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The Resilience of the Human Spirit: A Journey Through the Hardships of Life
In the vernal season of 1994, Mo Yan’s progenitor succumbed to an ailment. He couldn’t help but experience a gamut of sentiments as he recollected every minute detail of his bygone days, wherein his mother diligently toiled to nurture him and his three siblings, unflinchingly facilitating their education and literary pursuits. To commemorate his maternal figure, he conceived and penned the opus titled ‘Voluptuous Bosoms and Expansive Gluteal Regions,’ drawing inspiration from his mother’s life experiences. Wang Zengqi opined, ‘This is a solemn, earnest, and emblematic composition that encapsulates the extensive annals of China’s centennial history.’ Within the tome, Mo Yan intently focuses on the ill-fated matriarch, Lu Xuan’er, and…
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How I Survived 500 Days Alone Underground: My Incredible Journey Isolating in a Dark Cave
On November 20, 2021, Spanish athlete and intrepid mountaineer Atrice Flamini descended into a cavernous abyss, plunging into a profound solitude. Endowed with a wealth of wilderness expertise, she possesses boundless ardor and dauntlessness to venture into uncharted territories. Her purpose in undertaking this “experiment of seclusion” is to scrutinize the ramifications of social isolation and disorientation on human cognitive faculties, temporal perception, and sleep patterns. On April 4, 2023, Flamini emerged from her sequestered existence, captivating the attention of the masses. What did Flamini encounter during these 500 days devoid of sunlight and the resonance of human voices? What profound insights into the essence of life did she glean…
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The Power of Ants: A Story of Sacrifice and Determination
Whenever I sit at my desk and think hard, I see the tombstone made of small stones by the window, and my thoughts ripple like a drop of ink falling into clear water. One day in late autumn, I was carrying a whole day of schoolwork pressure, and I was walking heavily on the tree-lined path. I accidentally found a group of ants poking out from behind the fallen leaves, and was rushing towards a pile of biscuit crumbs a few meters away. I have always disliked small insects like ants. Their strange body structures seem to have just evolved from bacteria, like decayed mechanical products, and the six limbs…
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The Rainy Season in Yilan: A Story of Hope and Resilience
My township is surrounded by mountains and facing the sea. The terrain is like a dustpan, and it is easy to catch wind and rain, especially in autumn and winter, when it rains nine out of ten days. In the past few years, the greenhouse effect, climate change, anti-El Nino phenomenon, the northeast monsoon has hit, and a big hole has been broken in the sky. Once the rain falls, day after night, night after day, endless. On rainy days, I often look out of the window and say, “Bitter~bitter~” that comes from the call of the white-bellied crake in the bushes behind the house. During the heavy rain, they…
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Are Millennials and Gen Z Really “Snowflakes”?
Young people in every age have different labels, such as “Baby Boomers”, “Generation X” and “Millennials”, and now there is a new title – “Generation Snowflakes”. In the early years, Western parents would use “beautiful and unique little snowflakes” to describe their children. The “Snowflake Generation” generally refers to those young groups who are overprotected by their parents. They have no long-term plans and put buying a house after spending on pleasure. . Are today’s “millennials” and “post-00s” really inferior to the “baby boomers” and “generation X”? Experts believe that the Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) and Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) may be too harsh…
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A Visit to a Remote Indonesian Village Without Electricity
I have been drifting in the sea of Indonesia for a long time and have not been to the shore. I do not dive, and I am afraid of getting dark spots. I only occasionally swim in the sea when it is close to dusk. Every day, I count the stars, look at the moon, and capture the beautiful shadows of the sunset. After dinner, I go to the long table on the deck to draw portraits and write articles. The weather in Indonesia is hot and dry, and I spent most of the afternoon in the cabin. One afternoon, seeing my daughter and the staff rushing out with large…
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Boundary Breaking: How to Challenge the Silicon Valley Model and Succeed in Global Innovation
Schumpeter was the first to propose the theory of technological innovation and economic growth. Xiong believes that innovation is “establishing a new production function” and “introducing a ‘new combination’ of factors of production that has never been done before into the production system”. The innovation referred to here emphasizes production reorganization and resource allocation. With the evolution of the technological innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurs and investors around the world are increasingly dependent on globalization and need more open, efficient and free cross-border cooperation to build a more resilient and sustainable innovation chain. “Boundary Breaking: How to Rewrite the Rules of Silicon Valley” by the renowned entrepreneurial investor Alexander Lazaro re-examines the…
