Washington D. C. is home to over 70 museums, including 19 free Smithsonian museums and galleries. With each museum boasting numerous must-see exhibits, trying to choose where to start can be a challenge. Here, we've broken down a few exhibits coming to D. C. in 2024 you want to make sure you catch:
The National Museum of Women in the Arts
The NMWA has a stunning exhibition called "In Focus: Artists at Work" that highlights the practices and perspectives of eight contemporary collection artists via short documentary-style videos. In addition to other interesting exhibits, this museum is a must-visit in 2024!
Monet: The Immersive Experience
In this multi-sensory wonderland, Monet's vivid masterpieces are brought to life through 360° digital projections of the French artist's iconic pieces and his impressionist brushstrokes (笔画). Famous works like The Water Lily Pond, Poppies, Sunrise, and more will turn around the room, completely captivating you as you wander about the open space, or sit and take it all in.
Hirsh horn Museum: OSGEMEOS: ENDLESS STORY
The "OSGEMEOS: ENDLESS STORY" exhibit will be one of the largest displays of the Brazillian twin artists, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. The extremely interesting and innovative exhibit reflects the artists' use of modern styles like street graffiti (涂鸦) and urban art, conveyed using mediums like wood and canvas.
The Rubell Museum's Alexandre Diop: Jooba Jubba, l' Art du Defi
It features the work of Franco-Sangalese Vienna-based artist Alexandre Diop. The work is inspired by concepts like colonialism and migration and their impact on themes like ancestry, tradition, and suffering.
The schools located in the East End of Houston Texas, serve some of the poorest, most at-risk students in the Houston Independent School District. Like many urban areas, Houston's East End is a "food desert," where fresh, affordable produce is hard to find, while unhealthy foods from convenience stores and fast food restaurants are widely available. The combination of urban pollution and unhealthy foods have led to diabetes (糖尿病), obesity, and associated illnesses in the East End.
Through a youth-led "Green Ambassador" program rooted in the environmental education curriculum of Project Learning Tree (PLT), students from East End schools are aiming to change their neighborhood. Their goal is to transform their community from a food desert to a food forest that can supply the East End's residents with fresh, natural foods while also providing food and shelter for wildlife. They're planting one fruit tree and one community garden at a time, linking their schools and neighborhoods to form a Houston East End Greenbelt.
Emerson Hernandez, a student at Furr High School, joined the school's PLT GreenSchools' Green Team in ninth grade. The program sparked a passion to work with his classmates and other participating GreenSchools to transform his community into a thriving green corridor. "Through PLT you're encouraging people to take action, to do something for their neighborhood. And while you're doing it, you're learning all kinds of other things — math, social studies, history, science, and writing," says Hernandez.
They have planted more than 200 trees all over the East End of Houston, created and tended more than 200 vegetable garden beds in the community, and raised approximately 3,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, and other vegetables that have been donated to area food banks.
"Emerson is such a phenomenal young leader," says Tamberly Conway, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at the U. S. Forest Service. "He can speak to adults and peers alike. He's been an incredible role model. His passion and love shine through. "
Many people assume today's easy long-distance collaboration (合作) should release a flood of creative scientific research—but, strangely, a new study suggests the opposite may be true.
Several reasons have been suggested for an apparent slowdown in new research ideas, but it seems remote collaboration itself may be a limiting factor. For a recent study in Nature, University of Pittsburgh social scientist Lingfei Wu and his colleagues found that teams collaborating remotely produce fewer breakthroughs.
The researchers analyzed 20 million research papers published between 1960 and 2020 and four million patents filed between 1976 and 2020 to assess how "disruptive" they were by analyzing quotations. Highly disruptive studies were those that put earlier work to shame and open new avenues of research; articles that quote them usually don't also quote earlier studies they build on. Less disruptive studies build on previous work, and articles quoting them typically also quote prior studies.
The researchers found that as the distance between authors' workplaces increases from zero to at least 600 kilometers, their papers' being disruptive falls by roughly a quarter. To investigate why, Wu and his team analyzed researchers' self-reported roles. They found that those working together in person were more likely to focus on conceptual tasks—the kind of work likely to produce new ideas. Researchers collaborating remotely were more likely to do technical work such as data analysis.
The team also found that when researchers were gathering in person, even big differences between individuals' quotation numbers had little effect on the likelihood of their collaborating on conceptual work. But in remote teams, the chances of researchers jointly producing ideas declined when one had significantly more quotations than the other.
The findings challenge the assumption that merely connecting people online leads to the growth of new ideas. In theory, remote collaboration enables more new combinations of knowledge. However, if new innovation is encouraged, people should be brought together instead of relying on digital infrastructure (基础设施). "
Willful ignorance exists in large amount in daily life. People regularly look the other way rather than examining the consequences of their actions. Despite plenty of scientific evidence for climate change, for instance, many people still avoid engaging with facts about global warming.
We wanted to understand how common willful ignorance is and why people engage in it. After collecting data from multiple research projects that involved more than 6,000 individuals, we discovered that willful ignorance is common and harmful, with 40 percent of people choosing "not to know" the consequences of their actions to free themselves of guilt while maximizing their own gains. But we also found that about 40 percent of people are unselfish: rather than avoiding information about the consequences of their actions, they seek it out to increase the benefits to others.
In the experiments, the decisions were made in one of two settings. In the transparent (透明的) setting, decision-makers had information about how their choice would affect themselves and their partner. In an ambiguous (模糊的) setting, decision-makers knew how their choice would matter for themselves but not for their teammate — although they could request that insight.
The overall balance tipped toward selfishness when participants had the option to avoid information. Only 39 percent of people in the ambiguous setting made the choice that ultimately benefited their partner — a significant drop from 55 percent in the transparent condition.
If we can avoid putting a strong moral emphasis on decisions, it may make people feel less threatened and, as a result, be less willfully ignorant. Other research groups have found promising ways to do this. For instance, we could encourage people to think more positively about good deeds rather than guilt-trip them for what they have failed to do. Highlighting recent global achievements, such as healing the ozone (臭氧) layer, can inspire people to keep up the good work rather than feeling like the battle is lost and that the situation is hopeless.
In short, we can encourage one another and ourselves toward more selfless and generous actions.
Time management can help you stand out in your studies, shine at work, and feel less stressed. But how can you manage your routine effectively? It's actually easier than you'd think. By teaching you a few simple tricks, we'll show you how to transform your time management skills. .
Before beginning your work load for the day, prioritize. To-do lists are a great tool, but organize them a little rather than just writing down everything that needs to get done. List tasks under each category. For example, if you need to finish a report for work, that would be an urgent task. If you need to begin another work project, but the deadline is not for another two weeks, that would be an "important, but not urgent" task. .
Do not multitask.
Many people assume multitasking is a great way to get more done and manage time wisely. However, focusing on multiple tasks actually makes you less productive. Things will take longer to do, as you're not giving anything your full attention. Focus completely on one task at a time instead. .
Create the right environment to work.
A work environment can help with your overall productivity. There are no strict rules about a work environment, so pick what feels right for you. These feelings will help you stay on task and be productive. For example, a particular artist may inspire you. Invest in a few of their paintings and hang these up on your walls.
Avoid interruptions as much as possible.
Interruptions disrupt your workflow. If you're in the middle of a task and stop to do something else, it can be hard to get back into work mode. When you're working on a task, try to complete it before doing something else. For example, if you realize you need to return an e-mail while you're in the middle of something else, do not stop to return the e-mail. .
A. Do important tasks first.
B. List your tasks in terms of importance.
C. Instead, set it down somewhere and get to it after you finish the task at hand.
D. You will get your work done quicker this way, allowing you to make the most of your time.
E. Surround yourself with inspiring decorations that help you feel enthusiastic and passionate.
F. If you would like to go for a run after work but it's not vital, that would be a "low-priority" task.
G. Do your best to avoid interruptions, but do not beat yourself up over the occasional distraction at work.
I've been a college professor teaching people how to think more creatively and use more of their brainpower. 1 , this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest in my childhood.
At a picnic of my father's company, they held contests for kids — who threw a cloth handkerchief the farthest this time. I, 13 years old, was full of the spirit of 2 , so I threw myself into the contest, which, I realize now, was not meant to 3 real skills, but simply for laughs. But it stirred my 4 of thinking outside the box.
It disturbed me to see the kids throwing 5 when the handkerchief always opened and stopped. The 6 was not to throw harder but to prevent the cloth from 7 . Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would drive the cloth at least 8 than the others, and when they separated, people might not notice a small rock 9 nearby. I had a good chance of 10 it, but I didn't want to win by cheating. So I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. Like a rock! That was it! I 11 tied knot (结) after knot until it was the size of a large walnut (核桃), like a strong 12 . I threw hard, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off 60 feet away. All stared at me in 13 and the judge ran to check. "It's just the 14 ," he declared, holding it up and untying the knots.
What I learned from this contest was 15 thinking. To live creatively, you have to tap into the less-used parts of your brain.
Also (know) as Tu Fu, Du Fu is considered with Li Bai to be one of China's greatest poets of the Tang dynasty. Du Fu was born to a minor scholar-official in Henan Province. he studied for the civil service exam to become a civil servant like his father, Du Fu failed to pass and spent many years (travel). His early poems threaded together incidents from his travels and first-hand (account) of the hardships he endured; he also wrote poems to or about Li Bai.
The An Lushan Rebellion of 755, which lasted for nearly eight years, enormously (destroy) Chinese society. In these troubled years, Du Fu led miserable life, writing poetry about the events he witnessed and endured—famine, political unrest, and (person) tragedy. He eventually moved to Sichuan, he lived in a cottage and wrote many poems describing his (relative) happy life. During his last years, he moved from place to place again, including a two-year period at Kuizhou, where he won the support of the governor of the region and wrote many poems his productive, late style. Du Fu and his family began their travel again in 768. He died in Hunan Province and was survived by his wife and two remaining sons.
1）表达感谢；2）提出个人建议；3）说明理由。
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1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,
Best regards,
Li Hua
It was a cold, snowy evening. Tommy was running as fast as he could, focused on nothing but his destination—the shop on the street corner. Two weeks ago he saw figurines(小塑像) of Marvel superheroes on the shelves and felt he had to have one. He's been walking the neighbor's dog ever since then to earn money to fulfil his little dream. He was so excited and barely noticing the world around him. Maybe that's why he tripped over the legs of a homeless woman, who was sitting on the pavement, her back against the wall. He murmured(低语) "sorry" and moved on to his destination.
Once he entered the shop, he went straight to the shelves with figurines. Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and many more—all of his admired heroes. With his heart pounding like crazy he reached for Spiderman.
"You like these, true believer?"
Tommy turned around. An old man was standing behind him with a wide smile on his face.
"Y-yes, …Yes, they're awesome!" answered Tommy. "They're strong and fast and help other people a lot ..."the boy looked at figurines in admiration. "I wish I could be a superhero too."
"Then become one!" said the old man.
"How?" Tommy asked in surprise. "I don't have any superpowers."
"And why would you need them?" the old man smiled. Seeing the confusion on the boy's face, he squatted(蹲下) and put his hands on Tommy's arms. "Did you know that shopkeeper lady over there has a disabled husband? She's been working hard and taking care of him for years. I've never heard a word of complaint from her. And this person —" he pointed at a redhead man, who just entered the shop. "He's a firefighter; he's saved countless lives. He never gives up, no matter how dangerous the situation seems to be."
The old man looked Tommy in the eyes and smiled. "You don't need a superpower to be a hero for someone else. The path of a superhero starts not in the mind, not in the muscles, but in the heart."
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Tommy lowered his head and looked at his shoes thinking intensely.
The homeless woman was right there where he saw her last time.
