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Kuan, Isabel. Section E.  “Happening: Another Way to View Museums”

Allan Kaprow brought up the concept of “happening” in 1960s. He suggested that art could take place everywhere and condemned the combination between contemporary art and museums. The exhibition of Tsai Guo-chiang's exploding art, however, fully demonstrates that museums can still display “happening” by multimedia equipment.

Chen, Mary.  Section C. “Handmade Miracles─Own-branding Manufacturing in Taiwanese Fashion Industry” Campo and similar activities provide consumers a friendly marketplace in search of newfangled goods. In fact, starting handmade brands can serve as a path for young creative people to launch their career. Most importantly, it boosts the development of our own branding manufacturing in Taiwanese fashion industry in terms of the design and multiple marketing strategies.

Lin, Karen.  Section A.  “The Survival of McDonald’s: broadening the target customers and the resolution of showing a new appearance”  

According the questionnaire, 79.3 percentages of respondents shows McDonald’s isn’t their first choice any more. By offering the questionnaire result and scholar’s opinion, this paper proves McDonald’s recent crisis lies in a series of problems in wrong market strategy, less competitiveness and low-quality product. In order to bring back consumers to its restaurant, broadening the target customers, showing the new appearance to change consumer’s stereo type to fast food and developing the long-term interactive relationship with consumers by the quality guarantee are the best remediable strategies.

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Kuo, Denis. Sec.D. “Can Simulation Games Simulate A Classroom for Players to Learn?” 

Can children learn something from video and computer games? Some researches have shown the educational potential within games. The simulated function in those games is the researchers mainly focus. After defining different genres of computer and video games, I use The Sims 2 and Rollercoaster Tycoon, belonged to simulation game genre, to further develop its learning potential. However, can children be concentrating on learning from video and computer games while they put all of themselves on enjoying games? According to this doubt, I begin to research the games’ practicability and negative influences.

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Kao, Johny.  Section B.  “A Different Look at Scary Movies.”

To most people, scary movies are all about big sharks, zombies, people eating people, vampires, ghosts, or the combination of them all. In fact, scary movies are the biggest challenge of filming because of their suspense and creativity. In my research I will argue how scary movies, more than groundbreaking techniques and creativity, are indispensable in our life from a sexual, humanistic, and a psychological point of view.

Lin, Stanley.  Section A. “Apple Daily Is More Than A Tabloid Newspaper.” 

         Most newspaper readers are likely to condemn Apple Daily’s quality due to its sensationalism, though it has the widest readership.  In fact, the original Apple Daily was often considered a tabloid; however, in order to increase its sales, Apple has continued to rearrange its news coverage.  For instance, it has eliminated the section of sexy young females, added news on political issues, and dealt with photos less sensationally than ever before.  Moreover, this newspaper offers comparatively objective and authentic reporting.  By comparing Apple Daily in the past and at present, this paper will prove that Apple Daily is even more acceptable and trustworthy than other leading newspapers.

Wang, Andy.  Section C.  “Kill Bill and Sin City: Reveling in the Aesthetics of Violence” 

The research paper presents the aesthetics of violence from two of the most renowned violent films’ (Sin City and Kill Bill) perspectives. It deals with the artistic value of cinematic violence, as well as how audiences react to the presence of highly stylized and gory violence in films. This research also includes some descriptions of certain scenes that indicate the aesthetics of violence in the aforementioned films.

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Ng, Harry. Section D.  “The Cultural Industry of Pili Puppet Show and its Strategies of Globalization.”  

To adjust to the social changes in our society, the Pili puppet show has revised it tradition in its performance style. On the other hand, in order to find global audience, the company adopts promotional tactics such as collaboration, the issue of the movie and the video. This paper argues that neither its modernization nor its globalization sacrifices the traditional values of puppet show, which are the preservation of the traditional soundtracks and the preservation of the hand-made puppet.

Related websites: E-Pili霹靂網 http:www.pili.com.tw

Chang, Yi-Ling (Eve).  Section B.  “Mere Confinement Cannot Stop Them – A Look at Taiwan’s Disposal toward Sexually Violent Predator.” 

Recently, rapes which are committed by ex-convicts have become a serious problem which threatens Taiwanese women. To the authorities, perhaps it is hard to keep all the criminals in prison to secure the public, but it is necessary to confine those highly risky ones, who are the so-called “Sexually Violent Predator” since it is almost impossible to stop them from attacking women. However, there are still many loopholes in the ways our government treat the serial rapists which allow them to recommit continually. People should know that mere confinement or extreme penalties cannot improve the problem, instead, the government has to consider different disposals to build a safe environment for women.

           Related websites:

          http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/WAsexlaw.pdf

http://www.cib.gov.tw/crime/Crime_Book_Content.aspx?chapter_id=0000007&rule_id=0000004

Kuo, Anna. Section E.  “Struggle of Translated Romance Novel Publishing: Why Translated Romance Novels in Taiwan Meet Their Choke Points?”

Translated romance fiction has encountered crisis; yet from cultural and practical viewpoints, these novels should have markets in Taiwan. Through interviewing editors and readers and observing on-line discussions, this paper examines reasons of the decaying market from three aspects and presents five possible solutions.

Lai, Skip.  Section A.   "Copyright Law: Overprotection for the Record Company"  

The copyright law was established to protect the interests of creative works such as songs that created by artists. However when the rights of the songs are sold to the record companies, the companies then over claim their rights in the name of protecting intellectual properties; yet the consumers' rights are shrunk because of the manipulation of law and the technology of copy protection that the company implanted. This paper will prove how the consumers' rights are interfered by maneuvers in both fields of law and technology, and argues the law and technology should be revised.

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Chen, Claire.   Section B.   “Super Mother”  

People often consider that after married women have children, their career life is going to be on the down grade, because it is hard for them to manage both their job and children well. It is really a hard task for career women, but through this kind of experience, they become more mature and highly resistant to pressure. Therefore, rather than becoming obstacles of their career life, married women who have children would be more competitive both in Taiwan and foreign countries, because through raising children they can obtain some essential abilities of interpersonal related works not only in basic but also high level jobs.

Chen, Kylie. Section E. “Enjoy the Starshine with Me:Adolescent Idol Worship in Taiwan”

      Some Taiwanese parents take their adolescent children’s idolatry as pure waste of time and money. This paper argues that this is a misconception. Parents should realize the positive values of idolatry from the psychological point of view, which include identity formation, spiritual support, and remote closeness.

Yu, Chris.  Section B  “Raise More Taxes on Cigarette.”

Cigarette for some people may play an important role in their everyday life. Some smoke for relaxation or releasing emotion, others smoke for reflecting certain manliness or sexual appeal, and some others may merely get into a habit of smoking. However, what about the people beside those smokers? Many people may agree that those who do not smoke have no obligation to accept secondhand smoke. Even though some related acts or laws already restrict some areas for smokers, for father reducing the influence of secondhand smoke and public health government ought to raise more taxes on cigarette. The cost of cigarette as well as the generation of secondhand smoke directly or indirectly. Consequently public health and the quality of life can become better for all citizens.

         Related websites:

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/prices

http://www.tobacco.bhp.doh.gov.tw:8080/modules.php?name=Web_Link&l_op=viewlink&cid=8

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Shen, Kelly.  Section D.  "Where is my Home? An Analysis of Assisted Living Facilities as an Option for the Elderly."                 

On account of the increasing aging population, and the shift of the economic structure into a double salary family, for the elderly needing assistance with daily activities but wishing to live as independently as possible for as long as possible, care facilities becomes a choice probably better than either living with their own children or living alone by themselves. Assisted Living Facilities or Independent Housing could be an option for the elderly who have no worries at all about their health.

Su, Sylvia. Section C.  “Certificate Myth”   

        This research aims to discuss how students regard the value of certificates and the reason they want to enter graduate schools. The added values and students' attitudes towards certificates will also be taken into account in this research paper. On the other hand, the research paper addresses on the impacts certificates bring to students through a questionnaire conducted among junior students in college.

Related website: <http://www.my3q.com/home2/164/dejavuki/71389.phtml>

Hsu, Rainy.  Section D.  “Songs and Games for Children Learning English.”

Recently, cram schools teaching English to young learners have become a stream in Taiwan. Reasons of their popularity may have some variety, but they have something in common. As for some popular cram schools like Hess, Kid Castle, and Sesame Street, songs and games are the prototype teaching methods for beginners. Using songs and games can be effective in teaching children in cram schools if considering ways of applying and content. On the other hand, possible problems are being considering as well.

Liao, Eunice.  Section A.  “Can ICRT Enhance Listener’s Listening Comprehension?” 

         As he only one English radio in Taiwan, ICRT has been long considered a good source for learners to exercise their listening comprehension. However, there is no study done to examine if ICRT helps learners in terms of listening. By analyzing the programs of ICRT and opinions of participants of this study, this paper will prove that ICRT is not a proper and useful instrument to practice listening comprehension.