Unit-5-quick-fix-society

QUICKFIXSOCIETYJanetMendellGoldsteinJanetMendellGoldstein•Bornin1940,JanetMendellGoldsteinreceivedherdegreesatHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofPennsylvania.•Aneducatorfor30years,shenowworksasaneditorialconsultant,freelancewriter,andtextbookauthor.JanetMendellGoldstein•Herworkhasappearedinavarietyofnewspapersandmagazines,includingtheEnglishJournalthePhiladelphiaInquirerQuickFix•“Quickfix”referstoahastily-madesolutionthatalleviatesaproblemonlyforthetimebeing(gettingthingsdonequicklywithouttakingintoconsiderationthelongtimebenefit).AmericanPeople’sViewoftime•TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.•Peopleplanit,saveit,wasteit,killit,theyarealsochargingforit.Itisapreciouscommodity.•Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Theywanteveryminutetoaccount.AmericanViewoftime•“Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.”•“Doyoulovelife?Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof.”(BenjaminFranklin)•“Timeismoney.”Thesis•TheAmericansgotooneextremeoftheirtime-savingvalue:theyareinsuchahurrytosavetimethattheyevenignoretherealsenseofspendingtime.•Theauthorcallsuponallofustoslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersus,whatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife.TextStructure1Para.1-3compareherrideonfastroadstoWestVirginiaandherreturntripofadifferentroute2Para.4-6listthreewaysAmericansseekaquickfix3Para.7-8summarizethedefectsofthequickfixsocietyandcallsforpeopletoslowdownandrediscoverlifeCloseReadingPartI(Para.1-3)Comparison-ContrastTriptoWestVirginiaReturntripofadifferentrouteRouteSpeed&TimespentExperiencesonthewayFeelingAmericanFastRoads•expressway:fastroadinornearcities•freeway:roadwithinacityonwhichyoucandriveveryfastwithoutstopping•highways:usuallyconnectcities•superhighway:abroadhighway,oftenwithsixormorelanesAmericanFastRoads•interstatehighways:connectcitiesindifferentstates,andsometimesgothroughseveralstates.•turnpike/tollway:limitedaccesshighways;themajorityofthePennsylvaniaTurnpikeisoperatedasaticketsystemtollroadAmericanCivilWarCombatantsStrengthCasualties2,200,0001,064,000UnionConfederacy360,000totaldead,275,200wounded258,000totaldead137,000+woundedPennsylvaniaDutchTowns•PennsylvaniaDutchtowns:refertotheGerman-speakingcommunitieswhoimmigratedtoPennsylvaniaduringthe17thand18thcenturies.•AmongthePennsylvaniaDutch,oneconservativeChristiangroupisworthmentioning:theAmish.Knownwidelyfortheirdistinctivedressandprincipledrejectionofmodernity,theAmishprovideunendingfascinationtooutsiders.PennsylvaniaDutchTowns（TheBuggyRide）PennsylvaniaDutchTowns（TraditionalDressingoftheAmish）PennsylvaniaDutchTowns(RejectionofModernity)PennsylvaniaDutchTowns(ReputationforFood)PennsylvaniaDutchTowns•Hereyou'lldiscoverAmishcommunitieswherelifemovesataslowerpace.You'llseebeautifulscenerydottedwithwoodencoveredbridges.You’llfindhomemadeclothingandquiltsgentlyblowinginthebreeze.Andyou’llheartheclip-clopofhorses'hoovesechoingdowncountryroads.CloseReadingPart2(Para.4-6)LakesidecabinConvenienceStore•Smallcentrallylocatedstorefeaturingeaseofaccess,late-nighthours,andalimitedlineofmerchandisedesignedfortheconvenienceshopper.PolaroidCamera•Aninstantcameraisatypeofcamerawithself-developingfilmtoproduceafinishedphotographalmostimmediatelyafterthepictureistaken.ThemostfamousarethosemadebythePolaroidCorporation.EyewitnessNews•EyewitnessNewsisalocaltelevisionnewscastformat,widelyusedintheUnitedStates.TheearliestEyewitnessNewsinAmericantelevisionwasin1959,whenthenation'sfirsthalf-hournewscastwaslaunched.BicentennialMinutes•BicentennialMinuteswasthenameofaseriesofshorteducationalAmericantelevisionsegmentscommemoratingthebicentennialoftheAmericanRevolution.•Thevideotapedsegmentswereoneminutelongandwerebroadcasteachnightduringprimetimehours,generallyatapproximately8:57p.m.AmericanEagle•Theeagle,fulloftheboundlessspiritoffreedom,livingabovethevalleys,strongandpowerfulinhismight,hasbecomethenationalemblemofacountrythatstrivesforfreedomofitspeople.TheCliff’sNotes•CliffsNotesareaseriesofstudentstudyguidesavailableprimarilyintheUnitedStates.Theguidespresentandexplainliteraryandotherworksinpamphletformoronline.LudwigvanBeethoven•Mozartaside,LudwigvanBeethovenisthemostfamousclassicalcomposerofthewesternworld.•Beethovenisrememberedforhispowerfulandstormycompositions,andforcontinuingtocomposeandconductevenafterhebegantogodeafatage28.•HisFifthSymphony--bombombombommmmm--isoneofthemostfamousmomentsinallofmusic.•Reader'sDigestwasfoundedin1922withthemissionofprovidingselectionsofpublishedarticlesandbookstohelpreaderscopewiththefloodofnewsandinformation.•Onepopularthoughwidelycriticizedinnovationwasitspublicationofcondensedfiction.USAToday•ItisoneofthemostpopulardailynationalnewspapersservingtheinterestofageneralpublicintheUnitedStates.Thefeaturesthatoriginallysetitapart—abundantcolourfulgraphics,verybriefstories,andaconcentrationonsportsandcelebrity—haveinfluencedothernewspapers.QualityTime•Qualitytimeisaninformalreferencetotimespentwithlovedones(eg.children,partnersorfriends)whenoneisrelaxedandhasgotnothingtodo.Itissaidthatqualitytimeisoneof