Unit One 1
TEXT ⅠHit the Nail on the Head 1
CONTENTS 1
TEXT ⅡThe Maker’s Eye：Revising Your Own Manuscripts 12
Unit Two 19
TEXT ⅠBeware the Dirty Seas 19
TEXT ⅡAn Ugly New Footprint in the Sand 29
Unit Three 33
TEXT ⅠThe Nightmare Life Without Fuel 33
TEXT ⅡThe Great American Cooling Machine 45
TEXT ⅠGoing My Way 51
Unit Four 51
TEXT ⅡPreparing for College 60
Unit Five 66
TEXT ⅠThe Plug-in Drug：TV and the American Family 66
TEXT ⅡThe Plug-in Drug：TV and the American Family 77
Unit Six 84
TEXT Ⅰ...Meanwhile，Humans Eat Pet Food 84
TEXT ⅡThe Invisible Poor 93
Unit Seven 98
TEXT ⅠThings：The Throw-away Society 98
TEXT ⅡThe Do-It-Yourselfers 109
TEXT ⅠWhy Nothing Works 113
Unit Eight 113
TEXT ⅡThe Plot Against People 122
Unit Nine 125
TEXT ⅠShould the Press Be Human？ 125
TEXT ⅡWhere Is the News Leading Us？ 137
Unit Ten 141
TEXT ⅠGrouping the Gifted：Pro 141
TEXT ⅡGrouping the Gifted：Con 152
Unit Eleven 156
TEXT ⅠCultivating a Hobby 156
TEXT ⅡA Debt to Dickens 166
TEXT ⅠThe Role of Custom 171
Unit TWleve 171
TEXT ⅡCustoms 182
Unit Thirteen 186
TEXT ⅠWhat Life Means to Me Part Ⅰ 186
TEXT ⅡGraduation Part Ⅰ 199
Unit Fourteen 205
TEXT ⅠWhat Life Means to Me Part Ⅱ 205
TEXT ⅡGraduation Part Ⅱ 219
Unit Fifteen 227
TEXT ⅠI Have a Dream 227
TEXT ⅡThe Ethics of Living Jim Crow 240
References 247