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Qi Feng Wu

How Jane Austen’s Novels Remain Relevant and Speak to us After 200 Years?

In the annals of literary history, few authors have remained as perennially relevant as Jane Austen. Exposing social sanctimoniousness in...

Qi Feng Wu

Does God Reward Those Who Believe in Him? If so, Why?

In the long term of human history, people would believe in one or several gods. We call this belief as “Religion”. The followers believe...

Qi Feng Wu

Understanding how Mozart Generates Feelings of Joy and Excitement Through his Flute Quartets

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is widely celebrated for his ability to convey deep emotions through music, including vivid feelings of...

Qi Feng Wu

Exploring the Phonological Evolution of Loanwords into Middle English

Abstract This paper explores how Old French words were adopted and changed in Middle English, focusing on pronunciation changes from Old...

Qi Feng Wu

Ernst Friedrich Karl Rudorff - Serenade No. 2 in G major for orchestra, op. 21

https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/prefaces/4900.html Allegro grazioso p. 3 / 4:30Allegro molto p. 27 / 2:00Con moto, ma non troppo....

Qi Feng Wu

Robert Schumann - Three arrangements for violin and orchestra from 12 vierhändige Klavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder Op. 85

https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/prefaces/4850.html (1849) Original Composition12 Vierhändige Klavierstücke für kleine und große...

Qi Feng Wu

Not All Video Games Are Bad

In today’s media, all we hear are screams of negativity whenever video games are mentioned: " Violence!" "Addiction!" ...

Qi Feng Wu

The Making of “Cure”, an Adventure-Based Story Game By Qi Feng

The Making of “Cure”, an Adventure-Based Story Game By Qi Feng Abstract This paper analyzes the steps taken to develop my game, Cure,...

“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are.” — Madeleine L’Engle

The Unconsoled

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens' famous novel which has been read repeatedly

The Good Earth