A Dear Price to Regret Over:On Mr.Stevens’Dignity and Professionalism in The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is one of Kazuo Ishiguro’s renowned novels.The protagonist Stevens is an English butler whose life is deeply entwined with the concepts of dignity and honor.Set against the backdrop of post-World War II Britain and reflecting on the interwar period,the novel examines Stevens’devotion to his role and the traditional values of English aristocracy.The essay discusses how Stevens’identity is shaped by his unwavering commitment to professionalism and his admiration for British gentleman culture and highlights the identity crisis Stevens faces as he realizes the flawed nature of his employer and the outdated ideals he upheld.Through Stevens’journey of self-reassessment and eventual epiphany,the essay delves into the complexities of his internal struggle to reconstruct his identity,ultimately advocating for a more authentic understanding of dignity and honor.

Stevens’s Ethical Identity Dilemma in The Remains of the Day

Based on ethical literary criticism,this paper aims to analyze the factors contributing to Stevens’loss of ethical identity.It contends that distorted ethical relationships are the primary driver behind Stevens’s ethical identity dilemma,which includes the abnormal father-son relationship,Stevens’s blind admiration for his master,and his avoidance of Miss Kenton’s feelings.

Characteristics of Geological Remains Resources in Bailixia Provincial Geopark in Dazhou City of Sichuan Province

Through the analysis of geological background and geologic structural characteristics in Bailixia Provincial Geopark,the reason why all kinds of characteristic landscapes formed in the geopark was obtained;resources feature evaluation had been conducted on geological remains from the perspective of nature and humanity;geologic remains resources feature of the geopark was illustrated in a systematic way.The paper concluded the features of geologic remains resources in Bailixia Provincial Geopark which included high aesthetic value,rich scientific research value,overall development,and high-grade eco-tourism environment.

The Realization of Stevens’ Autonomy in The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is a masterpiece of Ishiguro Kazuo,the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.Based on a six-day journey,this novel intertwined Stevens’recollections and thoughts,revealing a traditional British butler’s self-deception and self-suppression while confronting with the dilemma of professionalism and personal emotions.This article intends to analyze Stevens’realization of autonomy through his unutterable love toward Miss Kenton in three stages:separateness,competence and emotional autonomy.

Distribution of molluscan remains in the sediment of the Chukchi Sea and its vicinity, the Arctic

The result of an analysis of mollusca remains collected from the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea and Bering Sea in the First Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition, from July to September, 1999 is presented. Seventeen species of mollusca have been identified, which belong to two classes: Bivalvia and Gastropoda. The compositions of the mollusca are very simple. According to the distribution pattern two groups may be distinguished among molluscan species. The Pan-Arctic and circumboreal group comprises Nuculana pernula, N.radiata, Nucula bellotii, Astarte montagui, Seripes groenlandicus, Macoma calcarea, M. moesta alaskana, Liocyrna fluctuosa, Mya pseudoarenaria and Turritella polaris. Three species, Cyclocardia crebricostata, Trichotrois coronata and Argobuccinum oregonense are components of the Pan-Arctic and Pacific boreal group. With regard to feeding habits, detritus feeders dominate. There are 7 species of detritus feeders, i.e., Nuculana pernula, N. radiata, Nucula bellotii, Macoma calcarea, M. moesta alaskana, Macoma sp. and Trichotropis coronata. Detritus feeders are dominant with regard to the numbers of species as well as to the frequency of occurrence. Macoma calcarea is the most abundant species.

The Remains of the Day Under the Perspective of Adaptation

The Remains of the Day is a Booker-winner novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. Stevens is both the protagonist and the narrator of the novel who restrains his feelings and has to live a life of regret and loss. This article provides a glimpse of its character and theme under the perspective of linguistic adaptation.

New Discovery of the Quaternary Glaciation Remains in Tala Mountain of Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia

Objective Northeast China is located in a cold region with high latitude. In the mid-low mountain areas, the existence of Quaternary glacier as well as its range and nature are always controversial. The glacial paleogeomorphology of Northeast China had been extensively studied and explored. The results revealed that Quaternary glaciers was developed in the northern part of Great Hinggan Ranges and Changbai Mountains. However, some scholars believed that the development of the Quaternary glaciers in China resulted from tectonic coupling and close relation with the elevation of mountains. In Northeast China, glaciation did not occur in any mid-low mountain areas during the Quaternary except the Changbai Mountains where the elevation is more than 2600 m. The question is whether glaciation occurred in the mid-low mountain areas of Northeast China during the Quaternary？ In order to clarify this question, this paper reports the Quaternary glacial remains of Tala Mountain, which were newly discovered in Ar Horqin Banner, lnner Mongolia and their age dating.

Study of Preservation Status and Dietary Reconstruction in the Human Remains Recovered from Roopkund Lake through Chemical Analysis of Faunal Remains

Present study is carried out in the bone samples collected from Roopkund Lake in district Chamoli Garhwal, Uttarakhand which is located at 5,029 meters from main sea level in between Nanda Ghunghti and Trishuli peak. This historical site belongs to 9th century A.D. All the samples selected for the study were dried in room temperature as well as hot air oven at 32 ~C. Cleaning, pretreatment and digestion process of faunal remains was followed through established scientific methods. Chemical analysis i.e. concentration of different elements such as calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and zinc as well as isotopic ratios of Carbon and Nitrogen was estimated with the help of ICP （inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy） and AAS （atomic absorption spectrophotometer）. The results obtained from the chemical analysis are significant. On the basis of concentration of different elements and ratios of Nitrogen and Carbon isotopes, the dietary habits of the peoples buried in the Roopkund Lake are identified, which is different from sample to sample person to person. Besides this, the results are also significantly helpful for knowing the preservation status of faunal remains in Roopkund Lake. Finally this study also indicated the potentiality of chemical analysis for reconstructing the palaeodiet behaviour and preservation status of bone remains.

Tracing of the Avenue of the Ram-Headed Sphinxes Remains Using Geophysical Investigations, Luxor, Egypt

Throughout 3000 years ago, over the New Kingdom in the Pharaonic period, the Ram-headed Sphinxes Avenue connected Karnak and the Temples of Luxor, a processional avenue was lined on both sides by 1200 statues of sphinxes. The lining of the avenue was erased. Centuries over centuries this avenue has been buried with its statues under about 2 m of silt and sand, and urban development covered it with housing, asphaltic streets, and other structures, obscuring its route and interrupting this dramatic connection. This paper focuses on the discovery of some of these Sphinx statuses and remains at a suggested part of the avenue using both near-surface magnetic and shallow seismic refraction methods. A gradiometer survey was conducted in an area that amounted 576 m2 as (48 m?× 12 m) to measure the vertical magnetic gradient with a high resolution instrument with 0.25 m sampling interval. A superior detection was accomplished by using the analytic signal and Euler deconvolution techniques. The shallow seismic refraction survey was done in the same area to illustrate the lithology of layers material with 1 m interval;both P and S waves were measured to calculate the geotechnical properties of the area to sustain the sketch of structures’ boundaries. We have lucratively detected six main structures;they can be the pedestal of these Ram-headed Sphinx statues. Mining a small part of the study area has proven the reliability of, both the magnetic and shallow seismic refraction discoveries, and the shallowness and composition of the detected features.

Protection and Development Strategies of Urban Ancient Cultural Remains and Its Surroundings——A Case Study of Mountain Haoli in Tai'an City

Urban historical and cultural heritage has been gradually formed in the long history, it is a witness of the city development history and a realistic carrier of the local civilization. However, protection of urban cultural heritage has been long neglected, with the rapid economic development and urbanization process, a lot of urban cultural heritage that bears important historical and cultural value had gone forever. Ancient cultural remains(ACRs) are an important type of urban cultural heritages, the renaissance of ACRs means the revival of the whole city, how to make ACRs in gradual decline state to be protected with proper planning and renewed vigor has great signifi cance to the urban development. Taking protection and development planning and design of ACRs in Mountain Haoli and its surroundings for example, this study put forward the objectives and principles of ACRs protection and development, extending and deepening the protection methods and renewal strategies, so as to achieve overall cultural, economic and spatial revival of urban ACRs, and sustainable development of ACRs.

Fungal Remains from the Subathu Formation of Dogadda, Uttarakhand, India

The present paper deals with the new record of fungal remains from the Subathu Formation exposed along Dogadda-Kotdwar road section in Dogadda, Uttarakhand. The assemblage is composed of 13 species assignable to 10 genera. The important genera are Callimothallus senii, Haplopeltis mucoris, Haplopeltis sp., Parmathyrites sp., Phragmothyrites eocaenicus, Plochmopeltinites sp., Spinosporonites saxenae, Spinosporonites angularis and Trichothyrites padappakkarensis. The presence of microthyriaceous fungi in dominance suggests that the region experienced a warm and humid climate during the course of sediment deposition with thick vegetation providing suitable substrates for the growth and proliferation of fungi. Their presence depicts the prevalence of moist tropical type of vegetation during deposition in the area. The present fungal assemblage is assigned Late Palaeocene-Middle Eocene age.

Comparing Two Automated Methods of DNA Extraction from Degraded Skeletal Remains

DNA extraction from degraded skeletal samples is often particularly challenging. The difficulty derives from the fact that variable environment has a significant effect on DNA preservation. During the years 2002-2015 unidentified degraded skeletal remains were accumulated at our institute, National Institute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM), most of them with none or partial DNA profile. As new methods rapidly emerge, we revisited these samples with partial DNA profiles in the hope to add additional alleles and eventually be able to identify these previously unidentifiable samples. We have chosen to use these samples to compare two automated methods: Prepfiler Express BTA (Applied Biosystems) and QIAcube (Quiagen), in hope of acquiring a more complete DNA profile and eventually make new identifications possibly comparing these profiles with missing person database. In both methods, a preparation step is required, after which the samples undergo automatic DNA extraction. The two protocols are based on different extraction methods. Fresh or non-problematic bone samples as the positive control gave the same results in both methods. In the degraded skeletal samples, the results were significantly better using the QIAcube method in our hands, but since degraded samples are highly variable the combination of both methods could be useful to receive better and more reliable profiles.

GERMANY REMAINS AN ANCHOR OF STABILITY IN THE EU?

Riddled with populism,the EU faces many political uncertainties European integration has been suffered serious setbacks in recent years as evidenced by the lack of cohesion among EU members caused by the European debt crisis,Ukraine crisis,refugee crisis,Brexit,and terrorism.The future of the EU is faced with more un-

A Post-Colonial Study of The Remains of the Day

As a work representing part and parcel of Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary creation and underpinning his literary reputation,The Remains of the Day is a full-length novel told by first-person narratives,numerous segments in which are proved to entail post-colonial implications.Mr.Stevens’struggling process of mistreating himself in an inhuman,banal,and restrained manner and later painfully reconstructing his identity is unequivocally revealed.That would conspicuously serves as an epitome of post-war Britain:people were getting lost in their formerly-constructed cultural identity.Facing swiftly-changing milieu in Britain,people may not enable themselves to transform their cognition,self-esteem,pride or even prejudice in a fast speed as the international sit⁃uation may do so.

US Pilots' Remains Homeward Bound

On December 7.1993,as|soon as an airplane landed at the Uhasa airport,sever-al Americans dashed down from it.Burning with impatience,they were in no mood to enjoy the wonderful scenery in this city on the heights,but asked in haste,"Where?Where ane they?"

China Returns Remains of Three U.S. Servicemen

Stapleton Roy,U.S.ambassador to China,expressed thanks to the Chinese govemment for the cooper-ation and assistance it extended to the U.S.recovery team.He said the cooperative effort of the two coun-tries symbolized that"we continue to cherish the emories of those who gave their lives so that we today can live in a better,safer world."

Policy on Dalai Lama Remains Unchanged

May 23 marks the 43rd anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet.A spokesman for the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Commit-tee recently spoke to a Xinhua reporter on development and construction in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the cen-tral government's policy on the Dalai L ama.

China remains a developing country

In early 2009, we made the following prediction: "When people look back on our day of financial crisis, they won’t see it as a tragic episode of frustrated development for China, but as an important historical period for China to rise against the torrent of crisis and realize the rejuvenation of

Feeding prehistoric coastal community:A study of marine faunal remains at the Jingtoushan site

This article examines the abundant marine mollusc,and fish remains at the Jingtoushan shell midden(8,300 to7,800 cal a BP)in Zhejiang Province,China,to investigate the fishing economy,community development,the palaeoenvironment,and their interactions among the prehistoric populations in the lower Yangtze River Basin and southeastern coastal China.It also attempts to explore the prosperity and decline of coastal settlements in China during the Neolithic Age and the potential reasons for their rise and fall,respectively.Based on the ecological and biological principles of marine animals,standard zooarchaeological methods and radiocarbon dating analysis are used for sampling,identification,measurement,and quantification.Results show that at least 11 mollusc taxa and 14 fish taxa can be identified from the Jingtoushan faunal assemblage.The ancient Jingtoushan residents possibly lived in a settlement close to the coast and engaged in inshore and offshore fishing,hunting,and gathering as their primary subsistence strategies,with low-level rice cultivation as a supplementary means of sustenance.Eventually,the changes in the coastal environment could be one of the reasons why the Jingtoushan residents abandoned their settlement.The research contributes to Chinese Neolithic archaeology with new evidence of the exploitation of marine resources around 8000 a BP in the eastern coastal areas and the relationship between Neolithic community development and environmental changes.