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1、UNIT1AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthenrightuaccent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecha
2、rgejfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenumemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor'scasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhadanbrilliantacadermicrecord而且我没有犯罪记录。但那时最让我震惊的是那些明显导致了
3、我从主管那释放的事情。我有标准的口音，我有令人尊敬的中级阶层的父母，对靠的证人，而且我明显能付得起律师费。考虑到案件本身的模糊不清，我敢肯定如果我来自一个不同的背景，而且没有工作，那被判有罪的机会就很有可能了。当问到律师费的时候，我的律师明显考虑到了我有个“辉煌的学术记录“这一事实了。UN1T2Somethingwasdefinitelyhappeninghere・Itwasmessierthanafoodfightandmuchmoreimportantthanwhetheratomatoisafruitorvegetable.My
4、kidsweredoingwhatCopernicusdidwhenheplacedthesunatthecenteroftheuniverse,readjustingthecenturies-oldparadigmofanEarth-centeredsystem.TheyweredoingwhatReubenMattusdidwhenherenamedhisBronxicecreamHaagen-Dazsandraisedthepricewithoutchangingtheproduct.TheyweredoingwhatEdwar
5、dJennerdidwhenhediscoveredavaccinationforsmallpoxbyabandoninghisquestforacure・Insteadofstudyingpeoplewhoweresickwithsmallpox,hebegantostudypeoplewhowereexposedtoitbutnevergotsick.Hefoundthatthey'dallcontractedasimilarbutmilderdisease,cowpox,whichvaccinatedthemagainstthe
6、deadlysmallpox・毫无疑问，这里正发生着什么事儿，这事儿比争抢粮食还乱，比西红柿是水果还是蔬菜重要得多，哥白尼把太阳视为宇宙中心，重新调整地心说这一长达数世纪的范式，我的孩子们正做着哥白尼当年做的事。鲁宾.马修斯把他的布朗克斯改名为哈根达斯，在不改变产品的情况下提高了价格，我的孩子们正做着鲁宾•马修斯做过的事。爱徳华.詹纳放弃了寻找治疗天花的特效药，从而发现了能预防这一疾病的疫苗，我的孩子们正做着爱德华•詹纳做过的事。他不去研究得了天花的患者，而去研究接触天花却从未染上此病的人。他发现他们都患了一种类似天花但比较轻微的疾病
7、：牛痘。牛痘使他们得以防止染上致命的天花。UNIT3ThesearetherealreasonsIteach,thesepeoplewhogrowandchangeinfrontofme.Beingateacherisbeingpresentatthecreation,whentheclaybeginstobreathe.AMpromotionHoutofteachingwouldgivememoneyandpower.ButIhavemoney.IgetpaidtodowhatIenjoy:reading,talkingwithpe
8、ople,andaskingquestionslike,"Whatisthepointofbeingrich?"AndIhavepowe匚Ihavethepowertonudge,tofansparks,tosugges
