Going Nowhere

1. ‘Or access to the information', she said, looking at the antenna dish.' (last line of the passage)

What information do you think the Aboriginal tribe has accessed? What use have they made of it?

I think that as the Aboriginal tribe is accessing the equipment, they realized that the equipment is not needed in their lifestyle. The last paragraph when the professor was surprised due to the fact that the aboriginals packed the equipment he away. He said, "It's incredibly technical stuff to assemble and you can't just disassemble it like that. You need expertise. You need the right information". However, the journalist replied with "Or access to the information". The last few words by the journalist imply that the aboriginal tribe has "accessed" how to pack away the equipment because it is not needed or helpful to them.

2. What is the professor's attitude to the experiment and how much does the journalist share this attitude?

Refer to the details from the passage in your answer.

The professor's attitude towards this experiment is a variety of mixed feelings consisting of excitement, anxiety, distressed and disappointed. Paragraph 1 stated that he "seem confident" and "seemed to know what he was doing", revealing that the professor "seemed" confident and knew what he was doing, however, it also questions the audience and has contradicts whether the professor actually knows what he is doing or not. The professor "seemed" professional is this experiment and answered the journalist's questions with depth and used complex words like "dissemination". However as the journalist's kept asking more questions about "how did I affect them in society?" and "what