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1、UnitSevenLibidofortheUgly--HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)HenryLouisMencken (1880–1956)anAmericanjournalist,essayist,magazineeditor,satirist,acerbiccriticofAmericanlifeandculture,andastudentofAmericanEnglish.Knownasthe"SageofBaltimore",heisregardedasoneofthemostinfluentialAmerican
2、writersandprosestylistsofthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyMencken’squotation: Acynicisamanwho,whenhesmellsaflower,looksaroundforacoffin.Mencken'sCreedIbelievethatreligion,generallyspeaking,hasbeenacursetomankind-thatitsmodestandgreatlyoverestimatedservicesontheethicalsidehavebeenmor
3、ethanovercomebythedamageithasdonetoclearandhonestthinking. Ibelievethatnodiscoveryoffact,howevertrivial,canbewhollyuselesstotherace,andthatnotrumpetingoffalsehood,howevervirtuousinintent,canbeanythingbutvicious.Ibelievethatallgovernmentisevil,inthatallgovernmentmustnecessa
4、rilymakewaruponliberty... Ibelievethattheevidenceforimmortalityisnobetterthantheevidenceofwitches,anddeservesnomorerespect.Ibelieveinthecompletefreedomofthoughtandspeech...Ibelieveinthecapacityofmantoconquerhisworld,andtofindoutwhatitismadeof,andhowitisrun. Ibelievein
5、therealityofprogress. I-Butthewholething,afterall,maybeputverysimply.Ibelievethatitisbettertotellthetruththantolie.Ibelievethatitisbettertobefreethantobeaslave.AndIbelievethatitisbettertoknowthanbeignorant.PennsylvaniaStateProfileStateUniqueNameTheKeystoneStateCapitalCityH
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7、onispaintingaverbalpictureofaperson,aplace,anobject,ascene,etc.inordertoenablehisreadertoperceivetherealityoftheoriginal,thewriterreproducesanimageandinvokesthatrealityessenciallybyspecificandconcretewordsthatappealtothereader'ssenseofsight,smell,sound,tasteandtouch.thetitlethi
8、sisapieceofsubjective,impressionisticoremotionaldescri
