Open F2F Class Notes 11th October (Eddie)

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In a society like ours, where every man may transmute his private thought into history and destiny by dropping it into the ballot-box, a peculiar responsibility rests upon the individual … For, though during its term of office the government be practically as independent of the popular will as that of Russia, yet every fourth year the people are called upon to pronounce upon the conduct of their affairs. Theoretically, at least, to give democracy any standing-ground for an argument with despotism or oligarchy, a majority of the men composing it should be statesmen and thinkers.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-case-for-hillary-clinton-and-against-donald-trump/501161/

Original:

This National holiday, I went back to my hometown. The day when I went back was not good, the plane would landed in Changchun according to the original plan. As it was raining heavily in Changchun, the plan had to land in Shenyang. After one hour, the plane flew to Changchun again. When we got off the plane, the winds were very strong, and the temperature was very low. I felt the winter was coming. During the National holiday, only one day was sunny.

Edit:

This National Day holiday, I went back to my hometown. The day when I went back was not good: the plane was originally scheduled to land in Changchun, but as / since it was raining heavily in Changchun, the plane had to land in Shenyang. After one hour, the plane left for / took off for Changchun again. When we got off the plane, the winds were very strong, and the temperature was very low. I felt the winter had come. Out of the total of seven days of the National Day holiday, only one day was sunny.