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Discussion
1. The writer describes the old woman in the middle of the road as being of “no small peril to herself”? What does that mean?
Answer: She was running the risk of being run over by the traffic.
2. The writer says, “Individual liberty leads to social anarchy.” Do you agree/disagree? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Enjoying one’s own freedom without respecting the freedom of others is a surefire recipe for social chaos. It’s more accurate to say that when everyone is free to do as they please, social anarchy ensues and no one gets anything done.
3. Why should we not feel offended when stopped by a traffic policeman?
Answer: We should not feel offended when stopped by a traffic policeman because he is a symbol not of tyranny but of liberty. He makes arrangements for us so that everybody can enjoy liberty.
4. What is the difference between the liberty one has in dressing to please oneself and in playing the tramboline at night?
Answer: Nighttime tramboline is nothing like the decision-making process that goes into selecting an outfit. Freedom of expression in dress does not pose a safety risk to others. On the other hand, if you play tramboline late at night, your neighbours might get a little antsy. Thus, there is a large gap between the two. Dressing would cause no disturbance, but playing the tramboline will cause disturbance for everyone.
5. “The truth is that I never read Blue-books for pleasure. I read them for the very humble purpose of turning an honest penny out of them.’
(a) What does the writer mean when he says he never reads ‘Blue-books’ for pleasure?
Answer: To say that reading the “Blue-books” was never a hobby of his is to say that he never found them interesting. The only reason he read them was to legitimately increase his income.
(b) What is a ‘Blue-book’? Why does he read them?
Answer: A “blue-book” refers to a government document archive. He needed to read them for work and to make money.
(c) Explain ‘turning an honest penny out of them.’
Answer: Using the information available in “Blue-books” to make a profit is referred to as “turning an honest penny out of them.”
6. ‘As I wrestled with clauses and sections, his voice rose like a gale.’
(a) Who does ‘his’ refer to?
Answer: The person referred to as “his” is a fellow commuter who boarded the train at the next stop.
(b) What does this description imply?
Answer: This passage gives the impression that the author was unable to finish reading the “Blue-book” due to the extremely loud conversation of another passenger.
(c) What were the topics being discussed by the speaker?
Answer: The discussion turned critical of France and Germany in international politics, which the speaker was discussing.
(d) Were they interesting? What was their effect on the writer?
Answer: They were boring and not at all interesting.
The writer was so distracted by the conversation that he stopped reading his “Blue-book” altogether.
(e) The writer has used another comparison to convey his feeling about the speaker’s voice. Quote the line from the lesson. What is such a comparison called?
Answer: “It was like a barrel-organ groaning out some uninteresting songs of long ago.” Metaphorical comparison describes this type of comparison.
7. “By what right, my dear Sir, do you go along our high way uttering that hideous curse on all who impede your path?”
(a) Who is the writer discussing in this line?
Answer: Some motorists, the author claims, use their horns in a deliberately hostile and bullying manner.
(b) What is the ‘hideous curse’ referred to in this line?
Answer: This “hideous curse” refers to the aggressive honking of horns by some motorists.
(c) What is this kind of behaviour called?
Answer: Aggression or tyranny are two words that describe this type of behaviour.
(d) Explain ‘impede your path.’
Answer: When someone “impedes your path,” they are essentially standing in your way. The pedestrians present a hazard to the passing vehicles.
8. “It is like little habits of commonplace intercourse that or make bitter the journey.”
(a) What is the journey being referred to here?
Answer: Life itself is the trip being referred to here.
(b) How can the journey be made sweet?
Answer: We can make the journey more pleasant by developing habits of common conversation that consider the needs of those around us.
(c) What makes the journey bitter?
Answer: An unpleasant experience awaits those who seek personal freedom at the expense of social liberty.
(d) Explain ‘commonplace intercourse’.
Answer: ‘Commonplace intercourse’ suggests some sort of interpersonal connection. In a society, everyone must give a little to get a little.
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The difference is that the liberty one has in dressing to please oneself remains only with that person and doesnot affect liberties of other people but while playing tremboline at night one has to keep in account the liberty of the people living nearby as the sound of the tremboline could disturb others thus affecting their individual liberty to sleep peacefully without any interference.
thank you..one another qestion…What is the difference in the linberty one has in dressing to please oneself and in playinf the tramboline at night?