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1、Lesson10BeforeandAfterSeptember11-----TaiMosesTeachingAimsandRequirementsThebackgroundinformationabouttheauthorTaiMosesThebackgroundinformationabout“TheEventsofSeptember11”American’sattitudeandtheAmerican’spolicyafterthe911attackthenationalparanoiaintheUnitedStatesTheauthor'sopinion:strengthen,notto

2、weakendemocracy1.Whydoestheauthorusetwooppositebeforeandafter?2.Whichshouldgofirst,individual’slibertyandfreedomorloyaltytoone’scountry?3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“NationalSecurity”?Warm-upWhydoestheauthorwritethearticle?ThefirstparagraphonP152offersussomeinformationonthecircumstancesunderwhic

3、htheauthorwrotethisarticle.Pleasesumupthebackgroundforthearticle.Backgroundgovernment'sattitudeandpublic'sreaction91%oftheAmericanpublicconsideredsuchpolicytherightoneinguidingtheUnitedStatesalongthecorrectpath.Public'sreactiongovernment'slawPublic'sreaction“ThePatriotAct”authorizestheinterceptionof

4、wire,oralandelectroniccommunicationsfortheproductionofevidenceanditauthorizestheFBItorequesttelephonetollandtransactionrecords,financialrecordsandconsumerreports.26%--notenoughrestrictiononciviliberties60%---right,10%---gotoofargovernment'spoicyHomelandsecuritybecomesatoppriority.BushAdministrationd

5、eclaredwaronworldterrorism.Hesaid,“Americawilldowhatisnecessarytoensureournation’ssecurity.”DilemmaUndersuchcircumstancesitisverydifficultforonetoairdifferentviews.Anyonewhoexpressesviewsdifferentfromtheconservativemainstreamviewwouldbeaccusedofbeing“unpatriotic”or“anti-America”.ButtheAmericandemocr

6、atictraditionisstillthere.Therearestillsomeoutspokenpeople,suchastheauthorofthearticleunderourstudy.Heisputtinganotherapproachtowards9/11andholdsthatinordertowinthestruggleagainstterrorismabroaditisallthemorenecessarytostrengthen,nottoweaken,freedomanddemocracyathome.PartI(paras1-6)Thissectiongivesa

7、generaldescriptionofthechangeintheUnitedStatesafterSeptember11.“TheeventsofSeptember11dividedoutworldintotworadicallydifferenteras.”......anewageofanxietywasborn.Sep.11attackswerenotconsideredassingle