Book II
Unit 1
Text A: What Can Americans Learn from Confucianism?
(Jay McDaniel)
Original Story
Text B: The Oneness of Tea and Zen
(Luo Jialin)
Unit 2
Text A: Successful Entrepreneurs, A-Students or B-Students?
(Bo Peabody)
Text B: A 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur
(Katrina Koerting)
Unit 3
Text A: What Makes Smart Cities Smart?
(Samar Kaunain)
Text B: Take a Peek Inside Your Future Home
(Brit Morin)
Unit 4
Text A: The Power of Catalytic Philanthropy
(Bill Gates)
Text B: Leonardo da Vinci: Far More Than a Great Artist
Unit 5
Text A: Living Abroad in Paris as a Student
(Vicki Fletcher)
Text B: What's It Like Being at Cambridge as an American Student?
(Deanie Vallone)
Original Story
Unit 6
Text A: Paradise Found in Shangri-La
(Ariel Mieling)
Shangri-La, China: paradise found
(Teresa Levonian Cole)
Text B: The Loveliest Place in Fall
(Eudora Seyfer)
Unit 7
Text A: Print Still King for Students
(Jennifer Howard)
Text B: Born Digital
Unit 8
Text A: Immigrants Have Enriched American Culture and Enhanced Our Influence in the World
(Daniel Griswold)
Text B: Globalization Isn't Dead, It's Only Just Beginning
(Michael Schuman)