美國大學生沒有學到的核心能力(
US College Students don't Learn Core Skills:Study)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the
Mississippi River. It is set in the
fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived.
Mark Twain:Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known by his
pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer. Among his novels are The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel,
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "
The Great American Novel".
Initiation:Initiation is
a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be
a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it
can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Hindu
diksha, Christian
baptism or
confirmation, Jewish
bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an initiate.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett : Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels
Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886),
A Little Princess (1905), and
The Secret Garden (1911).
The Secret Garden :The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial form beginning in 1910, and first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and considered a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been made.
the major theme of The Secret Garden are Rejuvenation, Sensibility, Overcoming trauma, and Magical realism
Bildungsroman:In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman, novel of
formation, novel of education, or
coming-of-age story (though it may also be known as a subset of the coming-of-age story) is a literary genre that focuses on
the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is extremely important.
A doubting Thomas:A doubting Thomas is a
skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience—a reference to the
Apostle Thomas, who refused to believe that the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles, until he could see and feel the wounds received by Jesus on the cross.
In art, the episode (formally called the Incredulity of Thomas) has been frequently depicted since at least the 5th century, with its depiction reflecting a range of theological interpretations.
The Five Holy Wounds: In
Christian tradition, the Five Holy Wounds or Five Sacred Wounds are the five piercing wounds J
esus suffered during the Crucifixion. The wounds have been the focus of particular
devotions, especially in the
late Middle Ages, and have often been reflected in church music and art.
Don Quixote: Don Quixote, fully titled
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, is a
Spanish novel by
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Published in
two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the
Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest
canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published, such as
the Bokklubben World Library collection that cites Don Quixote as authors' choice for the "
best literary work ever written".
Don Quijote:Alonso Quijano is the personal name of the famous fictional hidalgo or knight better known as Don Quijote, the
leading character of the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha, written by Miguel de Cervantes. At the start of the work Cervantes explains that Alonso Quijano "
wanted to link his name to some great thing, and in this thought persisted for eight days, until finally he settled on the title of Don Quixote." He wanted to known as
a noble and honorable knight, worthy of being added to the
roll of honor of his homeland, which is why he is known as Don Quixote de la Mancha."
Sancho Panza:Sancho Panza is a
fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as
squire to Don Quixote, and
provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. "Panza" in Spanish means "belly"
The relation of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza is same as Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of Rings
The picaresque novel : The picaresque novel is a genre of prose fiction that
depicts the adventures of a roguish hero/heroine of low social class who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. Picaresque novels typically
adopt a realistic style, with elements of
comedy and satire. This style of novel originated in 16th-century Spain and flourished throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It continues to influence modern literature.
the Fall:The fall of man, or the fall, is a term used in
Christianity to describe the
transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience. Although
not named in the Bible, the doctrine of the fall comes from a biblical interpretation of Genesis chapter 3. At first, Adam and Eve lived with God in the Garden of Eden, but the serpent tempted them into eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden. After doing so, they became ashamed of their nakedness and God expelled them from the Garden to prevent them from eating from the tree of life and becoming immortal.
The falls:A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
epidemic:An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.