The essay uses the methods of deconstruction to demonstrate the reversing strength of the poem itself, and to invert the binary oppositions of rationality and sensibility, the hierarchy of which is conventionally acce...The essay uses the methods of deconstruction to demonstrate the reversing strength of the poem itself, and to invert the binary oppositions of rationality and sensibility, the hierarchy of which is conventionally accepted.展开更多
Deconstructionism believes no text has settled meanings. The author analyzes Almasy the major protagonist in the novel English Patient written by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje, deconstructs and reconstructs it from...Deconstructionism believes no text has settled meanings. The author analyzes Almasy the major protagonist in the novel English Patient written by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje, deconstructs and reconstructs it from deconstructionism. The author intends to deconstruct the multiple identities in Almasy to unveil the myth behind him.展开更多
"Deconstruction",coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s,attempts to subvert the tradition of Western philosophy with "logo centrism" as its primary target.Deconstruction's co..."Deconstruction",coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s,attempts to subvert the tradition of Western philosophy with "logo centrism" as its primary target.Deconstruction's concern on binary oppositions inspires the feminists and provides them with the philosophical ground to understand gender inequality and rebel against the classic dualities of Western "phallocentrism".However,the noticeable political orientation of feminism and its firm humanitarian position compose a fundamental disagreement with the negativism and nihilism of deconstructive philosophy.This essay aims to trace the development of Western feminism at the same time identify some of the agreements and conflicts between the two theoretical trends in postmodernism;moreover,it intends to propose an idealistic attitude in the reconstruction of a harmonious society with gender equality and understanding.展开更多
Deconstruction, advocated by Jacques Derrida, is a critic outlook that indicates the pitfall of the philosophical dichotomy in Western convention, revealing the unreliability of human language and conception. Hawthorn...Deconstruction, advocated by Jacques Derrida, is a critic outlook that indicates the pitfall of the philosophical dichotomy in Western convention, revealing the unreliability of human language and conception. Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil,with the obscurity and uncertainty in its disclosure, offers the feasibility for a deconstruction study. The binary oppositions and its deconstruction of the "black veil" in perspective of persona, idea and existence contribute to the void perception and activities of Mr.Hooper, the protagonist as well as the author's literary practice.展开更多
Deconstruction is a philosophical or literary theory gradually formed and developed in 1960s.It is viewed as a philosophical trend against structuralism's logocentrism.Although deconstruction theory brings us a ne...Deconstruction is a philosophical or literary theory gradually formed and developed in 1960s.It is viewed as a philosophical trend against structuralism's logocentrism.Although deconstruction theory brings us a new way of thinking toward translation,there exists some "fragments" of deconstruction theories which have caused an enormous amount of controversy.The author will list these "fragments" as to deconstruct deconstruction theory.展开更多
Recently, the intended use and required performance of buildings are rapidly changing with advances in scientific technology and globalization. Furthermore, given the population growth in semi-developed and developing...Recently, the intended use and required performance of buildings are rapidly changing with advances in scientific technology and globalization. Furthermore, given the population growth in semi-developed and developing countries, economic growth, increasing waste, and increasing amounts of energy consumption, the industry requires the development of efficient methods to deconstruct old buildings by reducing waste and saving as much energy as possible during periods of urban redevelopment and maintenance. In general, either an ordinary breaker or a hydraulic breaker is used to deconstruct reinforced concrete buildings. This deconstruction method has the ability to shorten the construction period compared to the other methods, but it is difficult to separate the debris that gets mixed when the deconstruction is completed, as it is a rough construction method that uses large equipment. This study develops a technology that can be used to selectively heat, separate, and deconstruct the steel reinforcement inside reinforced concrete, treating the reinforcement as a conductive resistor and applying high-frequency induction heating to the reinforced concrete structure. Specifically, this study verifies the temperature characteristics of deformed bars inside reinforced concrete, the occurrence of cracks due to thermal fracture of the deformed bars, and chemical and physical weakening of concrete by thermal conduction on the surface of steel reinforcement using the high-frequency induction heating technology. Furthermore, this study considers the extent of concrete weakening in the heating range of appropriate energy and carries out a technical review of the stages that would be actually applied. This technology involves low noise and low pollution levels, and it increases the collection rate of steel reinforcement inside separated reinforced concrete members and the recycling rate of construction wastes;thus, its use is expected to reduce the energy consumption by minimizing secondary processing.展开更多
Wallace Stevens is one of five greatest poets in America in 20th century. The relation between imagination and reality is a major theme of his poems. He holds the view that the mission of poets is to build a bridge li...Wallace Stevens is one of five greatest poets in America in 20th century. The relation between imagination and reality is a major theme of his poems. He holds the view that the mission of poets is to build a bridge linking the world of imagination and of reality with the result of deconstructing the logic of binary opposition since the time of Plato. Thirteen Ways of Looking at A Blackbird is a representative poem that expresses Wallace’s thoughts of deconstruction. This article is to probe into how the poet establishes the reality dominated by imagination and then how he deconstructs the binary opposition between imagination and reality since the time of Plato.展开更多
The article is devoted to the psychoanalytic issues of the deconstruction of images of socialist ideals in Russian Sots Art--an ironic title of the artistic trend in which used a mixture signs of visual semiotics of ...The article is devoted to the psychoanalytic issues of the deconstruction of images of socialist ideals in Russian Sots Art--an ironic title of the artistic trend in which used a mixture signs of visual semiotics of ＂social realism＂ and ＂pop art＂ of the 1990-2000s. By comparing the idealization of the image of Lenin in Soviet art of the 1930-1950s with its grotesque interpretation in Sots Art works of the 1990s, it appears to be interesting to trace the functions of grotesque and caricature in the deconstruction of the canons of socialist realism. Thereupon, special interest is the role of the regression mechanism in the transformation of the ideals of socialist realism into laughable images.展开更多
Living and creating in the tumultuous decades from the 1960s through 1980s, Thomas Pynchon unfalteringly chooses the countercultural and civil rights movements in the United States of that age as the permanent topic o...Living and creating in the tumultuous decades from the 1960s through 1980s, Thomas Pynchon unfalteringly chooses the countercultural and civil rights movements in the United States of that age as the permanent topic of his fiction. It can be seen from Pynchon＇s dramatic, sometimes fantastic narratives about these movements that the failure of the countercultural movements lies in their illusive nature in contrast with the hypocrisy and disproportionate power of the government to destruct these movements, and that the presence of American racial problems results to a great degree from the sloth prevailing over various institutions in American society when dealing with racial inequality and from American white racists＇ desire to eliminate an imagined threat in the face of the minorities. This paper tries to provide a different understanding that Pynchon＇s writing of the marginalized or surrealistic issues in these countercultural and civil rights movements is his strategy to expose the falsehood of American myth of democracy.展开更多
Chinese American literature hasn＇t developed into a visible power until 1970＇s in the American literary world. David Henry Hwang is a dazzling star among Chinese-American writers. He is the first to perform his own ...Chinese American literature hasn＇t developed into a visible power until 1970＇s in the American literary world. David Henry Hwang is a dazzling star among Chinese-American writers. He is the first to perform his own works on Broadway as well as the first to get Tony Award. He is the most successful and reputable Asian American playwright in the history of American Drama. Hwang＇s masterpiece M. Butterfly inverts orientalism＇s constructing the relationship between the east and the west, subverts stereotypes of the oriental in the westerners＇ eyes, and cries out a distinctive voice of＂the other＂ to western hegemony culture. However~ as a Chinese-American writer of the second generation that receives white mainstream cultural education, Hwang＇s deconstructing the orientalism and subverting the fixed relationship between the east and west has its imperfection, which results from social and historical environment the author lives in, personal experiences as well as national culture identity. In addition, Hwang＇s M.Butterfly aims at appealing for the eastern and western cultures＇ learning from each other, communicating with each other in order to achieve the goal of cultural co-prosperity with a broader mind in a harmonious atmosphere.展开更多
Deconstruction originated from structuralismand was first developed in philosophy, butnow, deconstruction has got a broader developmentin architecture It can be said that architects todayare seeking inspiration in dec...Deconstruction originated from structuralismand was first developed in philosophy, butnow, deconstruction has got a broader developmentin architecture It can be said that architects todayare seeking inspiration in deconstruction. This paperanalyzes the far-reaching influence of contemporarydeconstruction from the origin of deconstructionarchitects.展开更多
Deconstruction is the selective dismantling of building structures to recover the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondarily recyclable materials in a safe and cost-effective manner.Deconstruction is a labor...Deconstruction is the selective dismantling of building structures to recover the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondarily recyclable materials in a safe and cost-effective manner.Deconstruction is a labor intensive process and can be difficult to achieve in a time-efficient and economical manner for light wood-framed buildings.Deconstruction techniques that balance hand and mechanical labor must be developed to maintain the integrity of materials for reuse and obtain maximum salvage value per unit of cost and time-on-site.This project entailed the removal of three identical WWII-era two-story wood-framed barracks buildings at Ft.McClellan Army Base,Anniston,AL,using hand deconstruction,combined mechanical and hand deconstruction techniques,and a traditional demolition method,i.e.,mechanical reduction and disposal,in order to determine“optimal”deconstruction techniques based on salvage value per unit of cost.The maximum practical materials salvage from the study buildings using 100%hand deconstruction techniques was 39%of the mass by weight.A combination of hand and mechanical techniques was discovered to have approximately the same economic efficiency as 100%hand deconstruction,measured as a ratio of gross cost per salvage value,with a 44.6%reduction in total labor-hours,and a reduction of only 7%of salvage materials by weight.These findings indicate the potential for greatly increasing wood-framed building deconstruction practice relative to the additional time-on-site and labor that is required,compared to demolition,while optimizing economic benefits.This paper describes the research methods and deconstruction techniques employed,and lessons learned to advance the practice of deconstruction to be more economically competitive and time-efficient.展开更多
Nearly 2.5 million ft^(2)of barracks must be removed from military facilities throughout the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region 4.While integration of manual deconstruction with traditional mechanical demoliti...Nearly 2.5 million ft^(2)of barracks must be removed from military facilities throughout the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region 4.While integration of manual deconstruction with traditional mechanical demolition methods has been shown to be comparable to traditional demolition methods in terms of cost and time requirements,the life cycle impacts of manual deconstruction on the environment and public health are unknown.To this end,life cycle assessment was applied to extend previous deconstruction studies of barracks at Ft.McClellan in Anniston,Alabama.Four scenarios were compared with varying degrees of time required for manual deconstruction of the barracks-100%Manual,44%Manual,26%Manual,and 100%Mechanical.Data were collected directly from the site and applied using SimaPro modeling software(PréAssociates,The Netherlands),considering two post-deconstruction options.Materials salvaged using either 100%or 44%Manual deconstruction and reused within a 20-mile radius of the deconstruction site yielded the most favorable environmental and health impacts.The significant impacts involved in the life cycle of diesel fuel required for transportation emphasize the need for developing reuse strategies for deconstructed materials at the regional level.展开更多
"Différance"is Derrida made a word,the meaning of words for delay and spacing."Différance"from Derrida on Saussure's linguistics and deconstruction of traditional metaphysics.Saussure..."Différance"is Derrida made a word,the meaning of words for delay and spacing."Différance"from Derrida on Saussure's linguistics and deconstruction of traditional metaphysics.Saussure rules on the symbol of the arbitrary and differential principle,points out that the essence of language is different,Derrida thinks that Saussure's principle of incomplete,"différance"before"difference",and"difference"is"Différance"effect,"differences"must be on the premise of"différance"to play a role,become the source of the symbol."Différance"deconstructs the traditional metaphysical dualism not only,also reflects the deconstruction of traditional ontology Derrida language philosophy,"différance"- "imprinting"theoretical model to illustrate the essence of the traditional mark is constantly to daub off itself,it is not present or absent.展开更多
Guests of the N ation w ritten by the Irish w riter Frank O 'C onnor is the most magnificent short story,in w hich a tragedy about the killing betw een friends is depicted.In this story,many different pairs of bin...Guests of the N ation w ritten by the Irish w riter Frank O 'C onnor is the most magnificent short story,in w hich a tragedy about the killing betw een friends is depicted.In this story,many different pairs of binary opposition are used to present the theme and the characters vividly,w hich makes the plot more attractive.T his study attempts to analyze the phenomena of the binary opposition in the story based on the theory of deconstruction to deconstruct the individuals'feelings of the absurdity and void of the meaningless w orld.展开更多
文摘The essay uses the methods of deconstruction to demonstrate the reversing strength of the poem itself, and to invert the binary oppositions of rationality and sensibility, the hierarchy of which is conventionally accepted.
文摘Deconstructionism believes no text has settled meanings. The author analyzes Almasy the major protagonist in the novel English Patient written by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje, deconstructs and reconstructs it from deconstructionism. The author intends to deconstruct the multiple identities in Almasy to unveil the myth behind him.
文摘"Deconstruction",coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s,attempts to subvert the tradition of Western philosophy with "logo centrism" as its primary target.Deconstruction's concern on binary oppositions inspires the feminists and provides them with the philosophical ground to understand gender inequality and rebel against the classic dualities of Western "phallocentrism".However,the noticeable political orientation of feminism and its firm humanitarian position compose a fundamental disagreement with the negativism and nihilism of deconstructive philosophy.This essay aims to trace the development of Western feminism at the same time identify some of the agreements and conflicts between the two theoretical trends in postmodernism;moreover,it intends to propose an idealistic attitude in the reconstruction of a harmonious society with gender equality and understanding.
文摘Deconstruction, advocated by Jacques Derrida, is a critic outlook that indicates the pitfall of the philosophical dichotomy in Western convention, revealing the unreliability of human language and conception. Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil,with the obscurity and uncertainty in its disclosure, offers the feasibility for a deconstruction study. The binary oppositions and its deconstruction of the "black veil" in perspective of persona, idea and existence contribute to the void perception and activities of Mr.Hooper, the protagonist as well as the author's literary practice.
文摘Deconstruction is a philosophical or literary theory gradually formed and developed in 1960s.It is viewed as a philosophical trend against structuralism's logocentrism.Although deconstruction theory brings us a new way of thinking toward translation,there exists some "fragments" of deconstruction theories which have caused an enormous amount of controversy.The author will list these "fragments" as to deconstruct deconstruction theory.
文摘Recently, the intended use and required performance of buildings are rapidly changing with advances in scientific technology and globalization. Furthermore, given the population growth in semi-developed and developing countries, economic growth, increasing waste, and increasing amounts of energy consumption, the industry requires the development of efficient methods to deconstruct old buildings by reducing waste and saving as much energy as possible during periods of urban redevelopment and maintenance. In general, either an ordinary breaker or a hydraulic breaker is used to deconstruct reinforced concrete buildings. This deconstruction method has the ability to shorten the construction period compared to the other methods, but it is difficult to separate the debris that gets mixed when the deconstruction is completed, as it is a rough construction method that uses large equipment. This study develops a technology that can be used to selectively heat, separate, and deconstruct the steel reinforcement inside reinforced concrete, treating the reinforcement as a conductive resistor and applying high-frequency induction heating to the reinforced concrete structure. Specifically, this study verifies the temperature characteristics of deformed bars inside reinforced concrete, the occurrence of cracks due to thermal fracture of the deformed bars, and chemical and physical weakening of concrete by thermal conduction on the surface of steel reinforcement using the high-frequency induction heating technology. Furthermore, this study considers the extent of concrete weakening in the heating range of appropriate energy and carries out a technical review of the stages that would be actually applied. This technology involves low noise and low pollution levels, and it increases the collection rate of steel reinforcement inside separated reinforced concrete members and the recycling rate of construction wastes;thus, its use is expected to reduce the energy consumption by minimizing secondary processing.
文摘Wallace Stevens is one of five greatest poets in America in 20th century. The relation between imagination and reality is a major theme of his poems. He holds the view that the mission of poets is to build a bridge linking the world of imagination and of reality with the result of deconstructing the logic of binary opposition since the time of Plato. Thirteen Ways of Looking at A Blackbird is a representative poem that expresses Wallace’s thoughts of deconstruction. This article is to probe into how the poet establishes the reality dominated by imagination and then how he deconstructs the binary opposition between imagination and reality since the time of Plato.
文摘The article is devoted to the psychoanalytic issues of the deconstruction of images of socialist ideals in Russian Sots Art--an ironic title of the artistic trend in which used a mixture signs of visual semiotics of ＂social realism＂ and ＂pop art＂ of the 1990-2000s. By comparing the idealization of the image of Lenin in Soviet art of the 1930-1950s with its grotesque interpretation in Sots Art works of the 1990s, it appears to be interesting to trace the functions of grotesque and caricature in the deconstruction of the canons of socialist realism. Thereupon, special interest is the role of the regression mechanism in the transformation of the ideals of socialist realism into laughable images.
文摘Living and creating in the tumultuous decades from the 1960s through 1980s, Thomas Pynchon unfalteringly chooses the countercultural and civil rights movements in the United States of that age as the permanent topic of his fiction. It can be seen from Pynchon＇s dramatic, sometimes fantastic narratives about these movements that the failure of the countercultural movements lies in their illusive nature in contrast with the hypocrisy and disproportionate power of the government to destruct these movements, and that the presence of American racial problems results to a great degree from the sloth prevailing over various institutions in American society when dealing with racial inequality and from American white racists＇ desire to eliminate an imagined threat in the face of the minorities. This paper tries to provide a different understanding that Pynchon＇s writing of the marginalized or surrealistic issues in these countercultural and civil rights movements is his strategy to expose the falsehood of American myth of democracy.
文摘Chinese American literature hasn＇t developed into a visible power until 1970＇s in the American literary world. David Henry Hwang is a dazzling star among Chinese-American writers. He is the first to perform his own works on Broadway as well as the first to get Tony Award. He is the most successful and reputable Asian American playwright in the history of American Drama. Hwang＇s masterpiece M. Butterfly inverts orientalism＇s constructing the relationship between the east and the west, subverts stereotypes of the oriental in the westerners＇ eyes, and cries out a distinctive voice of＂the other＂ to western hegemony culture. However~ as a Chinese-American writer of the second generation that receives white mainstream cultural education, Hwang＇s deconstructing the orientalism and subverting the fixed relationship between the east and west has its imperfection, which results from social and historical environment the author lives in, personal experiences as well as national culture identity. In addition, Hwang＇s M.Butterfly aims at appealing for the eastern and western cultures＇ learning from each other, communicating with each other in order to achieve the goal of cultural co-prosperity with a broader mind in a harmonious atmosphere.
文摘Deconstruction originated from structuralismand was first developed in philosophy, butnow, deconstruction has got a broader developmentin architecture It can be said that architects todayare seeking inspiration in deconstruction. This paperanalyzes the far-reaching influence of contemporarydeconstruction from the origin of deconstructionarchitects.
文摘Deconstruction is the selective dismantling of building structures to recover the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondarily recyclable materials in a safe and cost-effective manner.Deconstruction is a labor intensive process and can be difficult to achieve in a time-efficient and economical manner for light wood-framed buildings.Deconstruction techniques that balance hand and mechanical labor must be developed to maintain the integrity of materials for reuse and obtain maximum salvage value per unit of cost and time-on-site.This project entailed the removal of three identical WWII-era two-story wood-framed barracks buildings at Ft.McClellan Army Base,Anniston,AL,using hand deconstruction,combined mechanical and hand deconstruction techniques,and a traditional demolition method,i.e.,mechanical reduction and disposal,in order to determine“optimal”deconstruction techniques based on salvage value per unit of cost.The maximum practical materials salvage from the study buildings using 100%hand deconstruction techniques was 39%of the mass by weight.A combination of hand and mechanical techniques was discovered to have approximately the same economic efficiency as 100%hand deconstruction,measured as a ratio of gross cost per salvage value,with a 44.6%reduction in total labor-hours,and a reduction of only 7%of salvage materials by weight.These findings indicate the potential for greatly increasing wood-framed building deconstruction practice relative to the additional time-on-site and labor that is required,compared to demolition,while optimizing economic benefits.This paper describes the research methods and deconstruction techniques employed,and lessons learned to advance the practice of deconstruction to be more economically competitive and time-efficient.
文摘Nearly 2.5 million ft^(2)of barracks must be removed from military facilities throughout the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Region 4.While integration of manual deconstruction with traditional mechanical demolition methods has been shown to be comparable to traditional demolition methods in terms of cost and time requirements,the life cycle impacts of manual deconstruction on the environment and public health are unknown.To this end,life cycle assessment was applied to extend previous deconstruction studies of barracks at Ft.McClellan in Anniston,Alabama.Four scenarios were compared with varying degrees of time required for manual deconstruction of the barracks-100%Manual,44%Manual,26%Manual,and 100%Mechanical.Data were collected directly from the site and applied using SimaPro modeling software(PréAssociates,The Netherlands),considering two post-deconstruction options.Materials salvaged using either 100%or 44%Manual deconstruction and reused within a 20-mile radius of the deconstruction site yielded the most favorable environmental and health impacts.The significant impacts involved in the life cycle of diesel fuel required for transportation emphasize the need for developing reuse strategies for deconstructed materials at the regional level.
文摘"Différance"is Derrida made a word,the meaning of words for delay and spacing."Différance"from Derrida on Saussure's linguistics and deconstruction of traditional metaphysics.Saussure rules on the symbol of the arbitrary and differential principle,points out that the essence of language is different,Derrida thinks that Saussure's principle of incomplete,"différance"before"difference",and"difference"is"Différance"effect,"differences"must be on the premise of"différance"to play a role,become the source of the symbol."Différance"deconstructs the traditional metaphysical dualism not only,also reflects the deconstruction of traditional ontology Derrida language philosophy,"différance"- "imprinting"theoretical model to illustrate the essence of the traditional mark is constantly to daub off itself,it is not present or absent.
文摘Guests of the N ation w ritten by the Irish w riter Frank O 'C onnor is the most magnificent short story,in w hich a tragedy about the killing betw een friends is depicted.In this story,many different pairs of binary opposition are used to present the theme and the characters vividly,w hich makes the plot more attractive.T his study attempts to analyze the phenomena of the binary opposition in the story based on the theory of deconstruction to deconstruct the individuals'feelings of the absurdity and void of the meaningless w orld.
