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Analyzing the Complex Colors of Controversy in Nabokov’s Lolita
01 Nabokov invested a lot of “big material” The novel “Lolita” is written in the first person, and it is a confession written in prison by Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged man who immigrated to the United States from Europe. His unforgettable love for his female companion Annabelle in his youth made him obsessed with girls. Girls aged 9-14 are all “fairies”, “goblins” and “nymphets” in his eyes. The personable and economical Humbert came to Ramsdale, a small town in New England, USA, and rented at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Haze. He fell in love with the landlord’s 12-year-old daughter Lolita immediately. . The landlady quickly fell in love with…
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Aspartame Cancer Controversy: Is It Safe to Drink Diet Soda?
A cancer-causing scandal pushed the sweetener aspartame to the forefront. On June 29, the topic of “aspartame causes cancer” became a hot topic on Weibo. The cause of the incident came from a report by Reuters, which quoted two sources familiar with the matter as saying that aspartame may be identified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the WHO next month. Then the domestic media quoted the report of Reuters, which caused an uproar. The reason why it received so much attention was that aspartame, as a non-carbohydrate artificial sweetener, was widely used in the Internet due to its high sweetness and low…
