Unit-12-Disney-World-Cities-of-Simulation-as-Postm

Unit12DisneyWorld:CitiesofSimulationasPostmodernUtopiasConsolidationActivitiesI.TextComprehension1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’spurposeA.ToofferacriticalviewontheillusioncreatedbyDisneyWorldandacautionabouttheimpactoftechnologyonhumanity.B.ToexplainhowDisneyWorldcaterstohumandesiresandpsychologicalneeds.C.Topointoutthewondersofmoderntechnologythatcouldgiveuspowerover,andfreedomfrom,thephysicalworld.Key[A]2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1).DisneyWorldcreatesaperfectworldwhichcantemporarilyenablevisitorstoforgetreality.[T]2).InDisneyWorld,visitorsareofferednormallyunavailableopportunitiestoseeintohumanmotives.[T]3).DisneyWorldrevealsthepoweroftechnologywithwhichwecannowenjoywhatseemspossibleonlyinthefuture.[T]4).DisneyWorlddiffersfromotherutopiasinventedbyWesterncivilizationinthatitisonlyaplaceofentertainmentanddoesnottendtomisleadpeople.[F]5).WiththehelpoftechnologyDisneyWorldappealstovisitors’desireforabetterworldbybringingthembacktotheirinnocentandhappychildhood.[T]II.WritingStrategiesItisworthnotingthattheauthoruses“visitors,”“they,”and“them”inthefirsttwoparagraphs,butheuses“you”inParagraph3and“we”or“us”inallotherparagraphs.Obviouslytheshiftofaddressingformshassomespecificfunctions.Findtheplaceswheretheauthoraddressesthereadersindifferentformsandexplainthefunctionsofsuchshifts.Whenheuses“visitors,”“they”and“them,”theauthorrefersexclusivelytopeoplewhoenjoythefuninDisneyWorld,thusthereadersarepresentedasbystanders.Whenheuses“you”asin“Whenyouputallthistogether...”(Paragraph3),thereadersareinvitedtooffertheircriticaljudgmentandconsequentlytheshiftshortensthedistancebetweenthereadersandtheissueunderdiscussion.Whenheuses“we”and“us,”theauthordrawsthereadersclosertotherelevantissues,sincewhatisdiscussedconcernsallofus.Thus,theissuesarerenderedwithawidersignificancethatisnotmerelylimitedto“visitors”and“them.”III.LanguageWork1.Explaintheunderlinedpart(s)ineachsentenceinyourownwords.1).Onthethrillrides,theydefygravity,movingatspeedsandinwaysthatseemtoviolatewhatcommonsensetellsthemshouldbepossible.refusetoobey;actagainst2).Theeffectisnotunlikeparticipatingina365-day-a-yearholiday,inwhichnegativeemotionsarebanishedfromlife.takingpartin3).InDisneyWorld,wetranscendthemundane.gobeyondtheuninterestingeverydayworld4).Inallthis,Disneyundoesthedry“scientism”oftheworldviewofcontemporarysocieties.worksagainst/reversestheeffectof;present-day5)....wecouldrealisticallyhopethattechnologywouldusherinanageofaffluence...leadin/bringin;prosperity6).DisneyWorldisaplacethatmasqueradesasthehappyending,inwhichprogressculminatesinautopiaoftranscendencethatundoesthefallenstateofnature,societyandourselves.disguiseitselfas/appearstobe;endsin7).Butunlikemostothers,whichwererenderedinfictionorputintopracticeinsmallcommunities,inDisney,aperfectworldisseeminglybroughttolifewithsimulationandofferedasavacationparadise.presented;mademorerealandexciting8).Butitdoessobyinvitingustoregresstoastateofhappinessbeforethefallfromchildhood,withsimplifiedvisionsoflifethatfilteroutthedifficulttruthsoftheselfandsociety.goback;remove9).ThecontradictionsinherentinDisneyWorldaredeepenedbythefactthatitisonlyabletoshowusitsvisionofutopiabyturningusintopassiveconsumerswhoaretakenforrides.intrinsic;cheated/deceived10).InDisney,weseetheultimateattempttorelyontechnology,inwhichevenexperiencesaremanufacturedforusbymachines.dependon2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1).Thebookisafictionalized(fiction)accountofthelifeofSt.Francis.2).Containment(contain)ofcrowdviolencewasthepolice’smainconcern.3).Itwasclearthattheyhadnotactedinviolation(violate)oftherules.4).She’sperpetually(perpetuate)askingmeformoney.5).Thebestfilmsarethosewhichtranscended(transcendence)nationalorculturalbarriers.6).Thereisalotofinterestincarryingoutexperimentsintheweightless(weight)conditionswhichareexperiencedaboardspacestations.7).Thereisagrowingdisenchantment(disenchant)withthewaytheclubisbeingrun.8).Whatweareseeingincreasinglyisasocietyofprivateaffluence(affluent)andpublicsqualor.9).Theconstraints(constrain)ofpolitenesswouldn’tallowhertosaywhatshereallythoughtabouthiscooking.10).Thecertificatehadclearlybeenfalsified(false).3.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.masqueradeas|oftheessence|culminateinconformto|bringtolife|revolvearound|revealconceal|magicwand|usherin|float1).Inanyofthesediscussions,ofcourse,honestyisoftheessence.2).Theconversationrevolvedaroundchildcareproblems.3).Membersmustconformtoastrictdresscode.4).Thesoundofpiano-playingfloatedoutthroughtheopenwindow.5).Istheresomethingyou’reconcealingfromme?6).Thelegislationshouldusherinahostofnewopportunitiesforschoolleavers.7).Hooligansmasqueradingasfootballfanshaveonceagaincauseddisturbances.8).Myargumentswiththebossgotworseandworse,anditallculminatedinmydecidingtochangejobs.9).Thisfilmreallybroughttolifetheinterestingperiodinthecountry’shistory.10).Shewarnedthatshehadnomagicwandtosolvetheproblem.11).Ajokecanbeveryre