Christian Symbolisms and Theological Influences in the Narnia Chronicles

Ⅰ) Introduction——more than just a 'Fairy tale' Besides being prominent in the academic world for his critical and other scholarly works, C, S. Lewis (1805—1965),British writer and professor of medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, is widely accesible to the public through his novels and numerous writings on the place of Christianity in the modern world. Among the best known of his creative works are the seven 'Chronicles of Narnia'.     

The Death of Aestheticism

As a trend of thought in literature and art,aestheticism rose suddenly at the end of the 19th century and withered away soon.It was just like a flash in the world of literature and art.One of the initiators,Oscar Wilde,has been noticed with great attention by the critics.Wilde earnestly practiced the aestheticism he advocated.Some of his acts were cast aside by the moral in his time,which at last led to his death in a strange land.     

大卫·贝克汉姆

David Beckham was born May 2,1975,in England. One of the most renowned footballers in England and pro athletes in the world,he was signed by Manchester United at the age of 14. He began his soccer career at the age of 17 and play for the Manchester United football team.In the 2003,Beckham signed a 4-years contract with Real Madrid. This year,Spanish newspaper reported that Beckham is expected extend his contract at Real Madrid by two years till 2009.The Beckhams announced the birth of t…     

Affective Variables and Learning Experience in SLA

The study aims at finding out the factors that have impact on a second language learner improving his language proficiency. To achieve this purpose, a research was conducted at an American University. A male subject was chosen from the ESL center in the English department of the University. The author followed up his life and study during the whole semester and assessed his improvement in English learning. The results showed that motivation and prior learning experience played vital roles in the subject’s improvement of English proficiency.     

STORIES

Bruce got on the bus early in the morning. He was going to the next town to visit one of his friends. He had got up very early, and he felt tired. Soon he fell asleep. A short while later, he woke up in the middle of a dream. In his dream, he was in a busy street. People were pushing him hard and pulling at his clothes. As he woke up, he found that it wasn＇t only a dream.Somebody was really pulling at his coat pocket.     

Albert Einstein and Moscicki＇s Patent Application

Much was said and written during the 2005 World Year of Physics about Einstein＇s work in the Bern, Switzerland, Patent Office（Fig. 1）. He took the post（Technical Expert 3rd Class）there after completing his studies at the Zurich Polytechnic（later called ETH） in 1900 and being unsuccessful in his attempts to obtain a university position. However,little seems to be known of the patent applications he examined during his five years at the office in Bern. This paper discusses one of those applications--one that was submitted by rather remarkable individual.     

A Warm Reading of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

Stephen Leacock(1869-1944) is one of the founding parents of Canadian letters and literature. In the early 20thcentury, his reputation as a humorist and a political economist was not limited by the boundaries of Canada but spread around the world. As one of his works, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town has attracted world-wide admiration. It is a series of vignettes dramatizing the comedy of day-to-day life in Mariposa. It is bathed in the warm sunshine for all of us to laugh at as one of us remembers the little towns we might have known or come from. As a matter of fact, Leacock employs several techniques in his writing for humorous effect. This paper elaborates on the auther and the work, and makes an analysis on the character—Smith.     

最佳及最差着装(英文)

It seems Chelsea Clinton made quite an impression when she showed up at Versace's haute couture(高级女式时装) show at the start of fashion week in Paris. Sporting a black Versace pantsuit, her curly hair sleekly (光滑地) blown out, Clinton hobnobbed(亲切交谈) with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna.Clinton's new look, unveiled to the world during her first big runway show, was the most shocking style moment of the year, according to People magazine' s annual Best & Worst Dressed issue.Other shocking fashion statements included in the article     

钓鱼的艺术--《大河之恋》观感

Norman,the hero of the movie,is the son of apriest.He was born in a middle—class fami-ly.He and his families live in a town,not farfrom a clear stream and a waterfall.His father is apious(虔诚的),who takes belief to the hearts andsouls.Norman is good at learning,and going to be-come a professor in the University of Chicago.Theonly libertine(浪子)of the family is his little broth-er,Paul,who is a journalist in a newspaper inMontana.Though the two brothers and their fa-ther are quite different persons,they like fishing     

Piggy in Lord of the Flies: A“Great Martyr”

Lord of the Flies is generally considered to be the masterpiece of William Golding,one of the most famous writers in the 20thcentury.There are four major characters in Lord of the Flies,Ralph,Jack,Piggy and Simon.Piggy is a character that Golding elaborately designs.However,scholars and critics pay less attention to him.As a matter of fact,Piggy plays an indispensable role in this novel.This thesis analyzes Piggy in Lord of the Flies,which aims at exploring the real reason of his being looked down upon and laughed at as well as his tragedy and deepening readers’understanding of Piggy in this novel.Through the analysis of Piggy,the author of this thesis finds that Piggy is incarnation of science and reason and prey of evil and barbarism.Piggy is a"great martyr",who dies for his scientific and rational beliefs.     

Karl Gustav Jacob Jaeobi

Dec 10 1804 - Feb 18 1851Born Potsdam, Germany. Died Berlin, Germany.Jacobi founded the theory of elliptic functions. Jacobi's father was a banker and his family were prosperous so he received a good education at the University of Berlin. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1825 and taught mathematics at the University of K?nigsberg from 1826 until his death, being appointed to a chair in 1832. He founded the theory of elliptic functions based on four theta functions. His "Fundamenta nova theoria f…     

完形填空

(一) When Thomas Edison was a child。one day he 1 that the railroad company needed a boy tosellnewspaper,food,andcandyonthe 2 rIlnningbetween his town and the 3 of Detroit,sixty—fivemiles away.T|Ileiobwould 4 thathebeonthe train at seven o’clock everV 5 and notretum home 6 nine—thirtv at night. The trips to Detroit were full of 7 forThomas,and each day he learned new things.Hehadto.8 manyhoursinDetroit 9 thetrainretumed to his town in the evening,and one dayhe discovered the Free Public…     

Style in Samuel Johnson''''s Letter to Lord Chesterfield

Samuel Johnson (1709——1784) is a famous English essayist, literary critic and dictionarycompiler. In 1747, when Johnson began his "Dictionary of the English Language", Chesterfieldhad at first indicated that he could be his patron, but when Johnson came to him for concretehelp, Chesterfield neglected him to the point of ignoring him. Johnson was insulted and furious.In 1755, when Johnson's Dictionary was published and acclaimed after seven years of hard work,Chesterfield openly recommended it, hoping to get some credit for it as Johnson's patron. John-son at once wrote his famous letter in a sharp style, opeply denying Chesterfield's patronage, andattacking him outright for his behaviour. The attack, however, was made in a circumlocutiousway.     

A Keen Perception of the Essay The Libido for the Ugly

The Libido for the Ugly is an impressionistic essay written by H.L Mencken.In this writing,the author has strongly expressed his impression on the town he witnessed in his tour by using a lot of rhetoric words.The paper is aimed at analysing the text from the perspec tive of both impressionism and rhetoric devices in order to present a clear picture of writer’s intention and purpose in his writing to the readers as well as to point out the importance of the style and discoure employed by the writer.     

换种说法也无妨

I let’s go and look at the monkeys.Let’s go and____look__the monkeys.2 Mike is the oldest student in his class.Mike is__than any of the other__in his class.Mike is__than any other__in his class.     

金杯和旧罐子

One day,two students of the teacher Chang Hu came to his house.They sat down at the table.Chang Hu put a golden cup in front of one of his students,and in front of the other student,he put an old and 1)cracked jar.Both the cup and the jar were filled with water. "Help yourself," Chang Hu said.     

STORIES

正A Bruce got on the bus early in the morning.He was going to the next town to visit one of his friends.He had got up very early,and he felt tired.Soon he fell asleep.A short while later,he woke up in the middle of a dream.In his dream,he was in a busy street.People were pushing him hard and pulling at his clothes.As he     

Analysis on the Theme of Death in the Woods by Means of Symbols

Sherwood Anderson is an American famous short story writer.The most enduring work of his is the short story sequence Winesburg,Ohio.He is good at capturing the real sound of everyday speech in his writing and creating it in new forms and styles.And Death in the Woods is considered as one of his most distinctive stories.It depicts a miserable old woman who feeds others all her life by using symbols to enrich the simple story.This paper intends to reveal the author’s deep reflection of American’s indifferent and apathetic attitudes in the whole society by means of the symbols of the person,color and dog.     

FAMOUS PERSONS

Something about Joe Hill Joe Hill was born in Sweden and went to the United States in 1901. He took part in the workers’ movement and helped to form trade unions (职业联盟). He wrote songs and sang them at union meetings to call on workers. Many of his songs became so popular (流行) that the bosses and the police began to take notice of him. They feared his songs and his voice.     

Merry Widows

Mr Brown was at the theatre.He had got his ticket at the lastmoment,so he had not been able to choose his seat.He now foundthat he was in the middle of a group of American ladies,some of themmiddle-aged and some quite old.They obviously all knew each otherwell,as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see,