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    The allure of President Barack Obama as a cover star went far beyond his vocation. He has appeared on more magazines than most supermodels, straddling such a diversity of titles, from political and literary journals to hip-hop monthlies and comic books. One Obama cover that stirred heated contention when he was in office was published by New York Magazine in 2009. The president’s face was graffitied with words such as socialist, impostor, Muslim, and HAT(E) The cover was severely criticized for its malevolent depiction of the new president; the magazine maintained that the words used reflected not their views, but those of a section of Obama’s dissenters. During his eight-year tenure, the press presented Obama as feminist, communist, fashion model, Jew, the messiah, Superman, and even Muslim terrorist. This bizarre kaleidoscope of characterizations reflected a sense of confusion about what Obama stood for and the impossible scope of expectations heaped upon him.

    「棒球」在臺灣意味著什麼？答案是汗水和國族認同。在球場裡觀看球賽，每 個觀眾好像都知道與參賽球隊有關的各種混和中文和英文的加油口號，而且知 道配合口號的舞蹈動作。在這裡，看球變成一種令人暈眩的多語經歷及一場激 烈的有氧運動。在臺灣的國族身分建構中，這項運動有著根深蒂固的地位。臺 灣的棒球並不是從美國引進的，而是來自日本。棒球的歷史就像這個島嶼走向 民主的進程一樣洶湧澎湃。從 1969 年到 1996 年，臺灣曾在世界少棒聯盟稱霸， 28 次打入決賽、17 次奪冠。新臺幣伍佰元紙鈔上就印著一支棒球隊，向取得 傲人戰績的少棒隊致敬。當臺灣在國際外交的發展愈形艱困之際，棒球是臺灣 強大的軟實力工具之一，也是臺灣獲得國際認可的途徑。

    American civil rights activist, W. (E) B. Du Bois, once said, “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line: the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea.” The “color line” here refers to the racial segregation that existed in the United States after the abolition of slavery. In your opinion, what is it that segregates people in the world in the 21st century? How does it divide, discriminate and alienate people? Is it possible to spot a silver lining in this segregation? If so, what can be done? Express your ideas by using a real case and write an essay of no more than 350 words with an introductory paragraph, a main body containing 3 to 5 major points and a conclusion.