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Blondie024  +  489604 Sun, 16 Mar 08 03:55 PM
8. According to Maya Angelou, author of Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, what is contemporary culture's view of morality and piety?

A. They are good to have.  B. These are matters that come in and out of fashion. C. Morality and piety are currently out of fashion. D. both b & c.

I am confused with this question and have no clue. Here is where she talks about it.

Curious, but we have come to a place, a time, when virtue is no longer considered a virtue.  The mention of virtue is ridiculed, and even the word itself has fallen out of favor.  Contemporary writers rarely employ such words as purity, temperance, goodness, worth, or even moderation.  Students, save those enrolled in philosophy courses or studying in seminaries, seldom encounter questions on morality and piety.

I am in the middle on the answer between C & D.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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CalifJim  +  489606 Sun, 16 Mar 08 04:02 PM
 Given only the passage you quote, I don't see any evidence of "These are matters that come in and out of fashion".  Do you?  None of the sentences you quote seem to mention anything about such trends.  I think you'll have to go with C, unless something else in the reading, not shown in your post, mentions other cases where these virtues have come into fashion.

CJ 

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