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AP English Language and Composition Flashcards: Identify And Describe Context

Study Identify And Describe Context in AP English Language and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Define 'cultural context' in a text.

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ANSWER

Cultural context involves the social norms and beliefs of the time. Reflects the prevailing attitudes of the era.

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In a 1936 radio address, the speaker talks to listeners still shaken by bank failures and widespread unemployment. The speaker argues that "fear of the poor" has led communities to treat relief recipients as suspects, forcing humiliating investigations and public shaming. While acknowledging the need to prevent fraud, the address contends that mass joblessness is a structural crisis rather than a personal moral failing. The speaker urges support for federal work programs and social insurance, insisting that democratic stability requires protecting citizens from destitution. The author's argument emerges in response to…
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