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InMyDayRussellBakerBook３Lesson8Warm-upI.BecomingoldII.GenerationgapIII.Whatisyourstory?Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.I.BecomingoldWLesson13-InMyDay•Whendopeopleattainoldage?Whendothefivesensesbegintochange?Typically,thebeginningsofchangeinthefivesensesareasfollows:•Hearing—themid40’s•Vision—themid50’s•Touch—themid50’s•Taste—thelate50’s•Smell—themid70’sWhatdoyoufeelaboutoldpeople?Aweandrespect?Pity?Indifference?Curiosity?Disgust?Whatdoyoufeelwhenyourparentsorgrandparentsstarttalking“inourday”?Lesson4-WisdomofBearWoodGenerationgapreferstothedifferenceinideas,feelingsandinterestsbetweenolderandyoungerpeople,whichoftencausesmisunderstanding.IntheU.S.A,Nevertrustanyoneoverthirtyhadevenbeenaverycommonbeliefamongyoungpeople.HowaboutthesituationinChina?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.II.GenerationgapLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodHowtobridgeit?the50sthe60sthe70sthe80srockandrolldrugsandfreelovePunk朋克NewRomanticsandmullets(longhair)InU.S.AEverygenerationhasitsowngap.Matchthefollowingitems.II.GenerationgapTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson4-WisdomofBearWoodDiscussion:Howtobridgeit?Mutualunderstandinglove…II.GenerationgapTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Tellusastoryaboutyourparentsthattouchesyourheartandisrooteddeeplyinyourmemory.III.Whatisyourstory?Theendofyourstory.Lesson13-InMyDayI.AuthorII.GreatDepressionIII.GuyFawkesDayBackgroundinformationLesson13–InMyDayAuthorRussellBakerBorninVirginiain1925InchargeofTheObservercolumnfortheNewYorkTimesfrom1962to1998.WonhisfirstPulizerprizein1979fordistinguishedcommentaryasacolumnistReceivedhissecondPulizerPrizein1983forhisautobiographyGrowingupRegardedasoneofAmerica'sleadingwordsmithsandhumoristsI.AuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayRussellBaker’smainworksGrowingupRussellBaker’sbookofAmericanHumorFearandLoathinginGeorgeW.Bush’sWashingtonPoorRussellAlmanac(ThetextisextractedfromthefirstchapterofGrowingUp.)I.AuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayOneofthemostcriticaleconomicperiodsintheUnitedStateshistorywastheGreatDepression.AmajorityoftheU.S.citizensdidnotknowmuchabouttheDepression.Theonlyinformationthattheyknewwaswhattheyreadfromtextbooks.Manycitizensneverreallyhadtofacethehardshiplikeotherswereforcedtoface.GrowingUpbyRussellBakerisanautobiographyontheproblemsheandhisfamilyenduredduringthisera.II.TheGreatDepressionTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayCausesoftheGreatExpression:Speculationinthe1920scausedmanypeopletobuystockswithloanedmoney.Thestockmarketboomwasveryunsteady,becauseitwasbasedonborrowedmoneyandfalseoptimism.PoliticiansbelievedthatbusinesswasthekeybusinessofAmerica.Thus,thegovernmenttooknoactionagainstunwiseinvesting.StockMarketcrashonOctober24,1929(blackThursday)II.TheGreatDepressionTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayMiseryandpersonalsufferingswerewidespread.Livingconditionschangedwhenmultiplefamiliescrowdedintosmallhousesorapartments.Unemploymentratewasveryhigh.Thousandswenthungry.Childrensufferedlongtermeffectsfromapoordietandinadequatemedicalcare.Womencontinuedtodowomen’sworksuchasnursing,andeveniftheywereabletogetanindustryjobwhichseldomhiredwomen,theyusuallywerepaidlessthanmen.II.TheGreatDepressionLesson13–InMyDayPicturesofTheGreatDepressionII.TheGreatDepressionfamilyleavingSouthDakotaforthewestTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDaymigrantfamilylivinginthetentII.TheGreatDepressionmotherofsevenchildren!Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.PicturesofTheGreatDepressionLesson13–InMyDayII.TheGreatDepressionpeoplewhowereunemployedandlookingforajobPicturesofTheGreatDepressionLesson13–InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.III.GuyFawkesDayGunpowderPlotAfterQueenElizabethIdiedin1603,EnglishCatholicswhohadbeenpersecutedunderherrulehadhopedthathersuccessor,JamesI,wouldbemoretolerantoftheirreligion.Unfortunately,JamesdidnotturnouttobemoretolerantthanElizabethandanumberofyoungmendecidedtoblowuptheHousesofParliamenttokilltheKing.Tocarryouttheirplan,theconspiratorsgotholdof36barrelsofgunpowderandstoredtheminacellar,justundertheHouseofLords.Butasthegroupworkedontheplot,awarningletterreachedtheKing,andtheKing'sforcesmadeplanstostoptheconspirators.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson8–InMyDayIII.GuyFawkesDayGunpowderPlotGuyFawkeswhowasinthecellaroftheparliamentwiththe36barrelsofgunpowderwhentheauthoritiesstormeditintheearlyhoursofNovember5th,wascaught,torturedandexecuted.Eventoday,thereigningmonarchonlyenterstheParliamentonceayear,onwhatiscalledtheStateOpeningofParliament.PriortotheOpening,andaccordingtocustom,theYeomenoftheGuardsearchthecellarsofthePalaceofWestminster.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayIII.GuyFawkesDayTraditionPreparationsforBonfireNightcelebrationsincludemakingadummyofGuyFawkes,whichiscalledtheGuy.Somechildrenevenkeepupanoldtraditionofwalkinginthestreets,carryingtheGuytheyhavejustmade,andbegpassersbyforapennyfortheGuy.Thekidsusethemoneytobuyfireworksfortheeveningfestivities.Onthenightitself,Guyisplacedontopofthebonfire,whichisthensetalight;andfireworksdisplaysfillthesky.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13–InMyDayEn