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PHOTOGRAPHY: AN ART

Photography literally means art or process of taking photos. It is an art which is entirely different from other forms of art. Anyone can take a photograph, but it takes the right person to take the right photo at the right moment and when incredible pictures are born, then we say its photography. For me, photography is a miraculous opportunity to capture and remember some glorious moments of life which cannot be recaptured later. Sensational photographs are tangible ones.

Creativity is the mother of photography; good photographs are born from creativity. There are millions and millions of photographs around us that give us pleasure, short-lived or perennial. It’s always blissful to watch ourselves being portrayed in vivid expressions. Camera is the third eye of a photographer. It’s totally different from the natural eyes. It is packed with something unique and magical which never lost and enables the photographer to produce that final piece of art, the PHOTO.

To a photographer four things are of the utmost importance.

First – TIMING which is in fact very much necessary for a photo because the perfect timing produces the perfect photograph. Second-AMBIENCE , the real beauty of photo lies in its ambience because it decides how a photo should be. Third -LUCK , it may sound weird but it is a fact that even professional photographers agree that luck plays a major role. To capture that special moment, that rare scene, luck is needed. Fourth -PATIENCE, it is the most needed trait of a good photographer. To be the best patience is the key.

Photography can be considered in different ways, as job, as a social crusade, as a hobby- it all depends on the person. The real problem is that photography is a field that is not popular because it is not lucrative. Only those people who are interested are in this field, because of their passion for this art. Another fact is that the field has never experienced a stampede from job seekers to date and that’s one of the reasons why no one really knows the real beauty behind photography.

Student: Amarish M .S.

战胜自己，其实并不难

战胜自己，其实并不难

张颖慧

二十几个身穿西装的学生围坐在红褐色的会议桌旁。这就是模拟联合国的安理会会场，来自东北三省各中学的英语佼佼者代表世界的不同国家，围桌共谈关于拉美武器的世界性问题。而我作为阿根廷的代表，是其中唯一的初中生。

我看着身边的各国代表踊跃地高高举起手中的牌子，起身用英语侃侃而谈，我的心中也涌现出不同的观点想与他们共同交流。与生俱来的不自信使我紧握在手中的牌子迟迟没有举起，指尖的汗水浸湿了纸制的牌子，我不自觉的用指甲抠着牌子的一角。会场中的气氛紧张而热烈，而我的四周却似有一道玻璃墙，把我与周围隔绝开来。 我

的内心世界里巨浪翻腾着：你的英语不比他们差，内心的想法也已成熟，站起来表达出去——不行，我从没学过政治和军事，我的想法一定很幼稚——可是你是阿根廷的代表，应该是这个会场的主角••••••

一抹阳光透过窗户照在我的笔记本上，娟秀的英文字符跳入我的眼帘，那是我写下的文件草稿。我不知哪来的勇气，高高举起了手中攥得发皱的牌子，没有想到的是，主席看到我，竟投来鼓励的目光，在会议进程上输下“阿根廷”，示意我来发表观点。

我猛吸一口气，站起身，用我流利的英文说出自己的想法，自信而坦然。话音未落，掌声在我的耳畔响起，我不知那是对我主张和平地观点的赞许，还是对我勇气的鼓励，只知道我已战胜了自己，而这一切并不难。

在接下来的会议中，我常常发表见解，与学哥学姐们对峙，我收获了许多，走向了更高的平台。

但我知道，在我鼓起勇气高举起牌子的那一刻，我就已经成功了，我战胜了自己，翻越了心中那座曾经高不可攀的山峰。战胜自己，让我拥有自信，让我化茧成碟，从此在人生舞台上一展风采。

走出会场，感受着阳光的明媚，体验着战胜自己的那份喜悦，不禁又想起了培根的那句话：深窥自己的心，而后发觉一切的奇迹在你自己。而战胜自己，其实并不难……

Successors of Liang Zhu

Successors of Liang Zhu

  先听的原声带的时候，我就对别致的歌词欣喜不已，后来看到一些repo之后才觉得梁祝独特的剧场风格是与自己一直很相符的，非常感谢母上给予我的这次信仰充值～

故事情节就不多重复，祝英台逃家成功，进入了自己梦寐以求的艺术学院，遇见了生在落魄的艺术世家的梁山伯。

  梁祝主要是ensemble theatre, 18位演员，不分性别，轮流扮演梁山伯与祝英台。性别的弱化，我觉得与1963年的《梁祝》电影有异曲同工之妙，在电影版本里面，  梁山伯是由女性演员扮演的，有趣的是，由女性扮演的梁山伯和女扮男装的祝英台暗生情愫，这样的设计，更是体现出了梁祝精神的通用性

无论男女，谁都会经历对自我的迷茫，质疑，否定。“我是谁”这个世界通用的问题，在这里更是变成了“我是不是那个我不愿意承认的人”

自我承认永远在他人接受之前，因为，自我承认但他人接受也是白搭

借用顾城的诗《避免》：

你不愿种花，你说：

“我不愿看见它一点点凋落。”

是的，

为了避免结束，

你避免了一切开始。

梁山伯的自我否定，就在那句“我再也不能爱”

  我认为，祝英台在这里代表的是更为感性主动的一类，她不顾结果好坏，在初见梁山伯的时候就和他说：

“为什么我有一种预感，在许多年后，我会怀念这个时候的我和你？”

而梁山伯，则因为父母的失败，在故事的开始就否定了自己，他害怕自己变成爸爸，害怕自己成为像爸爸一样一张画也没卖出去的失败的艺术家；他也害怕自己变成妈妈，害怕自己追求金钱，追求利益，因此，作为未来艺术家的他，一张画也没有画。

梁山伯最后当然后悔。在原版的故事中，梁山伯后悔自己的愚钝，后悔自己没有听懂祝英台在十八相送中给他传达的一个个意象；而在艺术学院里，他后悔为什么自己没有画一幅画像，一幅送给祝英台的画像。而一切都太晚了。

大家都死了。祝英台死了，梁山伯也死了，连在艺术学院里，用问题引发问题的老师也死了

老师是在前往学生画展的路途中遭遇车祸而死的，他的死，是艺术从业者为艺术的殉道

祝英台因遗传疾病而死，她的死，是明白了“我是谁”之后苦涩中夹着欣慰的解脱

梁山伯积劳成疾，他的死，是选择了为了避免百分之一就要避免百分之一百的开始的后悔终生

我愈来愈觉得自己更像是梁山伯

我愈来愈觉得自己更像是祝英台

有一种忍耐叫你怎么不来

有一种无奈叫谁叫你来

无限欢喜变成灰

“梁兄，全是小妹把你连累”

“贤妹，愚兄绝不把你怪罪”

“你是好好来看我，我反而害你带病归”

“回家病好来看你，只怕我短命腰伤不来”

王安澜

Functional Network Connectivity: Possible Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Summary
Autism (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social interaction and communication, often impairing individuals for a lifetime. In our study, we used magnetoencephalography (MEG), a non-invasive brain imaging technique, to identify possible biomarkers for ASD. We hypothesized that there would be significant differences in brain connectivity patterns between the ASD group and the controls. We recorded the brain activity of individuals looking at a stationary colorful image while in the resting state. The resting state refers to the brain activity of a subject when he or she is not engaged in any particular task. We found the ASD group had a high concentration of coherent brain activity in the frontal lobe, while the control group had a high level of coherence in the occipital lobe. Areas of high coherence indicate that the brain is well connected and communicating with many other areas of the brain. In controls, we expected high coherent activity in the occipital cortex, since they were looking at a colorful picture. In the ASD group, we found that the frontal lobe was unusually active. This area is typically used in higher-level cognition. These regions of abnormally high coherent brain activity indicate possible biomarkers for autism. Additionally, the ASD group had a significantly lower overall level of coherence than controls.

 

Frank Wang, Jordan Zhu, Annette E. Richard, Renee R. Lajiness-O’Neill, Susan M. Bowyer

The Effect of Delivery Method, Speaker Demographics, and Physical Environment on the Engagement Level of Older Adults

Summary
With the rise of the older adult population worldwide and the rapid advancements in technology, it is becoming more important that senior citizens learn to use new technologies to remain active in society. To facilitate learning, technology-training programs should strive to capture and maintain a high level of engagement among older adults. In order to understand how to design effective technology-training programs, we examined the factors that affect the engagement of older adults as they learn to use technology. The first part of our study consisted of a survey that collected information about their preferences on various factors relating to learning engagement. Responders frequently indicated preferences for morning lessons in a familiar environment, often by teenage or older (over 50 years old) instructors, with a guided hands-on method. The second part of our study recorded the behavior of a group of older adults as they responded to different teaching delivery methods. The results indicated that an interactive lesson style was associated with a significantly higher level of engagement by participants. Older adults in interactive lessons asked more questions and retained course material at a higher rate than those subjected to video and written methods. In summary, these results suggest that many older adults prefer learning in the morning, in a familiar environment, by teenage or 50+ instructors, and with a guided hands-on method. Furthermore, an interactive learning method may increase engagement.

Josh Seides and Tracy Mitzner