QUICKFIXSOCIETY
QUICK FIX SOCIETY
OutliningPartMain ideaPara.main ideaOneThewriter'sreflectiononthe1.HerrideonfastroadstoWestVirginia(1-3)lifestyleofAm.after hertriptoWestVirginiaandback2.Her return trip of a different routehome.3.HerreflectionTwoThreewaysAmericansseeka4.nowinsteadoflater(4-6)quick fix./Threefeatures ofthe quick fix society.5.fasterinsteadofslower6.superficiallyinsteadofthoroughlyThreeRestatementofthethesisLetsslowdownandenjoywhatnature(7-8)offers usandwhatmankindhasleftus andrediscoverlife
Outlining Part Main idea Para. main idea One (1-3) The writer’s reflection on the lifestyle of Am. after her trip to West Virginia and back home. 1. Her ride on fast roads to West Virginia 2. Her return trip of a different route 3. Her reflection Two (4-6) Three ways Americans seek a quick fix. / Three features of the quick fix society. 4. now instead of later 5. faster instead of slower 6. superficially instead of thoroughly Three (7-8) Restatement of the thesis Let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life. Contents
PartI Para.1.Answerthefollowingquestions.Whydidtheauthorandherhusbandtaketheturnpikeandinterstates1when they went to West Virginia?Whywastheherd of cowsreducedtoafewdotsintherear-viewmirror?DDidtheyhaveanyfunontheirwaytoWestVirginia?Whyorwhynot?3
Part I Para.1 •Answer the following questions. 1. Why did the author and her husband take the turnpike and interstates when they went to West Virginia? 2. Why was the herd of cows reduced to a few dots in the rear-view mirror? 3. Did they have any fun on their way to West Virginia? Why or why not?
Partl Para.1.Please paraphrasethe sentence.Forfour hours,our onlyrealamusement consisted ofcounting exitsigns andwondering whatit wouldfeel liketohold still again
Part I Para.1 •Please paraphrase the sentence. • For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again
PartI Para.2AnswerthefollowingquestionsWhatarefactoryoutlets?5.What did they do in the farmhouse restaurant?
Part I Para.2 •Answer the following questions. 4. What are factory outlets? 5. What did they do in the farmhouse restaurant?
Partl Para.2.Pleaseparaphrasethesentences>Wedrove slowlythroughmain street of sleepyPennsylvaniaDutchtowns.slowing totwenty miles an hour so as notto crowd the horses and horsecarriagesontheirwaytomarketWereturnedhomerefreshed,revitalized,andreeducated
Part I Para.2 •Please paraphrase the sentences. ➢We drove slowly through main street of sleepy Pennsylvania Dutch towns, slowing to twenty miles an hour so as not to crowd the horses and horse carriages on their way to market. ➢We returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated
Partl Para.2.Please analyze the structure of the sentence and translateit..We toured a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill that fifteenthousand Confederate soldiers had tried to take on another hot July afternoonone hundred and twenty-five years ago, not knowing that half ofthem wouldgetkilledinthevainattempt
Part I Para.2 •Please analyze the structure of the sentence and translate it. • We toured a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill that fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers had tried to take on another hot July afternoon, one hundred and twenty-five years ago, not knowing that half of them would get killed in the vain attempt
PartI Para.3.Answerthefollowingquestions.What did the two trips set the author thinking about?6.Whatpurposedoesthisparagraphserve?
Part I Para.3 •Answer the following questions. 6. What did the two trips set the author thinking about? 7. What purpose does this paragraph serve?
Part Il Para.4Answerthefollowingquestions.Whatis"deferredgratification"?8.Whatdopeopletendtodotogratifythemselvesnow?9
Part II Para.4 •Answer the following questions. 8. What is “deferred gratification”? 9. What do people tend to do to gratify themselves now?
Part Il Para.5.Answerthefollowingquestions.io.Howmanysecondsis"asmanyseconds"?ii.What does"agree"meanin this para?Also explain"fast relief"12.Whatdoesthe"Americaneagle"normally symbolize?
Part II Para.5 •Answer the following questions. 10. How many seconds is “as many seconds”? 11. What does “agree” mean in this para? Also explain “fast relief”. 12. What does the “American eagle” normally symbolize?