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    DEEP WATER by WILLIAM DOUGLAS. (A PDF by Mrs. Arlene Andrews)

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    William Douglas developed a deep fear of water after nearly drowning twice as a child. To overcome this fear, he took swimming lessons with an instructor where he was gradually exposed to being in the water. After months of practice on his own in the pool and lakes, Douglas was able to swim long distances and different strokes, proving to himself that he had conquered his terror of drowning. Retelling his story as an adult, Douglas hoped to show others that through determination and perseverance, one can overcome even their deepest fears.

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    DEEP WATER by WILLIAM DOUGLAS. (A PDF by Mrs. Arlene Andrews)

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    William Douglas developed a deep fear of water after nearly drowning twice as a child. To overcome this fear, he took swimming lessons with an instructor where he was gradually exposed to being in the water. After months of practice on his own in the pool and lakes, Douglas was able to swim long distances and different strokes, proving to himself that he had conquered his terror of drowning. Retelling his story as an adult, Douglas hoped to show others that through determination and perseverance, one can overcome even their deepest fears.

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    William Douglas developed a deep fear of water after nearly drowning twice as a child. To overcome this fear, he took swimming lessons with an instructor where he was gradually exposed to being in the water. After months of practice on his own in the pool and lakes, Douglas was able to swim long distances and different strokes, proving to himself that he had conquered his terror of drowning. Retelling his story as an adult, Douglas hoped to show others that through determination and perseverance, one can overcome even their deepest fears.

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    DEEP WATER by WILLIAM DOUGLAS. (A PDF by Mrs. Arlene Andrews)

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    William Douglas developed a deep fear of water after nearly drowning twice as a child. To overcome this fear, he took swimming lessons with an instructor where he was gradually exposed to being in the water. After months of practice on his own in the pool and lakes, Douglas was able to swim long distances and different strokes, proving to himself that he had conquered his terror of drowning. Retelling his story as an adult, Douglas hoped to show others that through determination and perseverance, one can overcome even their deepest fears.

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    DEEP WATER by WILLIAM DOUGLAS. ( a pdf by Mrs.

    Arlene Andrews)

    WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS was born in Maine, Minnesota, on October 16, 1898, and
    raised in Yakima, Washington. He entered Whitman College in 1916, but his studies were interrupted by
    military service in World War I. Upon graduation in 1925, he joined a New York law firm, but left two
    years later to spend one year in Yakima. He subsequently returned to teach law at Columbia University,
    and transferred to the faculty of Yale University in 1929. In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
    appointed Douglas to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in 1937 he became Chairman.
    President Roosevelt nominated Douglas to the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1939.
    The Senate confirmed the appointment on April 17, 1939. Douglas had the longest tenure of any Justice,
    serving on the Supreme Court for thirty-six years, spanning the careers of five Chief Justices. He retired
    on November 12, 1975, and died on January 19, 1980, at the age of eighty-one.

    Deep Water is an extract from the book ‘Men and Mountains’ by William Douglas. Over here, the
    author tells us about how he overcomes the deep-rooted fear of water. We learn that the author
    develops fear of water following two very dreadful incidents. In this first one, he is four years old when a
    wave knocks him down. Similarly, in the second one, he is 11 years of age. A bully throws him in the
    deep end of the pool and almost drowns. Thus, having gone through such scary experiences, he fears
    water deeply. However, he does work really hard to overcome it. Finally, we learn about the measures
    he takes to overcome this fear. Moreover, he accomplishes in overcoming the fear and gives us all a
    great lesson of determination and will power.

    The misadventure:

    The misadventure: His plan: The Effect:


     Shook and cried
     An 18 year old bruiser  He would make a big  Walked home after
    picked him and threw jump when his feet hit several hours
    him into the pool the bottom  Haunting fear
     YMCA pool  He would then rise like a  Never went back to the
     9 feet deep cork pool- frightened of
     He tried thrice but  Lie on the water and water
    swallowed water and paddle to the edge of  Developed an aversion
    went to the depth of the the pool to water
    pool  It deprived him of the
    joy of water sports:
    fishing, canoeing,
    boating and swimming

    Hired an instructor: Self teaching: Moral


     Douglas was instructed
    to go to the pool an hour  Continued to practice for  There is terror only in
    for 5 days with a rope the next three months the fear of death.
    attached to his belt. This  In July at Lake  Because he had
    rope went through a Wentworth in New experienced the
    pulley that ran on an Hampshire, dived off a sensation of dying and
    overhead cable. dock at Triggs Island, the fear it can produce
     When the rope was and swam two miles the intensity to live grew
    loosened , he froze and across the lake to in intensity.
    went under water Stamp Act Island.  Not to lose courage
     Was taught to inhale and  swam the crawl,  Importance of expert
    exhale while in water breast stroke, side help
     Was taught to kick with stroke, and back  Perseverance and
    his legs stroke. dedication always wins.
     Training for three
    months and instructor
    left in April.

    Questions to be answered in the note book:

    1. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?


    2. How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?
    3. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?
    4. Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it?
    5. What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?
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