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II■Bornin1932ineasternPoland,RyszardKapuscinskihasspentmostofthepostWorldWarIIyearsreportingonwarandrevolutioninAfrica,theMiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.Hehaswrittenatrilogy(三部劇)ondictatorsthatcoversHaileSelassieIofEthiopia,IdiAminofUganda,andthelastShahofIran.BeingawayfromtheUnitedStatesfrequentlyandbeingacquaintedwithsocial,ethnic,andracialconflictsinmanycultureshasgivenKapuscinskiabroaderperspectiveonthesocialpressuresfacingtheUnitedStatesinthefuture.Inthisessay,commissioned(被委任)byTheNew

PerspectivesQuarterly(季刊),KapuscinskifindsthechangingcompositionoftheAmericanmeltingpotnotasourceofsocialproblemsbutasignofpositivefutureandofthecontinuingvitality(活力)ofthedemocraticexperimentrepresentedbythepeopleandthegovernmentoftheUnitedStates.TheUSAissituatedinthecentralpartof______withitstwoyoungeststates---_____inthenorthwesternpartofnorthAmericaand______inthecentralPacific.Thecountryisboundedby_____onthenorthandby_______onthesouthwith_________ontheeastand______onthewest.NorthAmericaAlaskaHawaiiCanadaMexicoPacificoceanAtlanticoceantheStarsandStripes

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AmericansocietyAfricanAmericansIndiansAfricanAmericansHispanicsEuropeanimmigrantsEuropeanimmigrantsHispanicsAsianAmericansLosAngelesisthesecondlargestcityintheUniteStates,andisthelargestcityinthestateofCaliforniaandtheWesternUnitedStates.Oftenknownbyitsinitials,"L.A.",andnicknamedthe"CityofAngels”.LosAngelesisaworldcenterofbusiness,internationaltrade,entertainment,culture,media,fashion,science,technology,andeducation.AsthehomebaseofHollywooditisknownasthe“EntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld”.Accordingtothe2023censusL.A.’spopulation:white46.9%Black11.2%Asian10%NativeAmericans0.8%NativeHawaiiansandotherpacificislands0.2%Peopleofmixheritageornotreportingethnicity30.9%TextOrganizationPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPart1Paras1-5

Part2Paras6-21Part3Paras22-24TextOrganizationPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPart1Paras1-5Americaisnotdeclining,butisintheprocessofcreatinganewcollage-likecivilization.Part2Paras6-21LosAngelesisagoodexampleofsuchacollage.Part3Paras22-24ThereissomethinginAmericathatactsas“glue”topiecedifferentpartstogethertomaketheAmericancollage:Thechancetotry.ContentQuestions1.WhatevidencedoestheauthorproduceinsupportofhisstatementthatAmericaisnotindecline?2.WhatthesisdoesPaulKennedyadvanceinhisbookTheRiseandFallofGreatPowers?Whatdoestheauthorthinkofit?3.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“anewPacificcivilization”?Whatdoeshethinkcharacterizesthenewcivilization?4.WhydoestheauthormentionLosAngeleswhenportrayingthenewcivilizationheenvisages?5.InwhatwaydoesthechangeinthecompositionofLA’spopulationanticipatethegeneraltrendinthatofmankind?6.WhathasmadethepersonalcomputercompanyinOrangeCountyhighlysuccessful?7.Whatischaracteristicofthenewrelationshipbetweendevelopmentandunderdevelopment?8.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheWesternandnon-Westernconceptsoftime?9.WhowasJoseVasconcelos?Whatdidhewriteaboutinthebookmentionedinthetext?10.Whatisthecommonaimthatwillharmonizecompetingculturesinaplace?11.InwhatwayisthecombinationofcultureandspaceimportanttoimmigrantstoAmerica?12.Whatdoesapersonfeelifhefailsinastagnantsociety?Why?輔音字母在單詞中不發(fā)音

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