Cultural Notes:

P ennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. The station is located in the underground levels of Pennsylvania Plaza, an urban complex located between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue and between 31st Street & 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, and is owned by Amtrak. It is the busiest passenger transportation facility in the United States and by far the busiest train station in North America.

T he Baths of Caracalla - (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. The baths remained in use until the 6th century when the complex was sacked by the Ostrogoths during the Gothic War, destroying the hydraulic installations. The extensive ruins of the baths have become a popular tourist attraction.

Read chapters from 33 to 34 and answer the following questions:

1. Describe the summer the family spent in the seaside. Speak of their activities and the other guests of the hotel.

2. Who of the family would recalled the good old days in New Rochelle and how?

3. How did the two families meet? Describe Tateh’s new life and hoe he achieved it.

4. Speak about the little girl and the boy’s relationship. What made them cling together?

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Breaker (n)

Strut (v)

Starched (adj)

Shir (v)

Fluted (adj)

On nodding acquaintance (phr)

Escalloped (adj)

Spout (v)

Fringe (n)

Twinge (n)

Ablution (n)

Heedless (adj)

Prod (v)

Limber (adj)

Sheepish (adj)

Ebullient (adj)

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Freak show

Penny arcade

Tableaux vivants

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Rodent (n)

unencumbered (adj)

cow (v)

ample (adj)

Winslow Homer - rescue

Somersault (n)

Cartwheel (n)

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Cultural Notes:

B uffalo nickel - Indian Head (or Buffalo) (1913-1938) - These pieces are known as Buffalo, Bison or Indian Head nickels. In the first year of issue, 1913, there were two distinct varieties, the first, showing the bison on the mound, and the second with the base redesigned to a thinner, straight line. James E. Fraser designed this nickel employing three different Indians as models. His initial "F" is beneath the date. The bison was modeled after "Black Diamond" in the New York Central Park Zoo. Matte Proof coins were made for collectors from 1913 to 1916.

O ne-reeler - It is traditional to discuss the length of theatrical motion pictures in terms of "reels." The standard length of a 35 mm motion picture reel is 1,000 feet (300 m). This length runs approximately 11 minutes at sound speed (24 frames per second) and slightly longer at silent movie speed (which may vary from approximately 16 to 18 frames per second). Most films have visible cues which mark the end of the reel. This allows projectionists running reel-to-reel to change-over to the next reel on the other projector.

A so-called "two-reeler" would have run about 20–24 minutes since the actual short film shipped to a movie theater for exhibition may have had slightly less (but rarely more) than 1000ft (about 305m) on it. Most projectionists today use the term "reel" when referring to a 2,000-foot (610 m) "two-reeler," as modern films are rarely shipped by single 1,000-foot (300 m) reels. A standard Hollywood movie averages about five 2,000-foot (610 m) reels in length.

Read chapters from 35 to 39 and answer the following questions:

1. Why did Coalhouse and his accomplices decide to take over the Morgan’s library? How did it happen?

2. Speak on the personality of Charles S. Whitman and his dedication to work, why was he the one to be in charge for the Coalhouse’s case?

3. What personalities of his time did Whitman choose to help him resolve the situation, why exactly them?

4. Describe Booker T. Washington’s speech as he entered the library, what words of Coalhouse made him affronted and disappointed?

5. Speak on how the situation unfolded as Father became a part of it. What was problematic about the demands from the side of Coalhouse and Morgan (whose interests Whitman was meant to protect)?

6. How did Father become a negotiator between the two sides? How did he help?

7. Why did Coalhouse’s final intentions revolt his men? What were his arguments? Describe the final plan itself.

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Edifice (n)

Impunity (n)

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Glee (n)

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