TEXT 1 Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who lived with

her mother. Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother had invited her to her cottage, so one fine day she set off to visit her. The little girl got ready, waved goodbye to her mother and promised to be careful. On her arm she carried a basket which contained a cake her mother had baked specially. t was a lovely spring morning, the sun was shining and the birds were singing, happy that the winter was over. !ven though Little Red Riding Hood's mother had told her to follow the path through the fields, the naughty child decided to take a short cut through a wood. "s she went deeper and deeper into it, the cold and darkness frightened her. #he was making her way along the narrow path when she heard a noise. "ll of a sudden a big, fierce$looking wolf %umped out from behind a bush and came towards her ... A fost odata ca niciodata o fetita numita Scufita Rosie care locuia cu mama sa. Bunica Scufitei Rosii a invitat-o pe aceasta la cabana ei astfel incat intr o buna zi se decise sa o viziteze. Micuta s-a pregatit. Si-a luat la recedere de la mama ei si i-a promis acesteia ca va avea grija. Pe brat tinea un cos cu un tort gatit de mama ei special. Era o dimineata de primavara minunata, soarele stralucea si pasarelele cantau, bucuroase ca iarna trecuse. esi mama scufitei ii spusese acesteia sa urmeze cararea, copila neascultatoare a decis sa o ia pe o scurtatura pe langa un copac. !n timp ce mergea tot mai mult, frigul si intunericul o inspaimantau. !n timp ce-si continua drumul de-a lungul caii inguste auzi un zgomot. intr- odata un lup mare si inspaimantator a aparut din spatele unui tufis si se apropia de ea"

TEXT 2 &irty Harry This is a thriller set in #an 'rancisco and stars (lint !astwood as inspector Harry (allahan. He is known as &irty Harry because he gets all the tough cases and uses his own special methods. The film opens with a young woman swimming in a pool on the top of a tall building. " gunman shoots and kills her from the top of a nearby skyscraper. &irty Harry is given the case and finds a note from the killer, demanding )*++,+++. The killer, who calls himself #corpio, threatens to kill again unless he receives the money. The mayor wants to pay the money but (allahan disagrees. "s the money is not paid, #corpio kills a young black boy. He escapes a trap set by (allahan and kidnaps a little girl. This time he asks for ),++,+++. (allahan almost manages to trap #corpio and wounds him with a knife. Later on, he tracks him to a football stadium and forces #corpio to tell him where the girl is. The girl is found but she is dead. However, #corpio is released because of the way (allahan got his confession. !ven though the case is closed, (allahan tracks #corpio waiting for his ne-t move. #corpio then hi%acks a school bus full of young children. "fter an e-citing battle, the inspector kills the criminal. t is an e-citing and sometimes brutal film. irt# $arr# Este un t%riller filmat in San &rancisco, avandu-l pe 'lint East(ood in rolul inspectorului $arr# 'alla%an. Este cunoscut sub numele de irt# $arr# deoarece el primeste toate cazurile complicate si-si foloseste propriile metode pentru a le rezolva. &ilmul incepe aratand o femeie care inoata in piscine in varful unei cladiri inalte. )n pistolar o impusca si o omoara din varful unui zgarie-nori din apropiere. irt# $arr# primeste cazul si gaseste un billet de la ucigas care cerea *+++++ de dolari. )cigasul, zis si Scorpionul ameninta ca va ucide cin nou daca nu primeste banii ceruti. Primarul vrea sa plateasca banii, insa 'alla%an nu este de accord. 'um banii nu sunt platiti ucigasul, ucide un tanar de culoare neagra. Scapa din capcana intinsa de 'alla%an si rapeste o fetita. e aceasta data cere ,+++++ de dolari. 'alla%an reuseste aproape sa-l prinda pe Scorpion si-l strapunge pe acesta cu un cutit. Mai tarziu, il prinde pe un stadion de fotbal si-l forteaza sa-! spuna unde este fata. !n cele din urma fata este gasita, dar este moarta. 'u toate acestea, Scorpionul este eliberat din cauza modului in care 'alla%an a depus marturie. esi cazul este inc%is, 'alla%an il urmareste pe Scorpion asteptandu-! urmatoarea miscare. Scorpionul ataca un autobuz plin de copii. upa o lupta puternica, inspectorul il ucide pe criminal. Este un film e-citant si c%iar brutal cateodata.

TEXT 3 The vory (oast Train .(o (ee/s b# rail and local ta-is in 0est Africa visiting Senegal, Mali, Bur/ina &aso and !vor# 'oast. This escorted tour lets you e-perience two of .est "frica's most important railways, the lifelines from the coastal countries of #enegal and the vory (oast to landlocked /ali and 0urkina 'aso. .e use hotels and sleeper trains throughout the tour. .e spend time in the busy modern coastal capitals of &akar and "bid%an. .e also e-plore the remote region of the 1iger river around /opti where ancient kingdoms once held power in this fascinating area of .est "frica. Our %ourney starts in &akar, the capital of #enegal, which is situated on the (ape 2erde peninsula. The modern buildings contrast with the lively "frican markets, which are a photographer's delight and a source of fine souvenirs such as tie$dyed cloth and e-3uisite %ewellery. .e shall take a boat ride to the isle of 4oree which was once an important slave trading centre. #laves were brought here from the interior and shipped to the 1ew .orld until the abolition of this shameful trade. 4oree's museum and the terrible House of #laves show visitors what life must have been like. .e board the train in &akar for a two$day %ourney through an ever$changing landscape. The train takes us across the dry region of #ahel to the lushness of 0amako, the capital of /ali. 0amako is a modern city dependent on the river 1iger which supports this arid area of .est "frica. There are busy, colourful markets and many interesting areas for us to see and e-plore. The ne-t stage of our %ourney will be by local ta-i from 0amako to /opti with a night stop at #egou on the way. /opti, an important market town, is often called the 2enice of "frica, because it lies in the middle of islands and waterways where the 0ani and 1iger rivers %oin. /opti is an e-otic and fascinating city. t is e-tremely cosmopolitan. Here you will see members of many different "frican tribes who come to /opti to trade. " boat trip on the river 1iger is a must. There is a wide variety of river transport ranging from marvellous old river steamers to narrow canoes called 5irogues, the type we are going to use. There is a constant flow of river traffic carrying all forms of goods to and from the ma%or ports with magical names like 4ao and Timbuctoo. Leaving /opti, we travel by local ta-i to 0obo$&ioulasso in 0urkina 'aso. The ne-t day we will take the train to "bid%an, capital of the vory (oast. The train %ourney will take appro-imately *6 hours and goes from arid, landlocked 0urkina 'aso to the rich green lands of the 4ulf of 4uinea. "bid%an is built in an area of lakes, forests and beaches. The city has clean, modern buildings but its market offers all the e-citement of .est "frica, with e-citing spicy foods, colourful traders and "frican music. .e will have a guided tour of the city and visit the e-cellent museum. Local craftsmen, who are famous for their wood$ carvings, will give us the opportunity to buy souvenirs. Our tour ends in "bid%an and in %ust two weeks you will have e-perienced many of the different faces of .est "frica, travelling with the local people as they go about their everyday lives on .est "frican railways.

.renul ce duce spre 'oasta de &ildes oua saptamani cu trenul si ta-irule locale in vestul Africii vizitand Senegalul, Mali, Bur/ina &aso si 'osta de &ildes Acest tur de escorta iti da oportunitatea sa e-perimentezi doua dintre cele mai importante cai ferate din vestul Africii, frang%iile din tarile riverane din Senegal si 'oasta de &ildes pana la Mali si Bur/ina &aso, cele doua localitati fara iesire la mare. Am fost la %oteluri si in trenuri pentru dormit de-a lungul turului. Am petrecut ceva timp si prin capitalele moderne si agglomerate din a/ar si Abidjan. Am e-porat de asemenea si regiunea indepartata a raului 1iger de langa Mopti, unde regatele stravec%i dominau odata in aceasta zona fascinanta a Africii de 2est. 'alatoria noastra incepe in a/ar, capitala statului Senegal situat pe peninsula 'ape 2erde. 'ladirile moderne contrasteaza cu pietele africane, care sunt un deliciu pentru fotografi si o sursa de suveniruri fine precum cravatele din panza vopsita si bijuteriile rafinate. A trebuit sa facem o tura cu barca in insulele 3oree care au fost odata un centru important de comert cu sclavi. Sclavii erau adusi aici din interior si erau transportati spre lumea noua pana la abolirea acestui comert rusinos. Museul din 3oree si teribila casa a sclavilor arata vizitatorilor cum era viata in aceste timpuri. Am luat trenul din a/ar pentru o calatorie de doua zile printr-un peisaj mereu in sc%imbare. .renul ne duce de-a lungul regiunii umede a Sa%elului pana la Bama/o, capitala statului Mali. Bama/o este un oras modern dependent de raul 1iger care detine aceasta zona arida a Africii de 2est. Sunt piete colorate, agglomerate si foarte multe zone interesante de cazut si e-plorat. )rmatorul stagiu al calatoriei noastre va fi pin ta-iul local de l Bama/o la Mopti cu o oprire de o noapte la Segou. Mopti, un oras important din punct de vedere comercial, este numit deseori 2enetia Africii, deoarece se afla in mijlocul insulelor unde raurile Bani si 1iger se intalnesc. Mopti este un oras fascinant si e-otic. Este foarte cosmopolitan. Aici poti vedea membrii ai diferitelor triburi africane care au venit in Mopti sa faca comert. )n vas de calatorie pe raul 1iger este indispensabil. E-ista o mare varietate de transporturi fluviale de la vapoare vec%i si splendide la canoe inguste numite Pirogues, de care vom folosi si noi. E-ista un flu- constant de traffic fluvial prin care se transporta toate formele de marfuri catre si din porturi importante cu nume magice cum ar fi 3ao si .imbuctoo. 4asand Mopti, calatorim cu ta-iurile locale spre Bobo- iulasso, in Bur/ina &aso. )rmatoarea zi vom lua trenusl spre Abidjan, capitala 'oastei de &ildes. 'alatoria cu trenul va dura apro-imativ *5 ore si tine de la zona arida, fara iesire la mare a Bur/inei &aso pana la terenurile verzi si bogate din 3olful 3uineei. Abidjan este construit intr o zone cu lacuri, paduri si plaje. 6rasul are cladiri curate, moderne, iar piata constituie tot entuziasmul din Africa de 2est, cu alimente condimentate si incitante, pline de culoare si comerciantii de muzica africana. 2om avea un g%id turistic si vom vizita cele mai frumoase muzee. Mesterii locali care unt renumiti pentru sculpurile in lemn ne vor oferi posibilitatea de a cumpara suveniruri. .urul nostrum se inc%eie in Abidjan si in doar doua saptamani poti sa e-perimentezi multe din fetele Africii de 2est, calatorind cu oamenii din acele locuri care-si petrec vietile pe caile ferate din Africa de 2est.

T!7T 8 /y (hildhood have a very clear earliest memory. , the first born, was three and a half and my mother was e-pecting another child. was constantly asking 4od to send me a new brother or sister. The 9me' was important because loved receiving presents. was furious when the baby arrived, because all the attention moved from me to this small red$faced thing in a cot. t was a great disappointment to me. had been praying for this moment and now here was a 9thing' which kept on crying with everybody saying how beautiful it was. 9Honestly', said, 9 would have preferred a rabbit:' got very used to walking as a child. was the eldest of four so there was always somebody in a pram to be wheeled out for a walk. /y mother had this view that if she made our home a centre for lots of our friends to come to then she would know where we all were and she would not have to worry about us. #o our house became a meeting point for children of all ages. /y mother didn't have much of a home life when she was young; her parents had died when she was a child and she had been brought up by relations. think that she tried to make up for this by ensuring that her own family would be a very definite and important entity. know that there is always the danger that you look back too sympathetically $ rose coloured spectacles and all that $ but my childhood was a great %oy. /y father always encouraged us to read. .e had a lot of books at home and was very lucky to grow up in such a house of books. Of course, as a teenager always felt that when my father advised you to do something you should resist as much as possible, so, when my father used to tell me to read the !nglish classics, resisted. t was only when reached my late teens that started to read them and began to think that they were good. /y mother was terrific at e-plaining the facts of life to us. had known from a very early age how children were born because we had rabbits so there was no great mystery in birth, but wanted to know how babies were conceived. #he told me and flatly refused to believe it. thanked her very much and decided that this was absolutely impossible. .asn't it terribly sad that my mother was going mad< discussed the sub%ect with my father. 9 'm very sorry to tell you, &addy, that /ummy is going insane,' said. =.hy<' he en3uired. = could not tell you the things that she has said,' replied tactfully, 9but she has a very peculiar e-planation of how children are conceived.' gave him a broad outline of her description. 9&on't you think that we should get her a doctor<' asked with great concern. ="h, no,' he said, = think she had a point. think a lot of that could be right.' thought to myself, isn't he a wonderfully loyal man: went to my first dance when was *>. thought that looked so gorgeous that could hardly keep my eyes off myself. wore a blue dress that my cousin had lent me, with a big blue velvet band set down the middle of the dress to let it out. wore earrings which had made sores in my ears when was 9rehearsing' for the dance, so had put sticking plaster on my ears and painted it blue to match the dress. must have looked absolutely horrific. 1obody $ not one single person $ danced with me that night. That was a black time. There weren't many dark passages in my childhood but that most definitely was one.

'opilaria mea Am o memorie recenta foarte clara. Eu, primul nascut, aveam trei ani si jumatate cand mama astepta un al doilea copil. !l rugam in mod constant pe umnezeu sa-mi trimita un frate sau o sora. Persoana mea era importanta pentru mine deoarece imi placea sa primesc cadouri. Am fost furios cand bebelusul a venit deoarece toata atentia s-a mutat de la mine la acest lucru mic, rosu la fata care statea intr-un patut. A fost o mare dezamagire pentru mine. M-am rugat pentru acest moment si acum a aparut un 78lucru88 care plange la toata lumea care-l admira cat e de frumos. 78Sincer88, am spus, 78As fi preferat un iepure88. evenisem foarte obisnuit sa plim copii. Eram cel mai mare dintre cei patru, asa ca a e-istat mereu cineva intrun carucior cu roti care astepta sa fie scos la plimbare. Mama mea a considerat mereu ca daca ea ar fi facut din casa noastra un centru pentru ca multi dintre prietenii nostril sa vina in ea, ar fi stiut unde eram cu totii sin u ar mai fi trebuit sa s ingrijoreze pentru noi. Asadar, casa noastra a devenit un punct de intalnire pentru copii de toate varstele. Mama mean u a avut o viata petrecuta acasa cand a fost tanara9 parintii ei au murit cand ea era un copil si a fost cresuta de rude. 'red ca ea a dorit sa-si ia revansa pentru acest lucru prin asigurarea faptului ca propria-! familie va fi una foarte bine definita si o entitatea foarte importanta. Stiu ca e-ista intotdeauna pericolul de a te uita inapoi intr-un mod placut : insa copilaria mea a fost o mare bucurie. .atal meu mereu ne-a incurajat sa citim. Aveam o multime de carti acasa si am fost foarte norocos sa locuiesc intr-o casa plina da carti. esigur, ca adolescent, am simtit mereu ca atunci cand tatal taut e sfatuieste sa faci ceva , tu trebuie sa rezisti cat mai mult posibil, asa ca, atunci cand tata imi spunea sa-i citesc pe clasicii englezi, eu rezistam. e abia la adolescenta am inceput sa-i citesc sis a-mi dau seama ca erau buni. Mama se pricepea terifiant de bine in a ne e-plica faptele vietii. Steam de la o varsta foarte tanara cum se nasc copii deoarece aveam iepuri, asa ca nasterea nu era ceva misterios pentru noi, insa voiam sa stiu cum erau copii conceputi. Mi-a spus, iar eu am refuzat categoric sa o cred. !-am multumit foarte mult si am decis ca acest lucru este absolut imposibil. 1u era teribil de trist gandul ca mama mea incepea sa innebuneasca; Am dscutat subiectul cu tata. 78imi pare foarte rau sa-ti spun, tati, dar mama incepe sa innebuneasca88, i-am spus eu. 78 e ce;88, a intrebat el; 781u as putea sa-ti reproduce lucrurile pe care le-a spus ea 78 am raspuns eu tacticos, 78insa are o e-plicatie foarte speciala asupra modului in care copii sunt conceputi88. !-am facut o descriere anpla a ceea ce-mi spusese ea. 781u crezi ca ar trebui sa o ducm la un doctor;88 4-am intrebat eu cu mare ingrijorare. 78A, nu88 a spus el, 78cred ca are dreptate. 'red ca multe din ce a spus ea pot fi adevarate.88 Mi-am spus mie insami9 nu-! asa ca e un om deosebit de loial; Am mers la dans prima data cand avea, *< ani. 'redeam ca arat atat de bine incat cu greau imi puteam lua oc%ii de la mine insami. Am purtat o roc%ie albastra pe care vara mea mi-o imprumutase cu o banda bluevelvet stransa la mijlocul roc%iei . am purtat cercei care mi-au facut rani in urec%i cat repetam pentru dans, asa ca miam pus plasturi pe urec%i si i-am desenat albastrii pentru a se asorta cu roc%ia. 'red ca aratam obsolut oribil. 1imeni, nici macar o singura persoana nu a dansat cu mine in noaptea aceea. A fost o perioada neagra. 1u au fost multe pasaje intunecate in copilaria mea, dar aceasta a fost una cu siguranta.

T!7T 6 (harlie was born in London in *??@. 0oth his parents were music hall performers. His father was a drunkard and his mother later went mad. Life was hard and (harlie and his half$brother, #idney, were sent to an orphanage for a time. He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten was a regular performer. .hen he was *>, he went on a tour of the A#" where he was spotted and given a part in a Hollywood film. His early films were not particularly successful but in *@*6 he made his masterpiece, BThe TrampBC in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and with the hat and cane. #oon he had had his own studio built and was making his own films which included BThe 4old RushBC B/odern TimesB and BThe 4reat &ictatorB. n the *@8+s his reputation in the A#" started to decline. #ilent films were no longer so popular. (haplin went to !urope but was not allowed to return to the A#" because he was suspected of being a communist. The authorities finally let him back in *@>, and he was awarded an Oscar, but by this time he had made #witDerland his home. (haplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times. He only found happiness with his fourth marriage in *@8E. .hen he died on (hristmas &ay *@>>, the world had lost one of the greatest ever comedians.

'%arlie s-a nascut in 4ondra in anul *==>. Parintii lui au fost ambii interpreti de muzica. .atal sau era alcolic, iar mama sa a innebunit mai tarziu. 2iata era grea pentru ei, iar '%arlie si fratele sau vitreg au fost trimiti la orfelinat pentru un timp. A aparut pentru prima data pe scena cand avea < ani si cand a ajuns la varsta de *+ ani era un adevarat interpret. 'and a implinit *< ani a plecat intr-un tur in )SA unde a fost vazut si unde a primit un rol intr-un film la $oll#(ood. &ilmele sale timpurii nu au avut un succesc deosebit, insa in *>*5 a facut capodopera 782agabondul88, in care a aparut pentru prima data in pantaloni largi, cu palarie si trestie de za%ar. 'urand a avut propriul sau studio si sia regizat propriile filme printer care9 783old Rus%88, 78Modern .imes88 si 78.%e 3reat ictator88. !n *>?+ reputatia sa in state a inceput sa scada. &ilmele mute nu mai erau atat de populare. '%aplin a mers in Europa, insa nu a mai putut sa se intoarca in state deoarece era suspectat ca fiind communist. Autoritatile i-au permis in cele din urma sa se intoarca in *><, unde a fost distins cu un oscar , insa de data aceasta facuse din Elvetia tara sa de origine. '%aplin nu a avaut o viata fericita la nivel personal si a fost casatorit de ? ori. Si-a gasit fericirea in a patra casatorie in *>?@. 'and a murit in ziua de 'raciun *><< lumea a pierdut unul dintre cei mai mari actori de comedie din toate timpurile.

T!7T F Anderstanding Teenage (ults !ver since the early *@6+s there have been attempts to e-plain why youth cults happen. 1one of them has been entirely convincing. The reaction theory Teenagers want to show how different they are from their parents and, perhaps more importantly, their older brothers and sisters. f the last fashion had long hair and wide trousers, then the ne-t one will have short hair and narrow trousers. There seems to be a lot of truth in this. The global village theory 0ecause of films, records, television and radio, teenagers are aware of what their contemporaries are doing all around the !nglish$speaking world. "lmost as soon as there were hippies in #an 'rancisco, we had them too. " problem with this theory is that the time has to be right for a style to be adopted. The main influence on teenagers remains their friends. The teenage idol theory Teenagers imitate the people they look up to, chiefly film stars and pop performers. .hen &avid 0owie used eye shadow, so did many of his male fans. However, this only succeeds if the pop star is in tune with the way youth culture is already going. The technology theory /any developments in teenage culture were possible only because of new technology. !lectric guitars plus amplification meant you could have pop groups and pop festivals. The transistor radio made pop music inevitable. The drug culture theory This theory suggests that the nature of a youth cult is determined by the drugs that it takes. #peed Gamp%etamineH e3uals aggression and energy $ think of punks and skinheads. 5ot G cannabisH e3uals rela-ation and mysticism $ think of hippies. !ven BordinaryB society has its drugs such as alcohol and nicotine. 0ut maybe the style came before the drug. The capitalist domination theory Iouth culture happened because commerce understood that teenagers had money to spend and worked out ways of making them buy more records, clothes and concert tickets. This does not account for cults that were anti$consumerist like the punks and hippies. The class theory This is a sophisticated left wing theory. Iouth cults assert the solidarity of young people who are victimiDed by society. #kinheads take aspects of working class culture to an e-treme. They almost en%oy people looking down on them. There is no simple e-planation. /y own research points to these general observations. 'irstly, cults don't arrive fully$formed, flourish and then die. They are constantly changing and their message evolving. #econdly, teenagers only %oin a cult if it feels right, but most kids want to be something and cults give them something to be.

'um sa intelegi cultele tinerilor !nca de la incepututl anilor *>5+ au e-istat incercari de a e-plica de ce e-ista cultele tinerilor. 1ici una dintre ele nu a fost pe deplin convingatoare. .eoria reactiei .inerii vor sa arate cat de diferiti sunt de parintii lor si ceea ce este mai important probabil cat de diferiti sunt de frati si surorile lor mai mari.daca acum moda presupune parul lung si pantaloni largi, inseamna ca cea care va veni va impune parul scurt si pantalonii stramti.se pare ca e-ista mult adevar in acest lucru. .eoria 3lobal 2illage in cauza filmelor, inregistrarilor, televiziunii si radioului adolescentii sunt constienti de ceea ce contemporanii lor fac in aceasta lume vorbitoare de engleza. 'am in acelasi timp in care a aparut clanul %ippies in San &rancisco a aparut si la noi. 6 problema cu privire la aeasta teorie este ca timpul trebuie sa fie potrivit pentru stilul care urmeaza sa fie adoptat. !nfluenta principala asupra tinerilor sunt prietenii lor. .eoria idolilor tinerilor Adolescentii imita persoanele la care se uita, vedetele de film si interpretii de pop. 'and avid Bo(ie a afolosit fard de pleoape toti fanii sai de se- masculine l-au imitate. 'u toate acestea, acest lucru reuseste numai daca starul pop este in ton cu cultura tinerilor. .eoria te%nologiei Multe evolutii din cultura adolescentilor au fost posibile datorita noilor te%nologii. '%itarele electrice plus amplificarea sunetului insemnau posibilitatea e-istentei unor grupuri si festivaluri pop. .ransmisiile radio au facut muzica pop inevitabila. .eoria cultelor drogurilor. Aceasta teorie sugereaza faptul ca natura unui cult al tinerilor este determinate de drogurile pe care acestia le iau. 2itezaAamfetaminaB inseamna agresiune si energie- pun/isti. 3%iveciul AcanabisB inseamna rela-are si m#sticism- %ippies. '%iar daca sunt 78obisnuite88 scocietatea are propriile-! droguri cum ar fi alcolul si nicotina. ar poate acest stil a aparut inaintea drogurilor. .eoria dominatiei capitaliste. 'ultura tinerilor a aparut deoarece comertul a inteles faptul ca adolescentii au bani de c%eltuit si au lucrat la acest lucru prin convingerea acestora sa cumpere cat mai multe casete, %aine si bilete la concerte. Acest lucru nu este valabil si pentru cultele anticonsumerisme precum cel pun/ si %ippie. .eoria clasei Aceasta este o teorie de stanga sofisticata. 'ultele tineretului sustin solidaritatea tinerilor care devin victime ale societatii. S/in%eads duce aspectele culturii clasei muncitoare la e-treme. 4or aproape ca le place ca oamenii sa se uite in joss pre ei. 1u e-ista nici o e-plicatie mai simpla. Am punctele mele proprii de cercetare la aceste observatii generale. !n primul rand, cultele nu apar total formate , ele infloresc si apoi mor. Se sc%imba in mod constant, iar mesajul lor evolueaza. !n al doilea rand, adolescentilor le place un cult doar daca se eimt bine in interiorul lui, insa majoritatea copiilor vor sa fie ceva, iar cultele le ofera acel ceva.

T!7T > The /ysterious Hitchhiker Version 1 O1! 1 4HT a friend of mine was driving past one of the cemeteries outside Rome. 0y the side of the road, he saw a girl of about *? who was hitchhiking. He stopped to pick her up and, as she looked cold, lent her his %acket. #he told him where she wanted to go and he took her to a block of flats in a small street. "s she got out, she held out the %acket but (arlo told her to keep it and that he would see her another time. #he smiled and went into the building. " few days later, (arlo went back to find her. .hen he told an old woman the girl's description, she told him that the girl used to live there but had died a couple of years before. Three months later (arlo went to the cemetery to put some flowers on his mother's grave. "s he was leaving the cemetery, he noticed his %acket on another gravestone. .hen he picked it up, he saw the photograph of the girl he had given a lift to. Version 2 One cold winter's evening, (arlo, an old friend of mine, was driving past one of the huge cemeteries %ust outside Rome. t was freeDing cold and he happened to notice a young girl hitchhiking by the side of the road. !ven though it was winter, she was %ust wearing a thin dress. (arlo pulled up and opened the passenger door to let her in. Her lips were blue with cold so he gave her the %acket he was wearing to put over her shoulders. "fter a few moments' silence, he asked her where she wanted to go and she whispered her instructions. He glanced at her and noticed for the first time that she was e-tremely beautiful. #he had a delicate pale face with long blonde hair and large green eyes. He wondered what she had been doing standing by the side of the road and guessed that she looked so sad because she must have had a row with her boyfriend who had left her there. They drove on in silence, the girl making little gestures to show him which route to take. They finally turned into a narrow street in an old part of town. "s soon as the girl got out, she took off the %acket and held it out to (arlo. (arlo refused to take it because she still looked cold and he wanted an e-cuse to see her again. #he smiled mysteriously and disappeared through a dark doorway, without saying a word .... M!S.ER!6ASA A).6S.6P!S.A 2ersiunea * !ntr-o noapte, un prieten de al meu trecea cu masina pe langa un cimitir din afara Romei. Pe marginea drumului a vazut o fata cam de *= ani care facea autostopul. S-a oprit sa o ia si datorita faptului ca acesteia ii era frig i-a oferit jac%eta sa. &ata i-a spus unde vrea sa mearga si a dus- o la un bloc pe o strada mica. 'and a iesit din masina, a vrut sa-! inapoieze jac%eta , insa 'arlo i-a spus sa o pastreze deoarece se vor mai intalni si altadata. &ata i-a zambit si a intrat in cladire. 'ateva zile mai tarziu, 'arlos s-a intors dupa ea. 'and i-a facut unei femei descrierea fetei, aceasta i-a spus ca fata a locuit acolo, dar a murit de cativa ani. .rei luni mai tarziu 'arlo s-a dus la cimitir sa puna niste flori pe mormantul mamei sale. 'and era aproape sa paraseasca cimitirul a vazut geaca sa pe un mormant. 'and a ridicat-o a vazut poza fetei pe care o luase cu masina. 2ersiunea , !ntr-o seara rece de iarna, 'arlo, un vec%i prieten de-al meu, trecea cu masina pe langa unul dintre cele mai mari cimitire din afara Romei. Era foarte frig afara si a vazut o tanara care facea autostopul pe marginea drumului. esi era iarna, fata purta o roc%ie subtire. 'arlo a oprit si i-a desc%is usa sa intre. Buzele sale era albastre din cauza frigului asa ca i-a dat jac%eta sa. upa cateva momente de tacere, a intrebat-o unde vrea sa meraga si ea i-a oferit cateva indicii. Se uita la ea si a observat pentru prima data ca era e-treme de frumoasa. Avea o fata delicata palida, cu parul lung si blond si oc%ii verzi. Se intreaba ce facea ea pe marginea drumului si s-a gandit ca era trista deoarece s-a certat cu prietenul ei care a lasat-o acolo. 'onducea in liniste, fata facandu-! din cand in cand semen incotro s-o ia. !n cele din urma, au ajuns pe o strada ingusta intr-o parte vec%e a orasului. !ndata ce a iesit si-a dat jac%eta jos si i-a dat o lui 'arlo.carlo a refuzat sa o ia deoarece ! se parea ca fetei ii era inca frig si cauta de asemenea un motiv sa se mai intalneasca. &ata i-a zambit misterios si a disparut printr-o usa intunecata fara a spune un cuvant"

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'or ,6 years now, Jane 4oodall has been studying chimpanDees at 4ombe in TanDania. This has already become the longest pro%ect on animals living in the wild. However, she intends to carry on her research for the rest of her life as chimps can live for anything up to 6+ years. n this way, she hopes to observe the progress of an entire generation of chimps from birth to death. The most surprising discovery of the early years of her research was that chimps used tools. 'or e-ample, they poked small branches into holes in trees in order to e-tract insects to eat. 0efore this discovery, people had thought that chimps weren't intelligent enough to use tools. "nother distinction between chimpanDees and human beings had been eliminated. There are, of course, many easily observed similarities. (himps kiss and cuddle like humans. 'urthermore, they are self$aware and can recogniDe themselves in mirrors which other animals are unable to do. #trong family relationships are seen to e-ist and even adolescent chimps run back to mother when they find themselves in trouble: .hat's more, chimps seem to have some kind of structured language in which they can e-press a certain number of abstract concepts. However, not everything about chimps is so cosy and comfortable. #tarting in the early seventies, Jane 4oodall was horrified to observe a prolonged war waged by one group of chimps on another =tribe' which had broken away some years earlier. This observation altered her perception of chimps, making them seem, in her eyes, even closer to humans. t had always been thought that humans were the cruellest of animals and that what made us uni3ue was our habit of making war on one another. The chimps' war showed that this was not the case. t appears that there was no reason for the conflict other than a perhaps natural hostility to aliens. !ven though the younger males were the most aggressive of the group, they were sometimes %oined by a single, aggressive female. (himps in the enemy group were hunted individually and cruelly killed. The e-citement and en%oyment Jane 4oodall witnessed were very similar to, that shown by human beings taking part in war or criminal activity. &espite the fact that a lion may kill a Debra for food or a bull fight to assert its dominance over the herd, this =law of the %ungle' must be distinguished from the behaviour of the chimps. t has been claimed that war was a key factor in developing human social organiDation and the selection of the strongest and the most intelligent. Jane 4oodall believes that she may have witnessed this in its earliest stage of development. &uring the war, some females left the losing side to %oin the aggressors. "lthough they were accepted, not one of their babies was allowed to live. This is a common pattern in other animals, and the adoption of infants from an alien group is unknown in other species apart from man. 1evertheless, older chimps may adopt younger brothers or sisters if the mother dies. This may help us understand why step$fatherhood can be unsuccessful for humans and how difficult it may be to create artificial families. (hild$beating is at its most common where step$parents are concerned. t may be %ust too difficult for most people to truly accept children that are not their own. 4oodall is currently studying how the early e-periences of baby chimps affect them in later life $ particularly how a badly$mothered chimp will become a bad mother herself #uch research may give us clues about human behaviour and motivation. #he writes, =0ecause chimps are less comple-, it is easier to study these effects. The scars of childhood are less apparent where humans learn how to hide their feelings.'

.imp de ,5 de ani Cane 3oodall a studiat cimpanzeeii la 3ombe, in .anzania. Acest lucru a devenit cel mai mare priect despre animalele care traiesc in salbaticie. 'u toate acestea, ea intentioneaza sa-si continue cercetarea pe parcusrsul intregii vieti deoarece cimpanzeii traiesc pana la 5+ de ani. !n acest fel, ea in#entioneaza sa observe progresul unei intregi generatii de cimpanzei de la nastere pana la moarte. 'ea mai surprinzatoare descoDperire din ultimii ani de cercetare a fost ca cimpanzeii foloseau unelte. e e-emplu, introduceau ramuri in gauri de copaci pentru a scdoate insecte sa le manance. !nainte de acesata descoperire, oamenii nu credeau ca cimpanzeii erau atat de inteligenti incat sa foloseasca unelte. Asadar, o alta distinctie intre oameni si cimpanzei a fost eliminate. E-ista, de asemenea, multe similaritati usor de observat. 'impanzeii saruta si se alinta ca oamenii. Mai mult, ei sunt constienti de ei insisi si se pot recunoaste in oglinda, ceea ce alte animale nu pot face. Pot fi observate relatiile familiale puternice si adolescentii cimpanzeii alearga la mama lor atunci vand sunt in pericol. Mai mult, cimpanzeii par sa aiba un fel de limbaj structurat prin care pot e-prima un anumit numar de concepte abstracte. 'u toate acestea, nu tot ce stim despre cimpanzei e asa de confortabile. !nca de la inceputul anilor 8<+ C.3oodal a fost ingrozita cand a vazut un razboi prelungit purtat de un grup de cimpanzei asupra unui alt 78trib88 care s-a desparit de ei cu cativa ani in urma. Aceasta descoperire i-a modificat perceptia despre cimpanzei , facandu-o sa creada ca acestia seamana tot mai bine cu oamenii. S-a crezut dintotdeauna ca oamneii erau cele mai crude animale si ca ceea ce ne-a facut unici a fost obiceiul nostrum de a ne razboi cu ceilalti. Razboiul cimpanzeilor a aratat ca acest lucru nu este c%iar adevarat. Se pare ca nu a e-istat nici un motiv pentru acest conflict, altul decat o ostilitate probabil naturala impotriva strainilor. '%iar daca masculii tineri erau cei mai agresivi din grup, de cele mai multe ori erau insotiti de o femela agresiva. 'impanzeii din grupul inamic erau vanati individual si ucisi cu cruzime. Emotiile si bucuriile pe care C.3oodall le-a trait ca martor erau foarte asemanatoare cu acelea ale oamneilor care iau parte la un razboi sau la o activitate criminala. !n ciuda faptului ca un leu poate ucide o zebra pentru %rana, sau un taur lupta pentru a-si afirma dominatia asupra turmei, aceasta 78lege a junglei88 trebuie sa fie delimitate de comportamentul cimpanzeilor. !n timpul razboiului, unele femei si-au parasit partea pentru a se alatura agresorilor. esi au fost acceptate, nici unul dintre copii lor nu a supravietuit. Aceasta este un lucru asemanator si in viata altor animale, iar adoptarea unui copil dintr-un grup strain este un lucru neinatlnit in alte specii, inafara de om. 'u toate acestea, cimpanzeii mai in varsta pot adopta frati sau surori mai mici daca mama moare. Acest lucru ne poate ajuta sa intelegem de ce paternitatea vitrega poate san u aibe success in cazul oamnenilor si cat de greu poate fi sa creezi familiii artificiale. 2iolenta asupra copiilor este des intalnita in cazul familiilor cu parinti vitregi. Acest lucru se intampla datorita faptului ca este prea greu pentru majoritatea oamenilor sa accepte cu adevarat copiii care nu sunt ai lor. 3oodall studiaza in prezent modul in care e-perientele timpurii ale cimpanzeilor-copii le afecteaza mai tarziu viata- in special modul in care un cimpanzeu tratat urat de mama lui va deveni el insusi o mama rea. 6 astfel de cercetare ne poate da indicii despre comportamentul si si motivatiile oamenilor. Scrie ea988 deoarece cimpanzeii sunt mai putin comple-i este usor de a observa aceste efecte. 'icatricile din copilarie sunt mai putin evidente atunci cand oamneii invata cum sa-si ascumda sentimentele.88

T!7T @ " Life of (rime Looking at this little old lady, it is hard to believe that she has spent ,+ of her >F years in %ail. Her crime has been pickpocketing. Just a short while ago she was caught practising her trade in Harrods $ a favourite hunting ground for the pickpocket as it is fre3uented by the well$off. Her fingers aren't as 3uick as they once were and she was spotted by a sharp$eyed store detective more used to catching shoplifters. Luckily for her, the %udge let her off. "ll the same, crime certainly hasn't paid for Rose Jones. #he lives in a damp, uncomfortable basement bedsit with no heating and no company e-cept for her dogs and cats and the T2. 1evertheless, she believes that it is better there than in prison. &uring her many spells in prison, she met Ruth !llis, the last woman to be hanged in 0ritain. and the notorious murderess, /yra Hindley, who would have certainly followed !llis to the scaffold if hanging had not been abolished. nstead, she was given life imprisonment. Rose blames her life of crime on her childhood and harsh upbringing. #he feels that if her mother hadn't died when she was small, her life would have turned out differently. "s it was, her father remarried and her stepmother was cruel to her. Hunger drove young Rose to steal food and she 3uickly graduated to picking pockets. #he was only si- at the time. .hen she was **, she started doing menial %obs in big houses. #he perhaps wishes she had taken that opportunity to go 9straight' but she didn't. #he remembers taking a lipstick and a five pound note from some guests' luggage. .hen her mistress accused her of stealing, she denied everything and, for once, got away with it. Her life =inside' started when she was *>. 'ollowing a conviction, she was sent to a prison for young people. t was to be the first of many such visits. Iet, in all her long criminal career, Rose has never made any real money. !ither she gave it away or she spent it on trivial things. Her husband stole the little money she had managed to save while she was in prison. 1owadays, she has %ust about decided that her life of crime is over. "fter all, she finds it difficult to move around now without any support which makes her line of work rather difficult. n addition, the popularity of credit cards means that people tend to carry less cash around with them than they were once accustomed to. Rose thinks it is time she turned over a new leaf. 0ut is it possible to break the habits of a lifetime<

6 viata plina de infractiuni )itandu-ma la aceasta batranica, este greu sac red ca si-a petrecut ,+ de ani din cei <E pe care-! are in inc%isoare. !nfractiunea ei era furtul din buzunare. 'u catva timp in urma a fost surprinsa practicandu-si slujba in $arrods- un teren de vanatoare preferat de catre %otiii de buzunare. egetele ei nu mai sunt atat de rapide cum erau odata si a fost reperata de catre un detectiv de magazine mai iscusit, cu oc%ii formati pentru prinderea %otilor de magazine. in fericire pentru ea, judecatorul i-a dat drumul. 'u toate acestea, infractiunea a fost platita de Rose Cones. Ea locuieste intr-un apartament umed la subsol, inconfortabil fara incalzire si fara nici o companie cu e-ceptia cainilor, pisicilor si a televizorului. 'u toate acestea, ea considera ca este mai bine acolo decat la inc%isoare. !n timpul petrecut in inc%isoare a intalnit-o pe Rut% Ellis, ultima femeie care urmeaza sa fia spanzurata in Marea Britanie, si criminala notorie M#ra $indle#, care ar fi urmat-o cu siguranta pe Ellis daca spanzurarea nu ar fi fost abolita. !n sc%imb, ea a primit inc%isoare pe viata. Rose da vina pe copilarie sip e crestrea dura pentru crimele facute. Ea crede ca daca mama ei nu ar fi murit cand ea era mica viata ei ar fi luat o alta cotitura. .atal sau s-a recasatorit iar mama ei vitrega era foarte dura cu ea. &oamea a determinat-o pe tanara Rose sa fure alimente ajungand rapid la furtul din buzunare. Avea doar E ani la momentul respective. 'and a implinit ** ani a inceput sa faca menaj in case bogate. Probabil isi doreste acum sa fi uramt o cale dreapta, darn u a facut-o. isi aminteste cum a furat un luciu de buze si 5 lire din bagajele unor oaspeti. 'and sefa ei a acuzat-o de furt ea a negat si a scapat de data aceasta. 2iata ei la inc%isoare a imceput la *< ani. !n urma unei condamnari a fost trimisa la o inc%isoare pentru tineri. )rma sa fie prima dintre aceste vizite. 'u toate acestea, in toata cariera ei de infractoare, Rose nu a facut niciodata bani reali. &ie ii c%eltuia pe nimicuri, fie ii arunca pe lucrui marunte. Sotul ei i-a furat banii putini pe care reusise sa-! salveze in timp ce ea era la inc%isoare. !n present, a decis ca viata ei plina de infracituni a luat sfarsit. 4a urma urmei, considera ca este dificil sa se deplaseze acum fara nici un support, ceea ce-! face capacitatea de munca mai dificila. !n plus, popularitatea cardurilor de credit inseamna faptul ca oamenii au tendinta de a avea tot mai putini bani la ei fata de alte vremuri. Rose crede ca este timpul sa intoarca o noua pagina din viata ei. ar este oare posibil sa se rupa de obiceiurile de o viata;

T!7T *+ maginary friends by &oris #tokes M# mum (arned me t%at !Fd end up in a mental %ospital.F .e have all heard of children who have imaginary playmates. get lots of letters from parents about them and always say the same thing; don't say there is no one there. .hat you are putting down to imagination could be a spirit child. One dad wrote to me to say he was getting very worried about his child. He told me his son had an imaginary friend called Robbie, and was forever saying things like, '&on't set off yet. Robbie's not in the car.' told him, =Iour child can actually see that boy, love. &on't say anything. He'll either grow out of it and go on to more worldly things or he'll develop into a very good medium.' was about si- or seven when first saw the spirit children. 'd had rheumatic fever and had to be in a pushchair. don't know how, but knew that other people could not see (hristopher and 5ansy. saw them a lot. "nd you know, never could do maths $ it was a mystery to me $ but (hristopher and 5ansy helped me pass my e-ams: #o there's nothing frightening about children having imaginary friends, especially if they've been very close. remember one little lad telling his mum, =Iou don't have to come up and turn the light off tonight. 4randma will do it.' His mum watched him go upstairs on his own that night and the lights went off. t scares the life out of some parents. 0ut you %ust have to accept that his grandma loved him very much. #he'd always tucked him in. t was a routine. /ost children are psychic up to the age of ** or *,. /y first psychic e-perience happened when was four. woke up to a commotion outside in the street. There was a fire in the house nearby, and all the neighbours were crying. They kept saying, =5oor Tom, what a terrible way to die.' "s peered from between their legs, saw they were bringing out a stretcher with little Tom on it, and Tom was also walking beside it. told my dad 'd seen Tom and he said, ' f you did, love, then you did.' Iou see, 'd seen Tom's spirit walking beside him. /y mum warned me that 'd end up in a mental hospital. did. 1early 8+ years later was a nurse in one: Prietenii imaginari e oris Sto/es Mama m-a avertizat ca voi ajunge intr-un spital de boli mintale. 'u totii am auzit de copiii care au parteneri de joaca imaginar#. Primesc multe scrisori de la parinti despre acesti prieteni imaginar# si le spun mereu acelasi lucru9 nu le spuneti ca nu e nimeni acolo. 'eea ce puneti pe baza imaginatiei poate fi un copil spiritual. )n tata mi-a scris intr-o zi ca era foarte ingrijorat pentru copilul sau. Mi-a marturisit ca fiul sau are un prieten imaginatr pe nume Robbie si spunea mereu lucruri precum9 78nu porni inca. Robbie nu e in masina88. i-am spus9 78 fiul dumneavoastra il poate vedea pe acel baiat ca fin dragostea. 1u-! spuneti nimic. El va creste din ea si va ajunge la lucruri mai lumesti sau se va dezvolta intr-un mediu foarte bun. Aveam cam E-< ani cand am vazut pentru prima data copilul-spirit. Am avut febra reumatica si a trebuit sa stau intr-un carucior. 1u stiu cum, dar steam ca ceilalti oameni nu-iputeau vedea pe 'ristop%er si Pans#. !i vedeam mereu. Si stii, nu ma descurcam niciodata la matematica- era ca un mister pentru mine- insa 'ristop%er si Pans# m-au ajutat sa-mi trec e-amenele. Asadar nu e nimic infricosator in ceea ce-! priveste pe copii care au prieteni imaginar#, mai ales daca acestia le sunt foarte apropiati. !mi amintesc de un baiatel care-! spunea mamei lui9 781u trebuie sa vii sa stingi lumina diseara. 2a veni bunica88 Mama l-a privit cu s-a dus in camera sa si cum luminile s-au stins. Acest lucru ii sperie foarte tare pe unii parinti. !nsa trebuie sa accepti ca bunica il iubea foarte mult. Mereu il alinta. Era o rutina. Majoritatea copiilor sunt dezvoltati foarte mulGt din punct de vedere psi%ic pana lGa varsta de **-*, ani. Prima mea e-perienta psi%ica a fost la ? ani. M-am trezit afara, in miscare, in strada. Era un incendiu in casa din apropiere si toti vecinii plangeau. Ei spuneau9 78 saracul .om, ce mod groaznic de a muri8 incercand sa ma strecor printer picioarele lor am putut vedea cum aduceau o targa cu .om in ea si .om mergea in acelasi timp pe langa ea. !-am spus tatalui meu ca l-am vazut pe .om si el mi-a spus988 daca ai vazut dragostea atunci inseamna ca c%iar ai vazut-o88. i-am vazut spiritul lui .om mergand pe langa targa. Mama m-a avertizat ac voi ajunge intr-un spital de boli mintale. Si am ajuns. Aproape ?+ de ani mai tarziu am fost asistenta intr-unulH

T!7T ** Anderstanding the mysteries of intuition by 4raham 4reene can well believe in telepathy, for it has been part of my life since childhood. /y mother had the gift of picking up thoughts from my elder sister. The two used to play it as a game at parties, and can still see no way in which they could have cheated. /y mother would leave the room and the guests would decide between them, with no intervention from my sister, some action for my mother to perform when she was summoned back into the room. /y mother would gaDe closely for a moment at my sister and then would make the action we had chosen, moving a cushion or a chair, perhaps taking the lid off a bo-. never saw her fail. /y own first e-perience of what might be a kind of telepathy have already described in A Sort of 4ife. would have put it down to mere coincidence if it had not been repeated twice under roughly the same circumstances, each involving a tragedy at sea and a loss of life. The first occasion was during an !aster seaside holiday at Littlehampton when was seven years old. dreamt of a shipwreck and can still see clearly one image of the dream. " man is scrambling up the staircase of a ship and a great wave is coming down to swamp him. 1e-t morning we heard the news of the .itanic sunk that night. Of the second dream of a wreck about ten years later, have also written. can recall no details and have lost the dream diary which was keeping during a course of psychoanalysis in London. 5erhaps writing down the dream cancelled the memory of it. "gain, my dream coincided with a real wreck, this time of the Ro(an in the rish #ea when, seem to remember, that a whole orchestra lost their lives. "lways the sea, always lives lost. 0ut the third occasion was not a dream. was in my flat in "ntibes one morning, some si- or seven years ago, with nothing to worry me when around breakfast time was overcome by a deep depression and an an-iety agoniDing in its acuteness. have a witness, for a friend came to lunch with me and told her what feared, that something terrible had happened to one of my family. To distract me, she turned on the radio for the one o'clock news. " plane coming from (orsica had crashed that morning into the sea off (ap dK"ntibes a few miles away and there were no survivors. On board was 4eneral (ogny whom had known and liked in 2ietnam. 'um sa intelegi misterele intuitiei; e 3ra%am 3reene Pot sa cred cu usurinta in telepatie pentru ca aceasta a facut parte din viata mea inca din copilarie. Mama mea avea darul de a-! citi gandurile surorii mele mai mari. Ele doua obinuiau sa faca acest lucru ca si cum s-ar juca, la petreceri si inca nu vad nici o cale prin care acestea ar fi trisat. Mama ar fi putut sa plece din camera pentru ca invitatii sa decida intre ei, fara ca sora mea sa intervina, unele actiuni pe care mama sa le faca cand ar fi fost c%emata inapoi in camera. Mama ar fi privit-o indeaproape pe sora mea si ar fi facut ceea ce noi am ales sa faca, sa mute o perna sau un scaun, sau sa scoata capacul de la o cutie. 1u am vazut-o niciodata dand gres. Prima mea e-perineta despre ceea ce ar insemna telepatia am descries-o in cartea 78)n mod de a trai88. As fi spus ca este o coincidenta daca nu s-ar fi intamplat de doua ori in aceleasi circumstante, fiecare implicand o tragedie pe mare sau pierderea unei vieti. Prima intamplare a fost de in timpul unei vacante pe litoral de Paste la 4ittle%ampton, pe cand aveam sapte ani. Am visat un naufragiu, lucru pe care inc ail pot vedea in fata oc%ilor. )n om urca o scara a nacei si un val mare s-a ridicat sa-l ing%ita. !n urmatoarea dimineata am auzit vestea scufundarii .itanicului. espre al doilea vis al unui naufragiu avut upa *+ ani am scris de asemenea. 1u-mi aimntesc nici un fel de detaliu si am pierdut si jurnalul viselor pe care-l tineam in timpul predarii unui curs de psi%oanaliza in 4ondra. Probabil, faptul ca am scris cele intamplate in vis a anulat ceea ce-mi mai aminteam din el. in nou, visul meu a coincis cu o scufundare , de data aceasta a vasului Ro(an in Mare !rlandei unde, din cate imi amintesc, intregul ec%ipaj a murit. !ntotdeauna despre mare, intotdeauna despre vieti pierdute. !nsa a treia intamplare nu a fost un vis. Eram in apartamentul meu din Antibes intr-o dimineata, in uma cu vreo E-< ani, fara sa am vreo grija, cand in jururl orei micului dejun am fost coplesit de o depresie profunda si o an-ietate ce agoniza in acuitatea sa. Am un martor, un prieten venise sa ia masa cu mine si i-am spus ca imi este teama ca cineva din familia mea a patit ceva. )n avion venind din 'orsica se prabusise in dimineata aceea in marea 'ap d8Antibes la cativa /ilometri distanta si nu a e-istat nici un supravietuitor. 4a bord se afla generalul 'ogn# pe care il cunosteam si il apreciam pe timpul cand eram in 2ietnam.

T!7T *, (an you imagine a time when women had no legal rights< There was a time when women were considered part of their husbandKs property. /arried women had no legal e-istence and they could own no property. .hat was even worse was they could not keep any money they earned. t all went to their husbands. This really did seem unfair to many women. !liDabeth (ady #tanton and #usan 0. "nthony tried to change the unfair system in the A.#. .hat they did was to write speeches and letters and hold conventions to organise women and men who supported legal rights for women. t was frustrating at first but they did finally win some small battles. n *?F+, they worked to pass a law which did allow women to own property and control their wages in the state of 1ew Iork. Other states soon followed. 0ut what many women really wanted was for women to be allowed to vote in elections. These women were called suffragettes. The suffragettes did win the right for women to vote in elections in some states. However, they werenKt satisfied. .hat they fought for was a law that would allow women to vote in national elections. This change finally did happen in *@,+. .hat happened was that the 1ineteenth "mendment was passed. t finally gave women the right to vote in national elections.

2a puteti inmagina vremurile in care femeile nu aveau nici un drept; A fost o perioada in care femeile erau considerate parte din proprietatea sotului. &emeile maritate nu aveau o e-istenta legala si nici nu puteu sa detina vreo proprietate. 'eea ce era mai rau era ca nu puteau pastra nici un ban din cei pe care-! castigau. .oti banii mergeau la sotii lor. Acest lucru era foarte nedrept pentru multe dintre femei. Elizabet% 'ad# si Susan Ant%on# au incercat sa sc%imbe acest sistem abuziv din ).S. ceea ce au facut ele a fost sa tina discursuri,sa scrie scrisori si sa gazduiasca conventii pentru a-! organiza pe femeile si barbatii care sprijineau drepturile legale pentru femei. A fost de-a dreptul frustrant la inceput insa au inceput sa castige cateva mici batalii. !n *=E+, ele au muncit sa introduca o lege prin care femeile aveau drepturi la proprietate si al controlul salariilor proprii in 1e( Ior/. Alte state au facut acelasi lucru dupa un timp. ar ceea ce multe dintre femei voiau cu adevarat era dreptul la vot. Aceste femei erau numite sufragete. Sufragetele au castigat drpetul femeilor la vot in unele state. 'u toate acestea, nu erau pe deplin mutumite. Pentru ceea ce ele luptase era o lege care le permitea femeilor sa voteze la alegerile nationale. Aceasta sc%imbare a avut loc in cele din urma in *>,+. 'eea ce s-a intamplat a fost ca 1oua Modificare a fost adoptata. !n cele din urma femeilor le-a fost Dpermis sa voteze in alegerile nationale.

&ear "ngela, was horrified when found out that my *,$year$old daughter had been arrested for stealing some make$up from a high street chemist. This happened because she had been dared by some older children from her school. #he was so frightened that she started crying $ which is what attracted the attention of the shop assistant. The police were called and she was given a telling$off at the police station. #ince this terrifying e-perience, she has been too afraid to go out on her own and cries all the time. /y husband doesn't seem to care that much. He says that she shouldn't have stolen in the first place and was unlucky to be caught. 1ow it is over she must learn to live with it. 0ut feel a failure as a parent and am afraid that my child will turn to crime later on in life. Iours sincerely, "shamed

raga Angela, Am fost foarte speriata cand am aflat ca fetita mea de *, ani a fost prinsa furand o trusa de mac%iaj de la un cosmetician care vindea pe marginea strazii. Acest lucru s-a intamplat deoarece a fost impinsa de la spate de catre o fata mai mare de la scoala. S-a speriat atat de tare incat a inceput sa planga, fapt care i-a atras atentia asistentului de la magazine. A fost c%emata politia si fetita a dat o declaratie la statia de politie. e la aceasta e-perienta nu a mai iesit din casa si plange tot timpul. Sotului meu nu pare sa-! pese prea mult de acest lucru. Spune ca nu trebuia sa fure in primul rand si ca a fost g%inionista deoarece a prins-o. Acum ca a trecut trebuie sa invete sa traiasca cu acest gand. !nsa simt o dezamgire ca parinte si imi este teama ca mai tarziu va mai face aceasta ilegalitate. 'u sinceritate, As%emed