Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science

Session: Culture and Literature

27 articles
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Yong Culture’s Enlightenment on Human’s Civilization

Linlong Zhao, Qingsong Hu
Seen from the country YONG’s beginning to its end, YONG culture ‘s enlightenment on human’s civilization are: 1.Material and spiritual civilization is the base of a country’s development ; 2.Strength ,together with science and technology, is the source of productive forces’ liberation; 3.Labour and amusement...
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Can One Get Fish and Bear's Paws at the Same Time Ethical Dilemma of Qualitative Health Research in Chinese Culture

Wanping Yang, Peihsin Yang, Yuehjung Chen
Ethical considerations of qualitative research are often likely to be ignored or downplayed. This article will follow bioethics principles to explore the dilemmas expressed in the Chinese proverb: One cannot get both fish and bear’s paws simultaneously. This succinct expression relates to so many phases...
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Culture Problems in English Teaching of Non-English Majors

Liyan He
The article discusses cultural differences between different ethnic groups, as well as the importance of cultural education in college English teaching and communicative competence. The article starts from teaching practice. It points out some cultural and educational countermeasures for students.
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A Metaphoric Study of Chinese Sun Myths

Hao Dong
This paper is a cognitive metaphoric study of Chinese Sun myths. Analysis of related myths reveals that in Chinese Sun myths descriptions of Sun are full of metaphors, and all these metaphors are based on bodily experiences of primeval human beings.
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Ethical Aspects of Work of Knowledge Workers in Social Services

Ludmila Mládková
Knowledge workers in social services represent specific group of knowledge workers. As other knowledge workers, they posses and work with high portion of tacit knowledge, and they are difficult to manage. Up to this, they work in responsible positions, on shifts, under the stress. Important aspect of...
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Technology Versus Religion The Religious-Tech Adaptation

Josep Maria Carbonell Abelló, Miriam Díez Bosch, Josep Lluís Micó Sanz
This papers aims to reflect on the relationship between Religious institutions and new technologies. It seeks to deepen on the idea of the complex 2.0 conversion that most religions experience in today’s digital context around the globe.
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Persistence in “Hard Core” and Adjustment of “Protective Belt” Text Analysis on Governance Programme of Chinese Communist Party

Zhi Li
By referring to Lakatos’ The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes, the governance programme of Chinese Communist Party can be divided into hard core and protective belt. The four cardinal principles are the “hard core” in the governance programme of Chinese Communist Party, and they ran through...
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The Concept of “Gray Zones” of World Politics Theoretical Introduction and Possible Use in Applied Policy Analisys and Foreign and Security Policy Formulation and Implementation

Dmitry Baluev
This paper introduces a concept of Gray Zones of world politics as a useful analytical instrument for understanding new trends in contemporary world politics. It has also applied significance. It could be used for formulation and implementation of foreign and security policy in areas and in dimensions...
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The Concept of Happiness of the Malay Hero Hang Tuah

R. Hamdan, S.B.Md. Radzi
Hang Tuah is a Malay hero who is traditionally portrayed as someone who pledges his loyalty solely to his king. When Malacca was defeated by the Portuguese in the 1511, the fall of their great empire sent the heart, mind and soul of the Malays into disarray to such an extent that it had enthused the...
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Application of Computational Geometry on Multi-region Electoral Districting

Mawkae Hor, Tzusui Hung, Yingche Hung, Chengyuan Tang, Yifan Peng, Hungmin Hsu
Different electoral districting affects the election results. The spirit of democracy is worthwhile that the election system must be fair and square and legitimately practices without the occurrence of that the political party and candidate taking advantages on the electoral districting inducing controversy...
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The Islamic Education’s Development among the Malay’s Society in the Early of 20th Century and the Contribution of Kaum Muda

Ermy Azziaty Rozali
Aspects of education are the central of development for the community, race and nation. Islamic education for the Malay started as early as the arrival of the Islam itself. The institutions of pondok and madrasah are the pulse of the intellectual and scientific development for the Malay community. The...
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The Doctrinal Significance of General Prevention in Criminal Law

Cong Ma
The penal purpose of general prevention is a new doctrine in criminal law theory. The modern concept of general prevention includes four aspects: pursuit of such effects of general deterrence, social learning, loyalty to law and satisfaction. General prevention can be justified criminal legislation except...
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Self-Esteem as the Mediator Between Marital Satisfaction and Depression

Farah Khan, Sobia Aftab
The present study investigated whether self-esteem mediates the relationship of marital satisfaction with depression in married couples. Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS; Schumm, Scanlon, Crow, Green, & Buckler, 1983), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965), and Center for Epidemiologic...
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Concealment in Thomas Hardy's Novel The Return of the Native

Guijun Dong
Throughout the Return of the Native, the author uses concealment as both a plot device and a theme which has tragic results. Concealment creates tension and leads to misunderstandings that cause people to take destructive actions. It also reflects an absence of deep and lasting love, which requires openness...
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“We” Human-and-Technology: When Technology Does the Arts

Hyunkyoung Cho
This essay proposes “We” human-and-technology as the new human identity performed by the collaborative action of human and technology. Its aim is to open a new way for intersections of art, technology and humanities, through the political and aesthetic intimacy of human and technology in the collaborative...
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The Prosperity of Modern Chinese Detective Novels and Reasons Behind

Dan Yi
In the late Qing and the early Republic period, detective novels came on the stage of literature and stood high in the public’s favor. Zhili jingcha zazhi (Chihli Police Magazine) cast positive influence on the dissemination of western police theory and the creation of detective novels in China. The...
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Analysis of the Value Dimension of the Culture of “Harmony-Integrity”

Junli Yu
The culture of “harmony-integrity” has come into shape in early Qin Dynasty and been valued as a spirit of the time. In the traditional philosophical schools, such as the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, the idea of harmony and integrity is very important. In essence, this means a unification of different...
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Biopolitics & the Gezi Protests

Itir Erhart
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP, has been using women’s body in implementing social and economic policies since they came into power in 2002. Male rooted political power within the party has been creating regulations concerning sex and reproduction. This paper aims to explain women’s...
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A Comparison of the Use of Painted Faces in the Peking Opera with the Use of Masks in Western Theater

Jao Hsun Tseng, Po Hsien Lin
One of the most typical features of the Peking opera is its use of vivid makeup, especially in its variety of painted faces. The idea of the painted face was derived from the mask. Like masks in the western theater, painted faces generate the effect of facial transformation. Painted faces and masks share...
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Application and Expressiveness of Corrugated Paper in Fiber Art Perspective

Gongwei Li, Ying Ying
This paper aims to analyze the art expressiveness of corrugated paper as a type of fiber art material. It explains the possibility and real achievements of this industry-usage material in the art creation domain. From the perspective of fiber art aesthetic, the beauty of colour and texture of corrugated...
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The Narcissism of Sue Bridehead in Jude the Obscure

Nan Zhao, Zhiyi Ren
In Jude the Obscure, Sue Bridehead is an image of complex, puzzling unstateable and knowledgeable Victorian woman. She has a particular narcissistic psyche which Hardy deliberately depicts. By the comparison between his vivid and acute depiction and Freud’s analysis on the narcissism, we can probe into...
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An Analysis of Classical Chinese Four-Lined and Five-Charactered Poem Translation A Comparative Study of the English Versions of Meng Haoran’s Chun Xiao

Hui Huang
Through the comparative study of several English versions of the classical Chinese poem, Chun Xiao by Meng Haoran from the Tang Dynasty, an issue concerning diction and rhyme in ancient Chinese four-lined and five-charactered poem translation is delved into so that an understanding of the translation...
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An Ethical Analysis of the Supply Chain Management in China

Degui Zhu, Liqiongyu Zhu
This paper argues that we should establish a set of rules and credit management system to enforce the rigid discipline of moral rules. We also should create a fair and sound environment of market competition for supply chain enterprises. On the other hand, the self-regulatory mechanism of market players...
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An Analysis on Correlation Between Intercultural Sensitivity and English Proficiency of English Majors in China

Yuhuan Wang, Fang Huang
The study investigated the correlation between intercultural sensitivity and English proficiency of 258 English-major juniors from three universities in China. The study employed the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale explored by Chen and Starosta (2000) to measure participants’ intercultural sensitivity...
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A Study of the Visual Language Reconstructive Method based on Extractive Concept from Deconstruction

Xiaoping Hu, Gengsheng Chen, Delai Men
Visual language is rich and varied and it makes our imagination more flexible. The purpose of this paper was to find a new kind of design research method which was aimed to obtain the perfect redesigned result by means of deconstructive and reconstructive method. These different types of methods which...
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Musicality Profile of Hong Kong Children

Esther Mang
Musicality is a quality possessed by someone often depicted with a sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music. One prevalent contention related to musicality is the issue of nature versus nurture. Like most other forms of human competence, musicality may be viewed as a combined product of innate...
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Social Commentary Through Photographic Representation in Malaysia

Husaini Yaacob, Mustaffa Halabi Hj. Azahari, Adzrool Idzwan Hj. Ismail
Up to this modern and advanced era of technology, photograph is considered as a medium to record moments and events. Through social commentary photography artists produced photography artworks to represent their ideas through expressing their opinion, emotions, and sentiments for the viewers. However,...