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NNCEBook3Unit1Globalcitizenissomeonewhoidentifieswithbeingpartofanemergingworldcommunityandwhoseactionscontributetobuildingthiscommunity'svaluesandpractices.Globalcitizenshipbelievesthathumankindisessentiallyonandeachindividualhasthepowertochangethings.Inourinterdependentworld,globalcitizenshipencouragesustorecognizeourresponsibilitiestowardeachotherandlearnfromeachother.Globalcitizenscareabouteducation,disease,poverty,andenvironmentalissuesaroundtheworld.Today,theforcesofglobalengagementarehelpingsomepeopleidentifythemselvesasglobalcitizenswhohaveasenseofbelongingtoaworldcommunity.Thisgrowingglobalidentityinlargepartismadepossiblebytheforcesofmoderninformation,communicationsandtransportationtechnologies.Globalcitizenshipaimstoempowerpeopletoleadtheirownaction.Alongwiththeknowledgeandvaluesthattheyhavegainedfromlearningaboutglobalissues,peopleneedtobeequippedwiththenecessaryskillstogivethemselvestheabilityandconfidencetobepro-activeinmakingapositivedifferenceintheworld.KeysyoungentrepreneurshipKeysNowadays,manyyoungpeoplenolongerchoosestablejobs.Instead,theyprefertostarttheirownbusinessesandrealizetheirself-valuethroughtheirownwisdomandefforts.Youngentrepreneurshipisthesourceofnationaleconomicvitalityinthefuture.Thesuccessofentrepreneursnotonlycreatesfortune,increasesjobopportunities,improvespeople'slife,butitisalsogoodforthecountryinthelongterm.EntrepreneursareadrivingforceinupgradingChina'seconomy.Especiallyforthetimebeing,ourcountryisencouragingpeopletostarttheirownbusinessesandmakeinnovationsandgivingpolicysupportformediumandsmallbusinesses.Thisfurtherarousesyoungpeople'senthusiasmtostarttheirownbusinesses.Unit2TheAmericanDreamisanationalethos()oftheUnitedStates.Thetermisusedinmanyways,butitessentiallyisanideathatsuggeststhatanyoneintheUScansucceedthroughhardworkandhasthepotentialtoleadahappy,successfullife.Manypeoplehaveexpandeduponorrefinedthedefinitiontoincludethingssuchasfreedom,fulfillmentandmeaningfulrelationships.TheideaofanAmericanDreamisolderthantheUS,datingbacktothe1600s,whenpeoplebegantohaveallsortsofhopesandaspirationsforwhatwasanewandlargelyunexploredcontinenttoEuropeanimmigrants.AndthemeaningoftheDreamhaschangedoverthecourseofhistory,includingbothpersonalcomponentsandaglobalvision.ButnoteverybodythinkstheAmericanDreamisapositivething.SomepeoplebelievethatthestructureofsocietyintheUSpreventssuchanidealisticgoalforeveryone.Criticsoftenpointtoexamplesofinequalityrootedinclass,race,religionandethnicitythatsuggestthattheAmericanDreamisnotattainableforeveryone.Keys17rejuvenationKeysRealizingthegreatnationalrejuvenation,whichwedefineastheChineseDream,hasbeenthegreatestChineseexpectationsincemodemtimes.Itbasicallymeansachievingprosperityforthecountry,renewalofthenationandhappinessforthepeople,thusensuringthateveryenterprisingChinesecarries,generationaftergeneration,thefirmconvictionthatabetterlifeisaccomplishedthroughpersistenteffort.Peopleshouldachievetheirprosperitythroughdiligence,courage,creativityanddeterminationinsteadofaidfromsocietyorotherpeople.EachindividualisaparticipantandadesignerinthecauseofrealizingtheChineseDream,foritisadreamnotonlyfortheentirenationbutalsoforeveryChinese.Unit3LeonardodaVinci,oneofthegreatestmindsoftheItalianRenaissance,isperhapsthemostdiverselytalentedpersonevertohavelived.Apainter,sculptor,architect,mathematician,engineer,andinventor,heisfamousforawiderangeofaccomplishments.Hisnaturalgenius,whichcrossedmultipledisciplines,wonhimthetitleofRenaissanceMaster.Leonardoisrenownedprimarilyasapainter.Amonghisworks,theMonaLisaisthebestknownandTheLastSupperthemostreproducedreligiouspaintingofalltime.WhatmakeLeonardo'sdrawingsuniquearemainlyhisinnovativetechniquesandacutescientificmind.Perhapsonly15ofhispaintingshavesurvived,partlybecausehisconstantexperimentationwithnewtechniquesmadehistotaloutputquitesmall.Althoughnotaprolific()painter,Leonardowasamostproductivedraftsman,keepingjournalsfullofsketches,drawings,anddiagrams.Thesenotebooks,oftenreferredtoasdaVinci'smanuscripts,recordedhisinventions,observations,andtheoriesabouteverythingthatcapturedhisattention.Leonard'sgeniusmadehimapioneerinalmosteveryfieldofstudyheundertook.Hispaintings,togetherwithhisnotebooks,havecontributedsignificantlytothehistoryofart.Keys15.inkandwashpaintingKeysInkandwashpainting,oneoftheuniquetraditionalartformsofChina,isrepresentativeofChinesepainting.ItbeganaroundthetimeoftheTangDynasty,andthenprosperedintheSongandYuandynasties.Withahistoryofoveronethousandyears,ithasexperiencedconstantdevelopment,improvementandperfection.Thetoolsandmaterialsusedtocreateinkandwashpainting,i.e,brushes,ricepaper,andink,arecharacteristicofChinesecultureandcloselyrelatedtothefeaturesofthepaintings.Forexample,themixingofwaterandinkcreatesdifferentshadesofdryness,wetness,thicknessandthinness.Theintegrationandinfiltrationofwater,ink,andricepaperenablessuchpaintingstoconveyrichimages,andhencetoachieveuniqueaestheticeffects.InkandwashpaintingholdsahighstatusinthehistoryofChinesepainting,anditisevenregardedasthecriteriont