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Difficulty: HardMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

Passage Excerpt:

In 1981, a committee selected twenty-one-year-old architecture student Maya Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Rather than proposing a traditional, towering monument of white marble, Lin envisioned a simple, polished black granite wall cut into the earth. The names of the fallen soldiers would be carved chronologically onto the reflective surface, allowing visitors to see their own faces superimposed on the names of the dead. This design choice sparked considerable debate initially, but it eventually came to be recognized as a masterpiece of commemorative art.

Given that all the choices are true, which one best emphasizes the emotional and reflective connection between the visitors and the memorial, while maintaining the passage's somber, respectful tone?

  1. allowing visitors to see their own faces superimposed on the names of the dead, creating a quiet, deeply personal connection between the living and the lost.Answer
  2. B
    which was polished to a high sheen using industrial abrasive compounds, so it looked almost like a dark mirror.
  3. C
    visitors could see their own faces superimposed on the names of the dead, this created a quiet, deeply personal connection between the living and the lost.
  4. D
    which became a popular tourist attraction in the city, drawing millions of visitors who took photos of the wall every year.

Answer

The correct choice is the option that describes the quiet, deeply personal connection between the living and the lost, as it successfully highlights the emotional and reflective connection between visitors and the memorial while preserving the somber, respectful tone.
The correct choice is the phrase that mentions the quiet, deeply personal connection between the living and the lost because it directly emphasizes the emotional and reflective bond between the visitors and the memorial, while maintaining a somber, respectful tone appropriate for the passage.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the specific rhetorical goal stated in the prompt.
The prompt requires an option that emphasizes the emotional and reflective connection between the visitors and the memorial, and maintains a somber, respectful tone.
Understanding the exact criteria is necessary to evaluate the options effectively.
2
Evaluate each option against the rhetorical criteria and grammatical correctness.
The option describing the 'quiet, deeply personal connection' fits the tone and goal. The option mentioning 'industrial abrasive compounds' is too technical. The option referencing a 'popular tourist attraction' is too casual. The option with 'visitors could see... this created' is a comma splice.
This narrows down the choices to the one that is both grammatically correct and rhetorically appropriate.
3
Select the option that meets both requirements.
The option starting with 'allowing visitors to see...' and ending with 'between the living and the lost' is selected.
It is grammatically sound and fully achieves the specified rhetorical goal.

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Meeting Specific Rhetorical Goals
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