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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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