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Exploring the Composition of Early Brahms and Mature Brahms: A Comparison of 1854 and 1891 Piano Trio No.1 in B Major, Op.8
Introduction Johannes Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op.8 was his first chamber music composition. The original version of the piece was published in 1854 when Brahms was only twenty-one years old. 37 years later, Brahms published a revised version of the work, which he completed in 1889. The original version of the piece can be considered as part of Brahms’s early style while the 1891 version features his mature style. Before comparing the two versions of the Piano Tr
泰熙 肖
Jan 815 min read
Counting the Number of Isomers of Chain Alkanes — Application of Pólya Enumeration Theorem
Fa Yongwang, Li Enshu, Xu Wenqi This paper discusses the number of isomers (not considering enantiomers) of chain alkanes with chemical formulas. First, the Pólya generating function theorem is introduced by coloring the vertices of a cube in space; then the generating function of the number of carbon alkane bases is obtained; finally, the generating function of the number of carbon alkanes is derived. I. Introduction Firstly, consider the following question: Use four colors
泰熙 肖
Jan 77 min read
How does the increased level of people awareness on sustainable consumption impact the success of greenwashing strategies?
Literature review: Greenwashing is a phenomenon that has been quickly growing over the last decades (Vieira et al., 2020), parallel to the increasing awareness of environmental sustainability (Cohen, 2022). Greenwashing has gained plenty of attention from regulators, environmentalists, and consumers in the past decade due to the increased demand for transparency and authenticity (Austin Mac Nab, 2020). The term “greenwashing” was coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld in t
泰熙 肖
Jan 731 min read


Should we treat non-human animals well because they have rights, interests, neither, orboth?
Menghua Yang 2025 I. Introduction: The Central Question in Animal Ethics Why non-human animals must be treated well is no longer a...
Menghua Yang
Oct 4, 20258 min read


Should I Be Held Responsible for What I Believe?
Sin Man Lea Cheng 2025 Consider two worlds. In the first one, people are selfish, treacherous, and dishonest, but through some kind of...
Sin Man Lea Cheng
Oct 4, 20258 min read


Should anyone be ashamed of their nation's history? Should anyone be proud of it?
Kate 2025 In today’s polarized political climate, where public statements are often intensely scrutinized, people are increasingly...
Kate
Oct 4, 20259 min read


The Cultural Revolution: How did Mao Zedong’s Strategies Change China?
Ginny Lin May 23, 2024 In the early 1960s, Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful due to errors in execution, natural...
Ginny Lin
Oct 4, 202515 min read


Between Marginality and National Unity: The Flourishing of Minority Cinema in Early Communist China (1949-1966)
Eva Xu 2025 The main topic of my paper originated from my past experiences living in a region with a mixed ethnicity population. As a Han...
Eva Xu
Oct 4, 202520 min read


Can Thinking Become the Truth? Only if One Believes
Iris Zhou 30 December 2024 In recent decades, the power of mindset has been considered unproven pseudoscience. In fact, this has not...
Iris Zhou
Oct 4, 20259 min read


The Political Division
Xinyu Yang 16 November 2023 While living in an era filled with technological advancement and innovations, people are spending an...
Xinyu Yang
Oct 4, 20256 min read


More Than Property: Recognizing the Lives Behind the Labels
Binzhu(Judy) He 2025 According to World Population Review, 1 only thirteen countries have laws that recognize and support animal rights...
Binzhu(Judy) He
Oct 4, 20258 min read


Baking Behind Bars: Air Conditioning as a Fundamental Human Right to Prevent Climate Change-Induced Prison Deaths
Yimin (Amelia) Peng August 1, 2023 As the world's attention is fixed on the escalating impact of climate change on the environment,...
Yimin (Amelia) Peng
Oct 4, 20255 min read
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