The House of Mirth is the masterpiece of Edith Wharton,the prominent American woman novelist.One salient feature of the characterization of the protagonist,Lily Barter,is the constant conflict between her two selves:t...The House of Mirth is the masterpiece of Edith Wharton,the prominent American woman novelist.One salient feature of the characterization of the protagonist,Lily Barter,is the constant conflict between her two selves:the inborn good self and the mercenary self inculcated by social forces.Drawing on the metaphor of cave in Plato's Republic,this thesis analyzes the dual aspects of Lily's character in the light of feminist perspective.Lily's good self is compared with Plato's ideal world of forms while her mercenary self with Plato's world of shadows where people are shackled.Due to the overwhelming social forces in a male-dominated capitalistic world,Lily is destined to have no way out.展开更多
Objective:The purposes of this study were to investigate the general level of the mindfulness,physical self,and academic possible selves in the freshman nursing students,and to explore the relationship among the three...Objective:The purposes of this study were to investigate the general level of the mindfulness,physical self,and academic possible selves in the freshman nursing students,and to explore the relationship among the three variables,so as to provide a theoretical basis for the freshmen to improve their academic achievement on the basis of the correct understanding of the physical self.Methods:A total of 360 freshman nursing students were enrolled in this study from a medical school in Yantai City.Data were collected using three questionnaires:Body Self-description Questionnaire,Five Factors Mindfulness Questionnaire,and Academic Possible Selves Questionnaire.There were 341 valid questionnaires.Results:The mindfulness of the freshmen nursing students was at a medium level(3.03±0.28),their attitude to physical self(3.66±0.58)and academic possible selves(3.33±0.50)were positive.There were significant gender differences among coordination,physical activity,athletic ability,strength,endurance,observation,non-response,total physical self-score,and negative future academic possible selves.In the above factors,except negative future academic possible selves,the scores for boys were higher than that for girls(all P<0.05).There were significant positive relationships between physical self,mindfulness,and academic possible selves.Self-esteem,acting with awareness,endurance,and description were effective positive predictors of the academic possible selves,with a total explanation rate of 33.6%.Conclusion:There were close relationships among the physical self,the level of mindfulness,and the academic possible selves.Positive physical self-description and high level of mindfulness could help individuals develop a positive attitude toward their academic possible selves.展开更多
The article searches for the reality of the African selves through the veins of philosophical and intellectual reasoning. It provides for African knowledge dissemination, integration and synthesis defining the hypothe...The article searches for the reality of the African selves through the veins of philosophical and intellectual reasoning. It provides for African knowledge dissemination, integration and synthesis defining the hypothetical nature of the African mankind＇s reality. The African reality is explained herein, in terms of the realism subject matter of idealism from the circumstantial perspectives. The ideal that formed part of the authority of eternal yesterday carried throughout from one generation to the other. The article parallels its abstraction from the search of who am ＂I＂ when ＂me＂ comes into scrutiny in the body form. It disintegrates these intangible values and measures of equal importance. The body form of normative pluralism contains the coexistent of ＇T＇ and ＂me＂ and sustains them cooperatively. The insanity of the sober mind is often debated meaninglessly. The supposed meanings often end up meaningless sometimes and all the times; times and half a time worthless while micro scoped through non-African philosophical and intellectual minds.展开更多
This paper sought to surface visualizations of“older adult selves”(OAS)of junior college students studying development communication after an interaction with older adults in Bagac,Bataan in the Philippines.It was d...This paper sought to surface visualizations of“older adult selves”(OAS)of junior college students studying development communication after an interaction with older adults in Bagac,Bataan in the Philippines.It was done to figure out the ways by which such visualizations could be achieved through institutional efforts within an academic setting.Twenty-three students,mostly females who volunteered to participate in a reflection paper writing activity a week after the youth-older adult interaction,wrote their visions or projections of their life as older adults informed by their social exchanges with older adults in a rural community in the Philippines(Bagac,Bataan).The results indicated that an image of the well-connected older adult was shared across all narratives and it is characterized by youthfulness,openness and flexibility,and sense of accomplishment.Necessary conditions were drawn out from the data to help facilitate the fulfillment of such visions through the possible initiatives of St.Paul University Manila.展开更多
文摘The House of Mirth is the masterpiece of Edith Wharton,the prominent American woman novelist.One salient feature of the characterization of the protagonist,Lily Barter,is the constant conflict between her two selves:the inborn good self and the mercenary self inculcated by social forces.Drawing on the metaphor of cave in Plato's Republic,this thesis analyzes the dual aspects of Lily's character in the light of feminist perspective.Lily's good self is compared with Plato's ideal world of forms while her mercenary self with Plato's world of shadows where people are shackled.Due to the overwhelming social forces in a male-dominated capitalistic world,Lily is destined to have no way out.
文摘Objective:The purposes of this study were to investigate the general level of the mindfulness,physical self,and academic possible selves in the freshman nursing students,and to explore the relationship among the three variables,so as to provide a theoretical basis for the freshmen to improve their academic achievement on the basis of the correct understanding of the physical self.Methods:A total of 360 freshman nursing students were enrolled in this study from a medical school in Yantai City.Data were collected using three questionnaires:Body Self-description Questionnaire,Five Factors Mindfulness Questionnaire,and Academic Possible Selves Questionnaire.There were 341 valid questionnaires.Results:The mindfulness of the freshmen nursing students was at a medium level(3.03±0.28),their attitude to physical self(3.66±0.58)and academic possible selves(3.33±0.50)were positive.There were significant gender differences among coordination,physical activity,athletic ability,strength,endurance,observation,non-response,total physical self-score,and negative future academic possible selves.In the above factors,except negative future academic possible selves,the scores for boys were higher than that for girls(all P<0.05).There were significant positive relationships between physical self,mindfulness,and academic possible selves.Self-esteem,acting with awareness,endurance,and description were effective positive predictors of the academic possible selves,with a total explanation rate of 33.6%.Conclusion:There were close relationships among the physical self,the level of mindfulness,and the academic possible selves.Positive physical self-description and high level of mindfulness could help individuals develop a positive attitude toward their academic possible selves.
文摘The article searches for the reality of the African selves through the veins of philosophical and intellectual reasoning. It provides for African knowledge dissemination, integration and synthesis defining the hypothetical nature of the African mankind＇s reality. The African reality is explained herein, in terms of the realism subject matter of idealism from the circumstantial perspectives. The ideal that formed part of the authority of eternal yesterday carried throughout from one generation to the other. The article parallels its abstraction from the search of who am ＂I＂ when ＂me＂ comes into scrutiny in the body form. It disintegrates these intangible values and measures of equal importance. The body form of normative pluralism contains the coexistent of ＇T＇ and ＂me＂ and sustains them cooperatively. The insanity of the sober mind is often debated meaninglessly. The supposed meanings often end up meaningless sometimes and all the times; times and half a time worthless while micro scoped through non-African philosophical and intellectual minds.
文摘This paper sought to surface visualizations of“older adult selves”(OAS)of junior college students studying development communication after an interaction with older adults in Bagac,Bataan in the Philippines.It was done to figure out the ways by which such visualizations could be achieved through institutional efforts within an academic setting.Twenty-three students,mostly females who volunteered to participate in a reflection paper writing activity a week after the youth-older adult interaction,wrote their visions or projections of their life as older adults informed by their social exchanges with older adults in a rural community in the Philippines(Bagac,Bataan).The results indicated that an image of the well-connected older adult was shared across all narratives and it is characterized by youthfulness,openness and flexibility,and sense of accomplishment.Necessary conditions were drawn out from the data to help facilitate the fulfillment of such visions through the possible initiatives of St.Paul University Manila.
