To create a graceful living environment is the core responsibility of landscape designers in the designing process of residential environment. Residential environment design should pay attention to correctly involving...To create a graceful living environment is the core responsibility of landscape designers in the designing process of residential environment. Residential environment design should pay attention to correctly involving cultural feature and environmental and ecological elements which should be integrated in certain living environment through a good design method, so as to reflect landscape designers’ concern on the urban living space. Taking the buildings of Urban Paradise (Paradise in Chinese literature is also called Taohua Yuan, that is, Land of Peach Blossom, originated from the essay by TAO Yuan-ming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty) in Nanning City for example, the research investigated how to integrate ecology and culture in the environment creation of residential district.展开更多
The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,bas...The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,based on Freud’s"repression"and"compensation"theory,analyzes Milton’s psychological state in the creation of Paradise Lost,aiming at exploring infl uences of the poet’s experience of loss on the creation of Satan in his masterpiece.展开更多
Public garden, as a type of Chinese classical garden, is an important historical heritage and cultural landscape of the current traditional city. However, under the background of modern urbanization, urban living envi...Public garden, as a type of Chinese classical garden, is an important historical heritage and cultural landscape of the current traditional city. However, under the background of modern urbanization, urban living environment is out of the traditional history and culture and facing such issue as cement jungle. In order to improve the living environment and make the city coordinate with the natural environment, the development of modern urban gardens needs inheritance and development of traditional garden practices. The planning and design methods with scientific guidance were studied in this paper through exploring the application of garden design style in Tang Dynasty in the design of modern city public gardens, so as to inherit the classical garden culture and create a city open space that meets the needs of contemporary citizens as well.展开更多
The methanol extract of grains of paradise (GP), the seed of Aframomum melegueta, which is distributed throughout West Africa, was administered during an animal breeding test. The extract suppressed body weight gain a...The methanol extract of grains of paradise (GP), the seed of Aframomum melegueta, which is distributed throughout West Africa, was administered during an animal breeding test. The extract suppressed body weight gain and decreased the weight of adipose tissues in breeding mice, with a greater effect on mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) than on those fed a normal diet (ND). Other significant effects of GP intake included increased serum triglyceride (TG) concentration and reduced hepatic total cholesterol (TC) and TG concentrations. GP intake markedly prevented fat accumulation and improved hepatic lipid metabolism in HFD-fed mice. In addition, GP extract at a dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight decreased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in brown adipose tissue (BAT), while capsaicin, a major component of chili pepper, activated BAT SNA. This suggested that GP exerts a potential anti-obesity effect by a different mechanism from that of capsaicin.展开更多
HOH Xil Nature Reserve,“Hoh Xil” meaning ‘beautiful girl’ in Mongolian, is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Because of its harsh natural environment, no people live here. Therefore it’s als...HOH Xil Nature Reserve,“Hoh Xil” meaning ‘beautiful girl’ in Mongolian, is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Because of its harsh natural environment, no people live here. Therefore it’s also known as the “forbidden zone for humans” or “mysterious land.” It is one of the regions on earth that humans have little knowledge of, thus preserving it as an untouched natural paradise. Located in the northeastern corner of the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau, Hoh Xil Nature Reserve covers a large area of mountains and grassland at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters above sea level.展开更多
Paradise Lost is a great epic written by John Milton. Deeply influenced by Christian Humanism, Milton fully shows his free will defense in Paradise Lost. Based on the text of Paradise Lost, this paper mainly analyzes ...Paradise Lost is a great epic written by John Milton. Deeply influenced by Christian Humanism, Milton fully shows his free will defense in Paradise Lost. Based on the text of Paradise Lost, this paper mainly analyzes the causes of Milton＇s free will defense, his pursuit for free will shown in the two falls in the work： Satan＇s fall and Adam and Eve＇s fall. This paper also discusses the practical meaning of free will defense in Paradise Lost： it reveals his grief and anger of the failure of England revolution and shows the idea that people don＇t have the freedom to interfere or destroy other people＇s free will.展开更多
＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the ...＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the words because they feel regretted contriving to shoot an assumed guilty woman living in the nearby convent. However, whether the woman Consolata and the other four women at the convent are dead remains mysterious. There are some descriptions of magics in Paradise in which the most magical abilities are Connie＇s ＂bat vision＂ and ＂stepping in＂. This paper demonstrates the ways that Morrison manifests magic realism in Paradise including multiple narrative timelines, ambiguous writing, reconstituted marginal figures and naturally blended reality. Primarily in thefour ways Morrison presents how she utilizes magic realism genre to depict the changeable world penetrating through the appearance.展开更多
In Milton＇s Paradise Lost, Satan is conspicuously depicted as the ＂mighty chief＂ （I 566） and ＂the dread commander＂ （I 589） of the rebel army. True to the Hebrew meaning of his name, Satan poses appropriately ...In Milton＇s Paradise Lost, Satan is conspicuously depicted as the ＂mighty chief＂ （I 566） and ＂the dread commander＂ （I 589） of the rebel army. True to the Hebrew meaning of his name, Satan poses appropriately as a grand ＂Adversary＂ （I 629; II 282） to ＂wage by force or guile eternal war＂ （I 121） against God. The poet has deliberately built up a parallel between Satan and Christ the Son, who is the commander-in-chief of the angelic army. With ＂Almighty arms / Gird on, and Sword upon [his] puissant Thigh＂ （VI 713-14）, the Son certainly makes an impressive figure of warrior-general. Satan＇s stance as the ＂idol of majesty divine＂ is really extraordinary. During the War in Heaven, he does show superhuman courage and strength; his ability to change his bodily form has no doubt increased his potential as a warrior. Furthermore, he commands a highly disciplined army, surpassing by far the best troops in human history. All this seems to indicate Satan as a great hero. Even before God proclaims the Son to be raised ＂by merit＂ to the position of＂second omnipotence＂ （III 309）, Milton has already made it clear to the reader that Satan, too, is ＂by merit rais＇d / To that bad eminence＂ （II 5-6）. This ambivalent merit of Satan has incurred heated controversy among the critics. The present paper will set out to analyze the encounter between Satan and the Son in Paradise Lost, in an effort to determine the true meaning of heroism.展开更多
Human beings are endowed with free will when they are created.Like free will,reason is also a divine gift endowed by God.Based on the epic,this article aims to analyze the pure reason of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost ...Human beings are endowed with free will when they are created.Like free will,reason is also a divine gift endowed by God.Based on the epic,this article aims to analyze the pure reason of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost before they fall and Eve's fall due to abuse of free will in the absence of reason.It is found that reason plays a vital part in man's free choice.And humankinds can be truly free when they choose the good under the guidance of reason.展开更多
Eve in Milton's Paradise Lost is a person with complicated characters.On the one hand,she is the queen of the Garden of Eden,on the other hand,she is the servant of her husband Adam.Because of her double identity,...Eve in Milton's Paradise Lost is a person with complicated characters.On the one hand,she is the queen of the Garden of Eden,on the other hand,she is the servant of her husband Adam.Because of her double identity,she has contradictory personality,that is,her obedience as well as her resistance.This article aims to analyse how her obedience and resistance specifically reflected in some details,thereby having a better understanding of her contradictory personality in Paradise Lost.展开更多
A.S.Byatt's Possession has its own appraisal of public and critic alike for its original structure, as well as for the novelty and complexity of its themes. With Northrop Frye's archetypal criticism, this pape...A.S.Byatt's Possession has its own appraisal of public and critic alike for its original structure, as well as for the novelty and complexity of its themes. With Northrop Frye's archetypal criticism, this paper analyzes the epic poems"The Garden of Proserpina"so as to identify the hidden creation theme from paradise archetype.展开更多
A 33-member performing group from Zhejiang Acrobatic Troupe went to the U.S.A on May 6, 2006. During their 11-day trip, they at- tended“06 Zhejiang Week”in New York,“Zhejiang Cultral Week”in Los Angeles and“Asia ...A 33-member performing group from Zhejiang Acrobatic Troupe went to the U.S.A on May 6, 2006. During their 11-day trip, they at- tended“06 Zhejiang Week”in New York,“Zhejiang Cultral Week”in Los Angeles and“Asia Arts Festival”展开更多
Paradise Lost tells the stories of men,God and Devil in three geographical spaces:the Heaven,the Hell and the garden of Eden.By sorting out the traces of“things”in the epic,this study holds that Milton presents the ...Paradise Lost tells the stories of men,God and Devil in three geographical spaces:the Heaven,the Hell and the garden of Eden.By sorting out the traces of“things”in the epic,this study holds that Milton presents the readers with the lives of men,God and Devil in three different material dwellings.Combined with the“animism materialism”proposed by John Milton when he respondes to the philosophical controversy of early modern“spirit and matter”,this study observes and appreciates the daily life of the three material dwellings in Paradise Lost from new materialism criticism.Thus,Heaven,Eden and Hell in the epic are not empty imaginations of the poet,but spaces with secular things that we can recognize.Milton uses secular things and three material dwellings full of things to show his understanding of a real Paradise.展开更多
HANGZHOU, known as"paradise on earth," has ahumid climate, fresh air,a clean, well-orderedenvironment, and the West Lakeas its back garden. The landaround Hangzhou City is one
Toni Morrison is one of the most important writers in American history,and her prose and stories offer compelling commentaries on the intertwined experiences of race and womanhood.Morrison combines a striking narrativ...Toni Morrison is one of the most important writers in American history,and her prose and stories offer compelling commentaries on the intertwined experiences of race and womanhood.Morrison combines a striking narrative style with poetic language and magical realism to create novels which offer insight into the experiences of black people and women.Two novels in particular that explore these themes are Beloved and Paradise.These two novels are privy to the experiences of black women as they work together to overcome their traumas in various ways.In the novels,the theme of food is used as a motif to represent inner strength and healing from trauma.Throughout Beloved and Paradise,food is used as a powerful symbol to convey community togetherness as well as to symbolize inner strength,and its textual appearances should be analyzed for their implications about race and gender.In so doing,readers will be able to better understand how food is not just a physical necessity,but a powerful symbol of strength and solidarity.展开更多
The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known...The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known for having rich fishing grounds.The Vis Archipelago was officially declared a UNESCO Geopark on April 18th 2019.This was the first area of the Croatian Adriatic to be included in the Global UNESCO Geopark Network.This paper presents the world-known monument of nature in the Adriatic Sea-the Blue Cave,a sea grotto of exceptional beauty on a small islet of Biševo in the Vis Archipelago Geopark.The author links the Blue Cave’s discovery to the beginning of tourism in Dalmatia,and he presents a few interesting commentaries and impressions of the Blue Cave by various visitors,especially in comparison to the more widely known Grotta Azzurra on the island of Capri near Naples(Italy).展开更多
CHINESE President Xi Jinping＇s recent official visit to Tanzania helped enhance China＇s friendship and cooperation with the East African country, and made the country more popular with Chinese tourists. At the 2013 ...CHINESE President Xi Jinping＇s recent official visit to Tanzania helped enhance China＇s friendship and cooperation with the East African country, and made the country more popular with Chinese tourists. At the 2013 China Outbound Travel ＆ Tourism Trade Fair inBeijing,展开更多
SITUATED in the south of the Yangtze River Delta area in east China. Zhejiang Province was named after its biggest river, Qiantangjiang River. also known as ＂Zhejiang River.＂ which means a ＂zig- zag river＂ in Chin...SITUATED in the south of the Yangtze River Delta area in east China. Zhejiang Province was named after its biggest river, Qiantangjiang River. also known as ＂Zhejiang River.＂ which means a ＂zig- zag river＂ in Chinese language. Blessed with green mountains and exquisite waters, and boasting the beautiful city of Hangzhou with the reputation of ＂a paradise on earth,＂ the place is known to the world as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in China,展开更多
文摘To create a graceful living environment is the core responsibility of landscape designers in the designing process of residential environment. Residential environment design should pay attention to correctly involving cultural feature and environmental and ecological elements which should be integrated in certain living environment through a good design method, so as to reflect landscape designers’ concern on the urban living space. Taking the buildings of Urban Paradise (Paradise in Chinese literature is also called Taohua Yuan, that is, Land of Peach Blossom, originated from the essay by TAO Yuan-ming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty) in Nanning City for example, the research investigated how to integrate ecology and culture in the environment creation of residential district.
文摘The motive forces of literary creation are closely related to an author’s personal experiences.Milton experienced great losses during his lifetime,which produced deep infl uences on his poetic writing.This thesis,based on Freud’s"repression"and"compensation"theory,analyzes Milton’s psychological state in the creation of Paradise Lost,aiming at exploring infl uences of the poet’s experience of loss on the creation of Satan in his masterpiece.
文摘Public garden, as a type of Chinese classical garden, is an important historical heritage and cultural landscape of the current traditional city. However, under the background of modern urbanization, urban living environment is out of the traditional history and culture and facing such issue as cement jungle. In order to improve the living environment and make the city coordinate with the natural environment, the development of modern urban gardens needs inheritance and development of traditional garden practices. The planning and design methods with scientific guidance were studied in this paper through exploring the application of garden design style in Tang Dynasty in the design of modern city public gardens, so as to inherit the classical garden culture and create a city open space that meets the needs of contemporary citizens as well.
文摘The methanol extract of grains of paradise (GP), the seed of Aframomum melegueta, which is distributed throughout West Africa, was administered during an animal breeding test. The extract suppressed body weight gain and decreased the weight of adipose tissues in breeding mice, with a greater effect on mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) than on those fed a normal diet (ND). Other significant effects of GP intake included increased serum triglyceride (TG) concentration and reduced hepatic total cholesterol (TC) and TG concentrations. GP intake markedly prevented fat accumulation and improved hepatic lipid metabolism in HFD-fed mice. In addition, GP extract at a dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight decreased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in brown adipose tissue (BAT), while capsaicin, a major component of chili pepper, activated BAT SNA. This suggested that GP exerts a potential anti-obesity effect by a different mechanism from that of capsaicin.
文摘HOH Xil Nature Reserve,“Hoh Xil” meaning ‘beautiful girl’ in Mongolian, is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Because of its harsh natural environment, no people live here. Therefore it’s also known as the “forbidden zone for humans” or “mysterious land.” It is one of the regions on earth that humans have little knowledge of, thus preserving it as an untouched natural paradise. Located in the northeastern corner of the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau, Hoh Xil Nature Reserve covers a large area of mountains and grassland at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters above sea level.
文摘Paradise Lost is a great epic written by John Milton. Deeply influenced by Christian Humanism, Milton fully shows his free will defense in Paradise Lost. Based on the text of Paradise Lost, this paper mainly analyzes the causes of Milton＇s free will defense, his pursuit for free will shown in the two falls in the work： Satan＇s fall and Adam and Eve＇s fall. This paper also discusses the practical meaning of free will defense in Paradise Lost： it reveals his grief and anger of the failure of England revolution and shows the idea that people don＇t have the freedom to interfere or destroy other people＇s free will.
文摘＂We Are the Furrow of His Brow＂ is the graffiti altered from ＂Beware of the Furrow of His Brow＂ or ＂The Furrow of His Brow＂ on the hood of an oven in a separated black town Ruby. Young people of Ruby change the words because they feel regretted contriving to shoot an assumed guilty woman living in the nearby convent. However, whether the woman Consolata and the other four women at the convent are dead remains mysterious. There are some descriptions of magics in Paradise in which the most magical abilities are Connie＇s ＂bat vision＂ and ＂stepping in＂. This paper demonstrates the ways that Morrison manifests magic realism in Paradise including multiple narrative timelines, ambiguous writing, reconstituted marginal figures and naturally blended reality. Primarily in thefour ways Morrison presents how she utilizes magic realism genre to depict the changeable world penetrating through the appearance.
文摘In Milton＇s Paradise Lost, Satan is conspicuously depicted as the ＂mighty chief＂ （I 566） and ＂the dread commander＂ （I 589） of the rebel army. True to the Hebrew meaning of his name, Satan poses appropriately as a grand ＂Adversary＂ （I 629; II 282） to ＂wage by force or guile eternal war＂ （I 121） against God. The poet has deliberately built up a parallel between Satan and Christ the Son, who is the commander-in-chief of the angelic army. With ＂Almighty arms / Gird on, and Sword upon [his] puissant Thigh＂ （VI 713-14）, the Son certainly makes an impressive figure of warrior-general. Satan＇s stance as the ＂idol of majesty divine＂ is really extraordinary. During the War in Heaven, he does show superhuman courage and strength; his ability to change his bodily form has no doubt increased his potential as a warrior. Furthermore, he commands a highly disciplined army, surpassing by far the best troops in human history. All this seems to indicate Satan as a great hero. Even before God proclaims the Son to be raised ＂by merit＂ to the position of＂second omnipotence＂ （III 309）, Milton has already made it clear to the reader that Satan, too, is ＂by merit rais＇d / To that bad eminence＂ （II 5-6）. This ambivalent merit of Satan has incurred heated controversy among the critics. The present paper will set out to analyze the encounter between Satan and the Son in Paradise Lost, in an effort to determine the true meaning of heroism.
文摘Human beings are endowed with free will when they are created.Like free will,reason is also a divine gift endowed by God.Based on the epic,this article aims to analyze the pure reason of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost before they fall and Eve's fall due to abuse of free will in the absence of reason.It is found that reason plays a vital part in man's free choice.And humankinds can be truly free when they choose the good under the guidance of reason.
文摘Eve in Milton's Paradise Lost is a person with complicated characters.On the one hand,she is the queen of the Garden of Eden,on the other hand,she is the servant of her husband Adam.Because of her double identity,she has contradictory personality,that is,her obedience as well as her resistance.This article aims to analyse how her obedience and resistance specifically reflected in some details,thereby having a better understanding of her contradictory personality in Paradise Lost.
文摘A.S.Byatt's Possession has its own appraisal of public and critic alike for its original structure, as well as for the novelty and complexity of its themes. With Northrop Frye's archetypal criticism, this paper analyzes the epic poems"The Garden of Proserpina"so as to identify the hidden creation theme from paradise archetype.
文摘A 33-member performing group from Zhejiang Acrobatic Troupe went to the U.S.A on May 6, 2006. During their 11-day trip, they at- tended“06 Zhejiang Week”in New York,“Zhejiang Cultral Week”in Los Angeles and“Asia Arts Festival”
基金I wish to thank the China Scholarship Council Scholarship(No:201706990047)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities at Southwest University(No:SWU1609304)for their support that allowed me to contribute this research.
文摘Paradise Lost tells the stories of men,God and Devil in three geographical spaces:the Heaven,the Hell and the garden of Eden.By sorting out the traces of“things”in the epic,this study holds that Milton presents the readers with the lives of men,God and Devil in three different material dwellings.Combined with the“animism materialism”proposed by John Milton when he respondes to the philosophical controversy of early modern“spirit and matter”,this study observes and appreciates the daily life of the three material dwellings in Paradise Lost from new materialism criticism.Thus,Heaven,Eden and Hell in the epic are not empty imaginations of the poet,but spaces with secular things that we can recognize.Milton uses secular things and three material dwellings full of things to show his understanding of a real Paradise.
文摘HANGZHOU, known as"paradise on earth," has ahumid climate, fresh air,a clean, well-orderedenvironment, and the West Lakeas its back garden. The landaround Hangzhou City is one
文摘Toni Morrison is one of the most important writers in American history,and her prose and stories offer compelling commentaries on the intertwined experiences of race and womanhood.Morrison combines a striking narrative style with poetic language and magical realism to create novels which offer insight into the experiences of black people and women.Two novels in particular that explore these themes are Beloved and Paradise.These two novels are privy to the experiences of black women as they work together to overcome their traumas in various ways.In the novels,the theme of food is used as a motif to represent inner strength and healing from trauma.Throughout Beloved and Paradise,food is used as a powerful symbol to convey community togetherness as well as to symbolize inner strength,and its textual appearances should be analyzed for their implications about race and gender.In so doing,readers will be able to better understand how food is not just a physical necessity,but a powerful symbol of strength and solidarity.
文摘The island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea(Croatia)is a central Adriatic island.This is a small island(89.72 km^(2))but it has a large maritime zone(6,601 km^(2))featuring geologically very attractive open-sea islets known for having rich fishing grounds.The Vis Archipelago was officially declared a UNESCO Geopark on April 18th 2019.This was the first area of the Croatian Adriatic to be included in the Global UNESCO Geopark Network.This paper presents the world-known monument of nature in the Adriatic Sea-the Blue Cave,a sea grotto of exceptional beauty on a small islet of Biševo in the Vis Archipelago Geopark.The author links the Blue Cave’s discovery to the beginning of tourism in Dalmatia,and he presents a few interesting commentaries and impressions of the Blue Cave by various visitors,especially in comparison to the more widely known Grotta Azzurra on the island of Capri near Naples(Italy).
文摘CHINESE President Xi Jinping＇s recent official visit to Tanzania helped enhance China＇s friendship and cooperation with the East African country, and made the country more popular with Chinese tourists. At the 2013 China Outbound Travel ＆ Tourism Trade Fair inBeijing,
文摘SITUATED in the south of the Yangtze River Delta area in east China. Zhejiang Province was named after its biggest river, Qiantangjiang River. also known as ＂Zhejiang River.＂ which means a ＂zig- zag river＂ in Chinese language. Blessed with green mountains and exquisite waters, and boasting the beautiful city of Hangzhou with the reputation of ＂a paradise on earth,＂ the place is known to the world as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in China,
