Why International Volunteer Programs Need Local Leadership
Volunteer projects that cross borders can bring energy and resources, but they work best when local organizations help define what is actually needed.
Why Software Should Tell Users When a Feature Is Being Removed
Digital services can change overnight, and users sometimes discover only afterward that a familiar feature has disappeared.
Drowning in Plastic: Vietnam’s River and Ocean pollution Crisis
Drowning in Plastic: Vietnam’s River and Ocean pollution Crisis Vietnam is estimated to discard between 0.28 and 0.73 million tons of plastic waste into the ocean annually. The country generates around 3.1 million tons of plastic waste each year. In…
The Strange Intimacy of Seeing an Artist’s Sketchbook
A finished artwork presents decisions after they have been refined. A sketchbook often preserves the uncertainty that came before them.
Why Some Novels Need an Epilogue and Others Do Not
An epilogue can satisfy the desire to know what happened after a novel’s central conflict, but it can also weaken an ending that was stronger in ambiguity.
Why Some Novels Change Point of View Halfway Through
A sudden shift in point of view can be disorienting, especially after a reader has grown accustomed to seeing the story through one character.
Why Community Groups Need Simple Financial Reports
Small community organizations often handle donations, event fees, and project expenses without explaining those finances clearly to members.
Kidult:成年的消逝
Kidult字源是 Kid（孩子）加Adult（成人），即儿童化的成人，是那些有着小孩特质的心态、情趣、个性的成年人的代名词。它在2004年一经推出，就成为广受认同的新生活理念。同时，它也真实反映了成年、童年界限模糊，孩童化社会价值凸现的社会现象。 PDF File: Kidult-成年的消逝
电磁炉 ———设计材料及加工工艺
摘 要 创建于1968年的美的集团，是一家以家电业为主，涉足房产、物流等领域的大型综合性现代化企业集团，是中国最具规模的家电生产基地和出口基地，造型审美是人对产品的基本需要之一，但是现实对工业设计的要求早已超过了以美学为基础的外观造型的范围。从工业革命以来，出现了大量机器工具，其基本设计思想是机器的功能和生产效率，并没有把操作者放在首位，迫使人的操作要适应机器的速度、强度和行为方式，造成了“以机器为本”的设计思想。在工业设计的范畴内，材料是指用于工业设计并且不依赖人的意识而存在的所有物质，因此设计材料所涉及的范围十分广泛，从气态、液态到固态，从简单到化学物，无 论是传统材料还是现在材料，无论是天然材料还是人工材料，无论是单一材料还是复合材料，均是设计的物质基础。 PDF File: 电磁炉设计材料及加工工艺
大学生生活经济学作业
一、蝴蝶效应（ The Butterfly Effect）是指在一个动力系统中，初始条件下微小的变化能带动整个系统的长期的巨大的连锁反应。这是一种混沌现象。蝴蝶在热带轻轻扇动一下翅膀，遥远的国家就可能造成一场飓风。 举例：我买了一双拖鞋，拖鞋有点不合脚，但是我没有换，而是继续穿着，这双拖鞋把我的脚磨破了，于是我要去医院上药，上药之后我就没法穿运动鞋了，也没法运动，慢慢的我就长胖了，长胖之后就怕热，怕热之后就更不爱运动了，之后就越来越胖，以至于现在体育课都要挂了。 PDF File: 大学生生活经济学作业
