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Summaryofbook2U1Thepost-everythinggenerationFranktookafreshlookatcollegelifewhenhestartedtostudypostmodernism.Hefoundthatcollegestudentsdomanythingstobepostmodernbutareonlydefinedbywhatcamebeforethem.Sincethetechnologicalrevolutionhascome,westudentsshouldvoiceourselvesoutbydirectingourpowertotheInternet.StudentpowerBytheearly13thcenturypoweroverBolognaUniversitylaywiththestudents,becauseoftheeconomicgripovertheirteacherscontrolledbystudents.Studentcontrolswerenotonlylimitedtowhathappenedwithinthelecturehallthatalecturerneedtomeetthelecturestandard,includingattractingenoughstudents,startingandendingthelecturepunctually,coveringthesyllabus,butalsoextendedtotheprivatelivesoflecturers.Anorganizedsystemwasestablishedtopunishlecturerswhocontravenedthestatutes.Withthetrendthatlecturerswereappointedandpaidbythelocaltowncouncil,studentpowerfadedoutinuniversity.U2HowempathyunfoldsThisarticleuseseveralexamplestoshowthatthedevelopmentoftheempathystartsveryearlyinhumandevelopment.Infantsfeelsympatheticdistressatthebeginningandgraduallyunderstandthedifferencewhenindividualdiversitiesappear.Empathicresponse,differentfromsympatheticone,isdevelopedbyimitatingwhatinfantssee.ThisissandySandy,agirlwhoovercamethedifficultiesatthefirstfewyearsaftershebecamedeafbecauseofacaraccident,isnowthinkherdeafnessmakesheruniqueandleadshertoherdramaticnewlife.KeepsmilingTheauthortellsustwostories,oneisabouttheauthorhimselfdevelopedsmilingintonormalfacialbehaviorandanotherisaboutasmilingmanonacrowdedtrain,tocallonustokeepsmiling.U3BythenumberAspersonalinformationspreadsmoreandmorewidely,it’snotsurprisedifyouridentificationisknownbyasalesperson.However,weshouldpayattentiontoandbefrightenedofidentitytheftaswellastheperilthatuniversalidentificationleadsto.USsupremecourtdeclaresfile-sharingillegalFile-sharing,althoughcheapandeasy,isillegal.Companiesregarditasamajorthreatbecauseitreducestheirincomeswhilesomeartistssupportthisideaforthereasonthatithelpsthempromotetheirmusic.Nevertheless,musiccompaniesgotbadreputationtoprosecuteteenagefile-sharersandfailtomakelegaldownloadingorbuyingCDsmoreattractivethanfile-sharing.U4MakingtheheadlinesNewswithnewsworthyareinternational,odd,unexpected,humanandimmediate.Thepress,thoughdefeatedbyTVinimmediacy,ismoreobjectiveandreliable.However,theInternetisbecomingincreasinglypopularfoepeopletoseekforinterestingnews.ThedeathofthenewspaperDuetothewidespreadoftheInternet,circulationofnewspaperandamountofitsreadershavedeclined,causingthatsomenewspapersdownsizetheircompanies,reducingthesizetotabloidorestablishwebsites.Thoughthepresshasaseriousimpactonenvironment,itisstillagreattractionformanypeople.Therefore,thedeathofnewspaperwon’tcomeiftheyexertthemselvestostruggling.U5ThestoryofAnneFrank’sstoryHearticleshowsusthebackgroundofAnneFrank’sdiary.Anne,a15-year-oldJewishgirl,startedherdiarybeforesheandherJewishfamilybegantogetawayfromtheNaziduringthesecondworldwarandkeptupwithitthroughouthertimeinhidinginannexe.Herdiaryincludesnotonlyherdailylifebutalsoheraspirationanddeclarationofhumanity.AnnediedaftertheywerefoundbytheNazi.Herfather,theonlysurvivorofthefamily,hadthediarypublishedafterthewar.RemembrancedayTheauthordescribesthesceneonremembrancedoctornamedJohnMacRaecreatedapoemwhichbecamepopularnowadayswhenhesawhisfriendwaskilledinbattle.Moreover,peopletodaywearpoppiestoshowrespecttotheselflesssoldiers.U6BlowingthewhistleonsoccerTheauthordoesn’tenjoysoccermatchesandregardsthemasgamesofchance.Inhisopinion,it’sweirdthatpeoplecallittensionorsuspensewhenthefinalscoresareluckilycloseandcheerforaccidentalscores.Hethinkssoccerisagameinwhichstrategiesandregulationsareobscureandthereasonwhytypicalsoccermatchseemsoutofcontrolisthatonlyonerefereeisonthefield.U7ProtectionTheauthorpromisedherfriendSorentolookafterhisdognamedHogahnwhichisyoungandstrong.DifferentfromtheconnectionbetweenHogahnandSoren,Hogahnbecameaprotectoroftheauthor.ButtheprotectingrelationshipbeganwiththeauthorastheinitialprotectorwhenshesavedHogahnfromanewlyfrozepond,whichalsoenhancedtherelationshipbetweenthem.U8PaintingasapastimeArightlychoseninterestcanhelpourmindrecuperatewhenitisinbadcondition.Therefore,thecultivationofhobbiesisapolicyoffirstimportancetoapublicmanandoneshouldcultivatemorethanonesuitableandpracticehobbies.Thoughconnectionbetweenworkandpleasurevariesfrompersontoperson,allofusessentiallyneedanalternativeoutlookofit.U9VolunteerforpeaceVolunteerisaspecialjobwhichLisaisnowengagedin.LisasharedherexperienceasavolunteerinBangladeshandindicatedthatvolunteer,differentfromtravelling,isatoughandfixedjob.FromLisa’sperspective,volunteeringsatisfiedherexpectationandshenevertooktheparticipantfeeasaburden.ThoughLisadidn’tsureifshemadeadifferencetothelocals,shewasconvincedthatvolunteeringbondedthemtogether,enhancingvolunteers’understandingtothelocals,whichalsobecamethebestmemoryofLisa.Lastly,Lisahopedthatthevolunteerprogramcouldbemoreefficient.