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PassageTwo Perhapsthereisonlythemoontocomparewithit.OfalltheachievementsofAmericanengineeringonlythelandingonthemoonandtheplantingthereofawrinkledflagcanrivaltheconstructionofPanamaCanalasanepoch-makingaccomplishment.TheSuezCanalthetrans-SiberianRailroadandtheTajMahalallpalebesideit.Thecanal’sconstructionismorecloselyakintothepyramidsofEgyptinitsscopeanddifficultyofexecutionbutinthemodernerathereisonlythemoon. LikethelandingonthemoontheconstructionofacanalacrossthenarrowIsthmusofPanamawasadreamlongbeforeitbecamereality.Asearlyas1534CharlesIofSpainproposedacanalatPanamabutitwouldtakenearly400yearsforbuilderstocatchupwithhisimagination. Whenthecanalfinallywasproposedrequiredallthecreativitythetwentiethcenturycouldmuster.Itwasthelargestpublicworkeverattempted.Itsengineershadtocontrolawildrivercutthecontinentaldivideconstructthelargestdamandmanmadelakeknowntothatdateandswingthelargestlockseverconstructedfromthebiggestcementstructuresthenpoured.Alongthewaytwooftheworld’smostdevastatingdiseaseshadtobewipedoutinoneoftheirgreateststrongholds.Andallofthiswastobedonewithouttheairplaneortheautomobile:KittyHawkroseintothehead-linesin1903thesameyeartheU.S.signedatreatywithPanama——andtherewasnoroadacrosstheisthmusuntiltheWorldWarⅡ. IfPanamahashadanunusualroleinbygonedreamsitmostcertainlyhasastartlingrelationshiptothehardfactsofgeography.Thecountryisfarthereastthanmostpeopleimagine——thecanalandabouthalfofPanamaactuallylieeastofMiami.Becauseofthecountry’sshallow"S"shapeandeast-westorientationithasplaceswherethesunrisesinthePacificandsetsintheAtlantic.MoresignificantlyPanamaissqueezedintothenarrowestportionofCentral.Atthecanaljust43milesoflandseparateAtlanticandPacificshores.PerhapsevenmoreimportantPanamaoffersthelowestpointintheNorthAmericancontinentaldivide——originally312feetabovesealevelatthecanal’sCulebraCut.BycomparisonthelowestpassintheUnitedStatesisnearly5000feet. AcanalinPanamawasfirstproposedinthe
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PassageFour Eversincehumanshaveliveontheearththeyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generallythisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenthereisalanguagebarriercommunicationisaccomplishedthroughsignlanguageinwhichmotionsstandforletterswordsandideas.Touristsandthepeopleunabletohearorspeakhavehadtoresorttothisformofexpression.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareveryvividandexactandcanbeusedinternationally;spellinghowevercannot. Bodylanguagetransmitsideasorthoughtsbycertainactionseitherintentionallyorunintentionally.Awinkcanbeawayofindicatingthatthepartisonlyjoking.AnodsignifiesapprovalIwhileshakingtheheadindicatesanegativereaction. OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBrailleasystemofraiseddotsreadwiththefingertipssignalflagsMorsecodeandsmokesignalsRoadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguidewarnandinstructpeople.Whilelanguageisthemostcommonformofcommunicationothersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue
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