Self-study
Passage A.
P1
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Problem ·
No common legal definition for "national minority"
Provide background ·
Two definitions in use
(1) People in one country with ethnic ties to another country; (2) People who have ethnic ties only to the country they live in, but who are an ethnic or cultural minority in that country.
Expand problem ·
Vague terminology
"People" and "nation" are vaguely defined.
P2
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Notable impact of problem ·
Roma people
The Roma are a minority group, yet neither definition applies to them because they do not have ethnic ties to any country.
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P3
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Topic of passage B ·
Capotorti's definition of "minority"
Five criteria: (1) Smaller than the rest of the population; (2) Nondominant; (3) Distinctive characteristics; (4) Desire to preserve their culture; (5) Citizens of the country where they live.
Problem ·
Definition doesn't apply to the Roma
Because of criterion #5, the legal criterion of citizenship.
Author's perspective ·
Citizenship criterion shouldn't be included in Capotorti's definition
Because countries can deny the Roma minority status simply by denying them citizenship.
P4
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Application ·
Of Capotorti's definition to Roma
The Roma meet all criteria except citizenship. Author's perspective: the Roma should be considered a minority throughout Europe.
Passage Style
16.
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a
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Not supported, because the problem facing the Roma is the lack of definition of terms, not a contradiction in definitions. Since (A) isn’t supported it’s not the main point of Passage A.
b
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This is too narrow, because it doesn’t mention anything about the lack of universally accepted definitions of certain terms.
c
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Not supported, because Author A never suggests that the Roma play a role in the cause of the lack of agreement regarding definitions. Since (C) isn’t supported, it can’t be the main point.
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Not supported, because the author doesn’t suggest that “any attempt” to define these concepts will probably fail to apply to cases like the Roma. The current definitions don’t clearly apply to the Roma, but that doesn’t reveal anything about other potential definitions that could be created. Since (D) isn’t supported, it can’t be the main point.
e
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This best expresses the main point, which is that the Roma