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3Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfatherrunningalongthebeachwithourdog,Tess.Imusthavebeenaboutthreeyearsold.Irememberthedogjumpinguponmeandknockingmeoverintothewater.

4Themanlayonthegroundnexttoawhitetruck.Therewasnodoubt.Hewasdead.Iquicklylookedinthepocketsofhisjacket–somemoney,ahandkerchiefandatheatreticketwithaChicagophonenumberwrittenonit.Threemurdersinthreeweeksandthevictimsallkilledinthesameway.

5Onceuponatime,therelivedabeautifulprincess.Shewasanonlychildandherfatherandmother,thekingandqueen,lovedherverymuch.Oneday,anoldwomancametothecastle.Whenshesawtheprincess,shesmiledandlaughedinastrangeandhorribleway.

Lesson1StoriesfromHistory

Pompeii:

Thecitythatbecameatimecapsule

AroundtheendofthefirstcenturyAD,aRomanwritercalledPlinywroteaboutaterriblevolcaniceruptionthathehadwitnessedasayoungman.TheeruptionhadoccurredonAugust24th,79AD.TheearthbegantotrembleandavolcanonamedVesuvius,nearPompeii,Italy,erupted.Plinydescribedacloudcomingdownthemountain,blockingoutthesunandburyingeverythinginitspath,includingwholevillagesandtowns.

ThisparticularlysadeventleftadeepimpressiononPlinywhohadlostanuncleintheeruption.Yet,overthecenturies,therewasagreaterloss.Thepeople,townsandvillagesthathaddisappearedundertheasheswereentirelyforgottenbytheworld.

However,morethan1,600yearslater,somescientistsfoundthelosttownsthathadbeenburiedundertheashes.By1748,theyhadfoundanawesomehistoricalsite.TheyhadstartedtodigouttheancientcityofPompeii.

Inaway,Pompeiiislikea“timecapsule”preservingafrozenmomentinhistory.Beforetheeruptionoccurred,ithadbeenaboomingRomancitywithtemples,markets,restaurantsandtheatres.Nowasyouwalkalongthestreetsofthecity,timerewinds.Youcanadmiretheancientarchitecture,statues,decoratedwallsandauthenticobjectscharacteristicofthetime.

However,muchmorethanbuildingsandobjects,itistheformsofthepeoplewhowerecaughtinthedisasterthathavemadethecityamonumenttohumanhistory.

ThebodiesofpeoplewhohaddiedinPompeiileftimpressionsintheashthatshowedtheirexactshapes.Asyouwalk,youwillpasspeoplegatheredtogetherforprotectionintheirlasthoursoflife.Oneperson,sittingalone,lookslikeheispraying.Anotherman,lyingonhisside,looksasifheistryingtogetup.Onecanonlyfeelsorrowanddeepsympathyfortheseonce-livingstatues.

Today,morethan250yearsafterscientistsfoundthecity,thousandsoftouristsandhundredsofscientistsvisitPompeiieveryyeartolearnmoreabouttheancientworld.Inthisway,thecity,whichtheworldhadonceforgotten,livesonnearly2,000yearsafteritsloss.

Lesson2NameStories

WangJiannan:

MynameisWangJiannanandlikemanyChinesenames,Jiannandoesn'

thavejustonespecificmeaning.Whenmyparentswerelookingforanameforme,theycameacrossthecharacter“Nan”.“Nan”isatypeofwoodthatisusedtoholduptheroofintheconstructionoftraditionalChinesehouses.

Thereforemyparentschosethischaracterformebecausetheywantedmetogrowuptobea“pillarofsociety”–someonewhohelpstobuildabetterfuture.But,aswellashavingmeaningfromthecharactersthatareusedforwriting,Chinesenamescanalsohavesignificanceaccordingtotheirsounds.Inmycase,Jiannansoundslike“healthyboy”.

Somepeoplethinkit'

sabnormaltonameagirl“healthyboy”,butIdon'

t.Myparentsgavemethisnamebecausetheywantedmetobeasstrongasanyboys.Iguessyouthinkthat'

senoughsignificanceforonenamebutthere'

smore.“Jiannan”soundslikeanothersetofcharactersthatstandfor“builtinthesouth”andwecomefromthesouthernpartofourprovince.SomynametellsmewhereIamfromandittellsmewhattoaimfor!

HeatherSmith:

MynameisHeatherSmith.“Smith”isoneofthemostcommonnamesinBritain.Asmithissomebodywhoworkswithmetal.OtherfamilynameswiththesameoriginincludeSmithersandSmythe.IguesstherewerelotsofsmithsinEuropeinthedayswhenhorseswerethefastestformoflandtransportandriderscountedontheservicesofsmithsformetalhorseshoes.WellthereareveryfewofthemthesedaysandnooneinmyfamilycanfigureoutwhichancestorwasasmithbutIsupposewemusthavehadonesometimeinthepast.Myfirstnameiseasiertoexplain.“Heather”isapurpleflowerthatgrowsalotincertainpartsofthecountry.MymothercomesfromaplaceinnorthernEnglandwhereheatherturnswholehillsavividpurpleeveryJuly.Butwhenshehadme,shewaslivinginLondonandalthoughshewasdelightedtohaveanewbabygirl,shewasalsodiscouragedbecauseshemissedherhomeinnorthernEngland,andbecausehermother,mygrandmother,wasillatthattimeandcouldn'

tcometoLondontoseeus.SomymothernamedmeHeathertoremindherofhomeandsomygrandmotherwouldthinkofmeeverytimeshesawthebeautifulheathercoveringallthehillssurroundingherhome.NowmymothersaysIlooklikemygrandma.

IsaacEvans:

MynameisIsaacEvans.It'

saveryconventionalnamethatdoesn'

tstandoutanywhereandyouwouldn'

tthinkithadastorytoit,butIbelievethatwhenyoudigdeepenough,everynamehasastorytoit.“Evans”isaverycommonWelshnameandI'

mnotsureexactlywhatitmeans,onlythattherearemany“Evans”inWalesandallaroundBritain.MygrandfatherlefthisfarminnorthernWalestolookforworkwhenhewasseventeenandheendedupinManchester.There'

salotofindustrythere.HeputupwithalotofhardshipandsufferingallhislifetoprovideagoodfutureforhisfamilyandI'

mgratefulforthat.

“Isaac”isafairlycommonboy'

sname.Youmightthinkthat

Igotcalled“Isaac”becausemyparentscouldn'

tthinkofanythingelsetocallme!

Butyou'

dbewrong.MyparentsareclassicalmusiciansandtheynamedmeafterafamousviolinistcalledItzhakPerlman.Theyadmiredhimbecausehewasagreatmusicianandhewasn'

tafraidtotryoutnewideasinhismusic.Idon'

tplayamusicalinstrument,butIamapainterandIoftenlistentoclassicalmusicwhenIpaint.WhenIlistentoItzhakPerlman'

smusic,itinspiresme.

GuoJiangsheng:

MynameisGuoJiangsheng.Jiangshengmeans“bornontheriver”,andguesswhat?

Iwasbornonaboat!

Myfamilylivesinasmallmountainvillage.MyparentsneededtotravelbyboattoChongqingwheremymotherwasgoingtostayinahospitalformybirth.TheywerestillontheboatoutsideChongqingwhensuddenlymymotherstartedtofeelsomepain.ThenIwasborn.MyparentsgotofftheboatwiththeirnewbabyandthenwenttothehospitaltoseeifeverythingwasOK.ThedoctorsandnurseswereverysurprisedandsaidmymotherandIwerebothveryhealthy.AfterthatmyparentsdecidedIshouldbecalledJiangsheng!

AmazingButTrue!

Oneday,afishermanontheArralSeawassailinghomeafteraday'

swork.Itwasrainingandhedidn'

tfeelveryhappy.Hehadn'

thadaverygooddayandhadn'

tcaughtverymanyfish.Suddenly,heheardastrangenoise.Acowwasflyingtowardshisboat!

Thecowhittheboatandnearlydestroyedit.Whenthefishermangotbackhome,peopledidn'

tbelievehisstory.Then,sometimelater,theUSAirForceshowedthatthefishermanhadtoldthetruth.WhileoneoftheirtransportplaneswasflyingovertheArralSea,acowontheplanehadgonemadandthepilothadthrownitoutintothesea!

Lesson3LifeStories

HelenKeller

HelenKellerwasaveryspecialgirlwhoneededasuperbteacher.Bythetimeshewassevenyearsold,shestillcouldn'

tspeak,readorwrite.ThiswasbecauseHelencouldn'

tseeorhear.Withthesesevererestrictionsonhercommunication,Helen'

sbehaviourwasoftenunbearable.

Shewasstubbornandangry,andoftenbrokethingswhenshewasn'

tunderstood.

AnneSullivanwasbroughtintohelpHelen.AnnewasateacherandformerstudentataschoolfortheblindinBoston.ShehadhadeyesightproblemsearlyinlifeaswellsoshecouldrelatetoHelen'

sdifficulties.HerfirstgoalwastostopHelen'

stroublesomebehaviour.Helenwouldneedthisvaluablepreparationinordertolearnlanguage.Shewouldalsoneedlotsoflove.WhenAnneandHelenfirstmet,AnnegaveHelenabighug.

Helenwouldhavetolearntounderstandwordsspelledonherhand.Anne'

stechniquewassimpleandstraightforward.ShewouldputanobjectintooneofHelen'

shandsandspellthewordintoherotherhand.Shestartedwithdolls.ShewouldletHelenplaywiththedoll,andthenspelltheletters“D-O-L-L”intoherhand.Helenthoughtthiswasagame.Shehadaprecisedescriptionofherexcitementinherbook,TheStoryofMyLife:

“Runningdownstairstomymother,Iheldupmyhandandmadethelettersfordoll.IdidnotknowthatIwasspellingawordoreventhatwordsexisted;

Iwassimplymakingmyfingersgoinmonkey-like