\\U1Writeandliveonafarm.Becausetheygrownearlyalloftheirfruitsandvegetables. Theyhaveenougheggs,honeyandwood. Theyareveryclosetonatureandcanenjoythebeautifulscenery. Besides,theycangoskiingandskatinginwinter.No. Sometimesthegoodlifecangetprettytough.TheywereburiedunderfivefeetofsnowfromDecemberthroughMarch.Whenthefirstspringcame,itbroughttwofloods. Thesecondfloodreferstothegoodharvestinthegrowingseason.Hedecidedtoquithisjobandstarttofreelance.Hehastocrawlintoblackbeardensfor“SportsIllustrated”,hitchupdogsledracingteamsfor“Smithsonian”magazine,checkouttheLakeChamplain“monster”for“ScienceDigest”,andcanoethroughtheBoundaryWatersWildernessareaofMinnesotafor“Destinations”.Asforinsurance,theyhaveonlyboughtapoorman’smajor-medicalpolicyandthepolicyontheirtwocars.Theycutbacktheirexpenseswithoutappreciablyloweringtheirstandardofliving. Forexample,theypatronizelocalrestaurantsinsteadofmoreexpensiveplacesinthecity. Theystillattendtheoperaandballetbutonlyafewtimesayear. Theyeatlessmeat,drinkcheaperwineandseefewermovies.Atoleranceforsolitudeandlotsofenergy.Theywillleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhattheyhavebeenabletoaccomplish.Theychosetoliveinthecountrybecausetheywanttoimprovethequalityoftheirlives. Yes,theyhavefinallyrealizedtheirdreams.U2BecausehewasconfidentthattheCreatorintendedallmentobecreatedequal.Andhenevergaveupstrugglingforthatfreedom.Tolearnmoreaboutamanwhowas,inmanyyears,anAfrican-AmericanMoses.ItwasasecretwebofescaperoutesandsafehousesthatwasusedtoliberateslavesfromtheAmericanSouth.AlonglistofcourageousmenandwomenlikeJosiahHensonforgedit.ToremembertheheroesoftheUndergroundRailroadandsongtheirexploits.Bysavingenoughmoneythroughworkingatthetradeofironmolding.Becausehelpedpeopletoslipbytheslavehunters.Drivenbyreligiousconvictions.Theriskofbeingimposedafineorabriefjailsentence.TheywereusuallyeasytorecognizeBecauseslaveryhadbeenabolishedtherein1833,andCanadianauthoritiesencouragedtherunawaystosettletheirvastvirginland.Becausethemasterwasplanningtosellhimforplantationworkfarawaywhichwouldmakehimseparatedforeverfromhisfamily.MemberoftheUndergroundRailroadprovidedfortheirwelfarecarefullyandsetthemthirtymilesontheirwaybywagon,andacaptaingavethemadollarandarrangedforaboatwhichcarriedthemtoCanada.U3No.No.Ithasbeenreplacedbyanerawhenpeopleemployvarioussecuritydevicesathome.Smallnoticesannouncingthatthepremisesareundersurveillancebythissecurityforceorthatguardcompany.Theinsurancecompanytriestoimpressthepublicthatitwillensureyoursafetybypayingforyourlosses.Anatmosphereoffearanddistrust.Becausetheyfeelthreatenedandwanttokeepoutsidesaway.No.Theyarebynowthemostsophisticatedofsecuritysites.Itisawaytoholdtheterrorists,realandimagined,atbay.Totellwhethertheirfriendorclientistellinglies.Allisdoneinthenameof“security”.Butaccordingtotheauthor,America,withallthis“security”,isperhapsthemostinsecurenationinthehistoryofcivilization.Wemayhavelockedtheevilsout,butinsodoingwehavelockedourselvesin.U4Heworkedasa“TechnicalExpert,ThirdClass”.Heneededthejobtosupporthisyoungfamily.Hepublishedfiveofthemostimportantpapersinthehistoryofscience.Thisisbecausetheyprovedthatatomsandmoleculesexisted,laidthefoundationforquantummechanics,describethetheoryofspecialrelativity,andadvancedthefamousequation:E=mc2HedevelopedtheTheoryofUniversalGravitationthen.Becausehisideaswerefaraheadofotherscientistsofhistime.HemeantthatlikeotherscientistsEinsteinwasamanofhistime.Ifhehadn’tbeenborn,his1905paperswouldeventuallyhavebeenwritteninsomeformbyothers.Whatwasremarkableabout1905isthatyearasinglepersonauthoredfiveofthemostimportantpapersinscience.Einsteinproposedin1905thatlightisparticulateandforthishewontheNobelPrizein1921.BecauseifyoudidsoyouwouldfindyourselfdisagreeingwithphysicistJamesClerkMaxwell,anAuthorityFigurewhohadprovedthatlightwasanelectronmagneticwave.Hewasnotatallconcernedaboutauthority.Hehatedbeingtoldwhatwastrue.Sciencewasdinner-tableconversationintheEinsteinhouseholdwhenhewasyoung.Hisinterestinsciencecamenaturally.Hecreditedhisdiscoveriestoimaginationandendlesslyquestionedmorewithhisintelligencesothathisinterestinscienceaccumulatedandhebecamemoreandmoreenthusiastictowardsscience.Hestruggledtoproduceaunifiedfieldtheory,combinggravitywithotherforcesofnature,buthefailed.HefoundEinstein’sbrainlookedmuchlikeanyother.U5HewrotethemonashiponthewaytotheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacificonThanksgivingDay,1943.PreparingatraditionalThanksgivingdinnerfeaturingroastturkeymadethewriterextremelybusy.ThewriterwasthinkingaboutThanksgiving.Hedecidedtowriteletterstoshowgratitudetothosewhohadhelpedhiminhislife.Hehadalwaysacceptedwhattheyhaddoneforhim,butneverexpressedtoanyofthemasimple“Thankyou.”Hedecidedtowritetohisfather,hisgrandmother,andtheRev.LonualNelson,hisgrammarschoolprincipal.Hisfatherhadimpresseduponhimfromboyhoodaloveofbooksandreading.HerememberedthateachmorningNelsonwouldopentheschoolwithaprayeroverhisassembledstudents.Herecalledhowhisgrandmotherhadtaughthimtotellthetruth,toshare,andtobeforgivingandconsiderateofothers.Andhethankedherforherdeliciousfoodandforallthewonderfulthingsshehaddoneforhim.Hisreadingoftheirletterslefthimnotonlyastonishedbutalsomorehumbledthanbefore,becausetheyallthankedhimratherthansayingtheywouldforgivehimfornothavingpreviouslythankedthem.Thewriterlearnedthatoneshouldlearntoexpressappreciationforothers’efforts.Thewriterwishedforallpeoplethecommonsensetoachieveworldpeace,andfindthegoodandpraiseit.U6Theyfoundtheirtastesinart,chicorysaladandbishopsleevessomuchintunethattheysetupajointstudio.Johnsywouldbeabletorecoverfrompneumoniaifshewantedtolive.ShewantedtopainttheBayofNaplessomeday.Shecouldseeabareyard,andanoldivyvineclimbinghalfwayupthebrickwall.Becauseshethoughtthatshewoulddiewhenthelastleaffell.No.BecauseinthetexttheauthormentionsthatBehrmanwasafailureinart.Forfortyyearshehadbeenalwaysabouttopaintamasterpiece,withouteveractuallystartingone.HewasupsetthatJohnsyshouldhavesuchasillyidea.BecausetheywereafraidthatJohnsywoulddieiftheleavesonitwereallgone.Shesawthelastleafonthevine.Itrekindledherwilltolive.Andsherealizedthatitwasasintowanttodie.Hecaughtpneumoniabecausehepaintedthelastleafonarainyandcoldnightintheyardandwaswetthrough.Yes,hefinishedhismasterpieceeventually.Itwashisfinepaintingofthelastleaf,thepaintingthatsavedJohnsy.U71.A surgeon’s scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so twisted that he can’t tie his shoes. His mother’s challenges and the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living independently keep him going on.2.He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat, hat and a briefcase.3.He is afraid that someone will steal his briefcase, with the glasses, brochures, order forms and clip-on tie that he needs to survive. He was different in that cerebral palsy, a disorder of the nervous system that affected his speech, hands and walk.4.First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids.5.She was certain that he could rise above his limitations.6.He applied for a salesman’s job.7.With his mother setting up a meeting with a representative of Watkins, as well as by his own persistence.8.He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first doorbell.9.He keeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if the day has not turned out to be profitable.10.Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldn’t work.11.Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life.12.No, he doesn’t. The house is only a building. A place to live, nothing more. Although he is somewhat disabled, he never gives up and keeps fighting with fate. He never stops his pace to pursue his dream and he finally made it.