Impact of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies on Progress and Motivation in Fosbury-Flop

In high jump, the determination of a student＇s theoretical best performance helps the elaboration of the PE teacher＇s early expectations. By affecting the student＇s motivation profile, knowledge of these expectations will have an impact on his progress. The study focuses on two ninth grade classes, where both are presented with a contest, a test and a questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the cycle. We determine their actual and theoretical performances as well as their initial and final levels of self-determination. Only one class has been given knowledge of their theoretical performance. Then, two variables are analyzed： the ＂learning＂ variable linked to the duration of the cycle, and the ＂pedagogic modality＂ variable, whether the student is aware of his theoretical performance or not. The ANOVA （analysis of variance） tests performed have showed no significant impact of these variables on the performance, but their interaction is an important factor over the perceived progress. This significance is also observable on our subjects self-determination levels, intrinsic motivation and their overall skills. By fostering the teacher＇s perception, knowledge of the theoretical performance does not affect directly the student＇s performance but heightens his intrinsic motivation and favors the progress in his skills.

Science-fiction Color in Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift' s novel Gulliver' s Travels was and is continuing to delight by readers of all ages,not only because its satire,a more important point is that its color of science-fiction brings readers into a world of colorful imagination and exaggerated plot.Science-fiction color of prophecy reflected in traffic,weirdness in politics and hyperbole in the characters.All these factors are analyzed according to the original version of the Gulliver' s Travels.

Yeats’s Historical Prophecy in His Two Poems——On “The Second Coming” and “Leda and the Swan”

As one of the greatest poets of the 20th century,William Butler Yeats wrote many brilliant poems in his life and he spent years crafting an elaborate,mystical theory of the uni-verse and created great works on human history and philosophy. The most typical ones to elaborate on such theory are "The Second Coming " and " Leda and the Swan ",both of which are related to the historical prophecy and reflect Yeats’s idea about history.

Patient-specific instrumentation in total ankle arthroplasty

The recent increase in the adoption of total ankle arthroplasty(TAA)reflects the improvements in implant designs and surgical techniques,including the use of preoperative navigation system and patient-specific instrumentation(PSI),such as custom-made cutting guides.Cutting guides are customized with respect to each patient's anatomy based on preoperative ankle computed tomography scans,and they drive the saw intra-operatively to improve the accuracy of bone resection and implant positioning.Despite some promising results,the main queries in the literature are whether PSI improves the reliability of achieving neutral ankle alignment and more accurate implant sizing,whether it is actually superior over standard techniques,and whether it is cost effective.Moreover,the advantages of PSI in clinical outcomes are still theoretical because the current literature does not allow to confirm its superiority.The purpose of this review article is therefore to assess the current literature on PSI in TAA with regard to current implants with PSI,templating and preoperative planning strategies,alignment and sizing,clinical outcomes,cost analysis,and comparison with standard techniques.

Noah’s Ark and Internet Institutes: When and Why?

The damage of coronavirus to our Earth is unprecedented that is going to kill the entire human beings. Facing this kind of situation, there are two completely different kinds of viewpoints. According to the philosophy of “Atheists” Karl Max and Friedrich Engels, “there is a Bigging, there must be an End”, meaning our Earth will eventually collide with the other planet and be destroyed completely. According to Holly Bible, however, Jesus, will come down again to bring Godly people to the Heaven and leave the remaining in the coronavirus-hell. During this waiting period, the “Internet Institutes” can provide the most useful knowledge for the other planets.

Coronavirus and Gordon Life Science Institute

The impacts of coronavirus to our planet are unprecedented;i.e., they are going to eliminate the entire mankind. Driven by such horrible situation, some philosophical viewpoints have naturally happened. Whether the “World End” must come? If yes, when? During this waiting period, the best way to do science is via the Internet Institute, such as “Gordon Life Science Institute”, and the results thus achieved will be most rewarding.

The Connection Between Slavery and Prophecy as It Relates tothe American Nation in the Writings of the Adventist PioneersDuring the Antebellum Period

The period between 1850 and 1865 was a period of major social upheavals in American society; the major issue was the slavery. This period also witnessed the birth and organization of the Sabbatarian Adventism, a pre-millennial Christian movement distinguished by an emphasis on the Seventh-day Sabbath and a special understanding of Bible prophecies. Most Adventist pioneers vehemently opposed slavery, although not always on the same ground as their Christian counterparts. Aided by their peculiar understanding of Bible prophecy, the early Adventists identified America with apocalyptical end-time power, slavery being the key attribute of the ＂beast that looks like a lamb but speaks like a dragon＂ from Revelation 13：11. This article investigates the development of Adventist connection between slavery, America and Bible prophecy.

HYUNDAI PROPHECY 极简科技风

"现代汽车全新电动概念车Prophecy的设计灵感来自空气的流动,具有优雅的车身线条和轮廓。现代汽车表示这款车是现代未来电动车的新方向,并且将其描述为‘汽车的终极形式",它将自然的感觉与美观和功能相结合。""Prophecy"寓意"预言",在整体设计上极具未来科技感,柔和圆润的线条勾勒出其优雅而大方的极简风格。翼子板两侧硕大的宽体营造出肌肉力量感.

The Physical and Psychological Mechanisms of Educational Inequality and Intervention Strategies: The Case of Migrant Workers' Children

Using multiple methods including questionnaires, in-depth interviews, participant observation and field experiments, we have identified two social-psychological mechanisms in educational inequality： the self-fulfilling prophecy ofparentaI expectations at home and the threat of stereotyping encountered at school. The physical mechanism of educational inequality is manifested in the poor health of migrant workers＇ children and their devalued behavior. Targeting these physical and psychological mechanisms, we have designed two simple but effective intervention strategies to raise the children＇s academic achievement： passing on the incremental theory of intelligence and establishing a multiple assessment system. These intervention strategies effectively improved the children＇s academic performance, increased their identification with learning, and lowered the stereotype threat. It is hoped that these strategies can be applied to the new generation of migrant workers entering the labor market.

Samuel Madden and His Prophecy of the Large Companies in Modern Britain

In 1733,Samuel Madden(1686-1765)anonymously published a book named Memoirs of the Twentieth Century.Some scholars have paid attention to the book,but there are few scholars who focused on Madden's prophecy about the large companies in twentieth-century Britain.And there are many disagreements among scholars about the nature of the book,which was composed of 17 letters pretended to be written in the late twentieth century.Some letters might be classified as a kind of science fiction or satire,but as a whole the book should be regarded as a new kind of utopian writing,even further as the early form of future history.Especially the last reply dated“London,Chelsea,Feb.24,1999”should be regarded as an independent text,and it gave us a vision of the corporate utopia or the utopia of company with its description of two large companies.

Lancaster’s prophecy and i School’s aspiration: A cross-time discourse analysis

Against the increasing marginalization of libraries and the Library and Information Science discipline(LIS)in the iSchool movement,this paper performs a Foucauldian discourse analysis of Lancaster’s famous prophecy of the extinction of libraries.