Unit 4 Universities.pptVIP

Paraphrase (Para. 6) It requires an imaginative vision of the binding forces of any human organization, a sympathetic vision of the limits of human nature and of the conditions which evoke loyalty of service. A business organization should have a vision as such that empowers any human organization a vision that acknowledges that everyone is human and has their limits, and a vision of creating conditions that promote loyalty to the organization. Obstinate (para.6) 1. adj. (person) stubborn ,obdurate; refractory; self-willed ;headstrong 2. eg: an obstinate headache an obstinate fever adj. difficult to alleviate or cure obstinately? adv. Obstinacy n. Paraphrase (Para. 6) It requires that discipline of character which can say “yes” and “no” to other men, not by reason of blind obstinacy, but with firmness derived from a conscious evaluation of relevant alternatives. A business organization should have the principle/policy of saying “yes” and “no” to other men, not out of blind stubbornness, but with conviction that, whatever the answer, it comes from careful assessment of relevant information. What figure of speech is used in para.6? Parallelism What is the function of Para. 6 in the whole text? The author uses something concrete (a business school) to clarify the functions of a university (whose function is to weld imagination and experience). Hamper (Para. 8) The snow hampered my movements. The armys advance was hampered by bad weather. V. to prevent the progress or free movement of n. a large basket, usually with a cover e.g: a laundry hamper for dirty clothes  Paraphrase (Para. 8) In any larger organization the younger men, who are novices, must be set to jobs which consist in carrying out fixed duties in obedience to orders. In all large organizations, the younger newcomers who are amateurs are set to work on appointed tasks and other arranged duties which they are told to do. Drudgery (para.9) tedious, menial