延边大学《大学英语》课件-Unit2(Book3)C.pptxVIP

延边大学大学英语BOOK3Unit2; UNIT 2;THE FREEDOM GIVERS;Objectives;Background; Americans sometimes call the US the “land of the free”, a phrase taken from its national anthem. British people have always strongly defended their freedom. Fear that they will lose the freedom to decide their own future is behind many people’s lack of enthusiasm for European unity. In Britain and the US the most basic rights include freedom of expression (= freedom to say or write anything), freedom of choice (= freedom to make decisions about your own life) and freedom of worship (= freedom to practice any religion).; The civil rights movement ( in the US) the national campaign by African-Americans for equal rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The campaign included boycotts (= refusals to buy particular products ), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington led by Martin Luther King. It succeeded in causing the introduction of bussing and affirmative action. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white Americans. ;; Uncle Tom’s Cabin a novel ( 1852 ) by the US writer Harriet Beecher Stowe which increased support for the movement to free slaves. It is about a kind slave called Tom who is badly treated and finally killed by Simon Legree. Tom’s daughter Little Eva also dies, and another well-known character in the novel is the slave child Topsy. The name Uncle Tom is sometimes used as an insult to describe an African-American who has too much respect for white people. The Underground Railroad a secret system used in the US before the Civil War for helping thousands of slaves to escape to the free northern states or Canada. The slaves were called “ passengers ”, the people who helped them were “ conductors ”, and the sla