Câu 46: GMAT Section 3 Verbal Ability: Section Three Verbal Ability

Unlike the United States with its generalissimo politicians - Washington, Jackson, Grant, and Eisenhower- the martial arts have been conspicuously absent fromCanadian politics. The exception to the rule is former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, who became the first Canadian leader to bring a gunslinger ethos toCanadian politics. Trudeau introduced Canada to the refined art of single combat; it was the politics of "doing it my way". Single-combat confrontation implied much more than the renegade in power did, and far less than the tricks of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister intermittently between 1921 and 1948. Trudeaus unique background prepared him for the role of authoritarian leader he would assume later in life. Born on October 18, 1919, Trudeau lived in French- speaking Montreal, but heard English at home from his mother, making it easy for the young politician to appeal to all sectors of Canada, a bilingual country. As a young man, he walked and cycled through Europe, finding himself on occasion on the wrong side of the bars in foreign jails. By 1940, Trudeau entered the law faculty at the University of Montreal. As a student he enlisted in the Canadian Officers Training Corps, where he was given a commission as a lieutenant, a rank he held until his retirement in 1947. Trudeau, a renowned sportsman, held a brown belt in karate, knew how to skin dive and could descend 150 feet off a cliff with ease. He continued performing flamboyant physical feats even in later life as Canadas fifteenth prime minister, astounding Canadians with his prowess. The publics adoration made it possible for him to practice his personal brand of do it my way politics, initiating profound and long-lasting changes to his country. Other leaders would never have undertaken to deal with such taboo issues as divorce, abortion and homosexuality matters likely to infuriate conservativeCanada from coast to coast. Even the powerful Mackenzie King dared not touch any of the three, though Trudeau tackled them together in an omnibus bill asMinister of Justice under Lester B. Pearson. His reason for loosening legislation on these issues was, as he put poetically put it, "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." The myths-makers have it that this was Trudeau's first deliberate gun slinging move, performed with the ultimate goal of attaining national leadership. Contrary to popular belief, Trudeau had no leadership aspirations at the time; all he had was a passion for combat that eclipsed other religious considerations. Trudeau instigated far-reaching changes in legislation governing divorce, abortion and homosexuality that have had a major impact on Canada, shaping the country into what it is today. The quotation "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation," is most probably used to

1. A. Present the opinion that the state should have less of a say in issues that are essentially not public matters — đáp án hiện tại
2. B. Present the opinion that the state should have less of a say in issues that are essentially public matters
3. C. Present the opinion that the state should have more of a say in issues that are essentially not personal matters
4. D. Provide an example of Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s flamboyant style that he used to captivate the Canadian public
5. E. Contrast Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s flamboyant style with that of Lester B. Pearson