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9。Lucifer:traditioinwstar”，Lucifer，asaproperheDevil，orSatanashewasbeforehisfall。Asaresult，Luciferhasbeeaby-wordforSatanortheDevilinthedinpopularliterature。
1reekmythology，IcarusisthesoerDaedalus，thecreatoroftheLabyrinth。IdhisfatherattempttoesCretebymeansofwingsthathisfatherstrufeathersanditeofhisfather’swarningsnottoflyeitherth，andnottoflytooclosetothesun，IcarusflewtooclosetothesuedaheAegeananddrowned。
11。Prometheus:Ihology，PrometheusistheTitanwhostolefirefromOlympusaomankind。ZeuspunishedhimbyghimtoarleghisliveruntilHerculesrescuedhim。Prometheusisknowortomankind。
12。theserpehemwisdomif。。。:AgtotheBible，GodwarnedAdamhefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgeofGoodandEvil，“forithoueatestthereofthoushaltsurelydie。”TheserpeoeatfromtheTree，sayingthatshewouldnotsurelydieandthatifsheatethefruitofthetree“thenyoureyesshallbeopened，andyeshallbeasgods，knowinggoodandevil。”EveatethefruitaoAdamaeit。GodfoundoutaedAdamaioftheTreeofLifeandlivingforever。AdamandEvewerebanishedfromEdeusroleintheirfallbybeioitsbellyi。
13。chemical:Hereitrefersten，whielementinwater（H2eonsubstaheuniverse。
14。bomb:Hereitreferstenbombwhichemplenfusion。
15。dumdumbullet:Thedumdumbulletisanexpandidesigoexpandonimpactthrthediameterofthewound。
16。MaximsileheMaximSilehefirsterciallysuccessfulfirearmsoundsuppressor。
&withit:Let’sbehoit。
18。wouldaslief:wouldrather同样乐意，宁愿……，宁可……
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2。Whatdothetratioahetable-polishingyouhor?Whatrevelationoftruthdoestheyoungman’sagtotheauthor?
3。Whatistheauthor’sreaankind’s“goingforward”andthe“admirableattemptstogetalittlemeaningaoourviewofdestiny”?Isshecritical，sympathetic，skeptical?
4。Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe“unanimethebombingofHiroshima?Whatdoesauthorbelievetobethenatureofsuurder?
&hisessayhaveathesisstatementwhichspecifiesitsmainpoint?Ifyes，whiceisthethesisstatement?Ifno，poseathesisstatementforthisessay?
6。Doyoufeeltheauthorrevealsanoptimisticorapessimisticattitudetowardsthefutureofmankind?
7。Isiteasytofollowtheauthor’strainofthoughtinthisessay?Whyorwhynot?
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&horbelievesthatwearebroughtupimanshouldgoforwardandmovehigherisomemeaningaoourviewofourdestiny。Isthisthewayyouhavebeenbroughtupandtaughttomaximizethemeaningofyourexistehaveyoubeentold，orwhathaveyoufoundthatgmeaningtoapersoiny?Shareyourideaswithyourclassmatesina3-miion。
2。Basedonthepreviumentofthisessay，discusswithyourpartner（s）anddecidehowyouwouldihegsentence:Iimagiater，wemayhaveit:atperhapshanaidfortheworse。Summarizeyourideasahemtoyourclass。
3。Arhetoriisaquestiooimplyadefihoughaed。Thereaderorthelisteokualahethetoneofvoiceofthewriterorspeaker。Asarhetoricaldevice，rhetorisareusedforemphasisandprovothisessay，thefollowiionsberegardedasrhetoris:
&akeallthosepaiiful?（Paragraph3）
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&horexploredhistory，nowaermsofhumaoday’sworld，fromwhatfulperspeyoudefiioweennowandfuture?Youmayapproachthistopitermsofeduviroe，perso，iposeashortspeechtitledThefutureisinclass。
2。Basedosofyourdis（inOralWork2），writeanessayofaround4onthegstatementofthisessay:Iimagiater，wemayhaveit:atperhapshanaidfortheworse。
3。pareandtrastthevarietyofevidehedifferentresentiin“De-massifyingthemedia”aureisnow”。Thinkabesandlimitations。Theofyourpreferredresentingevidendargumehislistforfuturereferenceftasks。
FurtherReadings
FutureShockbyAlvinToffler
&urebyAlGore
LearningwithBigData:TheFutureofEdubyViktorMayer-Sberger