American intellectuals of different generations and in various eras,with a strong sense of social responsibility and a critical mind,have dedicated themselves in revealing some major problems existing in American educ...American intellectuals of different generations and in various eras,with a strong sense of social responsibility and a critical mind,have dedicated themselves in revealing some major problems existing in American education,namely educational inequality,declining academic performance,inadequate funding,and school violence.By describing and probing into these problems from a socio-cultural perspective,they offer a solution of eliminating the socio-economic inequality in America,which is fundamental and essential.展开更多
The present study addresses Philip Larkin’s 1972 poem"The Building"in an attempt to investigate the unique way of discourse and the shifting perspectives in the speaker’s description of the building.At cur...The present study addresses Philip Larkin’s 1972 poem"The Building"in an attempt to investigate the unique way of discourse and the shifting perspectives in the speaker’s description of the building.At current stage,there are roughly two directions among critics concerning the discussion of this poem:one is the study of theme;the other is the study of the interaction between the speaker and the audience,but seldom has any been explored extensively enough.Therefore,this paper intends to research further into Larkin’s techniques in this poem and will also demonstrate how these techniques contribute to the expression of the theme.展开更多
文摘American intellectuals of different generations and in various eras,with a strong sense of social responsibility and a critical mind,have dedicated themselves in revealing some major problems existing in American education,namely educational inequality,declining academic performance,inadequate funding,and school violence.By describing and probing into these problems from a socio-cultural perspective,they offer a solution of eliminating the socio-economic inequality in America,which is fundamental and essential.
文摘The present study addresses Philip Larkin’s 1972 poem"The Building"in an attempt to investigate the unique way of discourse and the shifting perspectives in the speaker’s description of the building.At current stage,there are roughly two directions among critics concerning the discussion of this poem:one is the study of theme;the other is the study of the interaction between the speaker and the audience,but seldom has any been explored extensively enough.Therefore,this paper intends to research further into Larkin’s techniques in this poem and will also demonstrate how these techniques contribute to the expression of the theme.
