I. Text Analysis Question 1: In the first paragraph, against what background did Hawking realize there was something wrong with his body It was a Christmas season. Everything in the world was enveloped in joyfulness. Every house was filled with festivity. Nevertheless, nothing could stop the deterioration of the disease. It seemed to be a cruel thing to let disease befall on people. The fatal disease turned out to be a serious blow to the young ambitious Hawking in his season of celebrations, And it took him a long time to adjust himself to ALS W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds I. Text Analysis Question 1: In the first paragraph, against what background did Hawking realize there was something wrong with his body? It was a Christmas season. Everything in the world was enveloped in joyfulness. Every house was filled with festivity. Nevertheless, nothing could stop the deterioration of the disease. It seemed to be a cruel thing to let disease befall on people. The fatal disease turned out to be a serious blow to the young ambitious Hawking in this season of celebrations. And it took him a long time to adjust himself to ALS. To be continued on the next page