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Identifyanypossibleauthorbias.AwrittendiscussionofAmericanpoliticswilllikelylookconsiderablydifferentdependingonwhetherthewriterisaDemocratoraRepublican.Whatiswrittenmayverywellreflectabiasedposition.Youneedtotakethispossiblebiasintoaccountwhenreadingwhattheauthorhaswritten.Thatis,takewhatiswrittenwith“agrainofsalt.”

Bybeingacriticalreader,youwillbecomebetterinformedandmaychangeyourviewsasappropriate.

TextBTheLanguageofConfidence

Pre-readingQuestions

1.Arethereanywordsthatmakeyoufeelconfidentordiffident?

2.Doyoubelievethatlanguagecaninfluencepeople’sthought?

Givesomeexample.

Thelanguageweuseprogramsourbrain.Masteringourlanguagegiveusagreatdegreeofmasteryoverourlivesandourdestinies.Itisimportanttousethelanguageinthebestwaypossibleinordertodramaticallyimproveourqualityoflife.

Eventhesmallestofwordscanhavethedeepesteffectonoursubconsciousmind,whichislikeachild,anditdoesn’treallyunderstandthedifferencebetweenwhatreallyhappensandwhatyouimagine.Itiseagertopleaseandwillingtocarryoutanycommandsthatyougiveit---whetheryoudothisknowinglyornotisentirelyuptoyou.

“Try”

Itisasmallwordyetithasanamazingimpactuponus.Ifsomeonesays,“I’lltrytodothat”youknowthattheyarenotgoingtobeputtingtheirwholeheartintoit,andmaynotevendoitatall.Howoftendoyouusethewordtrywhentalkingaboutthethingsthatmattertoyou?

Dosay“I’lltrytobemoreconfident”or“I’lltrytodothat”or“I’lltrytocall”?

Thinkaboutsomethingthatyouwouldliketoachieve,andsayittoyourselfintwodifferentways.Firstlysay,“I’lltryto…”andnoticehowyoufeel.Nextsay,“Iwilldo…”andseehowyoufeel.

Thelattermakesyoufeelbetterthanthefirstone,doesn’tit?

Itgivesyouasenseofdetermination,afeelingthatitwillbedone.Listentothepeoplearoundyouandwhentheysaytheywilltrytonoticeifitgetsdoneornot.Eliminatethewordtryfromyourdictionaryandseehowyourlifeimproves.

“Can’t”

Thisisanothersmallwordwithabigimpact.Itdisempowersus,makesusfeelweakandhelpless,anddamagesourself-esteem.Itlimitsourinfiniteabilitiesandstiflescreativity.Rubitoutfromyourinternaldictionaryandreplaceitwithsomethingthatmakesyoufeelgreat.

Insteadofsayingyoucan’t,whynotsaysomethinglike“Ichoose…”or“Ichoosenotto…”Usingwordslikethisallowsyoutotakebackyourpowerandtobeincontrolofyourlife.

Wordsmayappearsmallandinsignificant,yettheyhaveadeepandlastingeffectonus.Masteringyourlanguagegivesyouthepowertolivewhateverlifeyoudesire.

Whatwordsdoyouusealotthatdisempoweryou?

Makealistofwordsyoucommonlyuseandthenwritenexttothemsomealternativesyoucanuse.Makethesealternativeswordsthatmakeyoufeelfabulous,notonlyaboutyourself,butaboutlifeandwhatyouaredoing!

Unit2MistakestoSuccess

AFamousQuote

Successisgoingfromfailuretofailurewithoutlosingyourenthusiasm.

----WinstonChurchill

WinstonChurchill（1874-1965）,BritishConservativepoliticianandstatesmanknownforhisleadershipoftheUnitedKingdomduringtheSecondWorldWar.Widelyregardedasoneofthegreatestwartimeleadersofthecentury,heservedasPrimeMinistertwice.HeistheonlyBritishPrimeMinistertohavereceivedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.

TextASplitMilk

Pre-readingQuestions:

1.Didyoumakeanymistakesonyourwaytosuccess?

2.Doyoubelievethatmakingmistakesisanecessaryingredientforsuccess?

Explain.

Haveheardofthestoryaboutspiltmilk?

Well,weallknowthereisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Butthisstoryisdifferent.Iwouldhopeallparentswouldrespondinthismanner.

Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson;

whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?

Herespondedthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor–averitableseaofmilk!

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalecture,orpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!

Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Would