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Unit 9 The Damned Human Race By Mark Twain

Unit 9 The Damned Human Race By Mark Twain

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability.-Oscar Wild Men!The only animal in the world to fear. -D.H.Lawrence We are perverse creatures and never satisfied. -Nan Fairbrother Quotations on human

Quotations on human I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated His ability. —Oscar Wild Men! The only animal in the world to fear. —D.H. Lawrence We are perverse creatures and never satisfied. —Nan Fairbrother

Quotations on human Such is the human race,often it seems a pity that Noah.didn't miss the boat. -Mark Twain Man-a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired. -Mark Twain

Quotations on human Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah. didn't miss the boat. —Mark Twain Man—a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired. —Mark Twain

Discussion:what is your view? 1.What is your understanding of human nature? 2.Have you found any defect?Or nothing negative at all? 3.Please name three major defects of human nature

Discussion: what is your view? 1. What is your understanding of human nature? 2. Have you found any defect? Or nothing negative at all? 3. Please name three major defects of human nature

Theme Through the analysis of various traits and dispositions human beings as contrasted to the“higher animals”, the author finds that men have descended and degenerated. earners.in th

Theme Through the analysis of various traits and dispositions human beings as contrasted to the “higher animals” , the author finds that men have descended and degenerated

Structure of the text Part 1(para.1) The thesis statement Introduction to the scientific experiment and the analysis related to various traits Part 2(para.2-9) and dispositions of human beings as contrasted to the“higher animals”, Arguing with people who believe in Part 3(para.10-17) man's superiority. Men have descended and Part 4(para.18) degenerated

Structure of the text The thesis statement Introduction to the scientific experiment and the analysis related to various traits and dispositions of human beings as contrasted to the “higher animals”. Arguing with people who believe in man’s superiority. Part 1 (para. 1) Part 2 (para. 2-9) Part 3 (para. 10-17) Part 4 (para. 18) Men have descended and degenerated

Question:Is this article written in a colloquial or formal way? Answer: Language:formal (big words,long sentences,serious tone,etc) He pretends to be reporting on a scientific experiment. Tone:tongue-.in-cheek(开玩笑地) To achieve humor

Question: Is this article written in a colloquial or formal way? Answer: Language: formal (big words, long sentences, serious tone, etc) He pretends to be reporting on a scientific experiment. Tone: tongue-in-cheek (开玩笑地) To achieve humor

Part one:Thesis statement I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the"lower animals",and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man.I find the result humiliating to me.(Para.1) Q:Why is lower animals put in guotation mark? Read the sentence and pay attention to the tone and diction. Notice the tongue-in-cheek way the author expresses his ideas.He makes it sound as if he were conducting and reporting on the result of a scientific investigation.In other words,he is deliberately using a pompous(夸大的style to achieve humor

Part one: Thesis statement • I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals”, and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. (Para. 1) Q: Why is lower animals put in quotation mark? Read the sentence and pay attention to the tone and diction. Notice the tongue-in-cheek way the author expresses his ideas. He makes it sound as if he were conducting and reporting on the result of a scientific investigation. In other words, he is deliberately using a pompous(夸大的) style to achieve humor

For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals and to name it the Descent of Man from the Higher Anim als.(para1) to abandon or give up;to to oblige sb to do sth:to reject or disown my force sb to do sth;to loyalty/firm belief,esp.to make it necessary for sb a nation or a cause to do sth Do you know something about Darwinian theory?

For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals and to name it the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.(para1) to oblige sb to do sth: to force sb to do sth; to make it necessary for sb to do sth to abandon or give up; to reject or disown my loyalty/firm belief, esp. to a nation or a cause Do you know something about Darwinian theory?

Darwinian theory In 1817,Charles Darwin published the Descent of Man which gave evidence to show that man was derived from animals that,if alive today,would be classified as apes

Darwinian theory In 1817, Charles Darwin published the Descent of Man which gave evidence to show that man was derived from animals that, if alive today, would be classified as apes