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[[alternative]]CREATE YOUR OWN FATE :TWO RUNNER’S LIFE STORY
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TWO RUNNER’S LIFE STORY
Master’s Thesis, June, 2006 Wu, Bae-Chyi
Advisor: Liu, I-Min Ph.D.
Abstract
“Running is the Way for Runner to Achieve Self-Realization and Mental Fortitude”. This article explored two runners’ experiences of marathon running and presented through the telling of life’s stories. To experience personally what inspirations running could bring to life, the author chose running as a total novice. From the initial physical and mental anguish, struggle and through continual adaptation, training and retrospection, the author gradually discovered the fun of running and the wide spectrum of emotions it generated - tranquility, flowing, soul-searching, torment, bondage, contradiction…etc. These voices enriched and changed the life of the author in a subtle way. The author was also able to discern life’s philosophies in the process. In the lapse of time, the author reviewed his own life story back and forth, and shared the story of runner Ahdar. He re-discovered himself, re-acquainted with himself, and realized that he still held many dreams and that running was a goal he could achieve. The temple of marathon is a symbol. Stepping into this temple is as if breaking through the cocoon in a rebirth, during which pain is a part of the experience. The pain suffered during training for marathon helps accumulate the strength to face future challenges. A person who has completed the pilgrimage of marathon will be likely to gain greater strength to realize other dreams in life.
Key words: Running, Runner, Life story
Language contact in Dongtou : Dongtou Southern Min and Wenzhou Wu
No full textThis dissertation investigates the language contact situation in the Dongtou area,
where two Sinitic languages, Southern Min and Wenzhou Wu, are traditionally spoken.
A selection of contact-induced linguistic changes in phonology, morphology, and
grammar are presented from the perspective of Dongtou Southern Min, by comparing
them with its origin, Southern Min in the Quan-Zhang area. Additionally, we assess the
extent of these changes in comparison to Cangnan Southern Min, which is also spoken
in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, and predict the future changing trends. Lastly, we also
examine the pattern of change in language contact between less prestigious Southern
Min varieties and prestigious Wu varieties by comparing Dongtou Southern Min to
Zihu Southern Min which is spoken outside of Zhejiang.
The findings indicate that: firstly, Dongtou Southern Min is undergoing a
transformation, wherein there are indications of convergence with the Wenzhou Wu in
terms of consonant codas, intensifying adjectives, passive markers, the position of
adverbs, and the typology of motion events. Secondly, after being compared to Cangnan
Southern Min, Dongtou Southern Min appears undergoing a shift from Quan-Zhang
Southern Min to Cangnan Southern Min, but in certain aspects such as the typology of
motion events, it is already more advanced than Cangnan Southern Min to be more Wenzhou Wu-featured. Individually, we predict that Dongtou Southern Min will lose
all its plosive codas in the future, leaving only the nasal coda [-ŋ]. Reduplication will
not be used as a method to intensify the adjectives and it will further prefer the headinitial
structures with “modified-modifier” order. Thirdly, based on the analysis of Zihu
Southern Min and along with the current situation of the Southern Min varieties of
Dongtou and Cangnan, we can predict that, generally, when the Southern Min varieties
are less powerful or even are language islands within the Wu-dominant region, and they
come into contact with significant intensity and duration, Southern Min varieties will
become more similar to Wu varieties in terms of consonant codas, degree adverbs and
head-directionality.published_or_final_versionLinguisticsMasterMaster of Art
Cidariplura maraho Wu & Owada 2013
No full textCidariplura maraho Wu & Owada, 2013 (Figs 15, 16, 33, 42, 52) Cidariplura maraho Wu & Owada, in Wu et al., 2013: 151, figs 14–16, 41, 42, 62, 73, 82. Type material. Holotype, ♂, Taiwan, Nantou County, Meifeng, 2,100 m, 29. VI. 2012, TFRI147244 S. Wu & W. C. Chang leg. (TFRI) (Fig. 15). Paratypes (9♂ 4♀): the same collecting locality as that of holotype, 1♂, 18. VII. 1990, TFRI00010165, Y. C. Chang leg.; the same locality, 3♂, 20. VII. 2011, TFRI00128724 ♂, S. Wu & W. C. Chang leg. (TFRI); Hualien, Ci’en, 1,950 m, 2♂, 28. VI. 2011, S. Wu & W. C. Chang leg.; the same locality, 1♂, 18. VII. 2011, S. Wu & W. C. Chang leg. (TFRI); Pilu-Shenmu, 2,000 m, 1♀, 16.VII. 2012, M. Owada & L. C. Shih leg. (ESRI); Nantou, Biluxi, 1♂, 12. VII. 2011, C. M. Fu leg.; Turnyuan, 1♀, 23. VI. 2007, 1,950 m, C. M. Fu leg. (NMNS); Taichung, Wuling, 1,850 m, 1♀, 10–12. VIII. 1990, M. Owada leg. (NSMT); Hualien, Tsu’en, 1,990 m, 1♂, 26. VI. 1989, M. Owada leg. (NSMT); Nantou, Hotso [Lushan Spa], 1♀, 26–29. VI. 1973, M. Owada leg. (NSMT). Additional material examined (2♂ 2♀). Hualien, Tsu’en, 2,000 m, 1♀, 13. VII. 2015, NSMT3284 ♀, M. Owada & L. Shih leg. (NSMT); Nantou, Sunlinksea, 1,700 m, 1♂, 25. VI. 2017, NSMT3283 ♂, M. Owada & L. Shih leg. (NSMT); Kaohsiung, Tianchi-2, 2,280 m, 1♂ 1♀, 6. VII. 2015, M. Owada & C.-M. Fu leg. (NSMT). Diagnosis. The species is easily distinguished from other species in C. gladiata complex due to the paler ground coloration of the wings and the more contrasting forewing medial region, the less curved transversal lines on both wings, and the medial part of the corpus bursae, which is incised with longitudinal wrinkles. Distribution and phenology. Endemic to Taiwan. The adults occur from June to August.Published as part of Wu, Shipher, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2019, Review of Cidariplura Butler, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae). Part 1: the Cidariplura gladiata species complex, pp. 489-502 in Zootaxa 4668 (4) on page 496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/344986
Bian zhong yue wu
No full textSide A. 1. 荊楚雄風 ; 2. 橘頌 ; 3. 國殤 -- Side B. 1. 迎神 ; 2. 農事組舞 : 採桑 ; 耕耘 ; 3. 房中樂 : 關雎 ; 慷慨歌.湖北省歌舞團 ; 中央人民廣播電台專題音樂節目.Title supplied by cataloguer.Radio broadcast (Pending for review)"王大俊8/28/85"--Side 1 label.Electronic reproduction from Rulan Chao Pian Audio Cassette Collection.Program: 中央人民廣播電台.Performers: 湖北省歌舞團.Sung and spoken in Chinese.Hubei Sheng ge wu tuan ; Zhong yang ren min guang bo dian tai zhuan ti yin yue jie mu."Wang Dajun 8/28/85"--Side 1 label.Program: Zhong yang ren min guang bo dian tai.Performers: hu bei sheng ge wu tuan.Detailed contents in vernacular field only
Pupopsis maoxian Wu & Gao, 2010, sp. nov.
No full text8. Pupopsis maoxian sp. nov. Figs. 1, 3 F, 8 E; Table 2 Type material. Holotype: HBUMM-01023–specimen 1 (fms); 5 km from Fengyi Town on the road to Wenchuan County, 1574 m a.s.l., 31 ° 39 ʹ 35.4 ʹ N, 103 ° 48 ʹ 48.7 ʹ E, Maoxian County, NW Sichuan, China, 2004 –X– 11, leg. M. Wu. Paratypes: HBUMM-01023–specimen 2 (fms), same data as holotype; HBUMM-01794–specimen 1 (broken fms), Hongqi Hill (ca. 2 km south of the town of Maoxian), Maoxian County, NW Sichuan, China, 2004 –IX, leg. M. Wu. Type locality. 5 km from Fengyi Town on the road to Wenchuan County, Maoxian County, NW Sichuan. Material examined. Type material. Distribution. Sichuan (Maoxian County). Etymology. The new species is named after the county name “ Maoxian.” The epithet is a noun in apposition. Diagnosis. Shell with 8.125 whorls. Height 8.8–8.9, diam. maj. 2.2–3.4. Parietal tooth absent. Columellar tooth prominent and expanded inward. Palatal wall with a ridge-like tooth. Shell. Fusiform; apex not acuminate; dextral; thin-shelled; solid; semitranslucent; glossy; with 8.125 – 8.125 – 8.125 whorls. Whorls never spirally grooved; convex. Embryonic shell smooth; polished; with 1.500–1.563 – 1.625 whorls. Postnuclear whorls wrinkled. Suture simple. Last whorl gradually ascending toward aperture; rounded at periphery. Shell 8.8 – 8.8–8.9 high; 2.2–2.8 – 3.4 in diam. maj. Height/diam. maj. ratio 2.64–3.36 – 4.08. Aperture ovate; slightly oblique; its insertions separated; 1.8–2.3 – 2.8 high, 2.0– 2.1 – 2.1 wide. Ratio of shell height to aperture height 3.17–3.97 – 4.77. Peristome expanded; sharp. Palatal margin rounded. Palatal tooth present, ridgelike, extending approximately 1.25 whorls inward. Parietal callus indistinct; with angular tubercle. Parietal tooth absent. Columellar margin reflexed; with one prominent tooth which is expanded inward. Umbilicus a narrow slit. Shell uniformly light brownish-white; aperture white. Remarks. This new species is grouped into the genus Pupopsis because of its typical apertural armature. The unique shell contour with a pointed apex and a narrowed body whorl, and the combination of the absence of a parietal tooth and the presence of both palatal, ridge-like tooth and columellar tooth set P. m a o x i a n apart from all other species in the genus. This new species lives in a habitat charaterised by seasonal change of aridity and wetness. The detailed environmental characters are almost the same as described in Wu et al. (2003) for Cathaica (Pliocathaica) radiata Pilsbry, 1934.Published as part of Wu, Min & Gao, Linhui, 2010, A review of the genus Pupopsis Gredler, 1898 (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Enidae), with the descriptions of eight new species from China, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 2725 on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19998
Wu, Min and a little hakka lexical tone sandhi : right and left
No full textAn initial assay of Wu and Min lexical tone sandhi opens inquiry into a possible source : Austronesian pitch accent, and into a sandhi origin for the "third" tone ( qu/ departing ). One important element in such an assay is the feature Right/Left : focus = preservation , stress, retention, etc, towards the Right or towards the Left. Northern Wu appears to be focus Left, and destressing seems to be spreading in the area. Southern Wu and Min are focus Right. Southern Wu focus does not prevent some Right mergers, and often it is the last two syllables acting together that is the focus. Northern Min shows similarities to Southern Wu, but Southern Min can be said to have no tone sandhi at all : The Amoy et al tone circles appear to be artifacts of changes in isolation values, since they are virtual reconstructions of the probable prototone values. The one Eakka dialect examined appears to be like Northern Min/Southern Wu. On the basis of this assay , I would hazard the guess that in the study of the origin of lexical tone sandhi, Southern Min should be classified with the Cantonese/ Thai type, Northern Wu as a separate type heavily influenced by Mandarin, and Southern Wu/Northern Min as the preservation of the oldest, most Austronesianoid type of sandhi. Further speculation would be foolhardly until more information is available and more detailed comparisons and histories are drawn up.Ballard William. Wu, Min and a little hakka lexical tone sandhi : right and left . In: Cahiers de linguistique - Asie orientale, vol. 13 1, 1984. pp. 3-34
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