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Unit1NeverGiveIn,Never,Never,Never

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Youcannottellfromappearanceshowthingswillgo.Sometimesimaginationmakesthingsoutfarworsethantheyare;yetwithoutimaginationnotmuchcanbedone.Thosepeoplewhoareimaginativeseemanymoredangersthanperhapsexist;certainlymanymorewillhappen;butthentheymustalsopraytobegiventhatextracouragetocarrythisfar-reachingimagination.Butforeveryone,surely,whatwehavegonethroughinthisperiod—Iamaddressingmyselftotheschool—surelyfromthisperiodoftenmonthsthisisthelesson:

nevergivein,nevergivein,never,never,never,never—innothing,greatorsmall,largeorpetty—nevergiveinexcepttoconvictionsofhonourandgoodsense.Neveryieldtoforce;neveryieldtotheapparentlyoverwhelmingmightoftheenemy.Westoodallaloneayearago,andtomanycountriesitseemedthatouraccountwasclosed,wewerefinished.Allthistraditionofours,oursongs,ourschoolhistory,thispartofthehistoryofthiscountry,weregoneandfinishedandliquidated.

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Verydifferentisthemoodtoday.Britain,othernationsthought,haddrawnaspongeacrossherslate.Butinsteadourcountrystoodinthegap.Therewasnoflinchingandnothoughtofgivingin;andbywhatseemedalmostamiracletothoseoutsidetheseislands,thoughweourselvesneverdoubtedit,wenowfindourselvesinapositionwhereIsaythatwecanbesurethatwehaveonlytoperseveretoconquer.

Unit3AlienationandtheInternet

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Allofthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.Thiswouldallowustomaximizeitspotentialwithoutlosingoursenseofplace.However,likemostthings,thatiseasiersaidthandone.Itseemstomethatweareasocietythatvaluesimmediategratificationaboveallelse,andwhatbetterplacetoachieveitthanincyberspace,wherethecyber-worldisyourcyber-oyster.Thewidespreaduseoftheautomobileforeverchangedoursocietyandculture,andperhapsasimilarsortofthingisoccurringnow.Iamnotatallcertainwherethe“informationsuperhighway”willleadus:

somesaytoUtopia,whileothersfeelit’stheroadtohell.ButIdoknowthatweallhavetheabilitytomaintainoursenseofplaceintheworld.Whetherwechoosetotakeadvantageofthisabilityisanothermatter.

Unit4AViewofMountains

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Stretchingintothedistanceonallsidesarefieldsofrubbledottedwithfires,and,inthebackground,aviewofmountains.Wecanseethemountainbecausethecityisgone.Thatabsence,evenmorethanwreckage,containstheheartofthematter.Thetruemeasureoftheeventliesnotinwhatremainsbutinallthathasdisappeared.

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IttookafewsecondsfortheUnitedStatetodestroyNagasakiwiththeworld’ssecondatomicbomb,butittookfiftyyearsforYamahata’spicturesoftheeventtomakethejourneybackfromNagasakitotheUnitedStates.Theywereshownforthefirsttimeinthiscountryin1995,attheInternationalCenterforPhotographyinNewYork.Arrivingahalf-centurylate,theyarestillnews.Thephotographsdisplaythefateofasinglecity,buttheirmeaningisuniversal,since,inourageofnucleararms,whathappenedtoNagasakican,inaflash,happentoanycityintheworld.Inthephotographs,Nagasakicomesintoitsown.NagasakihasalwaysbeenintheshadowofHiroshima,asifthehumanimaginationhadstumbledtoexhaustioninthewreckageofthefirstruinedcitywithoutreachingeventheoutskirtsofthesecond.YetthebombingofNagasakiisincertainrespectsthefittersymbolofthenucleardangerthatstillhangsoverus.Itisproofthat,havingonceusednuclearweapons,wecanusethemagain.Itintroducestheideaofaseries—theseriesthat,withtensofthousandsofnuclearweaponsremaininginexistence,continuestothreateneveryone.（Theunpredictable,open-endedcharacteroftheseriesissuggestedbythefactthatthesecondbomboriginallywastobedroppedonthecityofKokura,whichwassparedNagasaki’sfateonlybecausebadweatherprotecteditfromview.）eachpicturethereforeseemednotsomuchanimageofsomethingthathappenedahalf-centuryagoasawindowcutintothewallofthephotographycentershowingwhatsooncouldeasilyhappentoNewYork.Wherevertheexhibitmighttravel,moreover,theviewofthreatenedfuturefromthese“windows”wouldberoughlyaccurate,since,althougheveryintactcityisdifferentfromeveryother,allcitiesthatsuffernucleardestructionwilllookmuchthesame.

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Yamahata’spicturesaffordaglimpseoftheendoftheworld.Yetinourday,whenthechallengeisnotjusttoapprehendthenuclearperilbuttoseizeaGod-givenopportunitytodispelitonceandforall,weseemtoneed,inaddition,someotherpicturetocounterpoiseagainstruinedNagasaki—oneshowingnotwhatwewouldlosethroughourfailurebutwhatwewouldgainbyoursuccess.Whatmightthatpicturebe,though?

Howdoyoushowtheoppositeoftheendoftheworld?

ShoulditbeNagasaki,intactandalive,beforethebombwasdropped—orperhapsthesparedcityofKokura?

Shoulditbeachild,oramotherandchild,orperhapstheEarthitself?

Noneseemsadequate,forhowcanwegiveadefiniteformtothatwhichcanassumeinfiniteforms,namely,thelivesofallhumanbeings,nowandinthefuture?

Imagination,facedwitheithertheendoftheworldoritscontinuation,mustremainincomplete.Onlyactioncansatisfy.

Unit8TheMonster

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Hewasanundersizedlittleman,withaheadtoobigforhisbody—asicklylittleman.Hisnerveswerebad.Hehadskintrouble.Itwasagonyforhimtowearanythingnexttohisskincoarserthansilk.Andhehaddelusionsofgrandeur.

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Hewasamonsterofconceit.Neverforoneminutedidhelookattheworldoratpeople,expectinrelationtohimself.Hebelievedhimselftobeoneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworld,oneofthegreatestthinker,andoneofthegreatestcomposers.Tohearhimtall,hewasShakespeare,andBeethoven,andPlato,rolledintoone.Hewasoneofthemostexhaustingconversationaliststhateverlived.Sometimeshewasbrilliant;sometimeshewasmaddeninglytiresome.Butwhetherhewasbeingbrilliantordull,hehadonesoletopicofconversation:

himself.Whathethoughtandwhathedid.

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Hehadamaniaforbeingintheright.Theslightesthintofdisagreement,formanyone,onthemosttrivialpoint,wasenoughtosethimoffonaharanguethatmightlastforhours,inwhichheprovedhimselfrightinsomanyways,andwithsuchexhaustingvolubility,thatintheendhishearer,stunnedanddeafened,wouldagreehim,forthesakeofpeace.

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ThenameofthismonsterwasRichardWagner.EverythingIhavesaidabouthimyoucanfindonrecord—innewspapers,inpolicereports,inthetestimonyofpeoplewhoknewhim,inhisownletters,betweenthelinesofhisautobiography.Andthecuriousthingaboutthisrecordisthatitdoesn'tmatterintheleast.

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Whatifhewasfaithlesstohisfriendsandtohiswives?

Hehadonemistresstowhomhewasfaithfultothedayofhisdeath:

Music.Notforasinglemomentdidheevercompromisewithwhathebelieved,withwhathedreamed.Thereisnotalineofhismusicthatcouldhavebeenconceivedbyalittlemind.Evenwhenheisdull,ordownrightbad,heisdullinthegrandmanner.Listeningtohismusic,onedoesnotforgivehimforwhathemayormaynothavebeen.Itisnotamatterofforgiveness.Itisamatterofbeingdumbwithwonderthathispoorbrainandbodydidn’tburstunderthetormentofthedemonofcreativeenergythatlivedinsidehim,struggling,clawing,scratchingtobereleased;tearing,shriekingathimtowritethemusicthatwasinhim.Themiracleisthatwhathedidinthelittlespaceofseventyyearscouldhavebeendownatall,evenbyagreatgenius.Itisanywonderhehadnottimetobeaman?

Unit11MountainLion’sAttack!

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Iwheeledaround.Inaninstant,atawnystreakexplodedfromthetrees.BeforeIcouldevenrealizewhatwashappening,itslammedlittleDantetotheground.Withitssteel-likeclaws,thelionslashedintoDante’swhiteT-shirt,leavingbloodygashesontheboy’sback.OhGod!

Igasped.IwatcheditsinkitspowerfuljawsintoDante’sneck.

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Myangerflared,and,withoutthinking,Irantowardthelion,yellingatthetopofmylungs.ItpaidnoattentiontomeasitcrouchedoverDante.FearfortheboywipedoutmyownterrorandIfoundmyselfchargingattheanimal,kickingitmuscularsideashardasIcould.Itwaslikebootingalog!

Andenragedgrowlthunderedfromthemountainlion’smassivechest.Ikickedagainandagain,andIevenpuncheditwithallmymight.OhLord,saveDante,givemestrength.Butkickingandhittingseemednouse.The90-poundcatonlytwistedtogetabettergriponDante,thenturnedtodraghimintothewoods.IfittakesDanteinthere,we’lllosehimforsure,Ithought.

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Inafitofrage,Iroaredandslammedmyfootintothecougar’swhiskeredface.ItdroppedDante!

Myheartlifted.Buttheanimalwheeledandglaredatme,itseyesblazingwithhostility.SoIpulledbacktobootitagain.Itedgedbackabout8feetandcrouched,facingme.Iknewamountainlioncouldspring10feettoattack!

Ihadanurgetostepback,butIcaughtmyself,rememberingmyownadvice:

”Don’trun…beadanger.”Yelling,Ichargedatit.Thelionhesitated,thenwhirledandranoff,itsbigblack-tippedtaildisappearinginthetrees.

Unit13PromiseofBluebirds

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Sportingaresplendentbluehead,back,andwingsand