体验英语二给学生料Passage_B_Unit2_091008.docVIP

给学生材料Passage B Unit2 091008 Passage B I. Background information 1. Louis Caldera Photo as Secretary of the Army, December 1998 Family and education: Caldera, the son of Mexican immigrants, was born on April 1, 1956 in El Paso, Texas. His family left Texas for California when he was 4 years old, living briefly in public housing in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles before moving to the suburb of Whittier. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, then served on active duty from 1978 to 1983, mostly at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He went on to enroll at Harvard University and in 1987 earned a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School respectively. While studying at Harvard, he met his wife, Eva Orlebeke Caldera; together they have three daughters, Allegra Christine Caldera, Sophia Marie Caldera, and Camille Grace Caldera. Law career: After graduating from Harvard, Caldera practiced law from 1987 to 1990 at O’Melveny Myers, and then from 1990 to 1991 at Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger. From 1991 to 1992, he was a Deputy Counsel for Los Angeles County. Secretary of the Army: Before finishing his third term in the Assembly, Caldera resigned to begin serving as managing director and chief operating officer for President Bill Clintons Corporation for National and Community Service (1997-1998), a domestic volunteer program. On May 22, 1998, Clinton announced Caldera as his selection for Secretary of the Army. On July 2, 1998, Caldera was sworn in as the 17th Secretary of the Army by Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Latest news about Caldera: White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover fiasco involving Air Force One President Obamas White House issued an inadequate apology this afternoon after one of the two planes that serves as Air Force One did a low flyover lower Manhattan and Jersey City, prompting terrified citizens