Text全l. Who is the author of the text?RogerRosenblatt(1940—)attended New York University and HarvardUniversity, and began histeachingcareer in 1968 at Harvard University. Heserved as director of education for theNationalEndowmentforthe Humanitiesbetween 1973 and 1975. He has worked fora few well-established media outlets asan editor and essayist and received theGeorge Polk Award for magazine reportingin1982.HeisthecurrentlyDistinguished Professor of English andWriting at Stony Brook University.More
Text 1. Who is the author of the text? Roger Rosenblatt (1940— ) attended New York University and Harvard University, and began his teaching career in 1968 at Harvard University. He served as director of education for the National Endowment for the Humanities between 1973 and 1975. He has worked for a few well-established media outlets as an editor and essayist and received the George Polk Award for magazine reporting in 1982. He is currently the Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook University.
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Text Written works Ø Roger Rosenblatt, whose work has been published in 14 languages, is the author of five New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and three Times bestsellers, including the memoirs Kayak Morning, The Boy Detective, and Making Toast, originally an essay in the New Yorker. Ø This essay "The Man in the Water," on the self-sacrificing hero of the Air Florida plane crash in 1981, was read by President Reagan at a ceremony honoring the man
Text+食2.Background@ This is a short essay about an air crash that took place in thecapital of the United States in the year 1982. A plane took offfrom the Washington National Airport and did not clear the bridgeover the Potomac River because of the thick ice on the wings. Ithitthe bridge and fell rightinto theriver, bringing all thepassengers to instant death except six from the tail section whofound themselves gasping and struggling in the icy water. Onlyfive people survived,and they were ableto survive because offour heroes.The author wrotethisessayin praiseoftheseheroes, three of whom had risked their lives to rescue thesurvivors and were able to live to tell the story, but the man thatreally held the whole nation's attention was the fourth man whMorekept pushing his lifeline andfloatation rings to others until he
Text 2. Background Ø This is a short essay about an air crash that took place in the capital of the United States in the year 1982. A plane took off from the Washington National Airport and did not clear the bridge over the Potomac River because of the thick ice on the wings. It hit the bridge and fell right into the river, bringing all the passengers to instant death except six from the tail section who found themselves gasping and struggling in the icy water. Only five people survived, and they were able to survive because of four heroes. The author wrote this essay in praise of these heroes, three of whom had risked their lives to rescue the survivors and were able to live to tell the story, but the man that really held the whole nation’s attention was the fourth man who had kept pushing his lifeline and floatation rings to others until he went under
Text合合O Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.. formally the Districtof Columbia, also known as just Washingtonor just D.C..is the capital city and onlyfederal district of the United States. It islocated on the east bank of the PotomacRiver, which forms its southwestern andsouthern borderwith the U.S. state ofVirginia, and shares a land border with theU.S. state of Maryland on its remainingsides.ThecitywasnamedforGeorgeWashington, a Founding Father and the firstItisanpresident of the United States.Moreimportant world political capital
Text Ø Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington or just D.C., is the capital city and only federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its remaining sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. It is an important world political capital
Text合① Air FloridaFlorida was an American low-cost carrierthat operated from1971 to 1984.Blueandgreen are the colors of the company' s logo,usually painted on the side and the tailAIR FLORIDAsection of the airplane. It probably representsthe beautiful climate and scenery of Florida,nicknamed the Sunshine State,in the southeastof the U. S.@ Presidential monumentsThe presidential monuments refer totheWashington Monument and theLincoln Memorial,itbuilttohonorthe16thpresidentoftheEndUnitedStates,AbrahamLincoln.It ison the
Text Ø Air Florida Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated from 1971 to 1984. Blue and green are the colors of the company’s logo, usually painted on the side and the tail section of the airplane. It probably represents the beautiful climate and scenery of Florida, nicknamed the Sunshine State, in the southeast of the U.S. Ø Presidential monuments The presidential monuments refer to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, it built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C