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Lesson1

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1.Thejobofarousingmanhoodwithinapeoplethathavebeentaughtforsomanycenturiesthattheyarenobodyisnoteasy.

Itisnoeasyjobtoeducateapeoplewhohavebeentoldovercenturiesthattheywereinferiorandofnoimportancetoseethattheyarehumans,thesameasanyotherpeople.

2.Psychologicalfreedom,afirmsenseofself-esteem,isthemostpowerfulweaponagainstthelongnightofphysicalslavery.

Ifyoubreakthementalshacklesimposedonyoubywhitesupremacists,ifyoureallyrespectyourself,thinkingthatyouareaMan,equaltoanyoneelse,youwillbeabletotakepartinthestruggleagainstracialdiscrimination.

3.TheNegrowillonlybefreewhenhereachesdowntotheinnerdepthsofhisownbeingandsignswiththepenandinkofassertivemanhoodhisownemancipationproclamation.

TheliberationofmindcanonlybeachievedbytheNegrohimself/herself.Onlywhenanegroisfullyconvincedthathe/sheisaMan/Womanandisnotinferiortoanyoneelse,canhe/shethrowoffthemanaclesofself-abnegationandbecomefree.

4.Poweratitsbestisloveimplementingthedemandsofjustice,andjusticeatitsbestispowercorrectingeverythingthatstandsagainstlove.

Powerinitsbestformoffunctionisthecarryingoutofthedemandsofjusticewithloveandjusticeinthebestformoffunctionistheovercomingofeverythingstandinginthewayoflovewithpower.

5.Atthattimeeconomicstatuswasconsideredthemeasureoftheindividual’sabilityandtalents.

Atthattime,thewaytoevaluatehowcapableandresourcefulapersonwastoseehowmuchmoneyhehadmade（orhowwealthyhewas）.

6.…theabsenceofworldlygoodsindicatedawantofindustrioushabitsandmoralfiber.

Apersonwaspoorbecausehewaslazyandnothard-workingandlackedasenseofrightandwrong.

7.Itisnottheworkofslavesdriventotheirtaskseitherbythetask,bythetaskmaster,orbyanimalnecessity.

Thiskindofworkcannotbedonebyslaveswhoworkbecausetheworkhastobedone,becausetheyareforcedtoworkbyslave-driversorbecausetheyneedtoworkinordertobefedandclothed.

8.…whentheunjustmeasurementofhumanworthonthescaleofdollarsiseliminated.

...whentheunfairpracticeofjudginghumanvaluebytheamountofmoneyapersonhasisdoneawaywith.

9.HewhohatesdoesnotknowGod,buthewhohaslovehasthekeythatunlocksthedoortothemeaningofultimatereality.

ThosewhoharborhateintheirheartscannotgrasptheteachingsofGod.OnlythosewhohavelovecanenjoytheultimatehappinessinHeaven.

10.LetusbedissatisfieduntilAmericawillnolongerhaveahighbloodpressureofcreedsandananemiaofdeeds.

LetusbedissatisfieduntilAmericanolongeronlytalkaboutracialequalitybutisunwillingorreluctanttotakeactiontoendsuchevilpracticeasracialdiscrimination.

Lessontwo

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1.Ipicturedthisprodigypartofmeasmanydifferentimages,tryingeachoneonforsize.

2.Iimaginedmyselfasdifferenttypesofprodigy,tryingtofindoutwhichonesuitedmethebest.

3.Ihadnewthoughts,willfulthoughts,orratherthoughtsfilledwithlotsofwon’ts.

Ihadnewthoughts,whichwerefilledwithastrongspiritofdisobedienceandrebellion.

3.ThegirlhadasaucinessofaShirleyTemple.

ThegirlwassomewhatlikeShirleyTemple,abitrude,butinanamusingway.

4.Itfeltlikewormsandtoadsandslimythingscrawlingoutofmychest,butitalsofeltgood,asifthisawfulsideofmehadsurfaced,atlast.

WhenIsaidthosewords,IfeltthatsomeverynastythoughtshadgotoutofmychestandsoIfeltscared.ButatthesametimeIfeltgood,relieved,becausethosenastythingshadbeensuppressedinmyheartforsometimeandtheyhadgotoutatlast.

5.AndIcouldsenseherangerrisingtoitsbreakingpoint,Iwantedtoseeitspillover.

Icouldfeelthatherangerhadreachedthepointwherehexself-controlwouldcollapse,andwantedtoseewhatmymotherwoulddowhenthelostcompletecontrolofherself.

6.Thelidtothepianowasclosed,shuttingoutthedust,mymisery,andherdreams.

Whenthelidtothepianowasclosed,itshutoutthedustandalsoputanendtomymiseryandherdreams.

Lessonthree

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1.Yetglobalization…“isareality,notachoice”.（Para.2）

Yetglobalizationisnotsomethingthatyoucanacceptorreject,itisalreadyamatteroflifewhichyouwillencounterandhavetorespondtoeveryday.

2.Popularfactionssprouttoexploitnationalistanxieties.（Para.5）

Politicalgroupswithbroadsupporthavecomeintobeingtotakeadvantageofexistingworriesanduneasinessamongthepeopleaboutforeign"culturalassault".

3.…wherexenophobiaandeconomicambitionhaveoftenstruggledfortheupperhand.（Para.5）

...inChina,thetwotrendsofclosed-doorandopen-doorpolicieshavelongbeenstrugglingfordominance.

4.Thosepeopleoutthereshouldcontinuetoliveinamuseumwhilewewillhaveshowershatwork.（Para.6）

TheChinesepeopleshouldcontinuetoliveabackwardlifewhilewelivecomfortablywithallmodernconveniences.

5.Westernization…isaphenomenonshotthroughwithinconsistenciesandpopulatedbyverystrangebedfellows.（Para.7）

...westernizationisaconceptfullofself-contradictionandheldbypeopleofverydifferentbackgroundsorviews.

6.Youdon’thavetobecooltodoit;youjusthavetohavetheeye.（Para.10）

Intryingtofindoutwhatwillbethefuturetrend,youdonotneedtobefashionableyourself.Allyouneedisawareness,thatistosay,youneedtobeonthealert,tobeobservant.

7.He…wasupinthecyberspherefarabovetheleveloftimezones.（Para.19）

Hewasmovingaround,playingagamethroughtheInternetwithpeoplelivingindifferenttimezones,thustheiractivityonthecomputerbrokedowntimezonelimit.

8.InthefirsttwoweeksofbusinesstheGucciStoretookinasurprising$100,000.（Para.22）

TheGuccistoredidnotexpertthatinthefirsttwoweeksofitsopeninginShanghaibusinesscouldbesogood.

9.EarlyonIrealizedthatIwasgoingtoneedsometypeofcompasstoguidemethroughthewildsofglobalculture.（Para.29）

FromtheverybeginningIknowIneedsometheoryasguidelinetohelpmeinmystudyofglobalculturesasglobalization,toguidemethroughsuchavarietyofculturalphenomena..

10.ThepenitencemayhavebeenJewish,buttheaspirationwasuniversal.（Para.39）

ThewayofshowingrepentancemightbepeculiartotheJews,butthestrongdesireofgainingforgivenessfromGodiscommon,sharedbyall.

Lessonfour

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1.Pianosandmodels,Paris,ViennaandBerlin,mastersandmistresses,arenotneededbyawriter.（Para.1）

Ifyouwanttobeamusicianorapainter,youmustownapianoorhiremodels,andyouhavetovisitorevenliveinculturalcenterslikeParis,ViennaandBerlin.Andalsoyouhavetobetaughtbymastersandmistresses.However,ifyouwanttobeawriter,youdon'tneedallthis.

2.Shewouldhavepluckedtheheartoutofmywriting.（Para.3）

Thoseconventionalattitudeswouldhavetakenawaythemostimportantpartofmywriting,theessenceofmywriting.

3.Thus,wheneverIfelttheshadowofherwingortheradianceofherhalouponmypage,Itookuptheinkpotandflungitather.（Para.3）

Thus,wheneverIfelttheinfluenceoftheVictorianattitudesonmywriting,Ifoughtbackwithailmypower.

4.Forthoughmensensiblyallowthemselvesgreatfreedomintheserespects,Idoubtthattheyrealizeorcancontroltheextremeseveritywithwhichtheycondemnsuchfreedominwomen.（Para.5）

Itwasasensiblethingformentogivethemselvesgreatfreedomtotalkaboutthebodyandtheirpassions.Butifwomenwanttohavethesamefreedom,mencondemnsuchfreedominwomen.AndIdonotbelievethattheyrealizehowseverelytheycondemnsuchfreedominwomen,nordoIbelievethattheycancontroltheirextremelyseverecondemnationofsuchfreedominwomen,

5.Indeeditwillbealongtimestill,Ithink,beforeawomancansitdowntowriteabookwithoutfindingaphantomtobeslain,arocktobedashedagainst.（Para.6）

Itwilltakealongtimeforwomentoridthemselvesoffalsevaluesandattitudesandtoovercometheobstacletotellingthetruthabouttheirbodyandpassions.

6.Evenwhenthepathisnominallyopen—whenthereisnothingtopreventawomanfrombeingadoctor,alawyer,acivilservant—therearemanyphantomsandobstacles,asIbelieve,loominginherway.（Para.7）

Evenwhenthepathisopentowomeninnameonly,whenoutwardlythereisnothingtopreventawomanfrombeingadoctor,alawyer,acivilservant,inwardlytherearestillfalseideasandobstaclesimpedingawoman'sprogress.

7.Youhavewonroomsofyourowninthehousehithertoexclusivelyownedbymen.（Para.7）

（ThroughfightingagainsttheAngelintheHouse,throughgreatlaborandeffort,）youhavegainedapositionorcertainfreedominasocietythathasbeenuptonowdominatedbymen.

Lesson7

1.IttookmealongtimetogetridofillusionsandrealizethesimpleandapparenttruththatIamnobodybutmyself.Itwasapainfulprocess.Istartedwithhighexpectationsonlytobedeeplydisappointedandthoroughlydisillusioned.

2.IamperfectlynormalphysicallyandIamanaturalproductofhistory;mygrowthreflectshistory.Whenthingsseemedlikelytohappentome,otherthingshadbeenequal（orunequal）eighty-fiveyearsago.

3.About85yearsago,theyweretoldthattheywerefreedfromslaveryandbecameunitedwiththewhitepeopleinalltheessentialthings