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Impatientdriverspushypeopleonthesubwaykidsshoutingintotheirmobilephones...
weseetheseunpleasantincidentsalmosteveryday.ThisiswhyCanadianfilmmakerJohn
Curtin'snewdocumentaryToHellWithManners!TheDeclineofCivilitycouldn'tbe
moretimely.
Heputstheseimpolitebehaviorsunderamicroscopeinanattempttoexplainwhywe
seemtohavebecomesomuchruderinrecentyears.
CurtintravelstoNewYorkandLondontorecordrudeandsometimesnot-so-rude
behaviors."I'mnotactuallysayingthateveryoneisimpolite.Iwouldsaywearebecoming
lesskindtoeachothersimplybecausewe'renotpayingattentiontooneanother"hesaid.
Cutinattributespeople'sindifference(冷漠)largelytothemoderntechnologywehave:
iPodscellphonesandstufflikethat.
MontrealGazettecolumnistJoshFreedwhotalksinthefilmagreeswithCurtin."
We'vebecomelesshumanasaresultofthesetechnologicaladvancesandbythefact
thatsooftenwe'renowsurroundedbystrangers"Freedsaid.
Curtinwantedatallcoststomakesurehisfilmwasnotfullofolderpeopletalking
abouthowimpoliteyoungpeoplehavebecome.Instead_________"Wejustliveina
veryrushedstressed-outsocietyandit'sveryeasytofeelyou'reunderpressureand
you'vegottotakecareofyourself.SoweimagineourselvesinsomekindofDarwinian
strugglewhereyouhavegottotakecareofnumberone"Curtinsaid.
1.WhydoestheauthorthinkCurtin'snewdocumentarycouldn'tbemoretimely?
(Pleaseanswerwithin20words)
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2.Whichsentenceinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?
Curtinexaminestheseunpleasantincidentscarefullytryingtomakeclearwhatleads
toourworseningmanners.
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3.AccordingtoCurtinwhatresultsinpeople'sindifference?(Pleaseanswer
within15words)
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