By Nick Tang
A great exhibition featuring 77 sketches and 21 oil paintings by Vincent Van Gogh will be held at the National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館) from December 10, 2009 through March 28, 2010. Among many masterpieces, the following are some “must sees” for they reveal the shaping and shifting of Van Gogh’s unique style.
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By Dave Huang
“Guten Tag!” rings out a clear voice from the front of the classroom. There sits Dr. Stefan Rummel, now in his sixth year teaching German at Taida. After more than five years in Taiwan, Stefan has taught German to more than 700 NTU students, graded almost 10,000 tests, and answered “at least a million” questions about German pronunciation (particularly the “r”). At the same time he has given more than 100 lectures on studying and research in Germany at all of Taiwan’s top universities and has managed to increase the number of Taiwanese students applying for study visas to Germany by 50%. By Mendy Chang
When it comes to Russian cinema, realistic depictions of wars, crimes, and a gloomy society may immediately spring to mind. However, do you want to try a different style of Russian film? The Mermaid, directed by Anna Melikyan, provides a new kind of narrative in Russian cinema—it will bring you into a fantasy world to discover modern Russia and to experience mystical coincidences in everyday life. By Yun Ku
You must know there is Department of Anthropology at NTU. However, do you have any idea what students are studying there? As one of the oldest departments in NTU, the Department of Anthropology seems like a mystery to many people. Anthropology is not just digging up the bones of dead people, nor does it just study dinosaurs. So what is it? By Kevin Lee
Good news for cycling enthusiasts and bike commuters: now in cities such as Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Tainan, a public bike rental system is in place! Jumping on the “green” bandwagon, governments of these cities are striving to cut down the emission of greenhouse gases by installing a rental system for residents and tourists alike. Wonderful for boosting tourism, such a system has given rise to new business opportunities that benefit many sectors of the local economy. In many ways the system in Kaohsiung is the model for cities planning to implement one or now struggling with a failing design. The success of such a system depends on more than just a functional design but also requires larger questions of city planning and related infrastructure concerns. By Pei-Chun Liao
Recently a book called The Birth of a New Economy, which talks about the end of traditional economics, has been forbidden from Elite and Kingstone bookstores. But why would a book that reveals the secrets of becoming rich be forbidden? And why, according to the book, would college students be the center of this new economy? I was fortunate enough to have an interview with the author, Chang Kuang, to explore more on this fascinating subject. By Alistair Wu
“Green ray, a light of happiness A sudden light to the extreme of joy and sorrow With love in mind, we can see the green ray. Theatre is our best love In the theatre, we sing and dance In the theatre, we laugh and cry In the theatre, we can see the green ray.” Quoted from Green Ray Theatre By Bickey Chang
It’s every patient’s worst nightmare. In 2000, Jessica Santillian came to the United States to seek medical treatment for a life-threatening heart disease. Instead, three years later, the 17-year-old girl received organs from a donor without a matching blood type and died shortly afterwards. An entire nation watched in disgust as Dr. James Jaggers, the on-call transplant surgeon, issued a statement following her death accepting full responsibility for the mistake. By Jackie Lee
I never pictured that I would become a frequent visitor of the National Palace Museum, because transportation to the museum had always seemed to me not very convenient. However, after I learned that the museum is open every Saturday night for free, I wanted to give it a try since “the best things in life are free” has always been my motto. One rainy evening this summer I took the metro to Shihlin and transferred to a bus to the museum. Actually there are plenty of them so I didn’t have to wait too long. The National Palace Museum, located on a hill overlooking Taipei city, has a detached atmosphere which is different from other museums. When I arrived, there were not as many tourist groups as there would have been during the day. By Peggy Yun-Chu Wang
While riding in an elevator have you ever noticed the dots which bulge out between the buttons? Most people guess that these dots were made for blind people, but how can dots convey messages? It was not until I visited the Parent’s Association for the Visually Impaired, to help make Braille books, that I understood the world of the blind and how they are able to communicate. |
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