新视野大学英语课件_Book3－4Five Famous Symbols.pptVIP

Unit 4 Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Background Information（1） The Statue of Liberty Time: Mid-1870s Designer: French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Model: His wife’s arm and his mother’s face History: Celebrating the US independence and the France-America alliance Background Information（2） Barbie Time: 1959 Designer: Elliot and Ruth Handler Model: Daughter Barbara History: After watching her daughter play with paper dolls, Ruth had the idea. Background Information（3） American Gothic Time: August of 1930 Designer: Grant Wood Models: His sister and his dentist History: Grant Wood was visiting the town of Eldon in the souther part of Iowa when he came upon the farmhouse . Background Information（4） Buffalo Nickel Time: From 1913 to 1938 Designer: Fraser Model: An aging buffalo from New York City’s Central Park Zoo History: It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians . Background Information（5） Uncle Sam Time: After 1913 to 1938 Model: Sam Wilson Designer: James Montgomery Flagg History: Happening to get the name “Uncle Sam”, Uncle Sam soon replaced Brother Jonathan as American’s most popular symbol. Text Structure Analysis:  My father has been dead for many years but I think of him quite often. He was severely crippled but he never complained about it and never subjected himself to the fate. He went to work in spite of his great physical inconvenience and never missed a day even in bad weather. Unable to engage in many activities, my father tried to participate in some way. He managed to participate in some things through me, his only son. However, when I was young, I didn’t understand it and I was embarrassed to be seen with hi