A Path to Freedom——Life of black women in The Color Purple

Alice Walker sThe Color Purple,published in 1982,tells the story of Celie,ablack woman in the South.Celie was a blackwoman growing up in the South.She mustovercome masogeny,racism and poverty toestablish herself as an independent person.Thenovel also follows the maturation of her sisterNettie and the lives of Shug,Albert,and muchof his extended family.Celie writes letters toGodin which she tells about her life-her roles asdaughter,wife,sister,and mother.In thecourse of her story,Celie me…     

A Pietist, or A Sceptic——On Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter and Puritanism Thought

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. Hawthorne is deeply influenced by Puritanism. His representative work, The Scarlet Letter, reflects the Calvinistic thought of "Original Sin". His novel also expresses his pious attitude with skepticism for ethics and morality of Puritanism. On one hand, Hawthorne strongly criticizes Calvinism for constraining human nature, and on the other hand, regards some social problems as the sake of evil human nature. He advocates the believers to clear themselves of guilt and to purify their hearts by penitence and kindness.     

The Motivation for the Conversation——Rationality

In 1957, Grice suggested the theory of meaning-nn as a theory of communication. Later, he developed Cooperative Principle (CP) as guidelines for the efficient and effective use of language in conversation. Some philosophers and linguists try to develop and modify the Grice's Cooperative Principle or attempt to challenge the validity of this and suggest some other principles. However, very few try to explore the driving force behind conversation. What is the mechanism underlying the use of a sentence to convey extra meaning? After a more detailed examination of Grice's work on philosophy and language, we discover that the importance of rationality is shown throughout his work. Therefore we can conclude that rationality, not the cooperation, is the real motivation, though Grice invents the Cooperative Principle. Cooperation is the realization of rationality applied at the level of discourse.     

“The Poem Is More Philosophical Than History” ——Discussion on Authenticity of Pushkin’s Historical Literature

Pushkin is a great Russian poet.In addition,he is a famous litterateur.He achieved the peak by virtue of history-themed poems including Poltava and The Bronze Horseman.Pushkin was good at applying realism and romanticism for writing.The two ways complement each other.In the mid-to-late period of Pushkin’s writing career,his creation style transformed to realism rapidly.Meanwhile,he was better at mixing historical events and imaginary plots so as to perfectly blend historical reality and artistic truth.     

An Inquiry into the Construction of Hayek’s Society

Friedrich Hayek w as reputed as the most influential liberalist in the 20th centry.He adopted macroscopic,multi-subjects know ledge as w ell as a methodology w ith a less-moral principal to reassert and consolidate the understanding of freedom.T he follow ing article,quoting some of his arguments and major methodologies w hich he based on,presents the general thoughts of forming C onstitution.     

The Influence of Confucianism on the World’s Diverse Culture

Confucianism plays an important role in the w orld’s diverse culture.Since C onfucianism w as spread from Asia to Europe,it has communicated,integrated and innovated w ith W estern culture,and even had a major impact on the European Enlightenment M ovement of ideas.T here is no doubt that it is important to interpret the cross-cultural values of C onfucianism and to explore its influence on the development of contemporary society.C onfucianism is an open ideological system,w hich needs us to treat it w ith an open mind.O nly by constantly absorbing the essence of the cultures from all over the w orld,enhancing civilization and exchanges betw een countries,seeking common ground w hile reserving differences,can w e uphold C hinese culture and make great contribution to the progress and development of the w hole human civilization.     

Symbolic Values in Steinbeck''''s Short Stories

The essay will analyze the symbols created by Steinbeck and disclose the meaning of the most widely used symbols John Steinbeck resorted to in some of his short stories. These interpretations of the symbols may reveal to readers an utterly different system of values. The author will explore those stories that are relevant from this point of view. This paper will highlight,emphasize and interpret different symbols presented in his stories too.And the author will give a possible way of tackling of Steinbeck short stories.     

To Learn Literature is to Learn Communication As Well A Comment on Postmodernism

Ⅰ.IntroductionAs a wide range ofliterarycritics have demonstrated,two of thebasic relationships lying at the core of postmodernist literature arethe dichotomybetween the author and his or her work(the dynamicofself-exposure)and that between the author,figure as dramatistnarrator and the reader,whobecomes as active participant in the or-deal ofcommunicatingimages and information.The latter is ofthe utmost importance for the destinyofthe nov-el as it is only via the flowof digressive dialogue w…     

Hu Shi and the Continuation of the Revolution of1911——Discussing Intellectuals and Social Revolution

Hu Shi is regarded as one of the most important intellectuals after the Revolution of 1911,and he has a far- reaching influence in 20th century.In the perspective of Hu Shi,the contribution and continuation of the Revolution of 1911 has some inspiration for us to analyze the relationship between Chinese intellectuals and social revolution.     

A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Conceptions of Effective Teaching in Tertiary Education

Effective teaching has always been a goal pursued by teachers as a part of education both from the western and eastern society,for it to some extend is considered an effective way to improve society.In this essay,both Chinese and western conceptions of teaching and learning will be discussed.In doing so,their differences and similarities can be seen clearly,which will help the cross-cultural educators to understand their teaching environment and learning styles.     

A Doctoral Dissertation by Undesirable Learning Style——On Liu Fang's Song Dynasty Double Capital of Urban Culture and Literary Production

Recently,I saw a doctoral dissertation online.It is Liu Fang' s Song Dynasty Double Capital of Urban Culture and Literary Production which passed Ph.D.thesis defense in a university in 2008.At the first glance at the subject,it is very attractive.While I read the afterword and knew the topic had won three funds given by his university,his province and the Ministry of Education respectively,it seemed even better.But after carefully reading the text,I was disappointed.We can say that it is not only filled with faults everywhere,but also by undesirable learning style.     

Prospect Analysis of the Application of the Jury System in Our Country

Can the jury system replace the system of people’s assessors and find a way out of the jury system dilemma in our country? The author gives an affirmative answer that the jury system should be established as soon as possible in our country in order to give full play to the efficacy and value of judicial democracy and supervision. This paper tries to analyze from the following three aspects. Firstly, it analyzes the differences and advantages and disadvantages of two jury patterns including the jury system and the mixed court system; then,based on the statement of development and existing problems of the mixed court system in our country,it analyzes the feasibility of application of the jury system in our country combining with national conditions; finally, social effect of the introduction of the jury system is evaluated,which affects the situation as a whole domino.     

Information in the Structure of Reality:the Scientific Worldview and the Fundamental Question of Philosophy

We offer a new understanding of the scientific world and the contents of the basic question of philosophy,which is based on an analysis of the phenomenon of the specific information in the various components of the structure of reality.It is shown that,in addition to material objects,processes,and events,in the real world are also intangible objects,processes and conditions that are in its information content.So the basic question of philosophy is proposed to treat the relationship as a tangible and intangible component of reality.More succinctly it can be formulated as the ratio of matter and information.This allows you to point to some new challenges studying the phenomenon of information in various components of the structure of reality.     

The Three Stages of Teaching Reading

If we want to improve our way of teaching, one way is to teach reading in three stages: Pre - reading stage, while-reading stage, and post - reading stage. Each stage has a different goal and deals with different reading strategies. Pre -reading means before the text is read. In while reading stage, we have looked at the main reading skills: skimming, scanning , reading for detail , drawing inferences about the author's purpose and intention. Post - reading stage mainly focuses on the exploitation of the text. It aims to help the reader understand the content and structure of the text, as well as the author's purpose in writing it.     

Communicative Testing of Oral Proficiency

The advent of the theory of communicative competence raised new issues for language teaching and testing. The importance of communicative ability is emphasized in language teaching. Therefore test that could reflect a student's communicative competence need to be constructed. Communicative testing is such a potentially effective approach. This paper is concerned with the theoretical basis of communicative testing, its distinguishing features and the construction of oral proficiency tests, so as to demonstrate how the theory of communicative testing is built into practical tests.     

Politics for Revising Cultural Studies:Politics for Revising Cultural Studies——An Interview with Tony Bennett

Chiefly noted for his work at the intersections of social and cultural theory,Tony Bennett was born in Oldham—a Lancashire cotton town— in 1947.He was educated at Oxford University,where he studied Politics,Philosophy and Economics,and at Sussex University where he studied Sociology,completing his Ph D on the social and aesthetic theories of Georg Lukács.Holding his initial position at the University of Bristol,he subsequently     

A BRIEF SURVEY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN CHINA

In China, the teaching of foreign langua ges as a regular course dates back to 1862. Then. the language school Tongwenguan (同文馆)was established during the reign of Emperor Tong Zhi (同治). English, French and     

英文摘要

In the discourse of modern moral philosophy, ＂morality＂ does not mean not to ＂gain＂, butinstructs people how to ＂gain＂. But there is a dilemma comes with the finiteness of subject in modem mo-rality. Different from the concept of ＂pre - established harmony＇in Western culture, traditional Chinese culture is an ecological culture composed of various value concepts and this ecological culture has an important significance as the resources for resolving the dilemma of modernity morality.     

State-Society Relations Beyond the Weberian State

From its political relations Regardle origins in the Weberian tradition of sociology, work on state-society has inherited several propensities. ss of its specific focus, it shares a predilection for large-scale generalizations about the state and its relation to society. Conceptions of the state itself, bearing the imprint of traditional European state forms, continue to portray it as a hierarchical, Weberian bureaucratic apparatus. Consistent with this view of the state, analysts in the field have characteristically presumed that a sharp analytical distinction, if not always an actual separation, between the state and society. This essay demonstrates how these traditional approaches have proven increasingly inadequate to capture the realities of state-society relations. Not only in developed countries but increasingly beyond them, a variety of trends have progressively altered the Weberian state and the overall patterns of state-society relations that accompanied it. Societal influences on the state have also grown, diversified and assumed new forms. Thesocial imaginaries that have linked states with national societies may gradually be changing as well. Work in numerous fields, from public policy and public administration to local governance, political culture and economic sociology, reveals important dimensions of state-society relations that can rarely be fully grasped by means of the traditional state-society dichotomy.     

Some Advantageous Uses of Video in English Teaching

Video in language teaching has been serving as a very important part fro a period of time. While with the progress of the society, more and more technology of multimedia was adopted in English teaching. Video and these new technologies offers greatly increase the efficiency of training on students' communicative competence. This paper is about to discuss some useful characteristics in Video classes and some other multimedia supplement in English Teaching.