Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart Part Two Background Iformation W BT E ENTER
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Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart Background Information Contents I。 Author 工工。 Nightmare: Agent Orange III Anti-war voices IV Peace Needing Right Attitude Towards History W BT E BAC
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart I. Author II. Nightmare: Agent Orange III. Anti-war Voices IV. Peace Needing Right Attitude Towards History Background Information
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart . Author Louis Simpson(1923-) was born in Jamaica, West Indies. He emigrated to the United States when he was 17 and went to study at Columbia University in New York City. He served in the Second World War on active duty in France Holland, Belgium and Germany. When the war was over, he returned to Columbia University to finish his studies. Later he became a teacher at that school and then at the University of California, Berkeley and the State University of New York. He has published 17 books of poetry and is widely acclaimed as a literary critic W BT E The end of author
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart Louis Simpson (1923—) was born in Jamaica, West Indies. He emigrated to the United States when he was 17 and went to study at Columbia University in New York City. He served in the Second World War on active duty in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. When the war was over, he returned to Columbia University to finish his studies. Later he became a teacher at that school and then at the University of California, Berkeley, and the State University of New York. He has published 17 books of poetry and is widely acclaimed as a literary critic. I. Author The end of Author
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart II. nightmare: Agent Orange Agent Orange(橙剂) is a kind of vietnam-era herbicide used by U.S. forces. Approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides were used in vietnam War between 1962 and 1971 to remove unwanted plant life and leaves to expose Vietnamese guerrilla forces in forested areas and to destroy crops needed to feed vietnamese troops Agent Orange contains varying amounts of dioxin. Exposure to the defoliant(落叶剂) has been linked with chemical acne, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin' s disease, and soft-tissue sarcoma W BT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart Agent Orange (橙剂) is a kind of Vietnam-era herbicide used by U.S. forces. Approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides were used in Vietnam War between 1962 and 1971 to remove unwanted plant life and leaves to expose Vietnamese guerrilla forces in forested areas and to destroy crops needed to feed Vietnamese troops. Agent Orange contains varying amounts of dioxin. Exposure to the defoliant (落叶剂) has been linked with chemical acne, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and soft-tissue sarcoma. II. Nightmare: Agent Orange To be continued on the next page
Lesson 13-Soldier's Heart II. Nightmare: Agent orange Agent Orange caused serious damage to wildlife populations and therefore biodiversity, because it caused habitat loss, depleted food sources, and contaminated water. It contributed heavily to the destruction of more than half of the mangrove forests. The forests, which were once relied upon to help maintain water levels throughout the flood and dry season, have been decimated. Now flooding is a greater threat and occurs more often, and the hills are eroding quickly. This also stops the re-growth of the forests, and the low land agricultural area has filled with sediment. W BT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 13—Soldier’s Heart Agent Orange caused serious damage to wildlife populations and therefore biodiversity, because it caused habitat loss, depleted food sources, and contaminated water. It contributed heavily to the destruction of more than half of the mangrove forests. The forests, which were once relied upon to help maintain water levels throughout the flood and dry season, have been decimated. Now flooding is a greater threat and occurs more often, and the hills are eroding quickly. This also stops the re-growth of the forests, and the lowland agricultural area has filled with sediment. To be continued on the next page. II. Nightmare: Agent Orange