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Unit Seven The Power of Spirit Section A Pre-reading Questions 1. What do you know about the September 11 attacks in America? 2. Why do terrorist attacks happen so frequently in today’s world? 3. It is important for family members to care about each other when they are in a difficult situation. Can you give an example? September 11, 2001 was a nightmarish day for the American people. The horrible attacks claimed many people’s lives. The ones who survived have to go through sufferings physically and psychologically. However, with love and support from their families the survivors are starting to get their lives back. Invincible 1 On a warm late afternoon in New York City, Lauren Manning breezes through the door with a sunny smile to meet us, her husband, Greg, at her side. A white medical sleeve covers her left hand following a recent operation, but her outstretched right hand is beautifully manicured. “Oh, this was a big deal,” she says with enthusiasm. “I don’t have that many nails left — I lost parts of a few fingers on my left hand — and one of my nails grows strangely. So this manicure was huge. A milestone.” 2 Every day since September 11, 2001, has been a milestone for Lauren Manning. Burned over 82 percent of her body in the World Trade Center attack, she was given just a 15 percent chance of surviving. Now, a little more than two years later, she is planning a third-birthday party for her son, Tyler. “I just visited the Children’s Zoo in Central Park where we’re going to have it,” she says. “I didn’t grow up with parties like this, but he’s our only child and it brings us great pleasure.” 3 “What’s great,” says Greg, “is that Lauren will be there. There was a time when we couldn’t be sure about this.” 4 Lauren still remembers lying in the brilliant sunshine on the green grass outside the World Trade Center in unspeakable pain — yet “seeing every blade of grass with razor precision,” she says. Walking into the north tower, unaware