THE NIGHTMARE AND THE DREAMS How has Sept. 11 affected our national unconscious? Peqqy Noonancontentspre-readingglobal readingdetail readindBrooklyn Bridge is one of the engineering wonders of the worldManhattan at sunriseAmerican NightmareBrief of 911The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the abortive attack (possibly aimed at the White House or Camp David) that resulted in the crash of a jetliner in Pennsylvania has resulted in a new and extraordinary emphasis by the Bush administration on combating terrorism. During the last ten days key administration officials, particularly President Bush, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and Secretary of State Colin Powell, have repeatedly emphasized that their long-term objective is the destruction of terrorism a goal to be achieved by the death or apprehension of terrorists, the destruction of their infrastructure and support base, and retaliation against states that aid or harbor terrorists. The text is a familiar essay.The author writes as if she is talking to a friend about what is going on around her and in the city and her thoughts about all this.Loose and informal in style,it is,nevertheless,always related to,mostlly implicially,one topic-the aftereffects of the terrorist crimes of Septemper 11 on people,especially their unconscious.rather than listing instances of physical damage ,she choose everyday happenings to show the subtle changes in peoples minds Can you write down what they are?People seem to love the Brooklyn Bridge more than ever before.people grow more friendly to one another regardless of race.It is a fashion now for people to wear ID tags.There seemed to be a baby boom after Sept.11,at least in Brooklyn.People seem to be having more bad dreams,Sept.11-related.What does the last part of the essay deal with?why does the author organizationally make such an arrangement?The last part deals with the so-called dream boom. Is this way it echoes the very beginning of the essay-the title and the subtitle.Content QuestionsHow did the author feel when she took a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge that early morning?I am struck, as I always am when I m on it, that I am walking on one of the engineering wonders of the world .And Iwas struck yesterday that I was looking at one of the greatest views in the history of mans creation, Manhattan at sunrise.Who did she come across on the bridge?An acquaitance or a stranger?Give a brief description of him.A stranger.A black man of 30 or so, a cap low on his brow, wearing thick black sunglasses. I am struck, as I always am when I m on it, that I am walking on one of the engineering wonders of the world. And I was struck yesterday that I was looking at one of the greatest views in the history of mans creation, Manhattan at sunrise.And all of it was free. A billionaire would pay billions to own this bridge and keep this view, but I and my jogging, biking and hiking companions have it for nothing. We inherited it. Now all we do is pay maintenance, in the form of taxes. We are lucky. I on the other hand would settle for secretary of state. Those words, written 35 years ago may have seemed dreamy then. But in its audience when the movie came out would likely have been a young, film-loving Army lieutenant named Colin Powell who, that year, was preparing for a second tour of duty in Vietnam. And now he is secretary of state. This is the land dreams are made of. Does that strike you as a corny thing to say and talk about? It is. Thats another great thing.Thank You !段远京段远京101116029