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Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-1<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/1.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Community service is an important component of education here at our university.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-2<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/2.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-3<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/3.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>A new community program called "One On One" </FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-4<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/4.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>helps elementary students who've fallen behind.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-5<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/5.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching-that is, tutoring in math and English.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-6<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/6.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-7<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/7.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-8<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/8.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Half-hour lessons are fine,</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-9<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/9.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-10<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/10.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-11<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/11.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-12<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/12.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-13<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/13.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-14<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/14.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-15<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/15.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>It looks good on your resume, too </FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-16<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/16.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>001-17<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/001/17.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any Questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-1<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/1.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>I hope you've all finished reading the assigned chapter on insurance</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-2<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/2.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>--- so that you're prepared for our discussion today.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-3<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/3.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>But, before we start, I'd like to mention a few things your text doesn't go into.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-4<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/4.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>It's interesting to note that insurance has existed in some form for a very long time.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-5<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/5.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>The earliest insurance policies were what we called bottomry contracts.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-6<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/6.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>They provided shipping protection for merchants as far back as 3000 B. C.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-7<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/7.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>In general, the contracts were often no more than verbal agreements.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-8<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/8.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if a particular shipment of goods was lost at sea,</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-9<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/9.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>--- the loan didn't have to be repaid.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-10<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/10.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Interest on the loans varied according to how risky it was to transport the goods.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-11<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/11.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>During periods of heavy piracy at sea, for example,</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-12<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/12.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-13<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/13.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>So, you can see how insurance helped encourage international trade.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-14<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/14.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Even the most cautious merchants became willing to risk shipping their goods over long distances</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-15<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/15.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>not to mention in hazardous weather conditions when they had this kind of protection available.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-16<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/16.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Generally speaking, the basic form of an insurance policy has been pretty much the same since the Middle Ages.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-17<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/17.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>There are four points that were salient then and remain paramount in all policies today.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-18<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/18.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>There were outlined in chapter six and will serve as the basis for the rest of the of today's discussion.</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>002-19<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toefl/002/19.mp3" LOOP=TRUE></FONT> A: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>Can anyone tell me what one of those points might be?</FONT> Q: <FONT face="Tohoma"; size=4>003-1<bgsound src="file:///d:/media/toe