The Disabled Solider

連禹柔
魏星宇

1. The great, under the pressure of calamity, are conscious of several others sympathising with their distress, and have, at once, the comfort of admiration and pity.

2. No we don’t agree. We think they just magnify their misfortune but they might have no idea that there are more people who are suffering from more terrible tragedies.

3. we think we agree that the sufferers can get comfort from other people’s admiration and pity. Because the sufferers might need attention from others and the comfort words from others might make them feel better.

4. we agree that men often act bravely. The main reason that they do so might come from the pressure and the stereotype of the society that men have to be brave. Therefore, they often act bravely even when they are overwhelmed.

5. Yes! We agree. Though they have no support from friends or others. Still, they are able to go through all the misfortune by themselves with their strong mentality and optimistic thoughts .

6. We think when people are in the circumstances of calamity often magnify the slightest inconvenience. Because when we suffer from misfortune, we can barely stand an optimistic mind. Therefore, people usually magnify the slightest misfortune when we encounter adversity.

7. He has lost both his legs and an eye to boot. (7)
Though he was bound for a farmer and work from him for ten hours in a day, he thought he ate and drank well, and liked my business well enough.(8)
I had still, however,my forty pounds, and that was some comfort to me under every beating.((11)
they were not used to life in jail, but, for my part, it was nothing to me.(11)
Warm blanket-which was all the clothes I had(11)

8. two men knocked me down(9)
he beat me without considering what he was about (10)
I lost four fingers off the left hand, and my
leg was shot off.(12)

9. we agree that habitual acquaintance with misery serves better than philosophy to teach us to despite it. Because people who have been through a lot of misery can become stronger to face adversity.

10. Though people often use philosophy to teach us . But If we have no experience of suffering from misfortune, we won’t feel the tremendous pain that others have been through. Also, we might encounter some slightest problems and we might think it is something miserable and complain about it and have no idea what the others have been through.