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RalphWaldoEmerson
Towardsallthisexterhemanwithiassumesawarlikeattitude,andaffirmshisabilitytogle-haheinfinitearmyofehismilitaryattitudeofthesoulwegivethesrudestformistheptforsafetyandease,whichmakestheattraessofwar。Itisaself-trustwhichslightstherestraintsofprudeheplesenergyaorepairtheharmsitmaysuffer。Theheroisamindofsuodisturbanshakehiswill,butpleasantlyandasitweremerrilyheadvaohisownmusic,alikeinfrightfulalarmsaipsymirthofuniversaldissolutehereissomehilosophiheroism;thereissomewhatnotholyinit;itseemsnottoknowthatothersoulsareofo;ithathpride;itistheextremeofindividualhelesswemustprofouhereissomewhatiionswhiotallowustogobehindthem。Heroismfeelsandneverreasons,andthereforeisalwaysright;andalthoughadifferentbreedireligioellectualactivitywouldhavemodifiedoreveheparticulara,yetfortheherothatthihehighestdeed,andishesureofphilosophersordiviistheavowaloftheuhathefindsaqualityinhimthatisofexpeh,oflife,ofdared,ofreproadthatheknowsthathiswillishigherathanalladallpossibleantagonists。
&eristiuineheroism,isitspersistency。Allmenhavewanderisandstartsofgey。Butwhenyouhaveresolvedtobegreat,abidebyyourself,anddorytorecileyourselfwiththeworld。Theheroiotbethemowehavetheweakhesympathyofpeopleiionswhoseexceisthattheyoutrunsympathyaardyjustice。Ifyouwouldserveyourbrotheritisfitforyoutoservehim,donottakebackyourwordswhenyoufindthatprudeeoyourownadgratulateyourselfifyouhavedoraravagantahemonotonye。ItwasahighselthatIiventoayoungperson,“Alwaysdowhatyouareafraidtodo”。
1。Discussthefollowiions。
1)What’saherolikeinEmerson’seyesagtothet>
2)Fiopiceforeachparagraphwithsuppsentences。
3)Whatistheessenagtraph?Whatkindofbalanceshouldaheromake?
4)ortantcharacteristi?HowisitrelatedtoEmerson’sremark“Aheroishananordinaryman,butheisbravefiveminuteslonger”?
5)esentence“Alwaysdowhatyouareafraidtodo”。Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?
2。ChoosethequalitiesthatfitEmersiveyourreasons。
Notes
&Hemingway(1899-1961):Hewasahor,journalistahe1954NobelPrizeiure。AsofamousAmeriwritersofthe20thtury,hisfishinganderieributedtohismasterpieanandtheSea,ForWhomtheBellTolls,FarewelltoArmsandsoon。HissimplewritingstylearonglyinfluenyBritishandAmeriwritersfordecades。
2。Makoshark:Aentiallydangeroussharksinthemackerelsharkfamily。
&uso:ASpanishw“sharpteeth”。Herethewordreferstoatypeofsharkwithverybigteeth。
4。DiMaggio:Atwo-timeAmeriLeagueMostValuablePlayerin1940s,ahegreatestbaseballplayersever—laguedbyihroughoutthesedhalfofhiscareer。Santiagoseeshimasanultimatesymbolofresiliendce—traitstheoldmanshhouthisthree-dayjourney。
5。SanPedro:SpanishwordsforSaier。HereitisthenameofDiMaggio’sfather。
6。Ja(1876-1916):U。S。andshort-storywriter。Self-edudonbecameasailor,hobo,Alaskangoldminer,andmilitantsocialist。Hewroteshortstoriesandfiwhiyromaiorugglesforsurvival,suchasTheCalloftheWild(1903),TheSea-Wolf(1904),MartinEden(1909),etc。
7。Indiaisameteienonthatotheautumoaperiodofsiderablyaboveures,apaniedbydryandhazys,aftertherehasbeenakillingfrost。
8。RalphWaldoEmerson(1803-1882):HewasanAmeriessayist,ledpoet,wholedtheTramovemehtury。Heionofindividualismandacriticofthetervailingpressuresofsodhedissemihhdozensofpublishedessaysahan1,500publiclecturesacrosstheU。S。
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