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Book Ⅰ New College English 2 Writing Growing Up Growing Up What do you think of growing up? Is it easy or full of adventures? Russell Baker To find the answers in the song: Say a little prayer before you go to sleep, every day in every way, it’s getting better and better (You should hold your hope all the time.) It’s a long way to go, a hard row(行,列) to hoe(锄). (Life is not easy; life is adventurous.) Life is just what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. (Life is full of surprise.) Writing For Myself Ｕnit One Homework Looking Ahead Introduction to the Content Discovering Structure Language Study Further Development Background information Pulitzer Prize Author: Russell Baker Spaghetti vs. Noodles in China American Educational System 普利策奖 Pulitzer prize 以J.普利策的遗赠为基金设立的奖金。开始于1917年 ，分设文学、历史、音乐、新闻等奖，以新闻奖的比例最大 。新闻奖授予有优异成就的美国新闻工作者和新闻机构，每年1次 ，在春季4月由哥伦比亚大学新闻研究生院颁发 。评选机构为普利策奖金评选委员会，成员是哥伦比亚大学校长和奖金设立者之孙小J.普利策，以及知名的报纸编辑或发行人。每届任期3年，可连任3届。授奖项目有优异公众服务奖、一般地方报道奖、特殊地方报道奖、国内报道奖、国际报道（包括联合国报道）奖、社论写作奖、漫画创作奖、现场新闻摄影奖、特写摄影奖、评论奖、批评奖、特稿写作奖等12项 。 “It is set specially for excellent Journalists.” Russel Baker, American journalist and writer. Writing for myself is taken from his autobiography Growing Up, which won him a Pulitzer prize. Spaghetti vs. Noodles in China Ramen stewed noodles Sliced noodles The US Grade School System In the united States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization: Kindergarten: under 5 years old Elementary/primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years old Junior high/middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years old Senior high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years old College, institute, academy(学院), university What American teachers wear in school Nowadays, people in the U.S. love to dress casually. Even among those companies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to w