Unit One’s Paraphrase (1)

UnitOnesParaphrase,ParaphraseTheyarestrugglingtoestablishthemselves(para.1).Theyaretryingtheirbesttogetsettledinaposition,office,etc.2.Undergraduatesaresearchingforidentityandmeaning(para.1).Theyaretryingtomakeclearwhatkindofindividualstheyactuallyareandwhattheirownvaluesare.,3.Theyaretornbyidealismofserviceontheonehand,andontheother,thetemptationtoretreatintoaworldthatneverrisesaboveself-interests.(Para.1)Ideally,theywouldlikejobswhichserveotherpeople,butontheotherhand,theycannotgobeyondtheirowninterests.,4.Intheend,thequalityoftheundergraduateexperienceistobemeasuredbythewillingnessofgraduatestobesociallyandcivicallyengaged(Para.2).Thefinalqualityoftheundergraduateeducationshouldbeevaluatedbywhetherthegraduatesarewillingtobebusyworkingforsociety,thecityandtownwheretheylive.,5.“Mancannotbeholdexcepthebecommitted”(Para.2).Mancannotrealizehisownpotentialunlesshedevoteshimselftothesociety,thatistosay,hecannotfindhimselfwithoutfindingacenterbeyondhimself.,6.Theidealismoftheundergraduateexperiencemustreflectitselfinloyaltiesthattranscendself(Para.2).Theperfectoridealcollegiateeducation(asundergraduate,studentsoftenhaveviewswhichareidealistic,andperhapsnotverypractical.)mustreflectitsloyaltiesrisingaboveself-interests.,7.Isittoomuchtoexpectthat,eveninthishard-edged,competitiveage,acollegegraduatewilllivewithintegrity,civilityevencompassion?(Para.2)Isitexcessivetoexpectthat,eveninthisperiodoftimeduringwhichthereistoughcompetition,acollegegraduatewilllivewithhonesty,politenesssympathy?,8.Isitappropriatetohopethatthelessonslearnedinaliberaleducationwillrevealthemselvesinthehumanenessofthegraduatesrelationshipwithothers(Para.2)?Isitrighttohopethatthelessonslearnedinliberalarts(thesubjectssuchashistory,language,literature,etc.)willhelpthegraduatescarepersonalrelationshipswithothers?,Paraphrase:Clearly,thecollegegraduatehascivicobligationstofulfill(Para.3).Itisclearthatcollegegraduatehasnationalobligationstofulfill.2.ThereisurgentneedinAmericanteachingtohelpclosethedangerousandgrowinggapbetweenpublicpolicyandpublicunderstanding(Para.3).ImmediateactionshouldbetakeninAmericanteachingtohelpnarrowthedangerousandincreasinggapbetweenpublicpolicyandpublicunderstanding.,Paraphrase:3.Theinformationrequiredtothinkconstructivelyabouttheagendaofgovernmentseemsincreasinglybeyondourgrasp(Para.3).Theinformationwhichisneededinordertothinkpositivelyabouttheagendaofgovernmentseemslessandlessunderstandabletonon-specialists(commonpeople).,Paraphrase:4.Itisnolongerpossible(manyargue)toresolvecomplexpublicissuesthroughcitizenparticipation(Para.3).Manypeoplearguethatitisimpossibletosolvecomplicatedproblemsthroughtheparticipationofpubliccitizens.,Paraphrase:5.Forthosewhocareaboutgovernment“bythepeople,”thedeclineinpublicunderstandingcannotgounchallenged(Para.6).Forthosewhocareaboutgovernmentrunbythepeople,thedeclineinpublicunderstandingofpublicpolicycannotbeacceptedandmustbechecked.6.Inaworldwherehumansurvivalisatstake,ignoranceisnotanacceptablealternative(Para.6).Inaworldwherehumansurvivalisundertheshadowofbeinglost,wecannottakerefugeinignorance.,Paraphrase:7.Dwarfingallotherconcerns,(Para.10)Beingthebiggestconcern,/Makingallotherconcernslessimportant.8.Thetroublewithmanycollegesisthattheyindulgethenestinginstinctbybuildingprotectedlittlecommunitiesinsidetheirgreatwalls(Para.13).Theproblemwithmanycollegesisthattheygiveintothemotherlyimpulsetoprovideaprotectedenvironmentbyhelpingstudentsformcommunitiessafelyinsidetheschool.,Paraphrase:Whatamonumentalmistakeitwouldbeifstudents,duringtheundergraduateyears,remainedtrappedwithintheorganizationalgroovesandnarrowroutinestowhichtheacademicwouldsometimesseemsexcessivelydevoted.