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　　If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 　　1　　．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 　　2　　 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 　　3　　 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 　　4　　 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 　　5　　 your watch is four minutes 　　6　　．”

　　I tried to stop him, tried to 　　7　　 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．

　　My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 　　8　　 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 　　9　　 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．

　　What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 　　10　　 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 　　11　　 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．

　　Now I went to 　　12　　 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 　　13　　 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 　　14　　 three or four days．I could do nothing but 　　15　　．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．

　　So I kept 　　16　　 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．

　　And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 　　17　　 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 　　18　　．My watch had 　　19　　 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 　　20　　 watch, which I did．

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　　I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 　　1　　 him．

　　Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 　　2　　．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 　　3　　 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 　　4　　 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”

　　After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 　　5　　 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 　　6　　．Later he said 　　7　　, “I wish I could speak French．” I was 　　8　　 － this from a boy who hated and 　　9　　 French classes throughout school．

　　Usually silent, he 　　10　　 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．

　　　　11　　, the moment that really took 　　12　　 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 　　13　　 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 　　14　　．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 　　15　　 to become part of the leadership of the 　　16　　．

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as 　　17　　 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 　　18　　 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 　　19　　 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 　　20　　 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．

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　　COURSE：History 101 Introduction to American History

　　INSTRUCTOR：Dr Jane Klammer

　　OFFICE：305 Marshall Hall

　　OFFICE HOURS：11∶15～12∶30 MWF(Monday Wednesday Friday)

　　CLASS：363 Marshall Hall 3∶35～5∶00 T Th(Tuesday Thursday); 10∶10～11∶00 MWF

　　Other time by appointment

　　TELEPHONE：255 4786

　　TEXTBOOK, Green, Robeot．P, The American Tradition：A History of the United States,(Charles E．Merrill Publishing CO．Columbus, Ohio 1984), which is bought at the College bookstore．

　　COURSE REQUIREMENTS,

　　Mid-term exam：October 10,20％ of the final grade

　　Final exam：December 10,40％ of the final grade

　　Term paper due：December 10,40％ of the final grade

　　Term paper due：December 15,40％ of the final grade

　　Attendance is not required, but you are responsible for all the information given in the class lectures．In the lectures I will talk about the chapters in the textbook and other materials that I choose to add to the course．The exams will cover all this information．Therefore, I advise you to come to the class as much as possible．

　　Is you have to miss a class, be sure to get the class notes from another student．

　　Your homework assignments are listed on the next page．You are supposed to read the chapter about which I will be lecturing before you come to class．

　　This is to make sure that you understand as much as possible while taking notes in my lectures．Be prepared when you come to class．If there are any changes in the assigned homework reading, I will announce them in class．

　　The term paper is 40％ of your final grade．It should not be more than fifteen pages．(Another thinking of majoring in history may write twenty-five pages．)Before the midterm exam you will choose the topic for your paper．

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