Assignment - 2
Name – Baltej singh
Student ID – A00127014
Paraphrasing the following paragraphs.
1. "The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is
the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our
climate," [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. "The cold ocean water
around Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the
tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our
atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now
threatened by human activity." From "Captain Cousteau," Audubon
(May 1990):17.
Paraphrased:- [Jacques] Cousteau said to the camera that, the temperature
in the Antarctic is very low as it is very high on the sun. They have a great
influence on our climate. The cold ocean water around the Antartica flows
to the north to combine with the water flows from tropics which lowers the
temperature of water surface as well as our atmosphere. However, the
whole cycle is in danger by the human activities. From “Captain Cousteau,
“Audubon (May 1990):17.
2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the
law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor
could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the
cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it.
Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land,
and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie
became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties,
and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps
more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From
Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25
Paraphrased:- The prohibition on drinking was in effect during the twenties,
and the legislation was a farce because everyone knew of a nearby tavern
where booze could be obtained. Those were the years when organised
crime ruled the streets and the cops appeared powerless to stop it. While
jazz swept across the country, performers like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis
Armstrong, and Count Basie became household names. The flapper, with
her bobbed hair and short skirts, embodied America's break with the past
maybe more than anyone or anything else in the twenties. From Kathleen
Yancey, English 102 Supplement Guide (1989): 25
3. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are
caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children.
One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of
head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the
shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers,"
Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.
Paraphrased:- Three-fourths of the more than 1000 biking deaths each year
are due to head injuries. School-aged children account for half of those
slain. According to one study, wearing a bike helmet can lower the chance
of brain injury by 85%. In the event of an accident, a bike helmet absorbs
the impact and protects the rider's head. From “Bike Helmets: Unused
Lifesavers, “Consumers Reports (May 1990): 348.
4. Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He's
the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the
breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential
to a still life. "The Casbah Gate" depicts the well-known gateway Babel
Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultan's
palace. With scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately
fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the
essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the
bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the
gate. From Peter Plagens, "Bright Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990):
50.
Paraphrased:- Matisse is the master of putting the viewer in the middle of
the action. If you accept the feel of the breeze as necessary for a landscape
and the scent of oranges as necessary for a still life, he's the most realistic of all
modern artists. The well-known gateway Babel Aassa, which pierces the city's
southern wall near the sultan's palace, is depicted in "The Casbah Gate."
Matisse captures the essence of a Tangier afternoon, especially the subtle
presence of the bowaab, the sentinel who sits and surveys those who pass
through the gate, with scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately
fenced by the liveliest grey outline in art history. From Peter Plagens, "Bright
Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.
5. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in
skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers
have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building. The question
is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William Le
Messurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as
tall as the Sears Tower. And architect Robert Sobel claims that existing
technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman,
"Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15
Paraphrased:- Despite the fact that the Sears Tower is perhaps the finest
feat in skyscraper architecture to date, architects and engineers are
unlikely to relinquish their search for the world's highest structure. The
question is, how high can a structure go? William Le Messurier, a structural
engineer, has developed a skyscraper over half a mile tall, twice as tall as
the Sears Tower. From Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May
1990): 15
