吉姆在帕图森的成功:西方文明的重建

西方人给古老东方社会带来的影响是《吉姆爷》后半部分的一个重要主题,可以从文明冲突的角度解读这部印象主义作品。帕图森可以看作近代西方人眼中的东方社会的一个缩影,作为西方文明的使者,吉姆在帕图森的所作所为不仅是他个人道德形象的重塑,更是西方文明对东方社会的冲击、复制和重建。通过深入分析吉姆在帕图森成功的原因,可发现西方文化在世界的传播并不是白人种族优越性的证明。康拉德以艺术的形式,浓缩地再现了近代东方社会中东西方文化交流、文明冲突的历史。     

试论《蝇王》的艺术特色及思想意义

本主要探讨了《蝇王》一书的艺术特色和作品的思想意义。从《蝇王》与《鲁宾逊漂流记》的比较中，来认识《蝇王》所具有的独特的寓言性、象征性，以及它所揭示的人性恶，有助于人们对人性恶的了解。     

一部具有后现代萌芽的寓言杰作 --威廉·戈尔丁的《蝇王》评析

<蝇王>是英国作家威廉·戈尔丁荣获诺贝尔文学奖的作品.传统主题的解构、寓言文体的改写、互文与反讽的运用,使戈尔丁的<蝇王>具有了超越当时审美经验的崭新元素,成为一部具有后现代萌芽的寓言杰作.     

包公传说的"神判"情节述论

包公传说源远流长、影响深远,是民间断案传说的代表,其中许多经典情节耐人寻味.本文通过对传说中的"神判"情节的进行分类梳理,在此基础之上分析了该情节在传说流传中的重要作用,由此展现了促使情节产生和发展的社会文化生态.     

善与恶的战争——托尔金《魔戒》的伦理观解读

善与恶的斗争是托尔金《魔戒》系列幻想作品的主题。《魔戒》中体现的善恶观与奥古斯丁关于善恶问题的论述有相似性,具有一元论的特点。《魔戒》中的善恶观基本上是基督教的,强调善恶的不对等性和自由意志的影响,但也带某些古希腊色彩。     

论《魔戒》中的人物形象古鲁姆

托尔金在其魔幻巨作《魔戒》中塑造了众多风格迥异,不同种族的人物形象,通过这些人物形象的塑造,向人们传达了善与恶的较量及对于美好事物的坚持不懈的追求这一主题。因此托尔金的善恶观也成为众多《魔戒》爱好者和学者讨论、探讨的话题之一,而这些讨论大多是围绕着魔戒的象征意义的角度展开。该文从分析古鲁姆这一人物形象的角度,阐释托尔金的善恶观。     

From inactivity to encouragement: the contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the educational development of the Madras Presidency (1837–1842)

In light of the focus placed on English education by the colonial government, and the petition signed by 70,000 local inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, Lord John Elphinstone, the Governor, made efforts to disseminate English education during his governorship (1837–1842). Spurred on by the petition, Elphinstone wrote two fundamental educational minutes, in 1839 and 1841, and established Madras High School. Later, the School was transformed into Presidency College and became the first home of the University of Madras. Elphinstone’s planning led to the first systematic effort by the Madras government to impart English education. Subsequently, Elphinstone emphasised the dissemination of secular education and inclusion of native people in educational administration. Against this background, this paper discusses the contribution of Elphinstone to the educational development of Madras. It also questions the historiographical neglect of Elphinstone and challenges the established post-colonial discourse that the establishment of English institutions was a ‘colonialist’ imposition.     

荒岛的希望——从“本能说”角度浅析《蝇王》

威廉·戈尔丁（William Golding）是英国著名作家。他于1954年发表的第一篇小说——《蝇王》一经问世,即引起了评论家们的广泛关注。本文旨在用弗洛伊德的＂本能说＂来分析作品中的两个主要人物：拉尔夫和杰克。＂生的本能＂和＂死的本能＂在他们的性格中起了不同的决定性作用。     

A new approach to test score equating using item response theory with fixed C-parameters

Because parameter estimates from different calibration runs under the IRT model are linearly related, a linear equation can convert IRT parameter estimates onto another scale metric without changing the probability of a correct response (Kolen & Brennan, 1995, 2004). This study was designed to explore a new approach to finding a linear equation by fixing C-parameters for anchor items in IRT equating. A rationale for fixing C-parameters for anchor items in IRT equating can be established from the fact that the C-parameters are not affected by any linear transformation. This new approach can avoid the difficulty in getting accurate C-parameters for anchor items embedded in the application of the IRT model. Based upon our findings in this study, we would recommend using the new approach to fix C-parameters for anchor items in IRT equating. This work was supported by a Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research     

略论包拯与中国的清官文化

包公是中国清官文化的符号。清官文化在中国的形成和延续,反映了在君主专制的封建时代,无权无势的底层民众对清明政治的期待和对主持正义、为民伸冤的清官的祈盼。中国清官文化的基本内涵,是以儒家的民本思想和封建道统为核心。清官廉臣虽有缓和社会矛盾、为巩固封建帝制服务的一面,但他们刚正不阿、惩恶扬善的道德人格却有超越时代和阶级的普适价值。