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Lesson20Secretary:Fine.Thankyou. At7:20pmonMay6th1937,theworld'slargestairship,theHindenburg,floatedmajesticallyoverLakehurstairport.NewJersey,afteranuneventfulcrossingfromFrankfurt,Gennany.Therewere97peopleonboardforthefirstAtlanticcrossingoftheseason.Therewereanumberofjournalistswaitingtogreetit.Suddenlyradiolistenersheardthecommentatorscreaming'Oh,myGod!It'sbrokenintoflames.It'sflashing...flashing.It'sflashingterribly.'32secondslatertheairshiphaddisintegratedand35peopleweredead.TheAgeoftheAirshipwasover.TheHindenburgwasthelastinaseriesofairshipswhichhadbeendevelopedover40yearsinbothEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Theyweredesignedtocarrypassengersandcargooverlongdistances.TheHindenburgcouldcarry50passengersaccommodatedin25luxurycabinswithalltheamenitiesofafirstclasshotel.Allthecabinshadhotandcoldwaterandelectricheating.Therewasadining-room,abarandaloungewithadancefloorandababygrandpiano.TheHindenburghadbeenbuilttocompetewiththegreatluxurytransatlanticliners.Itwas245metreslongwithadiameterof41metres.Itcouldcruiseataspeedof125km/h,andwasabletocrosstheAtlanticinlessthanhalfthetimeofaliner.By1937ithadcarried1,000passengerssafelyandhadeventransportedcircusanimalsandcars.Itssistership,theGrafZeppelin,hadflownoneandahalfmillionkilometresandithadcarried13,100passengerswithoutincident.TheHindenburgwasfilledwithhydrogen,whichisahighlyflammablegas,andeverysafetyprecautionhadbeentakentopreventaccidents.Ithadasmokingroomwhichwaspressurizedinordertopreventgasfromeverenteringit.Thecigarettelighterswerechainedtothetablesandbothpassengersandcrewweresearchedformatchesbeforeenteringtheship.Specialmaterials,whichwereusedintheconstructionoftheairship,hadbeenchosentominimizethepossibilityofaccidentalsparks,whichmightcauseanexplosion.NobodyknowstheexactcauseoftheHindenburgdisaster.Sabotagehasbeensuggested,butexpertsatthetimebelievedthatitwascausedbyleakinggaswhichwasIthadbeenwaitingtolandforthreehoursbecauseofheavythunderstorms.Theexplosionhappenedjustasthefirstmooringrope,whichwaswet,touchedtheground.Observerssawthefirstflamesappearnearthetail,andtheybegantospreadquicklyalongthehull.Therewereanumberofflashesasthehydrogen-filledcompartmentsexploded.Theairshipsanktotheground.Themostsurprisingthingisthat62peoplemanagedtoescape.Thefatalitieswerehighestamongthecrew,manyofwhomwereworkingdeepinsidetheairship.AftertheHindenburgdisaster,allairshipsweregroundedand,untilrecently,theyhaveneverbeenseriouslyconsideredasacommercialproposition.Rod:Mm,it'snotabadsizeroom,isit?Liz:Oh,it'sgreat!It'slovely.Oh,andlookatthatfireplace!Oh,wecanhavethetwochairsrightinfrontofthefireplacethereinthemiddleoftheroomandtoastourfeet.Rod:Thefirstthingweoughttodoisjustdecidewherethebed'sgoing.Liz:Oh,well...(So)whataboutrightherenexttothedoor(yes)sortofbehindthedoorasyoucomein?Rod:Yes,that'sagoodidea~justasyoucomein,justinthatcomerthere.Liz:Yes.Wellnow,let'sthink.Whatelse?Rod:Whatelseisthere?Erm...wellthere'sthathugewardrobeofyours...(Mm)that'sgottogosomewhere.Liz:Whataboutoverhere一youknow-acrossfromthefireplacethere,becausethen,inthatlittlecornerwhereit...wherethewallgoesback...look,overthere.(Mm)That'ddo,wouldn'tit?Rod:Ok,wellwellputthewardrobetherethen.(Yes)OK?Sothewardrobe'soppositethefireplace.Liz:Er...(OK)whataboutyourdesk?(Er)Whereareyougoingtoputthat?Rod:Er...Ineedlotsoflight,soIthinkinthatfarcomerinbetweenthetwowindows,OK?Liz:Oh,Iseeinthecornerthere,(Yes)yes.(Erm)Yes,that'dbegood.Rod:Sothedeskgoesthere.Liz:Soyou'dhaveyourchairwithyourbacktothefireplace?(Yes)Yes,that'llbeallright.Rod:Yes.Andthere's(yes)thechestofdrawers.Liz:Oh,that'dbeniceinbetweenthetwowindowsthere,rightinthemiddle.(Yes)Ieon,Iknowyou'regoingtolikeit.(OK)Comeon,let*sshoveitoverthere.(Imean)Ibet...Ier...Rod:Iknewyou'daskmetomoveit.Liz:Comeon.Let'sgo.Rod:OK.Let'sgothen.Allright.Liz:Nearlythere!That'sgotit.Rod:God,whatonearthhaveyougotinthere?Liz:Well,there'snothingmuchinthere.Iemptiedit...mostofitout.Rod:OhGod,mybackhurts!Liz:There!Waitaminute.Letmestandbackandhavealook.Rod:Yes,it'snotbad...sticksoutabit.Liz:No,it'sfine.(OK)WhatabouttheTV?Wherearewegoingtoputthat?Rod:Er...it*sreallygottogointheoppositecorner,hasn'tit?(Mm)Oppositethedesk,thatis.Liz:Oh,youmeaninthecornerbetweenthewindowsandthefireplace?(Yes)Yes.Rod:Andthenthestereo,er...theamplifierunderneaththetelevisionandthenthetwospeakersoneoneithersideofthefireplace.Liz:Yes,that'dbegood.(Erm)Welllovely!Soit'llallfitinbeautifully!(Yes)Whatelse...whatelsehavewegot?Rod:It'stheer...there'sthebookcase,isn'tthere?Erm...Liz:OhLord...where'llweputthat?Rod:Well,asyoucomeinthedoor,er...immediatelyontheer...left-handside...Liz:Ohalongthatwallthereyoumean?Rod:Becausethat's...there'sjustaboutenoughspacethere.There'sabouttwofeet,soitshouldn'tstickouttoomuch,no.Liz:Yes,it'snotverywideisit?Soyoucomeinthedoor(Yes)andthenthebookcaseisrightthereontheleft.(Yes)There'salongwayfromyourdesk,though.Rod:Well,exercise11domegood,won'tit?Er...tablelamp.Well,wecanjustputthater...Liz:Onthechestofdrawers.(Yes)Whenit's...(Mm)Yes.That'dbenice.Rod:Andnomatterwhowantstouseit,youknow.Liz:Yes.Ohthisisgoingtobelovely.Whenarewegoingtogetitallin?Now?Rod:Er...no,notnow.Let'sjustgotothekitchenander...sortthatoutandhaveacupoftea,eh.Liz:Oh,haha,good.(Hight)Yes,Ihaven'tseenthekitchen.Comeon.Rod:Comeonthen.Let'sgo.AnotheruseforLandsatsistofindfreshwater.Indryareassuchasdeserts,Landsatphotosmayshowblackareasthatindicatewaterortheymayshowredareasthatindicatehealthyplants.PeoplewhoaretryingtofindwaterinthesedryareascansavetimebylookingintheplacesthatareblackorredontheLandsatpictures.Thefifthuseistowarnusofnaturaldisasters,suchasthedamagedonebylargeforestfires,meltingiceneartheNorthandSouthPoles,andlinesintheearthwhereearthquakesmighthappen.Manyexpertsbelievethatwemustturntothesuntosolveourenergyneeds.Solarenergyiscleanandunlimited.ItisestimatedthattheamountofsolarenergyfallingonthecontinentalUnitedStatesis700timesourtotalenergyconsumption.It'spossibletoconvert,orchange,thisenergyforouruse,butthecostisthemajorproblem.Thefederalgovernmentisspendingmillionsofdollarstofindwaystoconvert,orchange,sunshineintoeconomicalenergy.Bytheyear2000,solartechnologycouldbesupplyingabout25percentoftheUnitedStates*energyneeds.Themajorexpenseinvolvedinasolarheatingsystemisthepurchasecostofallthepartsofthesystemandthecostoftheirinstallation.Theapproximatecosttobuyandputasolarheatingsystemintoathree-bedroomhouseatpresentvariesfrom$7,000to$12,000.Thisisaone-timecostthatcanbefinancedovermanyyears.Thisfinancechargemaybemoreexpensivethanheatingwithoilatthepresentprices.Lesson21Stuart:Whatdidyoudolastnightthen?Didyouworkallnight?Judy:Yes,1didsomework(Yes)buterm...IwatchedabitofTV...(Uh-huh)gottorelax,youknow.Stuart:Didyouwatchthefootball?Judy:No,noIdidn*t.Ican'tbearfootball.Stuart:Really?Judy:Yes.Ireallyhateit.(Yes)Well,actually,justbeforethefootballcameon,Iswitchedover(Yes)justto...justtoprotest.Stuart:Whatdidyouseethen?Judy:Well,Isawtheprogrammebefore...justtheendofafilm(Uh-huh)thatwasonbeforethefootball.Itlookedquitegoodactually.It'sashameIdidn'term...switchonearlier.Itwassomekindoflovestory...withDustinHoffman,youknow,theerm...Stuart:TheGraduate!Judy:That'sit.TheGraduate.Stuart:Yes.Iknow.Tveseenthat.(Yes)Yes,good...goodfilm.Judy:Yes,andnicemusic.(Mm-mm)Andthen,whenthefootballcameonIturnedover.Stuart:Terrible,terrible!Judy:Ihateit!Ireallycan'tstandit.Stuart:Itwasagreatgame!Judy:Yes?(Whatdid)Whowasplaying?Stuart:Englandofcourse.(Oh)Whatdidyouseethenthatwasmoreimportantthanfootball?Judy:Foxes.Yes,agoodprogrammeonfoxes.(Uh-huh)Yes,theyspentageswatchingthesefoxesinahouse.(Yes)Theywerewatchingthemallnightandtheselittlebabyfoxes...itwastremendous.Stuart:Yes,soundsallright.Judy:Yes,itwasgood;betterthanfootball...andthen,thenIturnedover,backtotheotherchannel(Mm-mm)toseewhowonthefootball,butImisseditandIjustsawthebeginningoftheNewsandpackedupandwenttobed.Stuart:Well,I'msorryyoumissedit.Itwasagoodgame.Judy:Yes?Whodidwin?Stuart:England,ofcourse.Whodoyouthink?(Ah)Sixnil.(Yes)Yes.Judy:Musthavebeenquitegoodthen!Stuart:Yes,itwasgood,actually.Itwasverygood.(Mm) Commentator:It'sCartertoserve一heneedsjustonemorepoint.Heserves.ANDSMITHMISSES!WHATAGREATSERVE!...Sothechampionshipgoesto19-year-oldHarryCarter.Whod'vebelieveditaweekago?PooroldSmithjustshakeshisheadinbewilderment.Well,well!Whatawaytofinishitoff!...AndnowIHhandyouovertoPeterPlumber,who'soncourtwaitingtointerviewthetwofinalists.Plumber:Thankyou,David.WellHarry,congratulationsonamarvellousvictory.Youwereontremendousform.Carter:Thankyou,Peter.Niceofyoutosayso.Ybuknow,well,IthinkIwonbecause,well,IjustknewallalongIwasinwithagoodchance.Plumber:Yes,youcertainlywereprettyconvincingtoday,butwhatabouttheearlierrounds?Anynervousmoments?Carter:Well,youknow,IwasabitnervousagainstJoneswhenhetooktheleadinthesecondset,butthen...er...Plumber:Yes,thatwasinthequarter-finals,wasn'tit?AndofcourseyoumetGardenerinthenextround,didn'tyou?Er...thescorewas...er...6-4,7-5,wasn'tit?Carter:Yes,thatwasquiteatoughmatch,Isuppose,but...er...Plumber:Anythingelseyou'dliketoadd?Carter:Well,IwouldliketosayhowsorryIamforJohnFairlightnotmakingitpastthequarter-finals.He'sunbeatable,youknow,onhisday,and...er...I'dalsoliketosaywhataterrificjobtheofficialsherehavedoneyouknow,theballboysandlinesmenandumpiresandsoon.Youknow...er...lotsofplayershavebeencomplaining,but...er...Plumber:Well,that*sgreat.Harry,Welldoneagain.Andnowlet*shaveaquickwordwiththerunner-uptothetitle,MarkSmith.Ifyoujuststandoverhere,Mark...that'sright...Well,badluck,Mark.Itwasn'treallyyourday,wasit?Imean,whataterriblefinalset!Anyway,thelesssaidaboutthatthebetter,asI'msureyou'llagree.Smith:Yeah,butyouknow,1didprettywelltobeatHutchinsinthesemisand...er...what'shisname?...Browninthequarter-finals.And,Imean,whataterribleumpire,eh?Imean,halfofCarter'spointswereon...er...doubtfuldecisions,weren'tthey?Plumber:Well,that'sprobablyabitofanexaggeration,butanywayit'stimeforustoleavethetournamentnowattheendofatremendouslyexcitingweek,andIhandyoubacktothestudioinLondon.Chairman:Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen,Ideclarethemeetingopen,andItakeityouallhaveacopyoftheagenda,sowe'lltaketheminutesofourlastmeetingasreadandgetstraightdowntobusiness.Now,theproposalbeforeyouisthatweshouldseeifwecanreducethesizeoftheOlympicGamesinanywayandtherebyeasetheburdenplacedonthehostcity.WeallknowthateachtimeweholdtheGamesthisburdenincreasesbecauseofthevastundertakingitistohostthem.Today,however,Ionlywanttosoundoutyouropinionofthisproposal,sothisisreallynomorethananexploratorymeeting.Mrs.Armstrong:Could1saysomethingstraightaway,Mr.Chairman?Chairman:Yes,Mrs.Armstrong.Mrs.Armstrong:Ican'tacceptyourproposalatallonthegroundsthatIfeelthattoreducethesizeoftheOlympicGameswouldseriouslydamagetheircharacter,detractfromtheiruniversalappealandpenalizecertaincountriesifwestartarbitrarilythrowingthingsoutbefore...HerrMuller:Yes,Mrs.Armstrong,ifImayinterruptyouforamoment.Ithinkweallsympathizewithyourpointofview,butwemustn'toverlookthemainpointofthismeetingputforwardbytheChairman,whichistoseeifwecancutdowntheprogrammeabit,withoutinanywaydamagingtheoverallappealoftheGames,solet'snotrejecttheproposaloutofhandbeforewe'vehadachancetodiscussit.Mrs.Armstrong:Verywell,HerrMuller,butI'dliketostatehereandnowthatI'mtotallyopposedtoanyreductioninthenumberofeventsintheGames.Chairman:Yourobjectionswillbenoted,Mrs.Armstrong,buttogetbacktothepointofthemeeting,couldIhearfromtherestofyouwhatyoufeel?Sr.Cordoba,forexample,what'syouropinion?S匚Cordoba:ReluctantasIamtoalterthecompositionoftheOlympicGames,Icanseethepointthatintermsofspaceandfinancialdemands,thehostcityissubjectedtoalotofdifficulty.ThecostsseemtosoarphenomenallyeverytimewestagetheOlympics,sowemightbeabletomakeoneortwosavingshereandthere.Thereis,forinstance,quiteastronglobbyagainstboxingbecauseofitsapparentlyviolentnaturesoIdidwonderif...Mrs.Armstrong:Butthatisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld,andoneoftheoldest.Sr.Cordoba:Agreed,butpeoplegetalotofboxingontheirtelevisionscreensalltheyearround,soIwasjustthinkingthatwemightbeabletodropthatfromtheprogramme.Football,too,isanotherthingwhichalreadyenjoysalotoftelevisioncoverage,andasittakesupalotofspaceaccommodatingallthefootballpitches,mightn'twealsoperhapsconsiderdroppingthattoo?Mrs.Patel:M匚Chairman...Chairman:Yes,Mrs.Patel.Mrs.Patel:IwholeheartedlyendorsewhatSr.Cordobasaidaboutboxingandfootball.Inmyopinionweshouldconcentrateonsomeofthemoreunusualsportswhicharerarelyseenonourscreenssuchasfencingandarchery,forachange,sinceitisonTVthatthemajorityofpeoplewatchtheGames.HerrMuller:Perhapswecouldcutouthockeyalongwithfootballbecause,relativelyspeaking,thattootakesupalotofspace,asmeasuredagainstitsuniversallypopularappeal.Mrs.Patel:Icanseeyourpoint,HerrMuller,andasoneofthebasictenetsoftheOlympicGamesisindividualexcellence,Ifeelweoughttoconcentrateonthosesportswhichreallyareatruetestoftheindividual,I,therefore,suggestwecutout—thatis,ifwegoaheadwiththisidea—theteamgamessuchasbasketball,volleyball,footballandhockey.Mrs.Armstrong:Butthenyou'resacrificingsomeofthemostinterestingitemsintheprogramme.Peopleliketowatchteamgamesaswellastakepartinthem;it'llbeverydullwithoutthem.Chairman:IthinkMrs.Armstronghasmadeaveryvalidpoint.Weoughttokeepsomeoftheteamgames,although1aminclinedtoagreewithwhathasbeensaidaboutfootball.Sr.Cordoba:There'sonethingIwouldliketosayaboutthisandthatistosuggestthatwecouldremovefromtheprogrammesportslikesailingandcanoeingandpossiblytheequestrianevents,wherethetestisnotsomuchofthestaminaofthecompetitorbutofhisskillinhandlingtheboatorwhatever.Mrs.Armstrong:Whataboutthepentathlon,then?Ridingisonepartofthat,sowearegoingtoneedfacilitiestocaterforthatinanycase,sowhynotusethemforhorse-ridingaswell-ordoyouthinkweshouldaxethattoo?Chairman:Well,let'snotgettooheatedaboutit,asthisisonlyapreliminarydiscussionaboutpossibilitiesandwearenotyetinapositiontomakeanyfinaldecisions.Iwill,however,brieflysummarizewhathasbeensaidsofar,asIunderstandit.Mrs.ArmstrongistotallyopposedtoreducingthesizeoftheGamesinanywayatall.ThereisonebodyofopinioninfavourofremovingfromtheGamesthosesportswhicharealreadywellrepresentedinotherinternationalcontestsandinthemedia.Anotherstrandofthoughtisthatweshouldconcentrateonindividualexcellencebycuttingouttheteamgamesfeaturedintheprogramme,andMrs.Patelsuggestedweoughttofocusattentiononthemoreunusualsportsintheprogrammewhichdonotnormallygainsomuchinternationalattention.Si*.Cordobaalsobroughtuptheideathatwecoulddropboxingbecauseofitsseeminglyviolentnature.Therewasalsoanopinionvoicedthatwemightexcludeeventswheretheskillsofacompetitorinhandlingahorseoryacht,forexample,werebeingtested,ratherthanthestaminaoftheindividualhimself,asisthecasewith,say,athletics.Well,itisquiteclearthatweshallneedtodiscussthisfurther,butinthemeantimeIthinkwe'dbettermoveontosomethingelse… Thehousestheylivedinwerenotmeanttobepermanentdwellings;asamatteroffact,wehavenoremainingevidenceoftheirhouses.Probablyinthesummertimetheyliveduponthemesatopneartheirfields,intemporarystructuresmadeofpolesandbrush.Inwintertheymostlikelymoveddowntothecavesinthecliffsforwarmthandprotectionagainstthesnow.Peoplewereexperimentingandchangingtheirmethodsofpotting;thebrokenpiecesareevidenceofthestepsintheprocess.Thefirstattemptatpotterycameaswomenmixedclay,akindofdirt,withwatertomakepots.Whentheclaydried,however,itcrumbledandfellapart.Clearlythiswouldnotwork.Thesecondideawastoaddextramaterialtobindtheclaytogether:grass,straw,orpiecesofbark.Thisheldthepottogetherverywelluntilitwassetonthefire.Thenthebindingmaterialburnedup,leavingapotfullofholes.AgaintheAnasaziwomentriedtofindthesecretofsuccess.Theyaddedsandorvolcanicgrittotheclaytomakeitharder,andtheybakedthepotsbeforeusingthem.Thisfinalstepprovedtobesuccessful,anditisthebasicmethodwhichisstillusedtoday.Thepotswhichthewomenmadethiswaywerefarsuperiortobasketsforcarrying,cooking,andstoringfoodandwaterNowthepeoplecouldaddbeans,arichsourceofprotein,totheirdiet.Watercouldbestoredsafelyoverlongperiods.Lifebecamemucheasier,andsoeffortcouldnowbespentonotherdevelopments.Theirculturedevelopedtoitsheight,andthemainimprovementwasinhousing.Theearlierpithousesweremodifiedtoone-storyrowhouses,madewithpiecesofstone.Severalseparatebuildingsstoodneareachotherlikeasmallvillage.Somevillageswereaslargeasseveralhundredroomsandcouldcontainasmanyasathousandpeople.ThenameforthiskindofhouseandfortheseIndiansis"Pueblo"，whichistheSpanishwordior"village".Christine:Harry,asanAmerican,haveyounoticedanystrongclassdistinctionsinEnglishsocietysinceyou*vebeenhere?Harry:Strongclassdistinctions?Yes,theyhaven'tchangedatall—that'swhat-that'swhatamusesme-infifteenyearsorfourteenyears—thatthestratificationisexactlythesameasitwaswhenIfirstcame.It'sextraordinarythatitpervadeseverything.Anna:Whatisclassdistinction?BecauseIdon'tknowwhetherit'swhatjobtheydoor...Harry:It'speople'saccents.InPygmalion,youknow,itgoesbackto,assoonasyouopenyourmouthinEnglandyou'reimmediatelyyouknowplaced.Anna:Doyoumeanthattherearen'tdifferentaccentsinAmerica?Harry:Not-ofcoursetherearedifferentaccents—butthey'renotas—they'renotnearlyasclearlydefined.Anna:ButImean,don't一doesn'tacertainstrataofAmericansocietyuseperhapsmoreslangthananotherone?Morecorrect?Harry:NotthewaytheydoinEngland.InEnglandtheyseemtoreallysticktogether.ImeanIwenttheotherweekforthefirsttimeinmylifetoapoint-to-pointandIcouldn'tbelievewhatIfound.ThereIwasinthemiddleofLincolnshireandwewentthroughmuddyfieldsandsuddenlywecameuponthisparkinglotwithninethousandRangeRoversinitandeveryonegoing'Oh,hellodarling.Howareyou?1youknowanditwashilariousImeanandtheywereallyouknowthismeetingoftheclanandthatcertainlydoesn'thappeninAmericaandallthosepeoplespokethesameway.Barrie:Butthat—yes,IliveinthemiddleofthecountryinthesouthandImustsaywhenImovedthereInoticed—ImeanofcourseI'dbeenawareofclassbeforethatbutIhadnoideathatthelinesbetweenthemweresorigid.Ilivedonanestateofaverybigandsuccessfulfarmuntilrecently,andsothefarmofcoursewasrunbythelandedgentrywhoallwenthuntingandtopoint-to-pointandalltherestofit.Ilivednextdoortothegroomwhowas—whodespisedthembecausetheydidallthisandhehadtojustgetthehorsesready,umbutatthesametimehewasterriblyfondofthemandtheyofhimandtherewasallthissortofpaternalisticattitudetothecountryworkersthatstillgoeson.IwasstaggeredandnobodyknewwheretoputmebecauseIwaslivinginatiedcottagethatwastiedtothefarm,umbutbecauseIdidn'tworkwithanyofthemtheywerealluneasywithme.Mostpeculiar.Christine:ButIthinkyouraiseaverygoodpointthereBarriebecauseyou'reinfacttalkingaboutyourselfnotfittingintoeitherofthesetwoextremesandI'dliketoaskHarryagainhowmanyclasseshecanseeveryclearlydefined.Barrie:InEngland?Christine:InEngland,yes.Harry:Well,Iguess,threeoffthetopofmyhead.Imeannotcountingimmigrantsandforeigners.Yes,1meanthere'sthemiddleclassisthemostsnobbishofallitseemstome.Youknow,they'rethemostawareofthewholesystemreallybecausethey'reupwardlymobileusuallyyouknowtheyhopetobe,andthey'retheones一!meantheupperclassarewhatIfindextraordinary一theyseemtobetotallyuninhibitedforthemostpart.Ithinkit'sextraordinary.ImeanI'mnotpassinganymoraljudgementsonthembutitstillexists...John:Becausethey'vegottheconfidence...Anna:...andthemoney...Barrie:...confidenceandthemoney...John:Wellno,Idon'tthinkmoney'smuchtodowithitactually.Anna:Howcanyouchangeit?Imeanhowwouldyouchangeit?Harry:I'mnotsayingitshouldbechanged...Anna:No,no,no,no.Idon't—Imeanpeopledosaythatitshouldbechanged.PoliticianssaythatweshouldhavetotalequalitywhichIdon'tbelieveyoucaneverhaveinanything.Harry:Wellthereshouldbeequalityofopportunity.Imeanatleastit'saniceidealtohave,isn'tit?PublicschoolwashardcomparedtowhatI'dhadbefore,dayschoolonthereservationandayearatSequoyahGovernmentSchool.Ialmostflunkedeighthgradeatthepublicschool,anditwasamiraclethat1passed.Ijustdidn'tknowalotofthings,mathematicsandstuff.Isurviveditsomehow.Idon'tknowhow,butIdid.ThemanwhowasheadofthedepartmentofeducationattheAgencywastheonlypersonoutsideofmyfamilywhohelpedmeandencouragedmetogetaneducation.HeunderstoodandreallyhelpedmewithmanythingsIdidn'tknowabout.ForalongtimethewhitepublicschoolfortheBigCypressareawouldnotletIndianchildrenattend.AboyandIwerethefirstBigCypressIndianstograduatefromthatschool.Heisnowinthearmedforces.AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwenttobusinesscollege,becauseinhighschoolIdidn'ttakecoursesthatwouldpreparemefortheuniversity.Irealizedthattherewasnothingformetodo.Ihadnotraining.AllIcoulddowasgobacktothereservation.IthoughtmaybeI'dgotoHaskellInstitute,butmymotherwasinaTBhospital,andIdidn'twanttogotoofaraway.Ididwanttogoontoschoolandfindsomejobandwork.Sothedirectorofeducation,attheAgencysaid,maybehecouldworksomethingoutformesoIcouldgotoschooldownhere.1thoughtbookkeepingwouldbegoodbecause1hadhadthatinhighschoolandlovedit.So1enrolledinthebusinesscollege,butmyEnglishwassobadthatIhadanawfultime.IhadtotakethreeextramonthsofEnglishcourses.Butthathelpedme.IneverdidunderstandwhymyEnglishwassobad—whetheritwasmyfaultortheEnglishIhadinhighschool.IthoughtIgotbyinhighschool;theynevertoldmethatmyEnglishwassoinferior,butitwasnotgoodenoughforcollege.Itwasterriblehavingtoattendspecialclasses.Atcollegethehardestthingwasnotlonelinessbutschoolworkitself.IhadaroommatefromBrighton,oneofthethreereservations,soIhadsomeonetotalkto.Thelandladywasawfullysuspiciousatfirst.WewereIndians,youknow.Shewouldgothroughourapartment;andifwehadn'tdonethedishes,shewashedthem.Wedidn'tlikethat.Butthenshelearnedtotrustus.Collegewassofastforme.Everyoneknewsomuchmore.ItwasasthoughIhadneverbeentoschoolbefore.AssoonasIgothome,Istartedstudying.Ireadassignmentsbothbeforeandafterthelectures.1readthembeforesoIcouldunderstandwhattheprofessorwassaying,andIreadthemagainafterwardsbecausehetalkedsofast.Iwasneversure1understood.Incollegetheydresseddifferentlyfromhighschool,andIdidn'tknowanythingaboutthat.Ilearnedhowtodress.Forthefirstsixweeks,though,Ineverwentanywhere.Istayedhomeandstudied.Itwashard—realhard.(Icanimaginewhatarealuniversitywouldbelike.)Anditwassodifferent.Ifyoudidn'tturninyourwork,thatwasjustyourtoughluck.Noonekeptatmethewaytheydidinhighschool.Theydidn'tsay,"OK,I'llgiveyouanotherweek.0GraduallyIstartedmakingfriends.IguesssomeofthemthoughtIwasdifferent.OneboyaskedmewhatpartofIndiaIwasfrom.Hedidn'tevenknowtherewereIndiansinFlorida.Isaid,"I'manAmerican."Thingslikethatarekindofhard.Icouldn'tseemyfamilyoften,butinawaythatwashelpfulbecauseIhadtolearntoadjusttomynewen