Explain the passages with reference to the context : That is what …

1.	Explain the passages with reference to the context : That is what ……. civilized. Do you?
Answer» Reference : These lines have been taken from the lesson ‘A Dialogue on Civilization’ written by C.E.M.Joad. [ N.B.: The above reference will be used for all explanations of this lesson. ) Context : In this lesson the author explains the meaning of civilization through a dialogue between himself and a little girl Lucy. Explanation : In these lines the author says that getting as many things as we want does not make one civilized. When we are tired of such things, we stop and begin again. Same thing applies to Romans who used to eat a great quantity of food till they were over eaten. Then they took some medicine for motions. When they had emptied their stomach, they again started eating. So, this is not civilization and no one will call it civilization.

Explain the passages with reference to the context : That is what ……. civilized. Do you?

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Reference : These lines have been taken from the lesson ‘A Dialogue on Civilization’ written by C.E.M.Joad.

[ N.B.: The above reference will be used for all explanations of this lesson. )

Context : In this lesson the author explains the meaning of civilization through a dialogue between himself and a little girl Lucy.

Explanation : In these lines the author says that getting as many things as we want does not make one civilized. When we are tired of such things, we stop and begin again. Same thing applies to Romans who used to eat a great quantity of food till they were over eaten. Then they took some medicine for motions. When they had emptied their stomach, they again started eating. So, this is not civilization and no one will call it civilization.

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