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　　When a baby sees a ball, the baby may reach out for it．If the baby is very young, and you 　　1　　 the ball behind a pillow(枕头), then the ball 　　2　　 exists for the child．As the child grows older, the child will move the pillow to get the ball．Even though the child cannot see the ball, the ball still exists．This is an early example of “learning to see the 　　3　　”．

　　Just about all of us have 　　4　　, so we all think we can see．But, in 　　5　　 we are all blind to probably 99％ of the world．Because 　　6　　 people realize this, few people make the attempt to learn more, in order to see more．Just like a child, what we don't see doesn't exist．

　　　　7　　, because most of us are blind to 99％of the world, we rely on others to give us the answers．We willingly allow doctors, lawyers, priests, and politicians to tell us what to do or think, but they take no responsibility when the results go wrong．Commercial television, radio, newspapers, and magazines are largely corporate owned, profit driven, and focus more on distraction and misinformation than on education．Yet, we continue reading, watching and listening to commercial media under the illusion that we are learning．Corporate(法人的)media is education with blinders．They only show you the 　　8　　 picture, and, in this way, they control public opinion．　　9　　 needs to turn to noncommercial television, radio, and Internet world news to get the big picture．Everyone needs to know more in order to 　　10　　 the political spin and lies．

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　　A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out．Pausing only for an instant to see that he had come to the right place, he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of

　　the bar．

　　Mrs．Crump, the landlady, who was busy in the kitchen at the time, hurried out, wiping her

　　hands．The young man raised his hat．

　　“Excuse me,”he said．“I'm looking for my uncle, Mr．White．I believe he is staying here．”

　　“He was staying here．”Mrs．Crump corrected him．“But I'm afraid that he went back to

　　London yesterday．”

　　“Oh, dear,”said the young man, looking disappointed．“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month．At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house．”

　　“Quite right,”said Mrs, Cramp．“He intended to stay here the whole of July, as he always does．But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill．So he caught the train back to London immediately．”

　　“I wish he had let me know,”The young man said．“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming．I've had all this trouble for nothing．Well, since he isn't here, there's no point in waiting．”

　　He thanked Mrs．Grump and went out．Mrs．Grump went to the window and watched him

　　drive off．When his car was out of sight, she called out：“You can come out now, Mr．White．He's gone．”

　　Mr．White came out of the kitchen, where he had been waiting．

　　“Many thanks, Mrs．Grump,”he said, laughing, “you did that very well．These nephews of mine never gave me any peace．That young man is the worst of them all．As you see, when he

　　needs money, he even follows me into the country．Well, perhaps next time he won't warn me by

　　writing a letter!”