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The Three Gorges Dam: A Perspective On Relocation, Glen T. Porter, Dr. David Honey Sep 2013

The Three Gorges Dam: A Perspective On Relocation, Glen T. Porter, Dr. David Honey

Journal of Undergraduate Research

China’s Three Gorges project is much more than the construction of the world’s largest dam. It includes an array of projects ranging from constructing suspension bridges to planting tangerine orchards. The centerpiece of this massive project is a concrete and steel dam that will stand 610 feet high and will be 6,864 feet (1.3 miles) wide.1 The reservoir created by the dam will be a watery ribbon 372 miles long and less than a mile wide. The water will drown 23 8,120 hectares of arable land, 5,025 hectares of tangerine orchards, 657 factories, and 44 ancient ruins.1 The water surface …

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Preserving Moral Recognition In The Face Of Aggression: Aikido As A Practice Of Physical Intersubjectivity, Charles W. Wright Sep 2013

Preserving Moral Recognition In The Face Of Aggression: Aikido As A Practice Of Physical Intersubjectivity, Charles W. Wright

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Practitioners of Aikido advance the claim, peculiar to many, that martial training can support moral action. This essay examines the claim by exploring communicative structures implicit in the response to attack made possible by this art's techniques. This exploration reveals three dimensions of intersubjectivity embedded in the practice of Aikido, dimensions that explicate the ethical imperative of the art.

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Deficiencies: Mental Disability And The Imagination In Scott's Waverley Novels, Colin Carman Aug 2013

Deficiencies: Mental Disability And The Imagination In Scott's Waverley Novels, Colin Carman

Studies in Scottish Literature

Argues that Walter Scott's novels, especially Waverley and The Heart of Midlothian, represent a shift in Anglo-scottish attitudes towards the mentally ill, and that mental disability, operating in Scott's novels under the guises of idiocy and insanity, was integral to Scott’s articulations of the romantic imagination.

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Untitled (2 October 1910), Untitled (6 October 1910), And Untitled (7 October 1910) By Natsume Sōseki, Erik Lofgren Aug 2013

Untitled (2 October 1910), Untitled (6 October 1910), And Untitled (7 October 1910) By Natsume Sōseki, Erik Lofgren

Transference

Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Erik Lofgren.

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Cat, Heads, It Takes All Sorts, And Okinawan Scene By Yamanokuchi Baku, Daryl Maude Aug 2013

Cat, Heads, It Takes All Sorts, And Okinawan Scene By Yamanokuchi Baku, Daryl Maude

Transference

Translated from the Japanese by Daryl Maude.

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Geta, My House, And Bowing Low (The Promulgation Of The Constitution) By Takamura Kōtarō, Leanne Ogasawara Aug 2013

Geta, My House, And Bowing Low (The Promulgation Of The Constitution) By Takamura Kōtarō, Leanne Ogasawara

Transference

Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Leanne Ogasawara.

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Direction, Funeral Train, Pain, And When The World Perishes By Yoshiro Ishihara, Goro Takano Aug 2013

Direction, Funeral Train, Pain, And When The World Perishes By Yoshiro Ishihara, Goro Takano

Transference

Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Goro Takano.

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Beneath The Moss By Fujiwara Shunzei, Roselee Bundy Aug 2013

Beneath The Moss By Fujiwara Shunzei, Roselee Bundy

Transference

Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Roselee Bundy.

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Flower On A Grave By Doi Bansui, Nicholas Albertson Aug 2013

Flower On A Grave By Doi Bansui, Nicholas Albertson

Transference

Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Nicholas Albertson.

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Commentary On Translating Tan Yuanchun, Zhu Heling, Song Wan, And Yao Nai, Andrew Gudgel Aug 2013

Commentary On Translating Tan Yuanchun, Zhu Heling, Song Wan, And Yao Nai, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Notes by Andrew Gudgel on the translation of four Chinese poems into English.

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Mountain Temple By Yao Nai, Andrew Gudgel Aug 2013

Mountain Temple By Yao Nai, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Translated from the Chinese by Andrew Gudgel.

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Mapao Spring By Song Wan, Andrew Gudgel Aug 2013

Mapao Spring By Song Wan, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Translated from the Chinese by Andrew Gudgel.

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The Green Wutong Tree By Zhu Heling, Andrew Gudgel Aug 2013

The Green Wutong Tree By Zhu Heling, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Translated from the Chinese by Andrew Gudgel.

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A Vase Of Plum Flowers By Tan Yuanchun, Andrew Gudgel Aug 2013

A Vase Of Plum Flowers By Tan Yuanchun, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Translated from the Chinese by Andrew Gudgel.

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Transference Vol. 1, Summer 2013 Aug 2013

Transference Vol. 1, Summer 2013

Transference

Transference is published by the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Western Michigan University. Dedicated to the celebration of poetry in translation, the journal publishes translations from Arabic, Chinese, French and Old French, German, Classical Greek and Latin, Japanese, and Russian into English verse. Transference contains translations as well as commentaries on the art and process of translating.

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The Classical Chinese Concept Of Fate “Ming” In The Analects, Daniel Evensen, Dr. David Honey Aug 2013

The Classical Chinese Concept Of Fate “Ming” In The Analects, Daniel Evensen, Dr. David Honey

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When I first began learning Chinese about three years ago, I was puzzled by how fatalistic Chinese people seemed to me. This struck me strongly during my first visit to China on BYU Study Abroad in Fall 2006, and has remained an interest of mine ever since. After some preliminary reading, I decided that the best way to understand what fate means to the Chinese is to study what it meant in ancient times. Thus, I started studying what “fate” means in the Confucian Analects, which is how this project was born.

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Tracing The Visual Vernacular Of The Cultural Revolution In Contemporary Advertising Poster Design, Sterling Larsen, Dr. Dana Bourgerie Aug 2013

Tracing The Visual Vernacular Of The Cultural Revolution In Contemporary Advertising Poster Design, Sterling Larsen, Dr. Dana Bourgerie

Journal of Undergraduate Research

China’s Cultural Revolution is a defining event in modern Chinese history and a topic of lasting interest to foreign observers. While some speculate the shadow of Mao is fading in the light of capitalistic reforms in China, the impact of those decades of political upheaval persists in shaping China’s government, economy and society today. Among the most visible and iconic manifestations of that era are propaganda posters ablaze with the deified Mao and political slogans which suffused every aspect of daily life for many Chinese in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Project Title, Caleb Morris, Dr. Steven Riep Aug 2013

Project Title, Caleb Morris, Dr. Steven Riep

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The “Body Building Plan for Entire People” (Quanmin Jianshen Jihua Gangyao) laid out in 1995, for the purpose of, “increasing exercise activities among the masses, and consistently building the number of people involved in sporting events. The body building of the masses will be viewed with an importance that increases daily, and the avenues for athletic pursuits will be available in increasing variety” (1). In the fourteenth article of the proclamation it is made clear that this plan is for all of China’s citizens including the disabled. The proclamation calls for the “pushing forth of body building activities for the …

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Painting Between The Lines: Artistic Intent And Thought Work In China, Sterling Larsen, Dr. Steven Riep Aug 2013

Painting Between The Lines: Artistic Intent And Thought Work In China, Sterling Larsen, Dr. Steven Riep

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Though some argue the shadow of Mao may be fading in the light of capitalistic reforms, media and the arts in contemporary China are often mobilized to achieve political goals. Today it can be argued that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pursuing an agenda of thought work and propaganda more aggressively, more comprehensively and on a larger scale than any other world power, but instead of employing the heavyhanded policies of the past, the CCP has succeeded in encouraging selfcensorship on a large scale by controlling the means of artistic production.

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China’S Local And International Environmental Policy, Gloria Jean Gong, Dr. Zeng Ping Aug 2013

China’S Local And International Environmental Policy, Gloria Jean Gong, Dr. Zeng Ping

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As a fellow in the BYU Chinese Flagship Program, I chose Chinese environmental and sustainable development policy as my research focus. Working under Professor Gary Bryner in the political science department and Professors Zeng Ping and Ni Tingting in the Chinese Department I completed an honors thesis on China’s compliance with international climate change treaties. While researching the literature review section of the thesis, it became apparent that while enormous amounts of research is currently being done on China’s role in the international climate change regime, there are few resources detailing the development of China’s policy with regards to climate …

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Mormon Buddhists Or Buddhist Mormons?, J. Sawat Selway, Dr. James A. Toronto Aug 2013

Mormon Buddhists Or Buddhist Mormons?, J. Sawat Selway, Dr. James A. Toronto

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Culture affects every religion. Mexican Catholics are different from Italian Catholics in their liturgy; Iranian Muslims are much stricter than Albanian Muslims in their attitude toward women; and Japanese Buddhists emphasize meditation more than Indian Buddhists. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not exempt from such terrestrial influences. As the Church spans across the world, and penetrates deep-rooted cultures, how immune to culture are the Church’s teachings and practices? Further, how defined are the Church’s teachings, concerning the different beliefs and practices that other religions teach? First, the beliefs of members change amongst different cultural groups within …

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A Bibliography Of Uighur Studies, David T. Allred, Dr. David C. Wrigth Aug 2013

A Bibliography Of Uighur Studies, David T. Allred, Dr. David C. Wrigth

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Uighur Turks are a minority group several million strong now living primarily in the desert oasis towns of western China. They first appeared on the world stage during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) as a fierce nomadic tribe threatening China from the Mongolian steppe. By raiding the border they forced the Tang government into doling out lavish protection payments, but later as allies to the Chinese the Uighur cavalry was instrumental in rescuing the government from destruction by civil war. Chinese dynastic records give vivid accounts of official processions to the capital at Changan and magnificent weddings between Chinese …

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Life On The Dragon: The People, History, Scenery And Culture Of The Yangtze River, Danelle Marie Jones, Dr. Dana Scott Bourgerie Aug 2013

Life On The Dragon: The People, History, Scenery And Culture Of The Yangtze River, Danelle Marie Jones, Dr. Dana Scott Bourgerie

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Yangtze River region in China abounds in rich sources of ancient, as well as modern, Chinese history, literature, and culture. The River’s Three Gorges area overflows with some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery and invaluable historic sites. Throughout China’s history, particularly the Three Kingdoms period, significant events and dynastic governments emerged from the Yangtze River region. More recently in the early to mid 1900s, Chiang Kaishek and his Nationalist forces headquartered on the Yangtze River before the Communists pushed them to Taiwan. Peasants in the Three Gorges region epitomize China’s traditional culture, while residents of China’s larger cities …

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Fearless: Bruce Larson And Alice Carter, Bruce A. Larson, Alice Carter Aug 2013

Fearless: Bruce Larson And Alice Carter, Bruce A. Larson, Alice Carter

SURGE

This Monday, Professor of political science and public policy, Bruce Larson, Assistant Director of Development, Alumni, and Parent Relations, and Technology, Alice Carter, and daughter Lily Larson will be leaving for a semester in Beijing, China. Professor Larson will be joining the ranks of Gettysburg College’s Fulbright recipients, teaching two courses at the China Foreign Affairs University while conducting his research.

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Anthropomorphism At Qumran: An Examination Of Qumran’S Pentateuch, Cory Daniel Crawford, Dr. Stephen D. Ricks Aug 2013

Anthropomorphism At Qumran: An Examination Of Qumran’S Pentateuch, Cory Daniel Crawford, Dr. Stephen D. Ricks

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Although the first writings on the banks of the Dead Sea, known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, were first discovered in 1947, not all were made accessible to more than a handful of scholars; indeed, not even the subject matter of the writings were made known until 1992. This guarding of the material retarded (and preserved) the study of the contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls, so that today traces of the ancient world are still percolating through the hands of scholars to the general public.

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Orca Scholarship Research Results, Sariah Choucair, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson Aug 2013

Orca Scholarship Research Results, Sariah Choucair, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During my time in Beirut I came to know myself. At first this may seem a very bold, unscholarly statement, perhaps better suited to a magazine essay than a scholastic summary. However, I feel that the best research is that which becomes a part of us, that broadens our view not of our subject only, but of the world as a whole and our role in it. When I applied for and received this scholarship I was expecting to have a purely scholastic experience studying the women’s literature produced during the Lebanese civil war, completely separate from my familial experience …

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Creating Hebrewcorpus: A Vast Online Resource For Modern Hebrew, Justin Parry, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson Aug 2013

Creating Hebrewcorpus: A Vast Online Resource For Modern Hebrew, Justin Parry, Dr. Dilworth Parkinson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Hebrew in its present form, called Israeli by some scholars because of its unique modern characteristics, has only existed for about 120 years (Zuckermann 1). Because of this, scholarship in Israeli Hebrew is in many ways still in its infancy. Within this language there is one area of research that needs clear development and better resources. This area is called corpus linguistics, because it deals with corpora. A corpus can be defined as a “systematic collection of speech or writing in a language” (Matthews 78). This area is particularly significant because it allows researchers and language learners to search for …

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Kantian Influence On Early Zhu Guangqian, Qian Cao Jul 2013

Kantian Influence On Early Zhu Guangqian, Qian Cao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Based in a close reading of Zhu Guangqian's pre-1949 works on aesthetics, the paper delineates the relationship between Zhu's early aesthetics and Kant and points out the fundamental influence of Kantian aesthetics on the formation of Zhu's aesthetic theory. The paper claims that Croce's apparent influence shown as the psychological aspects in Zhu'a pre-1949 aesthetics should be understood as selective acceptance after Zhu's acceptance of Kantian aesthetics. Kant's main influence upon Zhu's aesthetics is Zhu's acceptance of the uninterested non-utilitarian formalism and the sublime theory, although Zhu had held some reservation about Kant's aesthetics, especially after 1930s when he began …

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A New Horizon Of The Study Of Classical Chinese Literature, Bowei Zhang Jul 2013

A New Horizon Of The Study Of Classical Chinese Literature, Bowei Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In recent decade, the research on overseas Chinese classics has become a new trend in the international sinology. There are profound internal and external reasons to this trend, and the formation of the trend is realized by newly-found materials which call for a new theoretical proposition and a new method of thinking. The "novelty" about the trend shows in the close-reading of new materials and the reflection of academic position of sinology, and these practices may be expected to initiate a new departure for the Chinese scholarship in the 21th century. In brief, the research paradigm will shift from "the …

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On Benjamin's Critical Model Of "Aestheticization Of Politics" Via An Analysis Of Italian Futurism, Yun Zhou Jul 2013

On Benjamin's Critical Model Of "Aestheticization Of Politics" Via An Analysis Of Italian Futurism, Yun Zhou

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In the epilogue of "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", Walter Benjamin developed a critical model of "aestheticization of politics" in which Italian Futurism is criticized as fascism, which has resulted in heated debates on the relationship between the avant-garde and fascism. This paper attempts to revisit Benjamin's critical model of "aestheticization of politics" by describing and analyzing the context of modernity in which the model is formed in hope of disclosing Benjamin's insights into modernity. The paper tries to justify the model's critical effectiveness for the avant-garde and the contemporary culture. The paper then proceeds …

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