her industry.<br></li>
<li>the aggregate of work, scholarship, and ancillary activity in a particular field, often named after its principal subject: the Mozart industry.<br></li>
<li>Archaeology. an assemblage of artifacts regarded as unmistakably the work of a single prehistoric group.</li>
</ol>