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2009年5月13日星期三
The Story of Jane Eyre
This is an excerpt from the paper...
The place of women in society was long subordinate to the male and remains so today to a great degree even in the supposedly enlightened Western democracies. In the nineteenth century, it was especially difficult for a woman to find any means of becoming independent, and women generally remained dependent on their fathers, their husbands, or some other male relative. Few women worked, and those who did generally worked in menial capacities and also had to face the scorn of society. A woman such as the title character in Emily Brontd's novel Jane Eyre is at the mercy of fortune in a number of ways. By the end of the nineteenth century, a woman like Virginia Woolf would represent a new type of independence, the independence of the artistic spirit, but at the same time her works show that the place of women in society as a whole had not changed a great deal. Jane Eyre can serve as an example of the difficulties which a woman had to overcome to achieve any sense of independence as a woman in her time.
The story of Jane Eyre takes place at the beginning of a shift from a largely agricultural society to an industrialized society, and this also meant a shift in the labor participation of women in society. Early labor participation was just as likely for women as for men, but in the nineteenth century, the labor force became more male as part of the process of industrialization:
In the eighteenth century, as cottage industries gave way to small textile factories, many emplo
. . .
f. In the attic is his lunatic wife; the floor below is empty and deserted except for the antiques, echoes of a bygone era when the Fairfaxes and the society of which they were a part still existed; and one floor down from that is the modern world of the rich landowner, though it is a life that has been stifled by the reality of the two floors above pressing down on it. For Jane, though, this floor has special meaning as the first place she could have to herself and as a hint of grandeur she has never known personally before: When Mrs. Fairfax had bidden me a kind good-night, and I had fastened my door, gazed leisurely around, and in some measure effaced the eerie impression made by that wide hall, that dark and spacious staircase, and that long-cold gallery, by the livelier aspects of my little room, I remembered that after a day of bodily fatigue and mental anxiety, I was not at last in safe haven Jane feels real gratitude at her good fortune. The man is much like the house, mysterious and foreboding in part, but also with a spark of warmth that Jane perceives and for which she is grateful. There is a locked room within him as there is a locked room in the house, and as long as there is such a locked room in his soul,
. . .
The place of women in society was long subordinate to the male and remains so today to a great degree even in the supposedly enlightened Western democracies. In the nineteenth century, it was especially difficult for a woman to find any means of becoming independent, and women generally remained dependent on their fathers, their husbands, or some other male relative. Few women worked, and those who did generally worked in menial capacities and also had to face the scorn of society. A woman such as the title character in Emily Brontd's novel Jane Eyre is at the mercy of fortune in a number of ways. By the end of the nineteenth century, a woman like Virginia Woolf would represent a new type of independence, the independence of the artistic spirit, but at the same time her works show that the place of women in society as a whole had not changed a great deal. Jane Eyre can serve as an example of the difficulties which a woman had to overcome to achieve any sense of independence as a woman in her time.
The story of Jane Eyre takes place at the beginning of a shift from a largely agricultural society to an industrialized society, and this also meant a shift in the labor participation of women in society. Early labor participation was just as likely for women as for men, but in the nineteenth century, the labor force became more male as part of the process of industrialization:
In the eighteenth century, as cottage industries gave way to small textile factories, many emplo
. . .
f. In the attic is his lunatic wife; the floor below is empty and deserted except for the antiques, echoes of a bygone era when the Fairfaxes and the society of which they were a part still existed; and one floor down from that is the modern world of the rich landowner, though it is a life that has been stifled by the reality of the two floors above pressing down on it. For Jane, though, this floor has special meaning as the first place she could have to herself and as a hint of grandeur she has never known personally before: When Mrs. Fairfax had bidden me a kind good-night, and I had fastened my door, gazed leisurely around, and in some measure effaced the eerie impression made by that wide hall, that dark and spacious staircase, and that long-cold gallery, by the livelier aspects of my little room, I remembered that after a day of bodily fatigue and mental anxiety, I was not at last in safe haven Jane feels real gratitude at her good fortune. The man is much like the house, mysterious and foreboding in part, but also with a spark of warmth that Jane perceives and for which she is grateful. There is a locked room within him as there is a locked room in the house, and as long as there is such a locked room in his soul,
. . .
2009年3月9日星期一
2008年11月20日星期四
improve your life---positive mential attitude
Another New Year is upon us. You’ve probably got lots of grand plans for change. We all know that every year we start out with good intentions and within a few weeks the drive and motivation diminishes. If you are ready to make a lasting change that positively impacts your life, get the ball rolling with a well thought out plan for change. The first thing I recommend is look at what you want in your life right now. The second is to pick one habit that you could change or create within the next 21 days. Experts say that it takes a minimum of 21 days to change a behavior. Are you ready to make a commitment to change? Now, let’s get started creating a successful plan to create one new habit in 21 days:
• Imagine what your life would look like with this new habit. What would you have then that you don’t have now? Visualize what you want for yourself so that you can create it right now. Your ongoing, passionate connection to a clear vision will help you stay motivated to take steps everyday to create what you want.
• Write down the benefits of creating this new habit and your willingness to make the necessary changes. Be honest. What was your motivation for the change? What was your attitude at the time? Your level of readiness to change will determine how successful you are, and how much time it will take. But you need to be ready, able and willing to make change happen in 21 days.
• Identify goals that will support your new habit. Write them down on a calendar or daily planner. Jot down all the tasks and activities (steps) that will support your goals over the next 21 days. Be specific. Use action verbs. Let your goals have measurable outcomes. Specify completion dates. Also record what your reward will be for achieving the goal and read it every morning and night. This will help you to be more committed to creating a new habit as each day passes.
• Eliminate roadblocks that could impede your success. There are always roadblocks to overcome as we move towards creating new habits. Select one roadblock to work on at a time. For every negative message you encounter, turn it into a positive one. For example, “I‘m going to fail” can turn into “I have everything that I need to succeed”. It takes practice daily to be successful.
• Build a support network and enlist family, friends and like-minded people who can help move you towards the first steps to what you want to achieve. Establish a discussion group and meet in person, on the phone or online with individuals where you can share common concerns and feelings.
• If your life is already too full and you don’t have time to add anything else, which is the case for most people, take a closer look at how you spend your time on an average day. Record your daily activity. Free up some time you might not have known existed and incorporate your goals into your daily life.
• Write down a few paragraphs describing what you’ve accomplished, and how your life is better as a result, challenge yourself. Strive to create even more new habits. Make simple changes first and then take a look at the things that are harder and that require the most change to achieve your desired results. Tackle them one at a time. Make lasting changes to your lifestyle and reward yourself each step of the way.
Start right now! Over the next 21 days: make a commitment to yourself to identify one new habit that you can create successfully—and start doing it! Explore ways to integrate your goals for your new habit with your current obligations and take those first steps into the New Year with renewed desire and commitment.
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• Imagine what your life would look like with this new habit. What would you have then that you don’t have now? Visualize what you want for yourself so that you can create it right now. Your ongoing, passionate connection to a clear vision will help you stay motivated to take steps everyday to create what you want.
• Write down the benefits of creating this new habit and your willingness to make the necessary changes. Be honest. What was your motivation for the change? What was your attitude at the time? Your level of readiness to change will determine how successful you are, and how much time it will take. But you need to be ready, able and willing to make change happen in 21 days.
• Identify goals that will support your new habit. Write them down on a calendar or daily planner. Jot down all the tasks and activities (steps) that will support your goals over the next 21 days. Be specific. Use action verbs. Let your goals have measurable outcomes. Specify completion dates. Also record what your reward will be for achieving the goal and read it every morning and night. This will help you to be more committed to creating a new habit as each day passes.
• Eliminate roadblocks that could impede your success. There are always roadblocks to overcome as we move towards creating new habits. Select one roadblock to work on at a time. For every negative message you encounter, turn it into a positive one. For example, “I‘m going to fail” can turn into “I have everything that I need to succeed”. It takes practice daily to be successful.
• Build a support network and enlist family, friends and like-minded people who can help move you towards the first steps to what you want to achieve. Establish a discussion group and meet in person, on the phone or online with individuals where you can share common concerns and feelings.
• If your life is already too full and you don’t have time to add anything else, which is the case for most people, take a closer look at how you spend your time on an average day. Record your daily activity. Free up some time you might not have known existed and incorporate your goals into your daily life.
• Write down a few paragraphs describing what you’ve accomplished, and how your life is better as a result, challenge yourself. Strive to create even more new habits. Make simple changes first and then take a look at the things that are harder and that require the most change to achieve your desired results. Tackle them one at a time. Make lasting changes to your lifestyle and reward yourself each step of the way.
Start right now! Over the next 21 days: make a commitment to yourself to identify one new habit that you can create successfully—and start doing it! Explore ways to integrate your goals for your new habit with your current obligations and take those first steps into the New Year with renewed desire and commitment.
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2008年9月30日星期二
Wordsworth's Poetry---"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
Summary
The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him. For now, whenever he feels "vacant" or "pensive," the memory flashes upon "that inward eye / That is the bliss of solitude," and his heart fills with pleasure, "and dances with the daffodils."
Form
The four six-line stanzas of this poem follow a quatrain-couplet rhyme scheme: ABABCC. Each line is metered in iambic tetrameter.
Commentary
This simple poem, one of the loveliest and most famous in the Wordsworth canon, revisits the familiar subjects of nature and memory, this time with a particularly (simple) spare, musical eloquence. The plot is extremely simple, depicting the poet's wandering and his discovery of a field of daffodils by a lake, the memory of which pleases him and comforts him when he is lonely, bored, or restless. The characterization of the sudden occurrence of a memory--the daffodils "flash upon the inward eye / Which is the bliss of solitude"--is psychologically acute, but the poem's main brilliance lies in the reverse personification of its early stanzas. The speaker is metaphorically compared to a natural object, a cloud--"I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high...", and the daffodils are continually personified as human beings, dancing and "tossing their heads" in "a crowd, a host." This technique implies an inherent unity between man and nature, making it one of Wordsworth's most basic and effective methods for instilling in the reader the feeling the poet so often describes himself as experiencing.
The speaker says that, wandering like a cloud floating above hills and valleys, he encountered a field of daffodils beside a lake. The dancing, fluttering flowers stretched endlessly along the shore, and though the waves of the lake danced beside the flowers, the daffodils outdid the water in glee. The speaker says that a poet could not help but be happy in such a joyful company of flowers. He says that he stared and stared, but did not realize what wealth the scene would bring him. For now, whenever he feels "vacant" or "pensive," the memory flashes upon "that inward eye / That is the bliss of solitude," and his heart fills with pleasure, "and dances with the daffodils."
Form
The four six-line stanzas of this poem follow a quatrain-couplet rhyme scheme: ABABCC. Each line is metered in iambic tetrameter.
Commentary
This simple poem, one of the loveliest and most famous in the Wordsworth canon, revisits the familiar subjects of nature and memory, this time with a particularly (simple) spare, musical eloquence. The plot is extremely simple, depicting the poet's wandering and his discovery of a field of daffodils by a lake, the memory of which pleases him and comforts him when he is lonely, bored, or restless. The characterization of the sudden occurrence of a memory--the daffodils "flash upon the inward eye / Which is the bliss of solitude"--is psychologically acute, but the poem's main brilliance lies in the reverse personification of its early stanzas. The speaker is metaphorically compared to a natural object, a cloud--"I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high...", and the daffodils are continually personified as human beings, dancing and "tossing their heads" in "a crowd, a host." This technique implies an inherent unity between man and nature, making it one of Wordsworth's most basic and effective methods for instilling in the reader the feeling the poet so often describes himself as experiencing.
2008年9月24日星期三
learning goal
A. Learning Goal(学习目标）The teacher will help you to talk about this topic from the perspectives of:1、What do you think you should do at work?你认为在你工作中必须要做什么？2、What do you think you shouldn't do at work?你认为你在你工作中不能做什么？3、What makes you a superior employee？是什么使你成为了出色的员工？B、Materials for Reference1、Things you should do at work1) Being an important part of making the team or workplace succeed at what it does;2) Keep learning, using academic education, self-study, and projects that stretch you
and give you accomplishment;3) Refuse to do illegal activities;4) Create ways for things to operate better;5) Create an atmosphere of caring;6) Being a person of genuine integrity.2、Things you should never do at work1) StealingWhether you think that the company "owes" you things like Post-its, pens and other
office supplies, or you simply don't think it's a big deal, you should be sure about
that in case your boss or co-worker catches you. Stealing can not only get you fired,
it's illegal.2) Blaming someone else for your mistake sure, having to admit you made a mistake is embarrassing, but not nearly as
embarrassing as it would be to have to admit you lied about it or tried to cover it
up.3) Spreading gossipWho knows why people get a certain high from hearing juicy gossip. Many of us are
guilty of passing along at least a few rumors at times, but the more you can avoid
doing so, the better off you will be. Try to avoid it. In addition, if you hear it,
don't repeat it.4) Calling in sick when you are perfectly healthy If you wake up and just cannot face the idea of going in to work, there's no reason
(unless this happens every day) you shouldn't give yourself a vacation, personal or
mental health day. Nevertheless, calling in sick is not only irresponsible and
insensitive to the co-workers who have to cover for you; it could also be grounds for
firing if you're caught.5) Abusing office technologyThis includes: spending a significant amount of time on personal phone calls, e-mails
or instant messages; using office time to type and print out the pieces of your
screenplay; going online to catch up on last night's episode of "My life on the D
list"; and using the office printer to make the invites to your holiday party.6) Involving co-workers in your personal problemsIf problems at home are distracting you from doing your job, that's one thing, which
you should take up with the boss or human resources. But involving your co-workers in
your personal problems is distracting and unprofessional.
Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or to save your money for some time
in the future?赚钱之后是要花掉还是存起?
A、Teaching Goal(教学目标)The teacher will help you to talk about this topic from the perspectives of:
1、How to compare two kinds of opinions and elaborate on one of them?如何对两种观点进行比较并重点阐述其中一种？2、How to use different arguments to support your point of view?如何用不同的论据来支撑你的论点？
B、Materials for Reference1、Vocabularyin favor of 赞成wisely 明智地investment 投资precious 宝贵的measure 衡量in pursuit of 追求expenditure 支出，花费incidental expenses 额外开支2、Reading material Personally speaking, i'm more in favor of spending money that only saving. But the
point is we should spend money wisely. When I was a high school student, it seemed
that I had the habit of spending after I had some extra money. I don't think that is
a kind of waste, however, I think it should be called investment and enjoyment. For
example, I've already had listened to my MP3 on my way to school when others still
carried their walkman; I could check up new vocabulary by using my electronic
dictionary quickly when others took their clumsy dictionaries to class. Although I've
spent more money than others, the convenience and the joyfulness it brings to me
can't be measured by money at all. Over the years, I've possessed a lot of things
that others are still in pursuit of. In my opinion, we need to creat happiness and
relaxation for ourselves in our stressful life.
and give you accomplishment;3) Refuse to do illegal activities;4) Create ways for things to operate better;5) Create an atmosphere of caring;6) Being a person of genuine integrity.2、Things you should never do at work1) StealingWhether you think that the company "owes" you things like Post-its, pens and other
office supplies, or you simply don't think it's a big deal, you should be sure about
that in case your boss or co-worker catches you. Stealing can not only get you fired,
it's illegal.2) Blaming someone else for your mistake sure, having to admit you made a mistake is embarrassing, but not nearly as
embarrassing as it would be to have to admit you lied about it or tried to cover it
up.3) Spreading gossipWho knows why people get a certain high from hearing juicy gossip. Many of us are
guilty of passing along at least a few rumors at times, but the more you can avoid
doing so, the better off you will be. Try to avoid it. In addition, if you hear it,
don't repeat it.4) Calling in sick when you are perfectly healthy If you wake up and just cannot face the idea of going in to work, there's no reason
(unless this happens every day) you shouldn't give yourself a vacation, personal or
mental health day. Nevertheless, calling in sick is not only irresponsible and
insensitive to the co-workers who have to cover for you; it could also be grounds for
firing if you're caught.5) Abusing office technologyThis includes: spending a significant amount of time on personal phone calls, e-mails
or instant messages; using office time to type and print out the pieces of your
screenplay; going online to catch up on last night's episode of "My life on the D
list"; and using the office printer to make the invites to your holiday party.6) Involving co-workers in your personal problemsIf problems at home are distracting you from doing your job, that's one thing, which
you should take up with the boss or human resources. But involving your co-workers in
your personal problems is distracting and unprofessional.
Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or to save your money for some time
in the future?赚钱之后是要花掉还是存起?
A、Teaching Goal(教学目标)The teacher will help you to talk about this topic from the perspectives of:
1、How to compare two kinds of opinions and elaborate on one of them?如何对两种观点进行比较并重点阐述其中一种？2、How to use different arguments to support your point of view?如何用不同的论据来支撑你的论点？
B、Materials for Reference1、Vocabularyin favor of 赞成wisely 明智地investment 投资precious 宝贵的measure 衡量in pursuit of 追求expenditure 支出，花费incidental expenses 额外开支2、Reading material Personally speaking, i'm more in favor of spending money that only saving. But the
point is we should spend money wisely. When I was a high school student, it seemed
that I had the habit of spending after I had some extra money. I don't think that is
a kind of waste, however, I think it should be called investment and enjoyment. For
example, I've already had listened to my MP3 on my way to school when others still
carried their walkman; I could check up new vocabulary by using my electronic
dictionary quickly when others took their clumsy dictionaries to class. Although I've
spent more money than others, the convenience and the joyfulness it brings to me
can't be measured by money at all. Over the years, I've possessed a lot of things
that others are still in pursuit of. In my opinion, we need to creat happiness and
relaxation for ourselves in our stressful life.
2008年9月23日星期二
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