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With digital information and images, our experience of the real world is improve by Artificial Reality. During the past few years, it (show) its power to completely change our lives. AR apps and devices are now (access) as educational aids, allowing students to learn in an interactive and engaging way.

One of the greatest benefits of using AR in education so far is that it has brought science to life. Its possibility of (bring) the same life to other subjects is (equal) promising. For example, in History lessons, students could interact with historical figures. (support) of AR in education also stress its usefulness in remote locations, museums or science exhibitions are not easily found for students.

the numerous advantages of using AR in education, not everybody is convinced that it is a positive development. Critics point out that students are so (focus) on the 3D display that they don't attend to the lesson. But actually once students are accustomed to these 3D projections, they will be able to refocus on the subject at hand.

It is obvious that the (employ) of AR technology by educators will be a positive development for all involved. It is early days for the use of this technology but its applications in education seem limitless. It is only when we embrace such innovations in technologywe can learn of their full possibility and develop them.

I'd been working as a music therapist (治疗师) for several years when Adams died. I'd seen my5 use music to help themselves process6 events. I noticed how music7 healthy communication skills. Considering my music therapy experiences, I decided to write music as an expressive outlet (出口) for my8 and depression.

Writing my song, "Big Steel Wings" , was the first time I admitted (承认) on paper to the universe that I was drowning. I turned to9 to sail through the deep waters of my depression and sadness, where there was no such thing as a "wrong" lyric (歌词) . When I felt down, music helped me feel something again. When words weren't10, I could sing.

Just listening to music or singing it has helped me through some of my11 in life — but this time, I am certain that music saved my life. Because when I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't okay, I stopped12. Writing music made me13 that someone, somewhere, felt exactly as I did. It was okay to "not be okay", but it was also important to search for ways to bring14 to my darkness.

If music could help me feel a little hope and a little less pain, maybe it could do the same for others. That is the15 of music, isn't it?

Reflect on the gifts of hardship. There is no question that life can be challenging, as things don't always turn out the way we'd hoped. It may seem difficult to reflect on challenging times and find a reason to be grateful, but in making our pain purposeful, we can find meaning in the experience.

Express gratitude to others in writing. Send each of them a quick but considerate correspondence in the form of a handwritten note, email or even a thoughtfully composed text. Remind them of why they are special to you and how worthwhile they are in the world. As a result of your effort, those on the receiving end will experience the mood-boosting benefits of being appreciated. They won't be the only beneficiaries. Writing letters of gratitude has a positive effect on the author, increasing feelings of happiness while decreasing depression, studies have shown.

An important aspect of practicing gratitude regularly is becoming aware of opportunities throughout your day to express gratitude. Acknowledge at least two times a day that someone spreads a small act of kindness toward you. These acts could be a delivery person bringing a package to your door, a coworker offering assistance at work or your significant other getting you a coffee.

When you finish the challenges, hopefully you'll be inspired by the mood-boosting benefits and continue actively practicing gratitude on a daily basis.

A. Notice and appreciate the small stuff.

B. Catch the chances of acting kindness.

C. Think of three people in your life that you truly appreciate.

D. All of us experience difficulties at different points in our lives.

E. The benefits of thankfulness extend to both the giver and receiver

F. Once recognizing their efforts, you can consistently show your appreciation better.

G. To start improving your gratitude skill, try the following gratitude challenges.

In a series of studies, researchers found that young people were more motivated (激励) by scientists whose success was connected with efforts than those whose success was because of natural intelligence, even if that scientist was Albert Einstein.

Danfei Hu, a doctoral student at the Pennsylvania State University, and Janet N.Ann. an assistant professor of Psychology at William Paterson University, said the findings — recently published in Basic and Applied Social Psychology — would help deal with the certain secret about what it takes to succeed in science.

According to the researchers, there is anxiety in the science community about a number of students who run after careers in science during school only to drop out of those career paths once they graduate from college. To help solve the problem, Hu and Ann wanted to research role models, who give the students specific goals, behavior or strategies they can follow.

The researchers performed studies with 176 and 162 participants in each study respectively (分别). In the first study, all participants read the same story about common struggles a scientist met in his science career. However, half were told the story was about Einstein, while half were told it was about Thomas Edison. Although the stories were the same, participants were more likely to believe natural brilliance was the reason for Einstein's success. In addition, the participants who believe the story was about Edison were more motivated to complete a series of maths problems.

"This proved that people generally seem to view Einstein as a genius, with his success commonly linked to extraordinary talent," Hu said. "Edison, on the other hand, is known for failing more than 1,000 times when trying to create the light bulb, and his success is linked to his efforts." Hu added, "Knowing that something great can be achieved through hard work and efforts, more students will step into the science career confidently."

Many women wear fine jewellery and silk outfits to celebrate Diwali. Some women and girls use Mehendi, a dye decoration which can last a limited time, on their palms, and then they will finally get colourful hand paintings. Many homes that celebrate Diwali have various types of sweets, salty and spiced food as well as Diwali herbs (香草). Various lights, candles and sparklers are lit inside and outside homes, especially in courtyards, on Diwali. Diwali is not a nationwide public holiday in Canada, but it is a prevalent festival celebrated in many towns and cities. There may be traffic jams and parking places may be full in areas where events are held to celebrate Diwali. Some businesses may close early on Diwali.

Diwali is called the "Festival of Lights" and is celebrated to honour Rama, a hero who once fought and won a battle against the demons (恶魔). In the past, people lit their houses to celebrate his victory over demons (light over darkness). At the same time, every household did careful and complete cleaning at home in advance. It is believed that the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi, travels around the Earth on this day and enters the house that is pure, clean, and bright.

Diwali celebrations may vary in different communities but its spiritual meaning is generally "the awareness of the inner light". As the word "Deepavali" means "a row or cluster of light", the festival symbolises the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness.

One day, while carelessly reading Reader's Digest, Alex chanced upon an article about the shocking power of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Deeply inspired by the article, he made up his mind to create an Al-based learning tool that could effectively help students like Lily. Alex spent months learning programming languages and algorithms (算法). He faced numerous tough challenges along the way, such as checking and reorganizing codes (代码) , which mean programming instructions, and searching for relevant data, which mean information having something to do with developing such an app. However, he never thought of giving up. Finally, he developed an app called "ReadEase", which uses AI to analyze texts and provide simplified explanations, synonyms, and clear audio-readings. It can also track the user's progress and offer personalized learning plans.

When Alex introduced "ReadEase" to Lily, she was doubtful at first. "But to my surprise, after using it for a few weeks, I noticed a significant improvement in my reading skills. I can finally understand what I'm reading." Lily said excitedly.

The success of "ReadEase" didn't stop there. Alex shared his invention with his school's teachers, who were deeply impressed by its huge potential. They started using the app in their classes to help students with learning difficulties. Now, Alex is working on improving "ReadEase" and hopes to make it available to more students around the world. "I want to use technology to make a positive impact on people's lives," he said with great enthusiasm.

Dig into how London's development, culture and society have been closely connected to its transport system from 1800 to today.

What is there to see at the London Transport Museum?

Follow the evolution of the red London bus, see the world's first underground steam train and examine a train carriage dating back to the 1890s.

Design lovers can marvel at the Design for Travel gallery, including pioneering advertising posters and artworks. Spot Harry Beck's original design for his ground-breaking London underground map.

Get hands-on at interactive galleries, where you can step aboard real buses and trains and have a go on a Tube driving simulator (模拟器).

How can I book tickets?

Tickets must be booked in advance-book London Transport Museum tickets now.

How long does it take to walk around the museum?

With so many fascinating exhibits, you can easily spend at least two hours walking around the London Transport Museum.

Where is the London Transport Museum?

The London Transport Museum is in Covent Garden Piazza, directly opposite the main Covent Garden Market building.

How to get there?

You can walk from the nearest tube station Covent Garden to the London Transport Museum, which takes only two minutes. Leicester Square, Holborn, Charing Cross railway station and Embankment are all within 10 minutes' walk.

Bus stops on the Strand and Aldwych are a three-minute walk away from the London Transport Museum.

There are Santander Cycles docking points at Southampton Street and Bow Street, both a three-minute walk from the museum.

Child ticket(0-17): Free

Adult ticket: £18.50

Senior ticket(60+): £17.00

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The idea arose because of the4 behavior of the women in the Hawthorne plant. According to5 of the experiments, their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed. It did not   6 what was done in the experiment;7 something was changed, and productivity rose. A(n)8 that they were being experimented upon seemed to be9 to alter workers' behavior10itself.

After several decades, the same data were11 to econometric the analysis. Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store12 the descriptions on record, no systematic13 was found that levels of productivity were related to changes in lighting. It turns out that peculiar way of conducting the experiments may be have let to14 interpretation of what happed.15 , lighting was always changed on a Sunday.

American social scientist Lewis Henry Morgan introduced another theory of cultural evolution in the late 1800s. Morgan, along with Taylor, was one of the founders of modern anthropology. In his work, he attempted to show how all aspects of culture changed together in the evolution of societies..

In the early 1900s in North America, German-born American anthropologist Franz Boas developed a new theory of culture known as historical particularism. Historical particularism, which emphasized the uniqueness of all cultures, gave new direction to anthropology..

Boas felt that the culture of any society must be understood as the result of a unique history and not as one of many cultures belonging to a broader evolutionary stage or type of culture..

Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. But a number of anthropologists in the early 1900s also rejected the particularist theory of culture in favor of diffusionism. Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples that, according to diffusionists, then spread to other cultures..

A. Other anthropologists believed that cultural innovations, such as inventions, had a single origin and passed from society to society. This theory was known as diffusionism.

B. In order to study particular cultures as completely as possible, Boas became skilled in linguistics, the study of languages, and in physical anthropology, the study of human biology and anatomy.

C. He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the "survival of the fittest," in which weaker races and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.

D. They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people's social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children's entrance into adulthood.

E. Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved.

F. Supporters of the theory viewed as a collection of integrated parts that work together to keep a society functioning.

G. For example, British anthropologists Grafton Elliot Smith and W. J. Perry incorrectly suggested, on the basis of inadequate information, that farming, pottery making, and metallurgy all originated in ancient Egypt and diffused throughout the world.

Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children's heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society.

Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a segregated school possibly offer the right sort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock. A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability, athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which are part of school life.

What a practical advantage it is(to give just a small example)to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place. But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages.

Boys don't grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures-airy goddesses, more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings. Girls don't grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes.

A mule probably will not even know the name of the person who gives him his instructions, nor how to get in touch with him. Usually he even does not know the person to whom he has to make delivery.

He will be told just to sit tight in a certain hotel or bar until someone contacts him. In this way if he is blown, coming through airport customs he cannot unwittingly lead agents to the next link in the chain.

All the persons at the receiving end do is to hang around the airport among the waiting crowd, and see that the mule comes through safely. If he does not, he is dimply written off as a loss.

To make identification of mules easier, several syndicates have devised their own "club ties" so that a mule wearing one can immediately be picked out.

Mules often receive careful training before embarking on their first journey. One Beirut organization, for example, uses a room with three airline seats in it. There the trainee mules sit for hours on end wearing weighted smuggling vests beneath their clothes, so that they become accustomed to standing up after a long flight in a natural way, and without revealing what they are carrying.

An outfit in Brussels maintained a comfortable apartment where the mules could relax and get a firm grip on themselves on the night before their first journey; they were helped to dress before setting out for the airport in the morning. More often than not a courier will not know precisely where he is going or what flight number is until he is actually handed his tickets at the airport. This prevents the careless boast in some bar or to a girl friend the night before.

Mules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the profit themselves. As insurance against this, a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers, particularly new ones. Even then things can go badly wrong. One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group of men who said they were in a position to "fix thing"— for a fee of course. Foolishly, the smuggler agreed to accept their help.

Unfortunately, banks' lobbying now seems to be working. The details may be unknowable, but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets, is being compromised. And, unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.

After a bruising encounter with Congress, America's Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes. These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long-term assets in their income statement. Bob Herz, the FASB's chairman, cried out against those who "question our motives." Yet bank shares rose and the changes enhance what one lobby group politely calls "the use of judgment by management."

European ministers instantly demanded that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) do likewise. The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning, but the pressure to fold when it completes it reconstruction of rules later this year is strong. Charlie McCreevy, a European commissioner, warned the IASB that it did "not live in a political vacuum" but "in the real word" and that Europe could yet develop different rules.

It was banks that were on the wrong planet, with accounts that vastly overvalued assets. Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts. The truth will not be known for years. But bank's shares trade below their book value, suggesting that investors are skeptical. And dead markets partly reflect the paralysis of banks which will not sell assets for fear of booking losses, yet are reluctant to buy all those supposed bargains.

—Posted by Catherine Chung.a great writer

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

This collection contains several maths stories. The one I recommend is Division By Zero,about Jane Parkinson,a brilliant German mathematician.To her great despair,she ends up proving that mathematics is inconsistent and is able to prove that any two numbers are equal.A beautiful,thought-provoking(发人深省的)story about belief,understanding，and faith.

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

It's about a woman who comes to work for a once-great mathematician.Due to a brain injury,he has only 80 minutes of short-term memory available to him before he forgets everything. It is filled with beautiful maths,simply and clearly described alongside finely drawn relationships between the characters.

Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro

Kovalevskaya was a 19th-century mathematician at a time when women were not allowed in most of Europe to attend university. She married a man who promised to take her to Germany to study. She made major contributions to the field and became the first woman in Russia to obtain a doctorate in mathematics.

The Ore Miner's Wife by Karl Iagnemma

It is about a miner who thinks he's discovered the proof to the problem: construct a square,equal in area to a given circle. His wife, not knowing what has suddenly taken his attention and his time, fears he is being unfaithful. A moving exploration of the joys of entering a problem whole and the desire and impossibility of truly knowing those we love.