Chapter 35 third quarter

"Are you going to stay depressed like this?" Nicole asked, looking at her husband at the other end of the table. "Nothing terrible has happened so far, and the weather has been fine." "I think the weather is better than it used to be, Uncle Richard," said Patrick. "You're quite the hero of our university. Some students thought you were an alien." Richard forced a smile, and said calmly: "The government didn't listen to my advice, and ignored the warnings of the Eagle Man. Some people in the engineering office actually said that I was fabricating the appearance of the Eagle Man. Can you imagine what will happen? ?”

"Kenji trusts you, dear." "Then why did he let those people continue to increase the intensity of the instructions? They can't predict the long-term effect at all." "What are you worried about, Dad?" Ellie asked after a while. "Supplying so much atmosphere is a very complicated process, Ellie. I have a lot of respect for the aliens who designed the infrastructure of New Eden. They have repeatedly emphasized to us that the carbon dioxide and dust content in the air should be controlled within certain limits. They must be very happy." Know the consequences of all this."

Patrick and Allie left after breakfast. Nicole walked across the table, put her hand on Richard's shoulder and said, "Do you remember the day we were talking about Albert Einstein with Patrick and Ellie?" Richard frowned and looked at Nicole in bewilderment. "I lay in bed that night and said that Einstein's discoveries about the relationship between matter and energy were so horrible that nuclear weapons were invented... Do you remember how you answered?" Richard shook his head. "You said that Einstein was a scientist, and his whole life was to constantly explore truth and knowledge. You also said that no knowledge is terrible, only when human beings use this knowledge to do bad things."

Richard laughed: "You want to lessen my sense of responsibility for the weather crisis?" "Probably," Nicole replied, lowering her head and kissing Richard on the mouth. "I know you're one of the brightest, most creative greats alive. All responsibility for that rests on your own shoulders." Richard kissed his wife affectionately. Eponina taught "Art and Literature" at Central High School.Her foundational courses cover a wide range of topics, with rich content from many cultures.She encourages students to self-study subjects they enjoy.Although she often uses teaching plans and syllabi to teach, she is indeed a good teacher who teaches students according to their aptitude.

Eponina personally believes that Victor Hugo's is the greatest literary work, and the 19th century Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the best painter.In class, she not only explained her own works, but also introduced works from other countries and regions to students. The Kawabata robot assisted Evelyn in the classroom, so it was natural for her to talk about Kawabata's work, using his "Thousand Paper Cranes and the Snow Country) as an example of Japanese literature.Three weeks of poetry lessons from Forster to Rilke and Omar Khayyam.However, the poet Evelyn focuses on is Benita Garcia. This is not entirely because there are many Garcia robots in New Eden, but because Benita's poems and life are particularly attractive to young people.

This year, the number of students in Eponina's class dropped to 11, which is why Evelyn must wear a red armband that is positive for the RV-41 antibody.The results of her medical examination put the school in a dilemma.Although those in power actively resisted most of the strong calls from Hanko's parents to "fire" Eponina, there was still no strong opposition to the frenzied shouting from these people, and Eponina's class schedule was taken as an elective .In this way, Eponina lost many of her students. Eleanor Walkerfield was Eponina's favorite student.Although Ellie spends all of her time sleeping from Nord to the Solar System and back, this leaves her with a huge handicap in her studies; yet Ellie's natural talents and thirst for knowledge make her a top of her class .Evelyn often puts Ellie on special jobs.This morning she had Ellie recite "A Mexican Girl's Dream," a poem from the first book Garcia, a Mexican woman, wrote as a teenager.Evelyn first introduced Benita's life to her students to stimulate their imagination.

“Benita Garcia is one of the greatest women,” Eponina said, nodding to the Garcia robot standing in the corner of the classroom to help her with teaching chores.The robot stood there, expressionless. "She was a poet, an astronaut, a political leader and a mystic. Her life was a microcosm of the history of her time, and her life inspired so many people to rise up." Evelyn continued; "The fledgling Garcia was a gifted student, and her rich imagination set her apart from her peers. Benita wrote her first poem at the age of 9; at the age of 15, she boarded a Catholic school, when two of her poems were published.

"After finishing high school, Benita surprised her teachers and family by announcing her ambition to be an astronaut. In 2129, she became the first Mexican woman to be admitted to the Colorado Space Academy. When she graduated four years later, Strange phenomena have appeared in space. In 2134, the global economic crisis known as the "Great Depression" began, and all space exploration programs were stopped. In 2137, the International Space Agency laid off staff and Benita was fired No, she thought her space career was over. "In 2144, the "James Martin", the last interstellar cruise ship, brought back many women and children from the 'Mars Habitat'. At that time, their spaceship could not enter the earth's orbit, and all passengers faced death. Ben Nita Garcia and three of her friends set out on a rescue ship to free these 24 voyagers in space...”

Under Eponina's explanation, Ellie imagined Benita on a rescue mission: Regardless of the rescue time limit given to her on the earth, she drove her own spaceship and saved 24 lives at the risk of her own life.What could be greater than this? Thinking of Benita's selfless dedication, the image of her mother jumped into Ellie's mind.A montage of Nicole’s images appeared in front of her eyes like a montage: first, the mother wearing a judge’s robe, standing in the Senate and giving a powerful speech; Cycling, watching Patrick getting ready for a tennis match; mother telling the Lincoln robot how to prepare dinner; finally, she saw her mother sitting by her bed, answering her questions about life and love. "My mom is my hero," Allie suddenly realized. "She's as noble and selfless as Benita Garcia."

Evelyn continued: "... Please imagine this: a 16-year-old Mexican girl full of youth leaves her boarding school and goes home for vacation. She slowly climbs the steep steps of the Mexican pyramid, and the spring is warm under her feet. Lizards are in the ruins and shuttle back and forth among the rocks, play..." Eponina nodded to Ellie—it was her turn. Ellie stood up from her seat and began reciting Benita Garcia's poem: Old Lizard, you've seen it all You have seen our laughter and tears, Our hearts are full of dreams and terrible desires. Has everything here never changed?

my grandmother in indiana Have you ever sat on this step before? vicissitudes Did she ever tell you, She doesn't want and can't share with you This passion?As night falls, I look up at the stars Boldly find yourself in it. Soar, my heart, Soar freely on this ancient pyramid! yes bennyta lizard tell me you and your grandmother, your dream many years ago It has all become reality in you. As Ellie finished reciting the poem, tears rolled down her cheeks.Her teachers and classmates thought she was moved by the poem and Benita's legendary life. They would never understand that at this moment Ellie is experiencing an emotional climax-she finds that she is so deep. Love and adore her mother. This is the last day of rehearsals for the school play.Eponina picked up "Waiting for Godot" written by the 20th century Nobel Laureate Sam Becker, the theme of which happened to be close to life in New Eden.The two ragged protagonists are played by Elle Walkerfield and Pedro Martinez.Martinez, a handsome 19-year-old, was co-opted to join the expedition as the last "problem youth" before leaving Earth. Thanks to the help of Yasunari Kawabata robots, they designed, arranged sets, provided costumes, controlled lighting, and also directed rehearsals in Eponina's absence.There are four Kawabata robots in the school, three of which were at Eponina's disposal six weeks before the show. "Very good!" said Eponina, walking towards her students on the stage. "That's all for today." "Miss Walkerfield," Robot No. 052 Kawabata Yasunari said, "You have three inaccurate pronunciation. At the beginning..." "Let's talk about it tomorrow," interrupted Eponina, beckoning it away politely.She turned to her fellow actors and said, "Any questions?" "Although it's been done, Miss Eponina," stammered Pedro Martínez, "it might help me a lot if we discussed it again. You say Godot is not a person, he or it It's just a concept, a fantasy...we're all looking forward to your arrival...sorry, it's hard for me to understand exactly what is..." "This play sums up the absurdity of life." After a pause, Eponina said, "We laugh because we see ourselves on stage dressed as beggars and hear them talk. Beckett captures the human Primal spiritual longing. Whoever Gordo was, he was the one who made everything good. He changed our lives and made us happy." "Is Godot God?" Peter asked. "Of course," said Eponina, "or those alien superpowers who built the Rama spaceship and watched Ellie's family in Nordri. It's Godot. That's why our play has universal significance." "Peter, are you finished?" someone yelled from the back of the theater. "Wait a minute, Kiko," replied the young man, "we're discussing an interesting topic, would you like to come and listen?" The Japanese girl stood at the door and said rudely, "No, I don't. Let's go now." Eponina dismissed them.Pedro jumped off the stage and rushed to the door.Ellie walked up to the teacher. "How could he put up with her saying that?" Ellie asked aloud. "Don't ask me," Eponina shrugged, "I'm not an expert on human relationships." "That Japanese girl is a problem," Eponina thought, remembering how the girl treated her and Ellie after rehearsal one night—as if they were contemptible beings. "Men are stupid sometimes." "Eponina," Ellie asked, "do you have any problem if my parents come to the show? Beckett is also one of my dad's favorite playwrights." "Well, your parents are always welcome. Also, I really have to thank them..." "Miss Eponina!" came the voice of a young man, Derek Brewer, her student.He ran towards her, yelling as he ran, "Have you heard the news?" Eponina shook her head.Derek looked emotional: "Judge Mishkin ruled that wearing a red armband is unconstitutional." Only then did Eponina come back to her senses.Derek was standing next to her, proud to be the first to tell her the good news. "Are... are you sure?" Eponina asked. "We just heard it on the office radio." Eponina touched her arm and that hateful red armband, looked at Ellie and Derek, tore off the armband and threw it into the air. Looking at the falling red cloth, Eponina wept. "Thank you, Derek," she said, feeling four strong arms wrap around her. "Congratulations." Ellie said softly.