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The Socratic Method, named after Socrates himself, is a form of cooperative dialogue where one person asks a series of open-ended questions to guide another person i toward insight and understanding. For example, imagine a teacher discussing ethics with students. Instead of explaining what is "right" or "wrong" the teacher might ask, "What does it mean to act ethically?" and follow up with questions like, "Why do we consider some actions fair and others unfair?" Through this questioning, students are led to think more critically and examine their own values and assumption rather than just accepting predetermined answers.

The Socratic Method is a powerful tool for self- examination. When you ask yourself, for instance, "Why do you believe this?" or "What evidence supports your thinking?", you are encouraged to look inward, reflect on your reasoning, and consider whether your beliefs are truly your own or influenced by external. factors. This process of questioning leads to self-reflection, helping individuals better understand the underlying motivations behind their thoughts and actions.

Self- reflection is like hitting the pause button on life, which gives you a moment to step back and look closely at your own thoughts , feelings and experiences. An unexamined life, however, is one where people go through the motions without ever questioning the underlying beliefs, values, or motivations that drive their actions. Living an unexamined life is similar to coasting on automatic pilot, where one simply accepts societal standards without critically evaluating them. In this kind of life, you're swept along by society's expectations, barely aware of your own desires, as if you're living in someone else's script without ever writing your own.

Disasters have the potential to set back a nation's development for years and even decades. However, my personal experiences have taught me that the extent of damage often depends on whether there is a culture of prevention within the affected society. .

I recall a time when I was living in an apartment building when a moderate earthquake struck. My reaction, after the immediate "drop, cover, hold on" reflexes (反射动作), was to hope that the building would prove to be structurally sound. As the shaking slowly stopped, I ran outside to wait for possible aftershocks. My fears, thankfully, did not happen. It had resisted the quake because it followed the country's building codes.

Occasions like this show the necessity of having updated building codes that include lessons learned from past disasters. Had the building not followed these updated codes, I may not have survived. This experience has only strengthened my belief in the value of prevention in mitigating the impact of disasters.

I have spent the past two years working on the Built Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean Project. The project has developed risk-informed policies and engineering techniques in the six countries that were selected for their particularly high exposure to earthquakes. This project fits perfectly with my professional and personal goals, as it combines my passion and experience in risk reduction. Like the third little pig in the tale of Three Little Pigs, who puts resilience (韧性) above convenience while building his house from bricks, I'm committed to building a framework of prevention and resilience, as I know that early action today can prevent problems tomorrow.

Channel Islands National Park , California

Tourists find many ways to explore this group of five wild islands off the coast of Santa Barbara. Beginner-friendly paddling trips let visitors take in abundant sea caves and wildlife, such as gray whales and sea lions. Strong currents (洋流) and shifting weather make going with a guide a smart move.

Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

This coast-meets-mountains reserve takes wildlife watching to the next level. Use the park's only maintained long path to the outlook over Harding Icefield for breathtaking views of this icy landscape. Along the way, keep an eye out for black bears, wolves and mountain goats. From a tour boat, look out for whales and dolphins among the waves and sea lions and seals on the beaches.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Brazilian free-tailed bats are a star attraction at this park. Each year, these bats make their way back from the winter grounds in Mexico to rest in the park's network of limestone (石灰岩) caves. August and September bring the best bat watching when the year's babies take to the skies with their parents. Around sunset, the bats leave the caves by the hundreds of thousands to eat insects.

North Cascades National Park, Washington

Known as the "American Alps", this park holds more than 400 miles of paths that take hikers and horseback riders to wildflower fields, old-growth forests, glacier viewpoints and remote lakes. One standout is the Desolation Peak Trail, which leads to a mountaintop cabin where Jack Kerouac, a famous 20th-century American novelist, spent a summer.

Jenny was a bright­eyed, pretty five­year­old girl.One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at2.50.How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money.After all, I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace.And don't forget that for your birthday, Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too.Okay？" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.

Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand­new dollar bill for her birthday.Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls.How Jenny loved those pearls！She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands(差事)．The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower.Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving Daddy.When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me？"

"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you, " the little girl said.

"Well, then, give me your pearls."

"Oh！Daddy, not my pearls！" Jenny refused."But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll.Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday.And you can have her tea party outfit, too.Okay？"

"Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss."Good night, little one."

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Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

The term "third-culture kid" (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon (现象) while (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from (they) intercultural experiences and they often reach excellent academic results.

Yet many (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often (easy) to move to a new country than to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country he was born. He didn't know anything about current TV shows popular movies. And he didn't share the same values other teens of his age.

Though4, my parents had him sit down at the table. My mum started asking questions, David turned out to be a college student who5 to cover college costs and rent. He'd6 his apartment and was living out of his car… He answered every question and7 thanked my parents for letting him eat with us. Finally, the8 ended when my father said, "Bette, that's enough. Let him9."

We all ate in10 for the next couple of minutes. Then my dad asked, "David, how is your11?" "Sir, there is some noise, but it's okay for now. It's12 of you to ask." My dad continued, "Let's check it out before you leave so you are13 on the road."

In the following years, each of us was14 to invite someone for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a welcome new tradition for our family: the act of15 not only food but also our blessings.

Hike with at least one other person. Not only is hiking more fun with a friend, it is also safer. If you decide to hike alone, make sure that you let someone know where you are going and when you plan to be back. This way, if you get lost or injured, someone will know where to look for you and when to send help.

Have plenty of water. Even if you are only going for a short hike, it is important to have lots of water on hand so that you avoid dehydration (脱水). Plan to bring one liter of water per person per hour of hiking. So make sure to drink your water frequently, even if you are not very thirsty.

Wear correct kinds of clothing. You should wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes and thick socks. Your clothing should be comfortable and easy to move around in. Clothing that is too loose might catch on rocks or branches.

If you have not exercised in a very long time, do not try to go on an 8-mile hike up a mountain on the hottest day of the year, Instead, you should start gradually. First, go for regular walks in your neighborhood. Next, you should try to find places to walk on steep hills or rocky soil.
 

A. Don't take a too long trip at a time.

B. Make sure that your body is prepared.

C. You can begin to dehydrate before you even realize it.

D. If you get injured, your friend will be able to go and get help.

E. But clothing that is too tight might become uncomfortable as you walk.

F. With enough practice, you can take longer hikes across more challenging landscapes.

G. If you are going on a long hike, you might want to bring an extra pair of socks just in case.

This ability comes in handy for detecting mouth movements, allowing the device to detect low-volume or even silent speech. That means you can whisper or mouth a command, and the glasses will pick it up like a lip reader.

"For people who cannot vocalize sound, this silent speech technology could be an excellent input for a voice synthesizer(合成器)," said a doctoral student. The tech could also be used by its wearers to give silent commands to a paired device, like a laptop or a smartphone.

It is proved that EchoSpeech could recognize 31 commands and connected data with error rates of less than 10 percent. The speakers and microphones are placed on different lenses on different sides of the face. When the speakers give off sound waves around 20 kilohertz, it travels in a path from one lens to the lips and then to the opposite lens. As the sound waves from the speakers reflect and diffract after hitting the lips, their distinct patterns are caught by microphones and used to make "echo profiles" for each phrase or command. It effectively works like a simple, mini sonar system.

"Because the data is processed locally on your smartphone instead of being uploaded to the cloud, privacy-sensitive information never leaves your control," a professor noted. Plus, audio data takes less bandwidth to transmit than videos or images, and takes less power to run as well.

The Azores

The trips offer the opportunity to work on carefully selected projects with famous scientists while also enjoying meetings with some of the world's most attractive sea creatures in water. It allows participants to join a research team in the Azores that's studying the animals to support future protection of the species. Advanced diving experience is required.

Red Sea, Egypt

Combining an opportunity for world-class diving with being part of an important research effort conducted by Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association. The seven-night trip includes learning how to gather water data with the latest scientific equipment and conducting onboard and underwater experiments.

Australia

Explore Queensland, Australia, while also supporting a registered charity that rescues farm animals from abuse, neglect, and situations where they're in danger. Participants help with daily cleaning of barns (牲口圈) and cages, feeding, health checks, light repair, monitoring animals' movements, and intensive care of ill, old and baby animals. The experience includes free accommodations with WiFi and a swimming pool.

Romania

Work with bears at Romania's largest bear sanctuary (庇护所), a place that was created as a heaven for bears that have been treated in a cruel way. Located in the Carpathian Mountains, the sanctuary needs volunteers to help with preparing food, monitoring animal health and leading conservation tours. The sanctuary is home to 84 bears, with 20 more due to be rescued.

I spent 15 years trying to make it in the music industry. When I was a teenager, I did any odd job to afford time in a recording studio. I knocked at managers' doors and sent out demo (录音样带) after demo, but I got nowhere. In 2010, aged 27, I was doing a job in a restaurant when I wrote a song called Dream Goes On. It was a song about never giving up. I just let out all of my frustrations at the keyboard.

Over the next five years, the music career never materialized but I persisted. Then, in 2019, I uploaded Dream Goes On to a music-sharing website. I just wanted someone to notice my music.

Later that year, I received an email out of the blue from Music World from South Korea, requesting a license for the song. They had chosen my song from the millions on the music-sharing website for a theme tune for one of their shows. I was amazed and negotiated a contract for $5,000 for the use of the song and signed up straight away. I was pretty excited, but didn't think anything more would come of it, so I focused on my job in the restaurant.

This February, Music World organized a musical festival in Seoul and my song Dream Goes On was also chosen as the theme tune for the festival. I watched on YouTube as my song was being played to a huge crowd of people. It was amazing.

After three days of the festival, I was contacted by Music World and they asked if I'd like to go to Seoul to sing Dream Goes On in a concert. They flew me out there the next day. I was welcomed like a celebrity—everyone I met thought I was a big name in England. I had to break the news to them that I wasn't a pop star.

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I had never performed the song live, and hadn't been on stage for years.

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After the concert, I had photographers and journalists battling to interview me.

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The "Cross-Time and Space Dialogue" exhibition between Ningbo and Xi' an is the first domestic exhibition to showcase the combined cultural relics of the Silk Road, the Maritime Silk Road, and the   Grand Canal, all of are world heritage sites.

Zhang Liang, the director of Ningbo Museum, said, "the Ningbo Museum (seek) partnerships with cultural institutions for years to enable audiences of the Yangtze River Delta region to appreciate treasures at their doorstep. Xi' an is the starting point of the overland Silk Road Ningbo serves as a critical hub of the Maritime Silk Road. The two cities are (close) connected through canals."

"We wanted to create something rich and comprehensive, but that also meant setting ourselves enormous task," said Zhang.

Time constraints also added to the pressure. Each artifact had to be positioned, with adjustments made to ensure a cohesive narrative. These fine details required countless (round) of refinement.

Zhang emphasized that the purpose of showcasing history is not just (reflect) on the past but inspire the present and future. Recognizing the interests of young audiences, the exhibition integrates modern elements such as (interact) installations and LED displays. These features bring a sense of movement and life the exhibition.

"Visiting an exhibition is like watching a play - different people may have different interpretations.   Our goal is to present history in its most authentic and (engage) form." Zhang said.

Have you found focusing on yourself is at the bottom of the to-do list, because you feel everyone else in your life comes first? Now is exactly the perfect time to get to know yourself in order to understand yourself.

This isn't just about identifying your favorite outfit, haircut or flavor of ice cream. It's an opportunity for personal growth that can help you make better choices for your wellbeing and lifelong happiness.

There are many tools to help you develop a deeper sense of yourself, including journaling and other forms of creative expression. You can use a guided journal to explore your thoughts and feelings or just free write whatever comes to mind. It's up to you what you want to do..

Take note of how you respond to people, what makes you happy, and what makes you unhappy. This can help you identify patterns that are holding you back, such as feeling insecure or being easily angered. Once you've identified these patterns, you can work to change them.

An often overlooked yet very important factor in self-discovery is having healthy boundaries in your personal life. Clearly communicating your boundaries is also a way to show others that you are in control of your own behavior and can expect the same from them. This is a sign of maturity and respect, two characteristics that are key to having healthy relationships.

A. It's one thing to know your personal type.

B. It's a great way to show that you care about others.

C. Taking time for ourselves has been looked down upon.

D. Another way is to observe your behavior in different situations.

E. It allows you to focus on the needs of yourself without ignoring others.

F. But try not to get caught up in the criticism or judgment of your writing.

G. It's about understanding your inner world and how you fit into the outer world.

Researchers conducted two experiments in the United States and a field study in South Korea to investigate the meanings employees associate with their dress. In the first experiment, participants viewed photos of different outfits (套装) and indicated what they thought each would convey in a "business-casual" office. In the second, participants first changed into business-casual clothing and then into new business-casual outfits they selected to correspond with one of three randomly assigned characteristics: aesthetics (美学), conformity (一致性).uniqueness. A control group was asked to select an outfit similar to their first one. All participants were told to imagine that they worked at a company where people could generally wear what they wanted to and where most choose business-casual dress. After each clothing change they reported on how they would feel going to work in what they had on, what they thought their clothing would convey, and their level of self-esteem (自尊).

The experiments showed that people associate clothing high in aesthetics with personal attractiveness conforming clothing with a sense belong, and unique clothing with distinctiveness. and revealed that each of the three qualities raised self-esteem.

The field study involved 84 white-col1ar employees who worked on-site and were free to choose their clothes They filled out three questionnaires daily for 10days, reporting on what they were wearing, their self-esteem, their interactions with colleagues and their productivity. Aesthetic and unique clothing boosted self-esteem, which in turn boosted progress toward job goals and decreased social avoidance. Dress conformity had similar effects, but only when employees frequently interacted with colleagues.

"Investing a little extra time in the morning to prepare an outfit that is aesthetically pleasing and unique-and, if interactions with others are expected, highly conforming to organizational standards—can have a meaningful impact on how an employee feels about themselves throughout the workday," the researchers write.