Paul F-Brandwein Lecture 2006: Conservation Education for the 21st Century and Beyond

This paper explores Paul Brandwein’s contribution to the concept of conservation education in America. It examines the evolution of the concept to today’s environmental education. It then identifies some of the weaknesses of current environmental education and presents ideas on how to move past them to a point where conservation education is integrated into every classroom discipline, which brings conservation closer to Brandwein’s concept of conservation education to create a sanative environment. The paper looks at place-based learning as a step in that direction, giving several examples. It concludes with the 24 scientifically based conservation concepts compiled by the Society for Conservation Biology that can serve as curriculum for the 21st Century and beyond.     

Enamel insert restorations on Limoges painted enamels: A study on a remarkable nineteenth-century restoration technique with particular attention to the original paillon designs

Two sixteenth-century Limoges painted enamel plaques by Léonard Limosin in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, show a remarkable restoration technique consisting of separately enameled pieces that have been inserted into areas where original enamel was lost. A detailed investigation of the two plaques brought information about this former restoration method and the materials used. Investigation included optical microscopy, UV-A examination, and X-radiography for identification and mapping of the insert restorations, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy for analyzing organic restoration material as well as X-ray fluorescence for studying the enamel compositions. A survey of six other Limoges painted enamel collections in the USA was carried out, which revealed many more of these insert restorations and indicated particular damages related to the so-called paillon designs on silver or gold foils. A literature review was undertaken focusing on possible causes of the damage as well as on persons and workshops that may have executed the insert restorations.     

保罗·奥斯特小说中的人物分析——以《玻璃城》和《密室中的旅行者》为例

保罗·奥斯特是一位多才多艺的美国作家,他的写作手法独特,往往采用故事套故事和反传统侦探小说的技巧。在特定的叙事语境中,以偶发事件导致人物生存处境发生变化,人生境遇发生改变来描写人物,塑造了一个个迷失自我,又寻找自我的人物形象。离奇的人物形象,有限的生活空间,诡异的故事情节,这一切在《玻璃城》和《密室中的旅行者》中表现得尤为突出。     

On the "Oedipus Complex" in Sons and Lovers—Mother is a lover of her son

Sons and Lovers is one of Lawrence’s most famous novels.It mainly concerns about the love affairs among the main character—Paul,his mother and his two girlfriends.The mother’s strange love has affected the boys for a long time,which even has made him lose the ability to love other girls.As a result,Paul gradually has the"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother,and it has influenced the whole lifetime of himself.During the competition of grasp the heart of Paul,Miriam and Clara are all the losers,while they both can’t drag Paul out of the influence from his mother.It is not until the death of his mother does Paul finally escape from the control of his mother.All the origins can be concluded into one thing—that is the Paul’s"Oedipus Complex"towards his mother.What is the"Oedipus Complex",and how does it reflect in the main content?How does it influence the emotions of Paul step by step?This essay will elaborate it in detail.