Unit-5-Quick-Fix-Society

QUICKFIXSOCIETYJanetMendellGoldsteinQuickFix•“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.PennsylvaniaDutchTowns•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.ConvenienceStore•Smallcentrallylocatedstorefeaturingeaseofaccess,late-nighthours,andalimitedlineofmerchandisedesignedfortheconvenienceshopper.AmericanEagle•Theeagle,fulloftheboundlessspiritoffreedom,livingabovethevalleys,strongandpowerfulinhismight,hasbecomethenationalemblemofacountrythatstrivesforfreedomofitspeople.TheCliff’sNotes•CliffsNotesareaseriesofstudentstudyguidesavailableprimarilyintheUnitedStates.Theguidespresentandexplainliteraryandotherworksinpamphletformoronline.•Reader'sDigestwasfoundedin1922withthemissionofprovidingselectionsofpublishedarticlesandbookstohelpreaderscopewiththefloodofnewsandinformation.•Onepopularthoughwidelycriticizedinnovationwasitspublicationofcondensedfiction.IcebergPrinciple•“Ifawriterofproseknowsenoughaboutwhatheiswritingabouthemayomitthingsthatheknows,andthereader,ifthewriteriswritingtrulyenough,willhaveafeelingofthosethingsasstronglyasthoughthewriterhadstatedthem.Thedignityofmovementoftheicebergisduetoonlyone-eighthofitbeingabovewater.Thewriterwhoomitsthingsbecausehedoesnotknowthemonlymakeshollowplacesinhiswriting.”•slow(v.):togoataslowerspeed•sleepy:(ofplaces)quietandwherenothingmuchhappens;inactiveorslow-moving•crowd(v.)(here)tocausethehorsesandhorsecarriagestomoveclosetogethertomakewayforus•Stuff(aspace)withsth.:tofillitwithsth.orwithaquantityofthingsuntilitisfull,e.g.•Hiswalletisalwaysstuffedwithcoins.•Eachtimetheboywenttoseehisgrandma,shewouldstuffhispocketswithcandy.•Save(up)(for):tokeepandaddtoanamountofmoneyforaparticularpurpose/lateruse,e.g.•I’msaving(up)fromyretirement.•They’resavingupforatriptoEurope/togotoEurope.•helpsb.out:tohelpsb.,esp.inadifficultsituation/togivesb.helpatatimeofneed,e.g.•MyparentshelpedusoutwhenIlostmyjob.•Hisrelativesalwayshelpoutonhisfarmduringharvesttime.•Atatime:separatelyoringroupsoftwo,three,etc.oneachoccasion,e.g.•Theywereinterviewedoneatatime.•Theboyranupthestairstwoatatime.•Notagreewithsb.:(offood)tomakeyoufeelill/sick,e.g.•Iloveseafood,butitdoesn’tagreewithme•Medicinecabinet:apieceoffurnitureusedforstoringthekindofmedicinethatpeoplefrequentlyuse.•Thedetectivelingeredoversomecigaretteashonthefloor.•Hereyeslingeredonthegirl’spurse;itlookedexactlyliketheoneshehadlost.•Bestseller:aproduct,usuallyabook,whichisboughtbylargenumbersofpeople,e.g.•Hiscollectionofessaysisonethebestsellersoftheyear.•HarryPorterwasonthebestsellerlistforseveralweeks.•Savesb.thetroubleofdoingsth.:tomakesb.abletoavoidextraeffortorwork,e.g.•Shoppingonthewebsavespeoplethetroubleofgoingout.•Fast-foodrestaurantsarepopularbecausetheysavepeoplethetroubleofcooking.•Pickoutsb./sth.:tochoosecarefullyfromagroupofpeopleorthings,e.g.•Hepickedoutthebestwineforhisparents.•Shewaspickedouttospeakonbehalfoftheclass.•Nomatterhowbusyheis,hedevotesanhouradaytoreading.•Lovedones:thosepeopleyoulove,especiallyyourfamily•Replacesth./sb.(withsth./sb.):tostartusinganotherthingorpersoninsteadoftheoneyouareusingnow,e.g.•Moreoftenthannot:morethanoratleasthalfofthetime,e.g.•WheneverImakearequest,moreoftenthannotmyparentsrejectit.•Moreoftenthannot,thecoupledineoutinChineserestaurants.Comparison-contrast•Itisawayofdevelopinganessay.Itmeansexplainingthesimilaritiesand/ordifferencesbetweenevents,people,ideas,andsoon.•Inparagraph1:•Featurelessridedrivingonfastroads•Thepleasureofthereturntripofadifferentroute.Examples•Usinganexampleorexamplesisoneofthesimplestwaysofexplaininganything.•Inparagrap