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Train of Tragedy: Anna Karenina’s Journey of Love and Loss
The movie “Anna Karenina” is adapted by British director Joe Wright (1972-) from the work of the same name by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Once the original work was published, it aroused explosive discussions throughout Russian society. Dostoevsky commented on the work: “This is a perfect artistic masterpiece. There is nothing similar in modern European literature.” Compare it to that!” Thus, in Tolstoy’s writings, a character with emerging female consciousness stepped onto the stage of the times, and single-handedly issued a cry for freedom to the entire Russian feudal society. To this day, the brilliance of humanity exuded by Anna still attracts countless readers to read this book, and also…
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Mastering Time: Embracing Technology’s Precision to Overcome Procrastination
With the rapid development of science and technology, people can control time more accurately. Some people are overwhelmed by the anxiety caused by time, procrastinate on everything, and become the servant of time. Even so, we still have to be the masters of time, not servants. First of all, if you look closely, technology has advanced rapidly, and people’s measurement of time has become more and more accurate. In primitive times, only day and night were known. Later, people invented the sundial by observing shadows and divided time into twelve hours, which was accurate to two hours. Then there were notches, allowing people to time accurately to nearly a quarter…
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Beyond the Crossroads: A Traffic Lady’s Joy that Ignites Ordinary Lives
What does the crossroads mean? Southeast, northwest, or front, back, left, and right. This intersection is a silhouette of the city. We arrive in a hurry and leave in a hurry, just like our short life, reaching in all directions but nowhere to rely on. But here, there is always an ordinary figure that I can’t forget. “Go straight, hurry up!” She waved the small yellow flag in her hand, greeted the warm sunshine with a bright smile, and threw it at every passerby. Under the blue sky and white clouds, a woman in her late fifties wearing a yellow uniform always stands at that intersection. The noisy intersection becomes…
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Tencent’s Growth Revival: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Advertising, Games, and AI
In the third quarter of 2023, Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) achieved revenue of 154.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10%, basically in line with market expectations; non-IFRS net profit attributable to the parent company (hereinafter referred to as “non-international net profit”) 449 billion, a year-on-year increase of 39%, higher than Bloomberg’s consensus estimate. In terms of revenue, although the revenue growth rate declined slightly in the third quarter, it has maintained double-digit growth for three consecutive quarters. The revenue in the third quarter also hit a record high in a single quarter, and the direction of business recovery is clear. In terms of net profit, since growth resumed in the…
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Qualcomm’s Diversified Playbook: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Mobile Phones, IoT, and Automobiles
When it comes to Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), many people’s first reaction is “mobile phone chip overlord”. However, in recent years, Qualcomm has actively laid out and transformed into personal computers, Internet of Things, and automobile fields. It is transforming from a company to Communication companies transform into connected computer companies. With the resurgence of the artificial intelligence wave, consumer electronics, mainly smartphones and personal computers, are showing signs of recovery, and Qualcomm is also expected to return to the fast lane. Transform from a communications company to an Internet computing company If you want to choose to label Qualcomm, terms such as “mobile phone chip giant”, “monopoly” and “patent tax”…
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From Puritan Diligence to Consumerist Desire: Navigating the Ethics of Work in Modern Society
I have read in several books before that it was mentioned that the soil on which modern civilization was founded was Puritan thought. Confucianism has many similarities with it. Both cultures advocate diligence, thrift, overcoming laziness, and making a difference. It has been observed that only countries (or regions) under the influence of these two cultures have become developed countries (or regions). However, some people dispute this. It is something like this – my achievements are the result of my efforts and diligence, so your failure is your own responsibility and is caused by your laziness – the arrogance from the elite, this kind of hidden Things with low-level thinking…
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The Rise of Bangladesh’s Garment Industry from Poverty to Prosperity Through Knowledge Spillovers
The fantastic journey of Bangladesh’s garment industry In 1980, Bangladeshi businessman Noor Qadir founded a clothing company to produce shirts. Prior to this, Bangladesh did not have a single large garment company. In 1979, the total number of workers in Bangladesh’s garment industry was less than 40. Qadir once worked in a government department and had extensive social connections. In order to start a clothing company, he found a foreign partner-South Korea’s Daewoo Company. Daewoo Company was one of the largest clothing companies in the world at that time. The person in charge of Daewoo Company and Kadir hit it off immediately because South Korea’s clothing exports are restricted by…
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Hemingway Defends His Sister’s Honor in Legendary Street Fight with Poet Juarez Stevens
Hemingway had a sister named Ursula, who was almost thirty years old and still waiting to be married. The older brother saw it and couldn’t help but worry about it. Sometimes he would call Ursula to parties to give her more opportunities to interact with people. One day in February 1936, Hemingway entertained guests at his home in a small town in the southern tip of Florida, USA, and many colleagues from the literary world came. Every February and March, a large number of literati come from the north like migratory birds to escape the cold. The small villas on the beach are all beautiful. Everyone holds wine glasses and…
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Title: Russia’s “Haiyan” Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile: A Game-Changer for Warfare?
On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in his speech at the 20th Annual Meeting of the “Valdai” International Debate Club that Russia had successfully test-fired the “Haiyan” nuclear-powered strategic cruise missile and that its development work was nearing completion. The concept of nuclear-powered cruise missiles first appeared in 1957. At that time, the U.S. Nuclear Energy Commission selected Lawrence National Laboratory to study the possibility of directly using nuclear reactor heat to drive a ramjet engine, also known as the “Pluto Project.” The concept of a nuclear-powered ramjet engine is actually not complicated: the aircraft flies forward, and after reaching a certain speed, the air entering the inlet…
