Podcast
Questions and Answers
What was the initial reaction of the author in the water?
What was the initial reaction of the author in the water?
What physical responses did the author feel in the water?
What physical responses did the author feel in the water?
What happened just before the author felt light while struggling in the water?
What happened just before the author felt light while struggling in the water?
How did the author describe the moment when fear and terror left them?
How did the author describe the moment when fear and terror left them?
Signup and view all the answers
What was the final emotional state of the author as they drifted into oblivion?
What was the final emotional state of the author as they drifted into oblivion?
Signup and view all the answers
What event marks the transition between panic and calmness for the author?
What event marks the transition between panic and calmness for the author?
Signup and view all the answers
What was the first exercise the instructor taught the narrator?
What was the first exercise the instructor taught the narrator?
Signup and view all the answers
How did the narrator feel when going under water initially?
How did the narrator feel when going under water initially?
Signup and view all the answers
What action did the narrator learn after exhaling underwater?
What action did the narrator learn after exhaling underwater?
Signup and view all the answers
How did the instructor help the narrator overcome their fear of submerging their head?
How did the instructor help the narrator overcome their fear of submerging their head?
Signup and view all the answers
What stroke does the instructor tell the narrator to swim after perfecting each piece?
What stroke does the instructor tell the narrator to swim after perfecting each piece?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the narrator feel they could do when tiny vestiges of terror returned?
What did the narrator feel they could do when tiny vestiges of terror returned?
Signup and view all the answers
How did the narrator feel after the experience in the pool?
How did the narrator feel after the experience in the pool?
Signup and view all the answers
What effect did the narrator's experience in the pool have on him?
What effect did the narrator's experience in the pool have on him?
Signup and view all the answers
Why did the narrator never go back to the pool?
Why did the narrator never go back to the pool?
Signup and view all the answers
Which body part would become paralyzed when the narrator faced his fear of water?
Which body part would become paralyzed when the narrator faced his fear of water?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the haunting fear of water prevent the narrator from doing?
What did the haunting fear of water prevent the narrator from doing?
Signup and view all the answers
How did the narrator attempt to overcome his fear of water?
How did the narrator attempt to overcome his fear of water?
Signup and view all the answers
What was the main subject of the selection from 'Of Men and Mountains' by William O. Douglas?
What was the main subject of the selection from 'Of Men and Mountains' by William O. Douglas?
Signup and view all the answers
How did William Douglas describe the Yakima River in the text?
How did William Douglas describe the Yakima River in the text?
Signup and view all the answers
What major role did William Douglas play in his career?
What major role did William Douglas play in his career?
Signup and view all the answers
In what state was William Douglas born?
In what state was William Douglas born?
Signup and view all the answers
At what age did William Douglas decide to learn how to swim?
At what age did William Douglas decide to learn how to swim?
Signup and view all the answers
Which term best describes William Douglas's career as a Justice?
Which term best describes William Douglas's career as a Justice?
Signup and view all the answers
What body of water did the author swim across to Stamp Act Island?
What body of water did the author swim across to Stamp Act Island?
Signup and view all the answers
Which stroke did the author NOT mention using during his swims?
Which stroke did the author NOT mention using during his swims?
Signup and view all the answers
Where did the author camp before swimming across Warm Lake?
Where did the author camp before swimming across Warm Lake?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the author see when he put his face under the water in the middle of the lake?
What did the author see when he put his face under the water in the middle of the lake?
Signup and view all the answers
What did the author shout with joy after swimming across the lake?
What did the author shout with joy after swimming across the lake?
Signup and view all the answers
What did Roosevelt refer to when he said, 'All we have to fear is fear itself'?
What did Roosevelt refer to when he said, 'All we have to fear is fear itself'?
Signup and view all the answers
