1、s right. Instead of living out a simple life of integrity and hard work or trying to develop a respectable name in her profession, she sought fame. Well, Ill tell you, she got her wish. She made her movies - All About Eve in 1950, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, Some Like It Hot in 1959, and more.
2、 She got into trouble throughout - drugs, abuse. All of this came crashing down on her head, and she died at an early age in 1962. Sad, really.I hope that this example shows you the dangers of fame. Believe me, its best just to live a simple life.UNIT 2Charlie ChaplinSome people stand out as truly s
3、pecial and one of a kind. Charlie Chaplin, a superstar of silent comedies and one of the great icons of the 20th-century film, is one of those unique people. Chaplin had a rotten childhood and an early start on stage, performing even as a child in vaudeville. He went to Hollywood in 1914 and began a
4、cting in silent comedies. By 1915, he controlled most aspects of his films, in which he usually appeared as a character called simply the Little Tramp: a lovably shabby dreamer with a bushy moustache, bowler hat and cane. Chaplin was one of the founders of United Artists Studios and was one of the f
5、irst movie makers to have complete control over his features His best-known films include 1925s The Gold Rush, 1931s City Lights, and 1936s Modern Times. Famously outspoken and sympathetic to communism, Chaplin left the United States in 1952 because of increased political pressure. He settled in Swi
6、tzerland, where he and his wife Oona raised eight children, including actress Geraldine Chaplin. In 1972 he returned to the United States to accept a special Oscar, and in 1975, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.UNIT 3Care for the Americas PoorWhat to do about the poor and needy is a concern of
7、every government. The U.S. is not exempt from this concern, but care for its poor has changed over time. Until the Great Depression of the 1930s, state and local governments in America bore some responsibility for providing assistance to the poor. However, such assistance was minimal at best. The Ne
8、w Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt included new federal initiatives to help those in poverty. With millions of people unemployed during the 1930s economic depression, welfare assistance was beyond the financial resources of the states. Therefore, the federal government provided funds
9、 for maintaining a minimum standard of living, either directly to recipients or to the states.Between 1935 and 1996, federal programs were established that provided additional welfare benefits, including medical care, public housing, and food stamps. By the 1960s, however, criticism began to grow th
10、at these programs discouraged people from finding employment. Even defenders of public welfare benefits acknowledged that the system was imperfect: noting the financial disincentives associated with taking a low-paying job and losing the array of benefits, especially medical care.UNIT 4Information H
11、ighwayThe information highway, the information superhighway, theInterwebInternet. all of these words have come to identify the same thing - the widespread connection of computers and information from around the world. And as our understanding of this connection has changed, so too have the terms wev
12、e used to describe it. The information highway was a term used especially in the 1990s to describe the Internet. The official project was dubbed the National Information Infrastructure and went beyond the interconnectivity of just computers; the scope broadened to include all types of data transmiss
13、ions between a plethora of places, people, and devices. It is often associated with the United States politician and former vice president, Al Gore, who promoted funding for programs that led to aspects of the development of the Internet. Although its currency was wider than merely Gore - many polic
14、y oranizations made pronouncements about the so-called information highway or the variant information superhighway. Both terms are used less frequently now that for many people the Internet has become a less abstract and more concrete thing; the highway analogy, though useful and apt, has perhaps se
15、rved its purpose.UNIT 5Dormitory Most people prefer living by themselves, as they think that the advantages of living alone, such as privacy and quiet, outweigh the negatives, which include loneliness and higher costs. However, some people, college students most of all, do not have a choice. Because
16、 costs are so high, they have to live with one or more other students in whats called a dormitory.The term dormitory usually refers to a large room with many single beds. Examples are found in many rooming houses, hostels, universities, colleges, and barracks. The room typically is a large room with
17、 beds and only spares furnishings. Such rooms can contain anywhere from two to hundreds of beds - though very large rooms are rare except perhaps in military barracks. Such rooms provide little or no privacy for the residents, and very limited storage for personal items in or near the beds. Storage
18、is sometimes provided in special store rooms in another part of the building.UNIT 6Reasons for Different PunishmentSome people complain about what they see as hypocrisy in society. White-collar criminals, people who commit business crimes, are punished less severely than are blue-collar criminals, p
19、eople who commit crimes such as assault and mugging. I, however, think there is a sensible reason for the difference.A reason for differential treatment might be the fact that, all other things being equal, criminal penalties tend to be more related to the degree of physical force or violence involv
20、ed than to the monetary loss. Because white-collar crimes are usually committed by people with opportunties that do not require violence, they are far less likely to get severe penalties. For example, someone who mugs a victim on the street by threatening to knife him is very likely to be punished w
21、ith a more severs sentence than an inside trader who cheats shareholders out of million dollars. This doesnt seem so wrong to me.UNIT 7Genetic Technologies LimitedGenetic Technologies Limited, also called GTG, is a biotechnology company, pursuing commercial opportunities in three main areas of activ
22、ity: out-licensing its non-coding patents globally, expanding its genetic service-testing business in the Asia-Pacific Region, and supporting certain research projects in which the Company is already involved. On June 30, 2005, its subsidiaries included the wholly owned Gene Type Pty. Ltd., the whol
23、ly owned Simons Gene Type Diagnostics Pty. Lty., the wholly ownde Gene Type AG, the wholly owned Gene Type Corporation, the 75.8%-owned Gtech International Resources Limited, the 65%-owned ImmunAid Pty. Ltd., the wholly owned Silbase Scientific Services Pty. Ltd., the wholly owned Genetic Technologi
24、es Corporation Pty. Ltd., and the 50.1%-owned AgGenomics Pty. Ltd. GTG has operations in Australia, Canada, and Switzerland.For the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2005, Genetic Technologies Limited revenues totaled $7.2M, up from 2.6M. Net losses rose by 19% to $5.7M. Revenues reflect increased sales
25、 in biotechnology segment, higher income from service testing and increased returns from licenses. Higher loss reflects increased service testing expenses, higher research & development expenses, an increase in patent & license fees and higher general & administrative expenses.UNIT 8The History of S
26、laveryThere is a lot of injustice in the world, inequalities of many different sorts. And the most extreme form of injustice is slavery. Beginning in the 16th century, a public and racially based type of slavery was established when Europeans began importing slaves from Africa to the New World. An e
27、stimated 11 million people were taken from Africa during the transatlantic slave trade. By the mid-19th century the slave population in the US had risen to more than four million, although slave imports had banned from 1809. Following the rise in public outcry, Britain outlawed slavery in its coloni
28、es in 1833, and Frande did the same in 1848. During the American Civil War, slavery was abolished in the confederacy by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which was decreed by President Abraham Lincoln. Brazil was the last country to abolish slavery, doing so in 1888. Official policy notwithstan
29、ding, slavery continues to exist in many parts of the world. Many contemporary slaves are women and children forced into prostitution or working at hard labor or in sweatshops. Debt bondage is common, affecting millions of people, and slaves are still often traded for material goods. Unit 9 Amusemen
30、t Parks: Loads of Fun Coming to a Place near You The History of Disney Parks Your first thought of Disneyland might be California, the location of the first Disney theme park, opened in 1955. And while Disney is largely influenced by the culture of its birthplace, Disney theme parks are spreading ar
31、ound the world. In 1983 the first international Disney theme park opened: Tokyo Disneyland Park in Japan. Tokyo Disneyland Park is now part of the Tokyo Disney Resort, and has a sister theme park Tokyo Disney Sea. Both Tokyo Disneys are owned by a Japanese corporation, the Oriental Land Company. The Walt Disney Company receives royalties based on revenues and maintains creative control. In 1992, Eu
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