Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the factors that shaped modernism were the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed then by reactions of horror to World War I. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, and many modernists rejected religious belief.

Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, religious faith, philosophy, social organization, activities of daily life, and even the sciences, were becoming ill-fitted to their tasks and outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized world. The poet Ezra Pound's 1934 injunction to "Make it new!" was the touchstone of the movement's approach towards what it saw as the now obsolete culture of the past. In this spirit, its innovations, like the stream-of-consciousness novel, atonal (or pantonal) and twelve-tone music, divisionist painting and abstract art, all had precursors in the 19th century.

A notable characteristic of modernism is self-consciousness and irony concerning literary and social traditions, which often led to experiments with form, along with the use of techniques that drew attention to the processes and materials used in creating a painting, poem, building, etc. Modernism explicitly rejected the ideology of realism and makes use of the works of the past by the employment of reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody.

1. what shaped modernism?
2. and?
3. what has it rejected?
4. which poet is mentioned?
5. how many characteristics does modernism have?
6. what are they?
7. what are these concerned with?
8. what did these lead to?
9. has it rejected anything?
10. what?
11. how is historical work used?
12. is there more?
13. what?
14. what is modernism?
15. when did it flourish?
16. in which society?
17. what was it's touchstone?
18. when was this done?
19. when did artists all have precursors?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. development of modern industrial societies
2. rapid growth of cities
3. Enlightenment thinking,
4. Ezra Pound
5. Two
6. self-consciousness and irony
7. literary and social traditions,
8. experiments with form,
9. yes
10. the ideology of realism
11. by the employment of reprise, incorporation, rewriting,
12. yes
13. recapitulation, revision and parody.
14. a philosophical movement
15. late 19th and early 20th centuries
16. Western society
17. Ezra Pound's injunction to "Make it new"
18. 1934
19. 19th century

Question: Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May,1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She also loved nature. She showed Rachel the beauty of nature. She also taught Rachel a deep love for books. As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and write stories. At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in a children's magazine when she was ten years old. Her first books, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us. She always remembered carefully when she wrote. She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us. When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award. It was No. 1 on the best-seller list for more than a year. The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous. Rachel Carson's most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962. In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well. Finally, in November 1969, the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years. Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist and writer. She will be remembered by the world. 1. Who was Maria Carson?
2. Who was MAria Carson?
3. What did she do?
4. How was Rachel as a child?
5. What did she enjoy doing?
6. What happened when she was 10?
7. Did she have other stories published?
8. What was the name?
9. Was this important?
10. Did the book do well?
11. Did it win any awards?
12. What won the national Book Award?
13. what year did it come out?
14. Is Rachel Famous?
15. How did she become this way?
16. Will she be remembered for this?
17. Where was she born?
18. When? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Rachel Carson
2. Rachel Carson's mother
3. she was a schoolteacher.
4. quiet
5. read and write stories.
6. Her story appeared in a children's magazine
7. yes
8. Under the Sea Wind
9. It was her first book
10. unknown
11. unknown
12. The Sea Around Us
13. 1951
14. yes
15. she pointed out that DDT would kill birds
16. yes
17. in the USA
18. May,1907.

Q: (CNN) -- David Haye claims that Wladimir Klitschko will "freeze like an iceberg" when the heavyweight boxing champions finally meet in Hamburg on July 2, after the date and venue was confirmed on Wednesday.

The British fighter will put his WBA belt on the line against the Ukrainian's IBF/WBO and IBO crowns in a long-awaited unification fight at the 57,000-capacity Imtech Arena.

The German city is the adopted home of the 35-year-old Klitschko and his elder brother Vitali, who Haye also hopes to fight before his planned retirement in October.

"It's great to finally find out the date and venue," Haye said on his website. "I've been training for this fight since the end of 2010 and it's nice to now have a concrete date to work towards.

"Hamburg is an accessible city for a lot of British fans, so I'm expecting a huge turnout for what is undoubtedly the biggest boxing event of the year. We're going to have an army of Brits invading Germany on July 2nd and I can't wait to sample the atmosphere."

Haye mocks 'fat' Solis after farcical Klitschko defeat

The Klitschko camp confirmed that the details had been finalized with a statement on their Facebook page: "Let's get ready to rumble!!! The highly anticipated fight is on."

The showdown between two of boxing's biggest names has been on the cards since Haye stepped up from the cruiserweight division where he was also a champion, but he pulled out of a planned fight with Wladimir in 2009 due to a back injury.

1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. a unification fight
3. on July 2
4. on Wednesday
5. yes
6. Haye
7. 2009
8. pull out of a planned fight with Wladimir
9. his back
10. yes
11. no
12. Hamburg is an accessible city for a lot of British fans
13. Facebook
14. "Let's get ready to rumble!!! The highly anticipated fight is on."
15. yes
16. no
17. an elder brother Vitali
18. 57,000-capacity
19. Imtech Arena
20. yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who might freeze like an iceberg according to Haye?
2. In what event?
3. When will it be?
4. When was it confirmed?
5. Was an injury mentioned?
6. Who had it?
7. When?
8. What did it cause him to do?
9. What body part was affected?
10. Are people from England expected to attend the match?
11. Will it be hard for them to attend?
12. Why not?
13. Whats social media does Klitschko use?
14. What did they post?
15. Does he have any siblings?
16. A sister?
17. Who then?
18. How big is the stadium?
19. What's it called?
20. Is a belt at risk?