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 DEEP WATER 

 –William Douglas

q William Douglas

 – Feared Water  – 3/4 years old, went to beach with father knocked down, swept over byWaves, suffocated, frightened.

q As 10/11 year old

 – Decided to learn swiing, !.".#.$. pool, !akia – pool safe, %/3 feet at shallow end, & feet at deep end – got water wings

 – fear back, beginning to feel cofortable – when another incident took place.

q Misadventure took place

 – big boy, a bully threw hi into deep end of the pool – frightened, lungs ready to burst – decided to hit feet on botto and return as a cork – cae up slowly, opened eyes, water every where – swallowed water and choked – terrified, tried to screa, no sound

 – legs paraly'ed, rigid – went down, second tie – hit botto, felt di''y, paraly'ed, rigid – groped for support, called for help, no result – went down third tie – stopped struggling, legs lip – blackness swept his brain – was (uiet, peaceful, drowsy

q On eing conscious! "e

 – found hiself, lying on stoach, voitting – heard voice of sae boy) said was *oking – reached hoe)felt weak, trebled – wept, couldn+t eat, frightened, avoided water 

# $ears later! Douglas

 – felt terrified near water  – feared water, spoiled holidays – one ctober, decided to overcoe fear  – hired swiing instructor  – practised swiing, five days a weak, one hour daily – used belt that went through pulley on overhead cable – took three onths to rela-

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 – learnt to put face in water, e-hale, raise nose and inhale – learnt to kick with legs – instructor, taught for si- onths – ade swier, no longer feared water  – Douglas not confident – Went to lake Wentworth, dived of a dock – swa two iles, scared only once, kept swiing – went to War ake, swa across back – no longer afraid, anaged to con(uer fear 

q W"at %e learn &rom t"e story ' Douglas

 – felt who have known fear know feeling to be free. – recalled oosevelt+s words )ealises that it is fear of death that scares us , in death there is peace)We need to con(uer fear  – understood his will to survive and live fully – confident for facing challenges in future

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0. 1ow and when did Douglas develop an aversion to water2

%. What strategy of escaping drowning did Douglas have in ind23. Why couldn+t Douglas ipleent his strategy of escaping drowning24. What was the iediate effect of the drowning incident on Douglas2. 1ow did Douglas feel after receiving training fro the swiing instructor2. "ention any two long ter conse(uences of the drowning incident onDouglas.5. Why did the drowning e-perience deprive Douglas fro the pleasure of water sports26. What did Douglas do to overcoe his fear of water2&. Why did the e-perience of con(uering his fear of water have a deeper eaning for Douglas207. 89 screaed, but only the water heard e: why did Douglas screa andwhat does he ean200. "ention two (ualities of Douglas that helped hi con(uer his fear.0%. ;ven after receiving training fro the instructor, why did Douglas not feelconfident to swi2

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