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Identifying attitudes and values in A Passage to Africa.
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1Label each of the highlighted words and phrases in this paragraphs with the explanation that you think best explains what is being suggested about the writer's attitudes and values through his choice of language. Simply choose one of the explanations form the drop-down menus.
- AHaving a morbid interest in death
- BBehaving like a ghost
- CGetting pleasure from death
- DSeeking out death
- ELike a challenging game
- FHe is preadtory
- GDoing it for fun
- HDoing it to prove himself
- IConnotes detachment from reality
- JWants to document it all
- KSeeing is believing
- LA picture says a thousand words
- MBored or reluctant
- NMoved slowly
- OIt was a hard walk
- PLike atramp
- QHis reactions have changed
- RHe doesn't care anymore
- SHe's got used to it all
- THe's hardened up
- UDetached from reality
- VHard to please
- WNot easily shocked
- XDoesn't care
- YShocking pictures
- ZHorrible pictures
- AAMind-numbing pictures
- ABUnbelievable pictures
- ACDismissed
- ADIgnored
- AENot taken seriously
- AFThrown away
- AGBoring
- AHOld-fashioned
- AITwee
- AJUnoriginal
- AKResigned to the reality of the job
- ALIt's human nature
- AMCan't change it
- ANNo point being upset by it
- AOProvoke an emotive response
- APMake people take action
- AQGet people to take notice
- ARHelp people understand the issues
- ASLuxurious Western lifestyle
- ATAt home
- AULike us
- AVIn their nice houses
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- Sarah Holmes
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- English
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