Zassan Fiftee A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce
A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce
1.Introduction 2.Text 3.Language points 4.Work on the text 5.Grammar 6.Grammar Exercise
1. Introduction 2. Text 3. Language points 4. Work on the text 5. Grammar 6. Grammar Exercise
Introduction Introduction 1)"Horseman in the Sky"is a poignant story in which we see a father and a son on opposite sides in a civil war.The story raises the issue of how difficult it can be to hold to one's principles.Is one loyal to one's cause or to one's family?This becomes an agonizing choice when these two loyalties are pitted against each other. 2)Background of the American Civil War:Before the war, there were really two Americas-an industrial north and an agricultural south 导言
Introduction Introduction 1) “Horseman in the Sky” is a poignant story in which we see a father and a son on opposite sides in a civil war. The story raises the issue of how difficult it can be to hold to one’s principles. Is one loyal to one’s cause or to one’s family? This becomes an agonizing choice when these two loyalties are pitted against each other. 2) Background of the American Civil War: Before the war, there were really two Americas－an industrial north and an agricultural south. 导言
Introduction Conflicting interests between the two became increasingly apparent.Southerners attributed their backwardness to northern expansion.Northerners, on the other hand,declared that slavery was responsible for the region's backwardness.For the middle 1840s,the slavery issue overshadowed all else in American politics.The majority of southern planters came to regard slavery as necessary and permanent.But more and more people believed that slavery was morally wrong. 导言
Conflicting interests between the two became increasingly apparent. Southerners attributed their backwardness to northern expansion. Northerners, on the other hand, declared that slavery was responsible for the region’s backwardness. For the middle 1840s, the slavery issue overshadowed all else in American politics. The majority of southern planters came to regard slavery as necessary and permanent. But more and more people believed that slavery was morally wrong. Introduction 导言
Introduction They organized a powerful anti-slavery movement and demanded slavery be abolished.In 1845,the acquisition of Texas and soon after,the territorial gains in the southwest resulting from the Mexican War, converted the moral question of slavery into a political issue. Should the new territories join the Union as slave states or free states?Senator Henry Clay,who twice before in times of crisis had come forward with compromise arrangements, 导言
They organized a powerful anti-slavery movement and demanded slavery be abolished. In 1845, the acquisition of Texas and soon after, the territorial gains in the southwest resulting from the Mexican War, converted the moral question of slavery into a political issue. Should the new territories join the Union as slave states or free states? Senator Henry Clay, who twice before in times of crisis had come forward with compromise arrangements, Introduction 导言