Although oft-maligned in modern culture, the pigeo...

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Although oft-maligned in modern culture, the pigeon once stood not only for speed and reliability but also for grace and beauty Darwin himself became a pigeon fancier after beginning to work with the humble Columba / via, discovering them to be more as fascinating than he had formerly believed. During the Victorian age, in fact, raising show pigeons was a popular hobby with new breeds continuously arising as amateur and not-so-amateur) ornithologists crossed animals in the hopes of creating ever more fantastic creatures. One of the most sought-after varieties was known as the Almond Tumbler a name presumably derived from the color of the birds combined with the distinctive flight style. Over the course of many generations, this bird was so manipulated as to have a beak so small as to prevent the adult birds from feeding their offspring. And yet, it was wildly popular, drawing high prices at auctions and high prizes at competitions.

How then did an animal once so well-loved come to be so loathed? As recently as World War II, the military used pigeons to carry messages, but today. Many people would kick a pigeon before they would feed one. Perhaps it is just a problem of population density, a lack of esteem for that which is ubiquitous. Pigeons have become our constant urban companions and, as such, have been transformed from symbols of peace, plenty, and prosperity, to representatives of disease and decay.

According to the passage, the disparity between the Victorian and modern view of pigeons might be explained by .... 
A. the poor performance of those pigeon troops involved in espionage during World War 
B. inherited problems common to some of the most popular breeds of fancy pigeons 
C. the fact that pigeons have become such a prosaic feature in many urban areas 
D. documented cases of diseases spread through human-pigeon contact 
E. the common belief that pigeons are filthy animals, living among us in squalor

E. Hamukti · Accepted Answer

Hai Arka, kakak bantu jawab yaa.

Jawaban dari soal ini adalah C. the fact that pigeons have become such a prosaic feature in many urban areas.

Perintah dari soal adalah mencari perbedaan pandangan terhadap merpati pada zaman victoria dan zaman sekarang.

Jawaban dapat dilihat dalam paragraf kedua pada kalimat, "Pigeons have become our constant urban companions and, as such, have been transformed from symbols of peace, plenty, and prosperity, to representatives of disease and decay." (Merpati telah menjadi hewan yang mudah ditemukan dimana-mana dan, dengan demikian, keberadaannya berubah dari simbol perdamaian, kelimpahan, dan kemakmuran, menjadi simbol penyakit dan kerusakan.)

Dari penjelasan di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pada karena jumlah merpati yang sekarang sudah sangat banyak dan tersebar dimana-mana, merpati yang dulunya dipandang sebagai simbol positif, sekarang dipandang sebagai simbol negatif.

Maka, jawaban yang tepat adalah C. the fact that pigeons have become such a prosaic feature in many urban areas. (fakta bahwa merpati telah menjadi ciri khas di banyak daerah perkotaan.)

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