"The Fountain" as it was named, has cast a long Shadow not only over the 20th century, but also the 21st century.“喷泉”这一名称的阴影不仅笼罩了20世纪，也笼罩了21世纪。Over 100 years after it was created, it is still considered
When an entire work is symbolic, it’s called anallegory. In an allegory, characters, events, and settings represent complex ideas or themes.Animal Farmby George Orwell is one of the most famous 20th-century allegories. While the story appears to be about farm animals, it symbolizes Orwell’...
beginning as early as the 1920s. Europe followed in the 1960s, and parts of Asia a decade or so later. The developing countries were the last to expand. Most of the growth of the 21st century is taking
📚 第1篇 Is technology making people lazy? Recently, the topic of the impact of technology has been brought into focus. According to a recent survey conducted by CCTV, a high proportion of 84.7 percent of people admitted that...
Capitalism is a relatively new type of social arrangement for producing goods in an economy. It arose largely along with the advent of theIndustrial Revolution, sometime in the late 18th century.5Before capitalism, other systems of production and social organization were prevalent. ...
(capture) the spirit of the period and the people living through it.He is considered "our American friend".I admire Snow's special insight and (9) bravery(brave),risking his life during the war to get to the heart of the story and correct prejudice.I think his Red Sta...
Many Chinese people will wonder what presents to get for their moms on Mother's Day, but notmany know Mother's Day is actually a festival from overseas.Mother's Day originated(起源) in America during the early 20th century. The festival spread toChina as early as the 1980s and was widel...
The term welfare is not often used in recent years. The welfare system of the mid-20th century has been largely replaced by programs that target the essential needs of low-income individuals and families. Food, medical services, and rent subsidies are available to those who qualify. Taxpayers ...
"Rockefeller Center" by Franco Folini is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Besides the New York skyscrapers of the early 20th century, the city of Rio de Janeiro also featured several notable examples of this style, such as the Carlos Gomes Theater and the Central do Brasil Station, with its ...