iii People who never bothered about the national flag except on national day.who meaning is that this is a kind of irrational emotion 31.What are the tow kinds of patriotism brought up by the writer in this paragraph?One is the upholding of the principles embodied in the Constitution.The other is the display of the flag everywhere.using the flag as an icon.as overcompensation"for a wounded g0* 32.But the now .ego 1. what is meant by the"inescapable presence of the flag"?it means the display of the flag everywhere. ii. To overcompensate:to react to a real or imagined physical or psychological defeat by aconscious or unconscious exaggerated drive to compensate for it. 33.The flag isan icon.Nike swoosh The flag.like the Nike swoosh,is only a symbol,a brand,which cannot give the American people any actual.physical protection. PartIIΠ(Paras.12-15) Para 12 34.Why does the writer bring up George Orwell'snovel19 ause there areso many similarities between the practices in the novel and practices today in the U.S. i imprisonment without trial:up to2,000 people in the U.S.have been detained without trial. Practices tolerated:even defended:over80% tolerated,even defended such practices. Para.13. 35.Who role does this paragraph play? n,leading to wa nce paragra or emphas In the U.S.today,this attitude of becoming unsympathetic takes the form of waron terrorism. Para.14 36.As its forefront.mentality what does"for:It stands for war n terrorism Who are those new defenders of the Homeland?They are Attorney General o Ashcroft and the Justice Department,and so on. 37.But many of us state security. How.according to the writer.do many Americans define their personal safety? They consider the civil liberties embodied in the Bill of Rights nd in the most guarantee of personal safety What was happening to these liberties,according to the writer?They are being weakened or cancelled by the authority of national security.In other words,for the sake of security of the country,people are being asked to give up some of the liberties they enjoy by law.iii. People who never bothered about the national flag except on national day, who never thought about the flag, suddenly became intensely patriotic. The implied meaning is that this is a kind of irrational emotion. 31. What are the tow kinds of patriotism brought up by the writer in this paragraph? One is the upholding of the principles embodied in the Constitution. The other is the display of the flag everywhere, using the flag as an icon, as overcompensation “for a wounded ego”. 32. But the now.ego. i. what is meant by the “ inescapable presence of the flag”? it means the display of the flag everywhere. ii. To overcompensate: to react to a real or imagined physical or psychological defeat by a conscious or unconscious exaggerated drive to compensate for it. 33. The flag is an icon.Nike swoosh The flag, like the Nike swoosh, is only a symbol, a brand, which cannot give the American people any actual, physical protection. Part III (Paras. 12-15) Para. 12. 34. Why does the writer bring up George Orwell’s novel 1984? Because there are so many similarities between the practices in the novel and practices today in the U.S. i. imprisonment without trial: up to 2,000 people in the U.S. have been detained without trial. ii. Public execution: military tribunal for captured Taliban or al-Qaeda followers iii. Practices tolerated: even defended: over 80% tolerated, even defended such practices. Para. 13. 35. Who role does this paragraph play? i. It servers as a transition, leading to war on terrorism ii. It is a one-sentence paragraph for emphasis. iii. In the U.S. today, this attitude of becoming unsympathetic takes the form of war on terrorism. Para. 14 36. As its forefront.mentality. i. what does “its” stand for: It stands for war on terrorism. ii. Who are those new defenders of the Homeland? They are Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Justice Department, and so on. 37. But many of us .state security. i. How, according to the writer, do many Americans define their personal safety? They consider the civil liberties embodied in the Bill of Rights and in the Constitution as the most important guarantee of personal safety. ii. What was happening to these liberties, according to the writer? They are being weakened or cancelled by the authority of national security. In other words, for the sake of security of the country, people are being asked to give up some of the liberties they enjoy by law