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.,TextAAmericaasaCollage,Unit4TheMulticulturalSociety,.,RyzsardKapuscinski,II,Bornin1932ineasternPoland,RyszardKapuscinskihasspentmostofthepostWorldWarIIyearsreportingonwarandrevolutioninAfrica,theMiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.Hehaswrittenatrilogy(三部剧)ondictatorsthatcoversHaileSelassieIofEthiopia,IdiAminofUganda,andthelastShahofIran.BeingawayfromtheUnitedStatesfrequentlyandbeingacquaintedwithsocial,ethnic,andracialconflictsinmanycultureshasgivenKapuscinskiabroaderperspectiveonthesocialpressuresfacingtheUnitedStatesinthefuture.Inthisessay,commissioned(被委任)byTheNewPerspectivesQuarterly(季刊),KapuscinskifindsthechangingcompositionoftheAmericanmeltingpotnotasourceofsocialproblemsbutasignofpositivefutureandofthecontinuingvitality(活力)ofthedemocraticexperimentrepresentedbythepeopleandthegovernmentoftheUnitedStates.,.,.,TheUSAissituatedinthecentralpartof_withitstwoyoungeststates-_inthenorthwesternpartofnorthAmericaand_inthecentralPacific.Thecountryisboundedby_onthenorthandby_onthesouthwith_ontheeastand_onthewest.,NorthAmerica,Alaska,Hawaii,Canada,Mexico,Pacificocean,Atlanticocean,.,.,theStarsandStripes,.,InDecember1620,agroupofEnglishpuritanssailedaboardtheMayFlowertothenewlandwheretheycouldenjoytheirreligiousfreedomtothefull,andtheybecamethedominantgroupinthecolony.,.,.,THEDECLARATIONOFINDEPENDENCE,Torch,StatueofLiberty,.,Americansociety,AfricanAmericans,Indians,AfricanAmericans,Hispanics,Europeanimmigrants,Europeanimmigrants,Hispanics,AsianAmericans,.,LosAngelesisthesecondlargestcityintheUniteStates,andisthelargestcityinthestateofCaliforniaandtheWesternUnitedStates.Oftenknownbyitsinitials,L.A.,andnicknamedtheCityofAngels”.LosAngelesisaworldcenterofbusiness,internationaltrade,entertainment,culture,media,fashion,science,technology,andeducation.,.,AsthehomebaseofHollywooditisknownasthe“EntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld”.,.,Accordingtothe2000censusL.A.spopulation:white46.9%Black11.2%Asian10%NativeAmericans0.8%NativeHawaiiansandotherpacificislands0.2%Peopleofmixheritageornotreportingethnicity30.9%,.,.,.,ContentQuestions,1.WhatevidencedoestheauthorproduceinsupportofhisstatementthatAmericaisnotindecline?2.WhatthesisdoesPaulKennedyadvanceinhisbookTheRiseandFallofGreatPowers?Whatdoestheauthorthinkofit?3.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“anewPacificcivilization”?Whatdoeshethinkcharacterizesthenewcivilization?4.WhydoestheauthormentionLosAngeleswhenportrayingthenewcivilizationheenvisages?5.InwhatwaydoesthechangeinthecompositionofLAspopulationanticipatethegeneraltrendinthatofmankind?,.,6.WhathasmadethepersonalcomputercompanyinOrangeCountyhighlysuccessful?7.Whatischaracteristicofthenewrelationshipbetweendevelopmentandunderdevelopment?8.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheWesternandnon-Westernconceptsoftime?9.WhowasJoseVasconcelos?Whatdidhewriteaboutinthebookmentionedinthetext?10.Whatisthecommonaimthatwillharmonizecompetingculturesinaplace?11.InwhatwayisthecombinationofcultureandspaceimportanttoimmigrantstoAmerica?12.Whatdoesapersonfeelifhefailsinastagnantsociety?Why?,.,辅音字母在单词中不发音,debtdoubtcombbombmuscleexhibitionghostbridgesigndesign,kneeknockautumnlistencastlesoftenwrongwritefightlightrhythmrhyme,.,总结来说，character侧重人格,品质characteristic性格，特点，特性personality侧重个性，风度nature侧重人的天性，本性,Itisthe_ofadogtobite.Imperialismwillneverchangeitsaggressive_.Hehascharacterbutno_.Ifindall_inhisnewplayamusingandinteresting.Heisapublic_ofthecity.Thatmanhasafirm_n