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jellywing_2058
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 Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: Q 20 |
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You are right about the word "although" making the quote seem like it is wrong. However the quote goes on, "they have not always needed to exert any pressure at all", so they still did contribute to the increase in the costs.
About the "guilt", the answer is not according to your opinion; it is according to the passage. The passage says "persons have willingly gone into debt for an elaborate funeral that has provided them with a means of atonement for their failures in family relationships" and "the chance to rid ourselves of feelings of guilt through a payoff", which shows that guilt does increase the amount of money spent on funerals. |
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dnpgr16513
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| Quote: | why wouldn't the answer be A?
For the unusually high sums charged for a funeral are in large measure a reflection of the industry's remarkably successful public relations program - a program that has redefined the ancient concept of respect for the dead to emphasize extravagant display. "It is the task of those in the funeral profession," says the Psychology of Funeral Service, an important handbook for morticians, "to educate the public in the right paths."
I thought this was the main point of the increasing costs. In addition, in regards to the mortician:
Although many unscrupulous morticians have exerted strong pressure to persuade bereaved persons to order elaborate funerals, they have not always needed to exert any pressure at all.
This states that they have not always needed to exert pressure at all ( because of the rising Public relations)
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wmkamal4170
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| I had the same problem here. Statement II was obviously the biggest factor for increasing funeral costs, but I thought that the morticians and guilt would have an insignificant effect on the increasing trend. I reasoned that they would make people in those situations more likely to pay a higher price, but that statement II was the only real force increasing the acceptable standard for pricing. But I can see why I was wrong. |
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jeanne7524
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:49 am Post subject: |
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This question requires a comprehensive answer - not "the most important" only. Hence, you have to look for the answer choice that contains ALL factors that were mentioned in the passage. Statements I, II, and III are all well pointed out in the passage.
Hope this clarifies. |
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