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TheManintheWaterRogerRosenblattReinforcementTextAnalysisTheManintheWaterBackgroundWarmingupUnit4Warm-upI.SingaSongII.DoYouKnow?HeroThere’saheroifyoulookinsideyourheartYoudon’thavetobeafraidofwhatyouareThere’sananswerifyoureachintoyoursoulAndthesorrowthatyouknowwillmeltawayAndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideAndyouknowyoucansurviveSowhenyoufeellikehopeisgoneLookinsideyouandbestrongAndyou’llfinallyseethetruththataheroliesinyouTobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.SingaSongIt’salongroadwhenyoufacetheworldaloneNoonereachesoutahandforyoutoholdYoucanfindloveifyousearchwithinyourselfAndtheemptinessyoufeltwilldisappearAndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideAndyouknowyoucansurviveSowhenyoufeellikehopeisgoneLookinsideyouandbestrongAndyou’llfinallyseethetruththataheroliesinyouTobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.SingaSongLordknowsdreamsarehardtofollowButdon’tletanyonetearthemawayHoldontherewillbetomorrowIntimeyou’llfindthewayAndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideAndyouknowyoucansurviveSowhenyoufeellikehopeisgoneLookinsideyouandbestrongAndyou’llfinallyseethetruthThataheroliesinyou!......TheendofSingaSong.I.SingaSongWhatmakesahero?Canyounamesomeheroes?Whatdoyouthinkthatmakesthemheroes?Haveyouevertriedtofindaheroinyourself?Doyouthinkeveryordinarypersoncanbeaheroifhewantsto?II.DoYouKnow?TheendofDoYouKnow?.Warmingup•Doyouknowofanydisaster(s)thathappenedinrecentyearsorrecently?•Whendisasterhappens,whatdoweusuallywanttoknow?•Wesometimesidentifysomeheroesindisasters.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthem?I.AuthorII.TheAirCrashIII.Washington,D.C.IV.PresidentialMonumentV.PotomacRiverVI.RalphWaldoEmersonBackgroundInformationRogerRosenblattisajournalist,author,playwrightandprofessor.AsanessayistforTimemagazine,hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards,andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation.I.AuthorTheendofAuthor.OnJan.13,1982oneoftheworstsnowstormsinthehistoryofWashington,D.C.hitthecity.Justabouteverythingcloseddown—thegovernment,businesses,schools,theairports.Byaboutnoon,theskiesclearedandWashington’sNationalAirportreopenedforbusiness.ThecrewofAirFloridaFlight90beganpreparingforanonstoptriptosunnyFortLauderdale,Florida.At3:59p.m.,thetwin-engineBoeing737wasclearedfortakeoffandbeganrumblingdowntherunwayonitsfinalflight.II.TheAirCrashTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Minuteslater,theplanesmashedintothe14thStreetBridge,only1,200yardsfromthePentagon,destroyingfourautomobilesandkillingfivepeople.Thejetthenfellintotheice-coveredPotomacRiver,bringingallthepassengerstotheirinstantdeathexceptfive—fourpassengersandoneflightattendant—fromthetailsection,whofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywaters.II.TheAirCrashTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Thesefivepeoplehoweversurvivedandtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthonewhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandflotationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.II.TheAirCrashTheendofTheAirCrash.BackgroundTheDisasterAircrafttype:Boeing737-222Operator:AirFloridaPassengers:74Crew:5Date:January13,1982Type:CrashontakeoffAccidentsite:Washington,D.C.Fatalities:78(4onground)Injuries:10Survivors:5BackgroundTheDisasterTheRescueSiteIII.Washington,D.C.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.TheendofWashington,D.C.III.Washington,D.C.Capitolhill,WashingtonCentralWashingtonUniversity华盛顿学院WashingtonCollegeGeorgeWashingtonUniversityUniversityofWashingtonWashingtonDCWashington(华盛顿市)Winter-Sunset-Mount-Rainier-National-Park-Washington华盛顿公园实景WashingtonPartIV.PresidentialMonumentInrecognitionofhisleadershipinthecauseofAmericanindependence,Washingtonearnedthetitle“FatherofHisCountry”.Withthismonument,thecitizensoftheUnitedStatesshowtheirenduringgratitudeandrespectforthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.WashingtonMonumentTobecontinuedonthenextpage.JeffersonMemorialThomasJefferson—politicalphilosopher,architect,musician,bookcollector,scientist,horticulturist(园艺学家),diplomat,inventor,andthirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,alsoauthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanIndependence,andFatheroftheUniversityofVirginiaTobecontinuedonthenextpage.IV.PresidentialMonumentTheendofPresidentialMonument.LincolnMemorialTheLincolnMemorialisatributetoPresidentAbrahamLincolnandthenationhefoughttopreserveduringtheCivilWar(1861-1865).TheLincolnMemorialwasbuilttoresembleaGreektemple.Ithas36Doriccolumns(陶力克柱),oneforeachstateatthetimeofLincoln’sdeath.AsculpturebyDanielChesterFrenchofaseatedLincolnisinthecenterofthememorialchamber.IV.PresidentialMonumentLincolnMemorialV.PotomacRiverTheendofPotomacRiver.ThePotomacRiverisoftenreferredtoasthe“Nation’sRiver”,becauseitflowsthroughthenation’scapital,wherethemagnificentmonumentsoftheWashington,Jefferson,andLincolnmemorialsarereflectedinitswaters.ItisoneofthemostbeautifulandbountifulriversontheEastCoastandisknownforitshistoric,scenicandrecreationalsignificance.ItbeginsasasmallspringattheFairfaxSt