Alice in Wonderland
An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Venue: The Ian Potter Centre
Admission: Free entry
Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll's extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland-the story of a Vietorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman's wife was suffering from progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife's experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.
Illustrator Workshop
Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration which includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques.
Date: 5 Aug,9 a. m. -1 p. m.
Venue: Gas Works Arts Park
Topsy-Turvy
Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland will be screened.
Date: 29 July,12 noon-3 p. m.
Venue: Theatre, NGV Australia
Drawing Workshop
Distortions (变形) of scale can make artworks strange but interesting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, and then experiment with scale in your own drawings.
Dates:15, 27 and 29 July,10a. m-3 p. m.
Venue: Foyer, Level 3
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on. "From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," Mary recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes. All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts. Year would pass before she realized she had to grow up again and take control of her diabetes. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune to pain and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be. "
Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympias, with breakdancing, surfing, and sport climbing among the recent additions. A group of terms come with them that are foreign to the French language. Some French-language purists point out it's too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their "nose riding"-standing on the front of the board. They've decided they need a French solution.
The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn't new. In 1994,the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications，contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes (漏洞), which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms-words from the English language used in another language-are becoming more obvious.
Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are "sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economy and cultural model other than our own." They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English. "Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized, "said sports historian Michael Attali.
Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from influencing everyday language. "Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far," said Attali.
"There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English. " said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. "All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity. "
From crystal-blue lakes to snow-capped mountains and thousand-year-old trees, Canada's nature is admired around the world. Now it might also be just what the doctor ordered. An ambitious new programme allows doctors to write prescriptions (处方) for free annual passes to Canada's national parks, encouraging their patients to improve their health -both mental and physical-by taking a stroll in nature.
The prescriptions are provided by PaRX, in partnership with Parks Canada. The first passes were handed out last month, giving holders access to more than 80 national parks, historic sites and nature reserves. PaRX, a health initiative launched in 2019 by the British Columbia Parks Foundation, notes on its website that spending lime in nature can lead to longer lives, increased energy, reduced stress and anxiety, improved heart health, less pain and better mood. Vitamin D from the sun's rays has proven health benefits. The organization also hopes that the prescriptions will boost investment in conservation in Canada.
The initial provision covers four Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Manitoba. Participating doctors have only 100 annual passes to hand out for now, but PaRX hopes that the programme will be expanded.
"Medical research now clearly shows the positive health benefits of connecting with nature," Steven Guilbeault, the environment minister, said. "I am confident this programme will quickly show its enormous value to the well-being of patients as il continues to expand throughout the country."
Canada's physicians are already in the habit of prescribing "nature therapy" as a treatment for anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, immune function and insomnia (失眠). Previously, though, they would write more general prescriptions, such as spending time in nature twice a week, for at least 20 minutes at a time. This is the first time that they have been able to equip their patients with tickets.
Worry is a natural emotion. Whether it's health, a job, or a relationship, everyone has something that stresses them out and keeps them awake at night. Here are some tips that can help you worry less and live more.
Keep your mind busy with activities you enjoy.
Maybe it's playing an instrument, cooking, writing, or going for a walk in nature. They connect you with something deeper than yourself so that your minds tend not to wander toward worry or anxiety.
Worrying is often a result of taking something out of context and blowing it up in your mind to be more than it actually is. So take a moment to objectively analyze the situation, look at the facts and weigh them against how things could turn out. Your worries and anxieties are only as powerful as you give them permission to be.
Learn how to manage your time more effectively.
One of the best ways to get rid of worries is to learn how to manage your time better. Start by saying no. It's necessary when you have too many commitments. You also need to prioritize what matters most.
The good news is that worry is just a mental habit that can be overcome. You have the power within to create a happier life for yourself and live in a state of peace, joy, and gratitude.
A. Focus on the Present Moment.
B. Judge things in a reasonable way,
C. These activities are meaningful and fulfilling.
D. It can take over your life and hold you back from truly living.
E. This will help you make more time for yourself and reduce stress.
F. You can challenge your worries and anxieties by taking them apart.
G. Worrying does not rid tomorrow of its troubles but rids today of its strengths.
Tooth-fairy nights were always filled with expectation at our house. One such night, our daughter informed us that her loose tooth had finally 1
"How exciting," we told her. "Put it under your pillow 2 the tooth fairy will visit you tonight."
"Okay," our daughter agreed, carefully guarding her newly acquired prized 3 in a loose fist.
We reminded ourselves to check for her tooth once our 4 was over. However, when the film was over we 5 forgot.
The next morning, we were awakened by cries of 6 from our daughter's room. "Mommy! Daddy! Coe and see what the tooth fairy brought me!"
Astonished, my husband and I exchanged 7 glances. Quickly, we 8 our way to our daughter's room and found her sitting quietly on her bed, 9 out the window at a 10. Her eyes shone with pure 11.
As she was absorbed in the rainbow, I 12 under her pillow to "check for any other 13 that she may have overlooked. "
"Are you sure you felt all around when 14 your prize? "I asked, and we watched as she carefully explored underneath her pillow.
"Wow! Two prizes!" she said, proudly waving the dollar bill she "must have overlooked" during her first treasure 15.
Banksy, the anonymous (匿名的) graffiti artist，first became active in Bristol，the United Kingdom, in the early 1990s. His (impress) style of black-and-white stenciling (镂花涂装) is the consequence of having to paint quickly to avoid (arrest). Legend has it that while he was hiding from the police, the idea of stenciling (original) came to him when he saw a stenciled serial number on the bottom of a garbage truck. Banksy's (prefer) for paintings on walls in public places make some people view him more as a criminal an artist.
Nobody knows who Banksy really is. The mystery surrounding his identity (cause) the media to guess openly since his appearance. In 2016, scientists from Queen Mary University claimed (find) the identity of Banksy already. Using unique method for criminal investigation, researchers believe the artist is Bristol local Robin Gunning ham. Others guess that Banksy is actually a group of graffiti artists operate under the same anonymous title. Whoever Banksy really is, his art is clearly anti-authority and has an antiwar message. If the artist is unknown, we can observe the art for (it) without drawing unnecessary conclusions about its meaning.
1）表示祝贺；
2）肯定Peter平时为之做出的努力；
3）鼓励和期望。
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Dear Peter,
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
My mom only had one eye. 1 haled her! She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!" I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, "If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?" My mom did not respond··. I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger, totally unaware of her feelings.
I wanted to get out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, and finally got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married with a local man. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts.
Years passed, and I didn't hear from my Mom ever since I had left home. Sometimes I would think of her but every time thinking of the embarrassment brought by her embarrassingly one-eyed look, I still hoped that life would stay the same way and she would never appear in my life again.
Then one day, my Mom came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children was scared to cry and ran to me. I calmed them down and asked my husband to lead them into the house.
I turned to her, looking at her weary face with more wrinkles and her gray hair. Obviously she was older and life surely didn't treat her well. However, the uninvited visit still made me angry.
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I asked her why she showed up at our front door uninvited.
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I was saddened by the news she just shared, but what truly astonished me was what she told me next about her eye.
