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nd emotions, he said. For a 2025 minute period we can send them into places that they39。ve never seen before. Mr. Grucci, a former Congressman from New York, believes a wellchoreographed fireworks display can be a universally profound experience. When you look at the night sky and you see the majesty and beauty of God39。s handiwork, and then all of a sudden that bees interrupted with man39。s handiwork and you turn the night sky into a kaleidoscope of color and you marry that color to sound, and all of a sudden you39。re exciting the sights and senses of an individual, the fireworks have this uncanny ability to be able to transverse age groups, ethnic backgrounds and socialeconomic levels. He adds, The richest of the rich can stand next to the most humble of humble and be able to get the same level of firework entertainment. It39。s that universally entertaining quality of a good fireworks display that makes private purchases of these explosive devices so tempting, and so potentially dangerous. Fireworks displays provided by licensed operators are legal in every state. But laws vary from statetostate regarding what consumer firework products may be sold. Firecrackers, sparklers and small rockets are what most people like to buy. Legal or not, many Americans consider fireworks to be essential to their 4th of July celebrations. Todd Race of Adams, New York, who was visiting the Mall with his family said they enjoy the fun of lighting sparklers in the backyard every July4th. Sparklers are about all you can buy up around us. But they39。re illegal in New York. When asked where he purchases those prohibited products, he sheepishly remarked, At illegal stands. Some consumer groups have lobbied to make all fireworks illegal. Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Harold Stratton believes that by following proper instructions, consumer fireworks are generally very safe. Many would agree that a fireworksfree 4th of July would have disappointed founding father John Adams. Just after the Continental Congress proclaimed the colonies39。 independence from England in 1776, Mr. Adams wrote this about public celebrations on July 4th: The day will be the most memorable in the history of America, he predicted. It will be celebrated by succeeding generations with bonfires and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this day forward, evermore.Part 2 PassageExercise B1. Superstition seems to run, a submerged river of crude religion, below the surface of human consciousness.2. Superstition, the theologians tell us, es from a Latin word which means to stand in terror of the Deity.3. The psychoanalysts have their explanation, but calling a superstition a pulsion neurosis does not banish it.4. Superstition seems to have a link with some body of belief that far antedates the religions we know.5. Superstition in general is linked to a man’s yearning to know his fate, and to have some hand in deciding it. Exercise C1. T 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. F 8.