Part 1 Science and Technology 1
Unit 1 Section A Duel in Cyberspace 2
Section B Digital Certificates and Encryption in Internet Commerce 16
Unit 2 Section A Einstein's Repulsive Idea 23
Section B Cosmology and 21st-Century Culture 34
Unit 3 Section A A Century of Science 41
Section B Science Does the Impossible 57
Part 2 Emotion and Life 63
Unit 1 Section A How to Find True Love 64
Section B Intimacy:Key to Lasting Love 74
Unit 2 Section A On Affection 79
Section B Of Love and Friendship 89
Unit 3 Section A The Woman in the Kitchen 94
Section B Unforgettable Miss Bessie 108
Part 3 Famous Speeches 115
Unit 1 Section A Broadcast on Russia Being Invaded 116
Section B Shall We Choose Death 129
Unit 2 Section A The Torch Has Been Passed to a New Generation of Americans 134
Section B A New Season of American Renewal 147
Unit 3 Section A In Memory of the Challenger Astronauts 153
Section B My Graduation Speech 165
Part 4 Language and Education 171
Unit 1 Section A The Road to Vulgarity 172
Section B British English versus American English 183
Unit 2 Section A Politics and the English Language 189
Section B The Nature of Symbolic Language 202
Unit 3 Section A Education as a Necessity of Life 207
Section B The Desire to Learn 219
Part 5 Literature Gallery 225
Unit 1 Section A Clay 226
Section B A Dark Brown Dog 241
Unit 2 Section A The Tell Tale Heart 248
Section B The Mortal Immortal 259
Unit 3 Section A Hills Like White Elephants 265
Section B The Great Gatsby 276
Part 6 Youth and Society 281
Unit 1 Section A Is Rock Music Rotting Our Kids'Minds 282
Section B From We to Me 292
Unit 2 Section A Teenagers in the Looking Glass 298
Section B Against Eternal Youth 309
Unit 3 Section A The Sad Young Men 316
Section B The"Butterfly Effect"and Societal Transformation 333