This paper presents a method for searching the weak story by using the ultimate shear force coefficient on the multi-story brick buildings with two frame-shear-wall-supported stories. The method of seismic damage pred...This paper presents a method for searching the weak story by using the ultimate shear force coefficient on the multi-story brick buildings with two frame-shear-wall-supported stories. The method of seismic damage prediction is discussed according to different weak stories. When the first story is t theweak one,the damage state of the building can be determined by the displacement ratio. The prediction method is also used in a practical engineering project.展开更多
This paper analyzes some main rhetorical devices in Kate Chopin's short novel "The Story of An Hour" including symbolism,contrast and irony,which are benefit to promote the theme.
The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19,1894,and originally published in Vogue on December 6,1894.By describing series of emotions that Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the deat...The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19,1894,and originally published in Vogue on December 6,1894.By describing series of emotions that Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the death of her husband,it reveals the heroine——Mallard’s pursuit of freedom and enlightenment of feminist thought.The Story of an Hour successfully created a female image of desiring for freedom,longing for a new life even at the expense of life in a patriarchal society.展开更多
Kate Chopin,one of the most outstanding women writers in the late nineteenth century in America,focused on women’s social position,marriage and family,love and freedom to fight against patriarchalism.She wrote two no...Kate Chopin,one of the most outstanding women writers in the late nineteenth century in America,focused on women’s social position,marriage and family,love and freedom to fight against patriarchalism.She wrote two novels and about a hundred short stories in the 1890s.And over a long period of time,critics have considered The Story of an Hour as a work of feminism which offers a strikingly feminist perspective on an American housewife of that time.This thesis analyzes the inner experience of the heroine within an hour and shows us that freedom is so essential to her while her marriage is a yoke to her.展开更多
The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin,an American realistic novelist,at the end of the 19th century.There are three spaces in the novel,the room,the house and space outside the window.Each one c...The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin,an American realistic novelist,at the end of the 19th century.There are three spaces in the novel,the room,the house and space outside the window.Each one contains certain characters,actions,emotions and even ideology.This paper tries to analyze its Feministic significance of the novel from the perspective of space narration.展开更多
The interpretation of The Story of an Hour has been a heated topic in literature study. Many people believeitcriticizes the oppressionon female from male society. However, this paper holds that, from the perspective o...The interpretation of The Story of an Hour has been a heated topic in literature study. Many people believeitcriticizes the oppressionon female from male society. However, this paper holds that, from the perspective of New Criticism, a work should be interpreted based on the text.Therefore,thispapersuggests the story is about the confusion between freedom and fetter and deals with the subtle and complicated living status of human being.展开更多
In a novel,space is an essential element,because the characters need a special place to tell their stories.In recent years,more and more scholars indulge their interest in studying spatial narrative.“The Story of an ...In a novel,space is an essential element,because the characters need a special place to tell their stories.In recent years,more and more scholars indulge their interest in studying spatial narrative.“The Story of an Hour”is one of Kate Chopin’s representative works,which describes one-hour mental journey of Mrs.Mallard after hearing the death of her husband.This essay will interpret it from the perspective of spatial narrative and try to find its ingenious methods to narrate the story.展开更多
Kate Chopin makes a detailed description of Mrs. Mallard's last hour in her life in"The Story of an Hour". The plot is analyzed in its full process of exposition, development, climax and dénouement....Kate Chopin makes a detailed description of Mrs. Mallard's last hour in her life in"The Story of an Hour". The plot is analyzed in its full process of exposition, development, climax and dénouement. It reaches the conclusion that Kate Chopin parallels the development of its plot and theme simultaneously, making the story a perfect example of her artistic creation in short-story writing.展开更多
"The Story of an Hour" is a short story reflecting feminism written by American female writer Kate Chopin. Many scholars at home and abroad have studied and translated this story. But few people analyze it f..."The Story of an Hour" is a short story reflecting feminism written by American female writer Kate Chopin. Many scholars at home and abroad have studied and translated this story. But few people analyze it from the linguistic perspective. This thesis analyzes the logic and fluency of the story from the perspective of cohesion in linguistics.展开更多
"The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from menta..."The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from mental suppression and realizes her freedom. This arti-cle reaches the conclusion that the protagonist is indeed repressed by the stereotype that imposed by the society.展开更多
Kate Chopin is widely recognized as a forerunner in the American feminist literature.Based on textual analysis of The Story of An Hour and The Awakening,the conclusions are that although Kate Chopin shows her female c...Kate Chopin is widely recognized as a forerunner in the American feminist literature.Based on textual analysis of The Story of An Hour and The Awakening,the conclusions are that although Kate Chopin shows her female consciousness in both of the works,what she really emphasizes in The Story of An Hour is a woman’s longing for freedom of marriage,not the feminist awakening driven by the oppression from a patriarchal society,and Chopin’s feminist view is thoroughly shown in her later work The Awakening.展开更多
The following article is about the historical overview of the Persian literature and the emergence and development of the short story as a literary genre and its prominent role in the modem literature of Iran. It disc...The following article is about the historical overview of the Persian literature and the emergence and development of the short story as a literary genre and its prominent role in the modem literature of Iran. It discusses the origin of the short story in general and preconditions for the popularity of the new genre the Iranian literature of the 20th century, and also about the first successful collection of short stories that introduced it to the public. Also the development process of the short story and principle factors in every stage of its emergence as an independent genre of prose, as well as the thematic range are the main aspects among others to be analyzed in the article. It is historically documented that the Islamic state was established in 1979 after the fall of the Shah. And the very event had big impact not only on the social and political life of the country, but also on the cultural and literary life of the Iranians of the time. The significance of the revolution was such that it divided the literature to be known as the "pre-revolution" and "post-revolution" periods. Therefore this article is aimed to observe how this historic event had influenced the short story in particular and the distinct features of the works created during the two periods. The next period which stands out in the development of the short story is during the late 90s and the beginning of the 2000, where the genre experienced aesthetic innovations and experiments with new forms and styles. The distinct feature of the period is mainly in its topics it deals, among other the effects of the globalization and popular culture brought forth, isolated individual, urbanization, climate change and its destructive outcome and the social conflicts resulting from them. Such global issues caused the established writers to look out of their borders and open up to the concerns of the planet, and by doing so establishing new schools of thought and style among the writers of short story in modem Iranian literature. Finally the article will overview the role of the Iranian contemporary female short story writers, children's literature and the works of the immigrant Iranian authors that continue the traditions of the Persian literature outside Irma.展开更多
From humble beginnings to global influence,Prof.Dr.Mike K.S.Chan's story is a remarkable tale of passion,perseverance,and groundbreaking innovation in the biomedical field.As the co-owner and founder of the Europe...From humble beginnings to global influence,Prof.Dr.Mike K.S.Chan's story is a remarkable tale of passion,perseverance,and groundbreaking innovation in the biomedical field.As the co-owner and founder of the European Wellness Biomedical Group,he has dedicated his life to advancing biotechnology,stem cell research,and regenerative medicine,profoundly impacting lives across the globe.展开更多
The rapid development of the digital economy has provided a new impetus for rural residents to extend their working hours.Based on the data collected by the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey(CLDS)in 2014,2016,and 2018...The rapid development of the digital economy has provided a new impetus for rural residents to extend their working hours.Based on the data collected by the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey(CLDS)in 2014,2016,and 2018,this paper measured the development level of the digital economy in China from the perspectives of internet development and digital financial inclusion,and tested the mechanisms of how the digital economy affected rural residents’working hours.The results showed that the digital economy extended rural residents’working hours by expanding information channels and enhancing human capital,and this mechanism was affected by heterogeneity in rural residents’educational background,age,and social capital.Building on these findings,this paper holds that to increase rural residents’income by extending their working hours and achieving common prosperity for all,it is necessary to expand the opportunities for rural residents to participate in skills training and promote their accumulation of human capital.展开更多
Cross-cultural storytelling is a primary way for humankind to seek mutual recognition of value orientations between cultures,which facilitates the ability to jointly address the problems of human existence in the cont...Cross-cultural storytelling is a primary way for humankind to seek mutual recognition of value orientations between cultures,which facilitates the ability to jointly address the problems of human existence in the context of globalization.In this study,we conducted an interview survey of 6,130 respondents who were college students or graduates from 107 countries.The results show that there were a number of cross-cultural values embodied in China’s stories seen by the respondents as part of a common vision for the future of humankind and widely identified guidance on collaborative responses to global challenges.These cross-cultural values are common prosperity,ecological harmony,individual-collective integration,the urgency of global peace,as well as respect for multicultural and indigenous development paths.展开更多
A dynamic analysis of both twisting and regular towers is carried out to determine the results of considering soil-structure interaction(SSI)on high-rise buildings.In addition,the difference between the seismic perfor...A dynamic analysis of both twisting and regular towers is carried out to determine the results of considering soil-structure interaction(SSI)on high-rise buildings.In addition,the difference between the seismic performance of using twisting towers over regular ones is investigated.The twisting tower is a simulation of the Evolution Tower(Moscow).The towers’skeletons consist of RC elements and rest on a reinforced concrete piled-raft foundation.The soil model is considered as multi-layered with the same soil properties as the zone chosen for the analysis(New Mansoura City,Egypt).The only difference between both towers is their shape in elevation.The whole system is modelled and analyzed in a single step as one full 3D model,which is known as the direct approach in SSI.All analyses are carried out using finite-element software(Midas GTS NX).Dynamic output responses due to three records of seismic loads are proposed and presented in some graphs.Based on the results,it is concluded that SSI has a considerable effect on the dynamic response of tall buildings mainly because of the foundation flexibility,as it leads to lengthening the vibration period,increasing the story drift and the base shear for both cases.展开更多
There is considerable concern about the potential impact of climate change on agriculture, such as the accumulation of chilling hours needed to break the dormancy of many perennial plants, like fruit trees. Therefore,...There is considerable concern about the potential impact of climate change on agriculture, such as the accumulation of chilling hours needed to break the dormancy of many perennial plants, like fruit trees. Therefore, this study aimed to determine if there had been a significant change in air temperatures and chill hours, chill units, and chill portion accumulation in South Carolina over the last two decades. Two decades of daily maximum (T<sub>max</sub>) and minimum (T<sub>min</sub>) air temperature records were obtained from weather stations in thirty-one counties in South Carolina. Hourly temperature data, reconstructed from the daily data, were used to calculate the daily and annual chill hours, chill units, and chill portions accumulation using four different chill models for each location and year. The chill models included the T(t) °C model, the 0°C °C model, the Utah model, and the Dynamic model. For each county, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the historical trends. Despite year-to-year variability, the tendency was a statistically significant (α = 0.05) increase in air temperature, averaging 0.089°C per year for 20 out of 31 counties in South Carolina. The other 11 counties had no significant change in temperature. The average temperature increase in the 31 counties was 0.072°C per year. The temperature increase resulted in a decrease in annual chill accumulation during the fall to spring, averaging 17.7 chill hours, 8.6 chill hours, 17.0 chill units, and 0.40 chill portions per year calculated with the T(t) °C, 0°C °C, Utah, and Dynamic models, respectively. However, whether this decrease in chill values was statistically significant or not depended on the chill model used. This study did not investigate the cause of the observed historical trends in temperature and chill accumulation. Still, if the trends continue, they could significantly impact the future of the temperate fruit tree industry in the state.展开更多
文摘This paper presents a method for searching the weak story by using the ultimate shear force coefficient on the multi-story brick buildings with two frame-shear-wall-supported stories. The method of seismic damage prediction is discussed according to different weak stories. When the first story is t theweak one,the damage state of the building can be determined by the displacement ratio. The prediction method is also used in a practical engineering project.
文摘This paper analyzes some main rhetorical devices in Kate Chopin's short novel "The Story of An Hour" including symbolism,contrast and irony,which are benefit to promote the theme.
文摘The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19,1894,and originally published in Vogue on December 6,1894.By describing series of emotions that Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the death of her husband,it reveals the heroine——Mallard’s pursuit of freedom and enlightenment of feminist thought.The Story of an Hour successfully created a female image of desiring for freedom,longing for a new life even at the expense of life in a patriarchal society.
文摘Kate Chopin,one of the most outstanding women writers in the late nineteenth century in America,focused on women’s social position,marriage and family,love and freedom to fight against patriarchalism.She wrote two novels and about a hundred short stories in the 1890s.And over a long period of time,critics have considered The Story of an Hour as a work of feminism which offers a strikingly feminist perspective on an American housewife of that time.This thesis analyzes the inner experience of the heroine within an hour and shows us that freedom is so essential to her while her marriage is a yoke to her.
文摘The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin,an American realistic novelist,at the end of the 19th century.There are three spaces in the novel,the room,the house and space outside the window.Each one contains certain characters,actions,emotions and even ideology.This paper tries to analyze its Feministic significance of the novel from the perspective of space narration.
文摘The interpretation of The Story of an Hour has been a heated topic in literature study. Many people believeitcriticizes the oppressionon female from male society. However, this paper holds that, from the perspective of New Criticism, a work should be interpreted based on the text.Therefore,thispapersuggests the story is about the confusion between freedom and fetter and deals with the subtle and complicated living status of human being.
文摘In a novel,space is an essential element,because the characters need a special place to tell their stories.In recent years,more and more scholars indulge their interest in studying spatial narrative.“The Story of an Hour”is one of Kate Chopin’s representative works,which describes one-hour mental journey of Mrs.Mallard after hearing the death of her husband.This essay will interpret it from the perspective of spatial narrative and try to find its ingenious methods to narrate the story.
文摘Kate Chopin makes a detailed description of Mrs. Mallard's last hour in her life in"The Story of an Hour". The plot is analyzed in its full process of exposition, development, climax and dénouement. It reaches the conclusion that Kate Chopin parallels the development of its plot and theme simultaneously, making the story a perfect example of her artistic creation in short-story writing.
文摘"The Story of an Hour" is a short story reflecting feminism written by American female writer Kate Chopin. Many scholars at home and abroad have studied and translated this story. But few people analyze it from the linguistic perspective. This thesis analyzes the logic and fluency of the story from the perspective of cohesion in linguistics.
文摘"The Story of an Hour", Kate Chopin's representative work, is a classic story in American Literature in the 19th century. In this story, Chopin depicts a woman who eventually unshackle herself from mental suppression and realizes her freedom. This arti-cle reaches the conclusion that the protagonist is indeed repressed by the stereotype that imposed by the society.
文摘Kate Chopin is widely recognized as a forerunner in the American feminist literature.Based on textual analysis of The Story of An Hour and The Awakening,the conclusions are that although Kate Chopin shows her female consciousness in both of the works,what she really emphasizes in The Story of An Hour is a woman’s longing for freedom of marriage,not the feminist awakening driven by the oppression from a patriarchal society,and Chopin’s feminist view is thoroughly shown in her later work The Awakening.
文摘The following article is about the historical overview of the Persian literature and the emergence and development of the short story as a literary genre and its prominent role in the modem literature of Iran. It discusses the origin of the short story in general and preconditions for the popularity of the new genre the Iranian literature of the 20th century, and also about the first successful collection of short stories that introduced it to the public. Also the development process of the short story and principle factors in every stage of its emergence as an independent genre of prose, as well as the thematic range are the main aspects among others to be analyzed in the article. It is historically documented that the Islamic state was established in 1979 after the fall of the Shah. And the very event had big impact not only on the social and political life of the country, but also on the cultural and literary life of the Iranians of the time. The significance of the revolution was such that it divided the literature to be known as the "pre-revolution" and "post-revolution" periods. Therefore this article is aimed to observe how this historic event had influenced the short story in particular and the distinct features of the works created during the two periods. The next period which stands out in the development of the short story is during the late 90s and the beginning of the 2000, where the genre experienced aesthetic innovations and experiments with new forms and styles. The distinct feature of the period is mainly in its topics it deals, among other the effects of the globalization and popular culture brought forth, isolated individual, urbanization, climate change and its destructive outcome and the social conflicts resulting from them. Such global issues caused the established writers to look out of their borders and open up to the concerns of the planet, and by doing so establishing new schools of thought and style among the writers of short story in modem Iranian literature. Finally the article will overview the role of the Iranian contemporary female short story writers, children's literature and the works of the immigrant Iranian authors that continue the traditions of the Persian literature outside Irma.
文摘From humble beginnings to global influence,Prof.Dr.Mike K.S.Chan's story is a remarkable tale of passion,perseverance,and groundbreaking innovation in the biomedical field.As the co-owner and founder of the European Wellness Biomedical Group,he has dedicated his life to advancing biotechnology,stem cell research,and regenerative medicine,profoundly impacting lives across the globe.
基金This paper is part of the Youth Program of Science and Technology Research of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJQN202300545)Youth Program of National Social Science Fund of China(21CJY001)Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJQN202300567).
文摘The rapid development of the digital economy has provided a new impetus for rural residents to extend their working hours.Based on the data collected by the China Labor-force Dynamics Survey(CLDS)in 2014,2016,and 2018,this paper measured the development level of the digital economy in China from the perspectives of internet development and digital financial inclusion,and tested the mechanisms of how the digital economy affected rural residents’working hours.The results showed that the digital economy extended rural residents’working hours by expanding information channels and enhancing human capital,and this mechanism was affected by heterogeneity in rural residents’educational background,age,and social capital.Building on these findings,this paper holds that to increase rural residents’income by extending their working hours and achieving common prosperity for all,it is necessary to expand the opportunities for rural residents to participate in skills training and promote their accumulation of human capital.
基金The paper is a staged result of“Research on Narrative Strategy for Telling China’s Stories Well in the Cross-Cultural Context”(17XXW008),a program funded by the National Social Science Fund of China(NSSF).
文摘Cross-cultural storytelling is a primary way for humankind to seek mutual recognition of value orientations between cultures,which facilitates the ability to jointly address the problems of human existence in the context of globalization.In this study,we conducted an interview survey of 6,130 respondents who were college students or graduates from 107 countries.The results show that there were a number of cross-cultural values embodied in China’s stories seen by the respondents as part of a common vision for the future of humankind and widely identified guidance on collaborative responses to global challenges.These cross-cultural values are common prosperity,ecological harmony,individual-collective integration,the urgency of global peace,as well as respect for multicultural and indigenous development paths.
文摘A dynamic analysis of both twisting and regular towers is carried out to determine the results of considering soil-structure interaction(SSI)on high-rise buildings.In addition,the difference between the seismic performance of using twisting towers over regular ones is investigated.The twisting tower is a simulation of the Evolution Tower(Moscow).The towers’skeletons consist of RC elements and rest on a reinforced concrete piled-raft foundation.The soil model is considered as multi-layered with the same soil properties as the zone chosen for the analysis(New Mansoura City,Egypt).The only difference between both towers is their shape in elevation.The whole system is modelled and analyzed in a single step as one full 3D model,which is known as the direct approach in SSI.All analyses are carried out using finite-element software(Midas GTS NX).Dynamic output responses due to three records of seismic loads are proposed and presented in some graphs.Based on the results,it is concluded that SSI has a considerable effect on the dynamic response of tall buildings mainly because of the foundation flexibility,as it leads to lengthening the vibration period,increasing the story drift and the base shear for both cases.
文摘There is considerable concern about the potential impact of climate change on agriculture, such as the accumulation of chilling hours needed to break the dormancy of many perennial plants, like fruit trees. Therefore, this study aimed to determine if there had been a significant change in air temperatures and chill hours, chill units, and chill portion accumulation in South Carolina over the last two decades. Two decades of daily maximum (T<sub>max</sub>) and minimum (T<sub>min</sub>) air temperature records were obtained from weather stations in thirty-one counties in South Carolina. Hourly temperature data, reconstructed from the daily data, were used to calculate the daily and annual chill hours, chill units, and chill portions accumulation using four different chill models for each location and year. The chill models included the T(t) °C model, the 0°C °C model, the Utah model, and the Dynamic model. For each county, regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the historical trends. Despite year-to-year variability, the tendency was a statistically significant (α = 0.05) increase in air temperature, averaging 0.089°C per year for 20 out of 31 counties in South Carolina. The other 11 counties had no significant change in temperature. The average temperature increase in the 31 counties was 0.072°C per year. The temperature increase resulted in a decrease in annual chill accumulation during the fall to spring, averaging 17.7 chill hours, 8.6 chill hours, 17.0 chill units, and 0.40 chill portions per year calculated with the T(t) °C, 0°C °C, Utah, and Dynamic models, respectively. However, whether this decrease in chill values was statistically significant or not depended on the chill model used. This study did not investigate the cause of the observed historical trends in temperature and chill accumulation. Still, if the trends continue, they could significantly impact the future of the temperate fruit tree industry in the state.