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The Historiography and Values of Statue Construction: Focus on Global Perspectives
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
53-59
Received:
16 January 2017
Accepted:
29 January 2017
Published:
28 March 2017
Abstract: Statues are an image or symbol which carries a dynamic site of meaning and these symbols are instruments of expression, communication, knowledge and control. They have power to tell all aspects of the society. They serve as a time capsule between the past, present and future. Statues also tell concrete evidence about the root identity of one nation. Hence, statues are constructed in the different parts of the world for various purposes. For example, people constructed statues to commemorate their patriots, heroes and heroines, to transmit mythical histories, to represent a nationhood, to preserve cultural heritage, to beautify cities and to legitimize authority. For these and other reasons, the history and values of statue should be clearly known. Accordingly, the main purpose of this paper is to describe the history of statue construction and its values for the society in particular and country in general. To achieve this purpose, different documents written by several scholars of history, geography, art, anthropology, and political sciences were reviewed. Using qualitative research design, discourse analysis is employed as analytic tool. The reviewed materials are categorized into themes and discussed qualitatively. The result of the review shows that the erected statues have their own history and have cultural, economical, aesthetic, political and religious values.
Abstract: Statues are an image or symbol which carries a dynamic site of meaning and these symbols are instruments of expression, communication, knowledge and control. They have power to tell all aspects of the society. They serve as a time capsule between the past, present and future. Statues also tell concrete evidence about the root identity of one nation...
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Access and Utilization of Family Planning Methods Among Rural Women: The Case of Mirab Badawacho Woreda, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Elias Erkalo,
Yishak Gecho
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
60-68
Received:
9 February 2017
Accepted:
25 February 2017
Published:
28 March 2017
Abstract: This study was conducted at Mirab Badawacho Woreda. Its aim was to assess the status of access family planning information and utilization of family planning methods and to identify factors that determine the decision to utilize family planning methods among rural women. The total sample size for this study was 115 (53 family planning user and 62 non-user respondents). Quantitative data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard division), inferential statistics (chi-square and t-tests) and binary logit model. From the total 11 explanatory variables included in the binary logit model, health extension contact had significant and positive effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods at 1% significant level. While education level of respondents, annual gross income had significant and positive effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods at 5% significant level whereas house type had significant and negative effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods at 5% significant level. However, attitude on family planning methods and access to NGOs support had significant and positive effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods at 10% significant level. Therefore, policy makers and family planning service providers should give due attention to determinants that significantly influencing the utilization decision of family planning methods through emphasizing women education and income improvement activities. Access to NGOs support had significant and positive effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods. Therefore, it should be better to create access to NGOs support for non-user women with special attention on intervention of family planning service. Attitude on family planning methods had significant and positive effect on the decision to utilize family planning methods. Therefore, it suggests provision of awareness creation training about the utilization of family planning methods for rural women. The significant and positive effect of Health extension contact on the decision to utilize family planning methods suggests improvement of the issues.
Abstract: This study was conducted at Mirab Badawacho Woreda. Its aim was to assess the status of access family planning information and utilization of family planning methods and to identify factors that determine the decision to utilize family planning methods among rural women. The total sample size for this study was 115 (53 family planning user and 62 n...
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Joseph Nye’s Soft Power Theory and Its Revelation Towards Ideological and Political Education
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
69-74
Received:
5 April 2017
Published:
6 April 2017
Abstract: The theoretical starting point of Joseph Nye’s soft power theory is the dissatisfaction towards the explanatory power of the international relationship pattern. He thinks that realism emphasize too much the hard power. However, today, culture, policy and sense of value become more and more important in the international relationship. In that case, all the countries should learn to use new power source to realize its goal. The new source of power is called “the soft power” by Joseph Nye. Ideological and political education not only has the Chinese characteristic but also significantly represents the soft power. Thus, enhance the education of mainstream culture and core value of socialism for the college students, guide them to set up the correct sense of value, develop the ideological and political education healthily and enhance the national soft power.
Abstract: The theoretical starting point of Joseph Nye’s soft power theory is the dissatisfaction towards the explanatory power of the international relationship pattern. He thinks that realism emphasize too much the hard power. However, today, culture, policy and sense of value become more and more important in the international relationship. In that case, ...
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The Contemporary Significance of Confucius Doctrine of Filial Piety
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
75-78
Received:
5 April 2017
Published:
6 April 2017
Abstract: Ceremony Disintegration in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In order to establish a better world, Confucius appealed to the thought of “filial piety” vigorously, for example “piety was a person's basic conduct”, and made it systematized and deeply. Today, we should hold the Confucius Doctrine of Filial Piety and make it great. This has modern positive significance for maintaining the stableness of family and society，for Constructing the ethical ideology according with modern spirits.
Abstract: Ceremony Disintegration in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In order to establish a better world, Confucius appealed to the thought of “filial piety” vigorously, for example “piety was a person's basic conduct”, and made it systematized and deeply. Today, we should hold the Confucius Doctrine of Filial Piety and make it g...
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The Three Dimensions of Belief Differentiating Religions
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
79-83
Received:
4 February 2017
Accepted:
22 February 2017
Published:
11 April 2017
Abstract: What human being has been entangled seriously in could be the problems of religions. Some people are compliant or protestant to the religion itself, and also conflict with the other’s religion different from theirs. It is commented that the religions problems are induced by a variety of faith or belief internalized to person by person. So, this study attempted to analyze what differentiates religions as Christian (Catholic, Protestant), Buddhist, and Atheist, institutionalizing three dimensions as the continuation from God or from Human, the approach of God by faith or ration, and the purpose as material reword or spiritual satisfaction. The analysis showed the three dimensions are independent to estimate distances between pair of religions. Suggesting that belief works to influence on human life, this study confirms what makes various religions discriminated, and contributes to what should be regarded for resolution of religious conflict.
Abstract: What human being has been entangled seriously in could be the problems of religions. Some people are compliant or protestant to the religion itself, and also conflict with the other’s religion different from theirs. It is commented that the religions problems are induced by a variety of faith or belief internalized to person by person. So, this stu...
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The Relationship Among College Students' Internet Self-Disclosure, Self - Esteem and Mental Health
Zhang Yu,
Li Pengsong,
Ye Mao,
Cao Houwen,
Song Ge,
Zhu Zhennan,
Zhao Zhinan,
Li Na
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
84-90
Received:
21 April 2017
Published:
21 April 2017
Abstract: This study was to explore the relationship between psychological development of college students and the degree of self-disclosure on social networks from two aspects of self-esteem and mental health. Through questionnaire analysis, analyzed 172 college students’ social web page (take Renren as example) self-disclosure (including the number of friends, published state, log, upload photos and text reply information etc.) correlated with self-esteem and mental health. Results: there was a significant difference between male and female college students in the degree of network disclosure; there was a significant correlation between the degree of disclosure and self-esteem of college students in the log reply and the number of the owner recovery log; the relationship between the number of friends, the number of log reply and the number of photos shows the relationship between the disclosure level and the mental health. Conclusions indicate that appropriate information disclosure has a good effect on the maintenance of mental health.
Abstract: This study was to explore the relationship between psychological development of college students and the degree of self-disclosure on social networks from two aspects of self-esteem and mental health. Through questionnaire analysis, analyzed 172 college students’ social web page (take Renren as example) self-disclosure (including the number of frie...
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The Study of Subtitle Translation Based on Multi-Hierarchy Semantic Segmentation and Extraction in Digital Video
Wang Xuemei,
Jiang Yue,
Wang Fang
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
91-96
Received:
21 April 2017
Published:
21 April 2017
Abstract: As a set of visual, auditory and text information in one integrated media information, video plays an increasingly prominent role in people's lives. This paper established a reasonable and effective multi-hierarchy semantic information descriptive model based on video segmentation and extraction technology to realize the mapping of video semantic information from the low-level feature to high-level and meanwhile carried out the subtitle translation studies based on the technical level. The study shows that the model can well describe the service practice in subtitle translation in the premise of integration of video multi-modal information, based on the right segmentation and extraction of video object, on account of the consideration of each video object synchronization as well as temporal-spatial constraints related issues.
Abstract: As a set of visual, auditory and text information in one integrated media information, video plays an increasingly prominent role in people's lives. This paper established a reasonable and effective multi-hierarchy semantic information descriptive model based on video segmentation and extraction technology to realize the mapping of video semantic i...
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The Image of China of the Spanish Cultural Context:-Take Borges’ Novels as an Example
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
97-101
Received:
4 May 2017
Published:
4 May 2017
Abstract: Spanish is widely used around the world. With the development of globalization, the two cultures between Spain and China have intersected a lot. In Spanish literature, more and more works show the image of China. The works of Argentine writer Borges have a lot of descriptions about China, which portray a series of image of China. The writer Borges himself grows under Spanish culture, meanwhile, he is also familiar with Chinese culture, too. Therefore, the author hopes that through the study of the image of China in the works of Borges, we can conclude effective experiences, which can be applied to the appreciation of image of China in the works of Spanish native writers, but also can develop our own image of China.
Abstract: Spanish is widely used around the world. With the development of globalization, the two cultures between Spain and China have intersected a lot. In Spanish literature, more and more works show the image of China. The works of Argentine writer Borges have a lot of descriptions about China, which portray a series of image of China. The writer Borges ...
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The Potential Implications of Contemporary Use of Mobile / Tablet Devices in Street Photography, Especially for the Representation of People in the City
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
102-107
Received:
10 May 2017
Published:
10 May 2017
Abstract: In present age, the appearance of mobile devices promoted the development of street photography, which enabled street photography represented more characteristics of the times. Firstly, mobile devices not only enriched the theme of street photography, but also made photography become more and more convenient and easy to operate so that enabled more amateurs to participate in street photography. Secondly, mobile devices also made photographs more authentic and with wide range of view point. Moreover, the mobile applications and social internet also contribute to communicate photographs, which provided more possibilities for people to share their viewpoint based on photographs. Finally, the appearance of mobile devices also resulted in some negative implications for both photography and society including photography authenticity and privacy issues especially in this media age.
Abstract: In present age, the appearance of mobile devices promoted the development of street photography, which enabled street photography represented more characteristics of the times. Firstly, mobile devices not only enriched the theme of street photography, but also made photography become more and more convenient and easy to operate so that enabled more...
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Statistics and Analysis on the Study of Taboo in China Since the 21st Century
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2017
Pages:
108-112
Received:
19 May 2017
Published:
20 May 2017
Abstract: Taboo is an inseparable part of the language and a universal social phenomenon, It plays an important role in language and social life. Since the 21st century, there have been many papers on the study of taboo in China, so it is necessary to sort out the papers as a whole. This paper uses the method of statistics to analyze the qualitative and qualitative analysis of the published time, author, unit, subject and so on of the relevant papers, so as to understand the appearance of taboo research in China since the 21st century and puts forward the prospect of future research on taboo.
Abstract: Taboo is an inseparable part of the language and a universal social phenomenon, It plays an important role in language and social life. Since the 21st century, there have been many papers on the study of taboo in China, so it is necessary to sort out the papers as a whole. This paper uses the method of statistics to analyze the qualitative and qual...
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