Summer Programs are available to students upon application. Please consult individual course descriptions for restrictions and requirements.
Intensive Beginning Swahili
Intensive Beginning Swahili is a summer abroad course for students who have no prior proficiency （熟练）in the Swahili language. The course is taught in Swahili and focuses on acquiring beginner-level skills to perform basic communication functions in the culture of Swahili speakers.
Open to current first year undergraduates, sophomores（大学二年级学生）and juniors.
Dates:25 June-20 August
Intermediate Chinese
This course is a four-week summer intensive language course, conducted in person at Princeton Theological Seminary. Students work on developing a strong foundation for modern spoken and written Chinese, with emphasis on the reading of contemporary Chinese dialogue.
Enrollment by application or interview.
Dates: 10 July-6 August
Studies in Spanish Language and Style
This is an intensive, full immersion（沉浸） course in Spanish language and Argentine history， culture and art. Students develop advanced language skills while studying language in context, through the exploration of the city of Buenos Aires, its architecture, museums, and cultural and political life.
Open to students who have completed the Spanish language requirement.
Dates:18 July-20 August
Accelerated Summer Study
Taught at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, Italy, the course will be team-taught by a resident Princeton faculty and an SNS faculty member. The course is designed to increase students' writing and speaking language proficiency levels and enable students to understand Italian culture, history and literature while exploring the foreign city. Not open to Seniors.
Dates:24 July-24 August
I am thinking today about my new favorite thing. It's an app that my husband told me a few years ago that helps me bypass all the obstacles （障碍）in my way： potholes, heavy traffic， and even speed cameras.
To be honest, when my husband first told me about it, I didn't pay much attention. I was only going to places I already knew how to get to. Plus, I learned to drive from my father-who never turned to a map. I think I mistakenly absorbed the message that real drivers didn't need a map; you somehow just magically knew where to go. It was only later that I realized that just getting a driver's license didn't mean you knew how to get to places-that was lesson one. Lesson two came when my kids started playing on two different travel teams. The drivers in our household suddenly had the need to head in different directions on the same day.
Suddenly my app became very meaningful to me. How did I ever manage to get to strange playing fields hidden somewhere without it? But the crazy thing I have also noticed is how often I just don't listen to it. Why might that be? Do I just prefer the old routes, even if they are actually worse？ I see an analogy （类比）to the present moment. There is evidence that some old ideas and some long familiar ideas will send us into a boring unchanging lifestyle. But for some reason we like them better than an unfamiliar new route that might take us into areas we've never heard of, let alone visited.
It can be hard to admit we don't know everything. As a person who still drives an 8-year-old stick shift and who has never stood in line for anything new, 1 certainly understand that. But I also try to remember the times I Jet goof my ego（自负），or my fear and learned that life could be better. Not perfect-but better. I am glad I finally listened to my husband about that app. He was right.
Researchers set up an experiment in which 5-year-olds were tested with their fellows under different circumstances of transparency （透明） and different audiences. They set up a sticker machine that in some settings was transparent, and other settings in which only the giver of stickers knew how many stickers he could give. They had children give out stickers in both settings. The results were striking: children were consistently generous only when the receiver and audience of the stickers were fully aware of the donation options. Children were notably ungenerous when the receiver of stickers couldn't see the options.
The researchers said, "Children only showed consistently pro-social behavior in our study in the condition when they could see the receiver and their allocations （分配物）were fully visible； in all other conditions, children were statistically ungenerous, giving the receiver the smaller amount of stickers. "
They made the conclusions that at a very early age, children are learning how to position themselves socially. Well before they apprehend the sociology of their networks and what social reputation really means, they think strategically about giving as a function of how they can gain a reputation with a peer as a generous citizen or pro-social agent when the receiver observes them.
Children change their behavior in response to having an audience. Help children give to others in full view, delivering meals to families, and in private, dropping off treats or surprises for those who need support without signing their names. Also, children should be reminded that thank-you notes are lovely but unnecessary to receive. When we give gifts or lend help to others, try to help children remember why-to provide something for another. It really doesn't have to be recognized. When a thank-you card doesn't come, it doesn't make a gift any less valuable or meaningful for those who were lucky enough to receive.
In a new finding that goes against current conservation patterns, re-introducing wolves and other predators （捕食者）to our landscapes does not amazingly reduce deer populations, restore worsening ecosystems or significantly threaten livestock （家禽），according to a new study.
"The hopes and fears that we have on both sides of the debate-neither are realized, " said conservation biologist Bernd Blossey, professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University. On the one hand, there is little evidence for claims that re-introducing large predators such as wolves, bears and mountain lions is a major threat to livestock and wild animals such as white-tailed deer and mule deer. When the wolf was taken off the endangered species list, hunters and livestock producers, and some state governments, called for action to safeguard the wildlife they wanted to hunt and the livestock that was their livelihood. But it is nearly impossible to independently evaluate those claims, Blossey said. Other factors also kill livestock, from lightning strikes to extreme weather and diseases.
On the other hand, the claim that wolves and other predators can control deer populations and restore worsening ecosystems lacks evidence as well. "Meaningfully reducing deer populations in Wisconsin alone would require tens of thousands of wolves, which is ecologically and socially impossible, " said Blossey. And wolves alone can't repair the ecological damage humans have done, he said. A popular video "How wolves change rivers, " which has been viewed more than 43 million times, suggests that the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park benefited the entire ecosystem. "I was as fooled like everybody else by the lovely stories that came out of Yellowstone saying, you bring wolves back, and you restore the rivers, and everything's satisfactory, " said Blossey.
We should see large predators like wolves as a valuable part ecological communities in their own right, Blossey said, and not just for their function. "As long as people learn to live with and tolerate the new （old） neighbors, a careful but not fully conflict-free existence appears possible, "said Blossey.
The road to learning how to take personal responsibility can be a difficult one, but starting simple really works. Here is some advice you need to follow.
·Focus on the basics of your journey.
Just like the ocean, our life has many ups and downs. If you start building a solid sailboat, you can withstand （经受）the weather. The solid boat represents your basic needs： safety，self-esteem（自尊）and connection with others．
·Open your sails and be willing to fail.
Do not lay too much stress on the destination. Just head in the right direction. You're supposed to take the courage to really open your sails. When you devote yourself to what you are doing, you will forget about your insecurities and worries.
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As you sail through life, are you making goals and plans, or are you simply letting things happen and watching life pass? Working on goal setting enables you to measure your progress and take responsibility for all you have and haven't done to achieve them.
·Live in the moment.
As you're moving through the ocean of your life, are you really concentrating on each present moment, or are your thoughts set on the past and future? Do you complain about mistakes others made that forced you into a difficult position? Start taking personal responsibility for each thought and emotion that passes through you.
A. Reach your goals.
B. Move forward with intention.
C. Then begin to tackle the more difficult aspects.
D. So check in and make sure that they are being met.
E. Stop blaming others or situations if you really want to enjoy each moment.
F. Everyone can edge closer to that stage through taking personal responsibility.
G. You must enjoy the sail by finding purpose and following that desire to explore.
My son Darcy, 10, begged "No more needles", tears rolling down his cheeks. Seeing him so 1 broke my heart. Darcy had a surgery and the needle would provide a blood transfusion （输血）. It looked like the 2 was successful, but Darcy only got sicker.
Darcy often asked, "Mom, when can I see my3 ?""Soon, sweetie, " I'd reply. But with a weak immune （免疫的） system，it was 4 for him to return to school． At first， my words seemed 5 but as the months passed, I watched as Darcy became 6 . While he was in hospital, his friends were enjoying their lives without him. I could 7 he was giving up.
I consulted the school about 8 Darcy's education in the hope of creating more 9 for him and I got the reply "If he's well enough". At that point, I wondered if this had happened to thousands of kids around the country.10 , a year later, Darcy got better enough to go back to school!
One day, I talked with some friends, who had 11 kids too. We all agreed that there should be a way to keep them in the classroom 12 with their mates, even if they can't13 be there. Later, we got to know some sort of robot, which could just14 the need. I then became a fundraiser and finally launched a national pilot program. A mother's pure love now 15 to all children.
Jingxi Taiping Drum is a traditional form of dancing that is popular in Mentougou District of Beijing. The earliest historical references of this art（date） back to the Spring and Autumn Period and describe how it was （initial） used in ceremonies to drive away bad spirits and pray for good fortune. During the Qing Dynasty, the drums were also played on the New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar at the imperial palace. consequence, the performance also became known as the "New Year Drum" by Beijingers. Nowadays, this type of drum dance is commonly seen （perform） during the last and first month of the lunar year in many local festive activities， thus （express） people＇s hope of a peaceful and prosperous （繁荣的）year to come.
A Taiping Drum is usually made up of a shell, a cloth skin, and a handle with handful of decorative rings， and this single-sided drum is usually played with a wooden mallet （木槌）. Traditional Chinese aesthetic （美学的）concepts （reflect） in the drum playing， pace and formation changes, all of represent distinctive local features.
With its great （popular）, the Jingxi Taiping Drum dance has been performed in local villages as well as on national and international （stage）. Today, the time-honored folk art is being taken up by the young generation and is presenting its lively artistic charm.
I used to be very active in sports and games when I was in primary school. I won the B Division long jump and was a good sprinter（短跑运动员）. As a result，I was chosen to represent the school in the long jump and relay events at the District Sports Meet. Before the sports meet, I had put in a lot of hard work and dedication during the training sessions. I woke up early every morning to go for runs and did countless drills to improve my technique. My teammates and I supported and encouraged each other during training, pushing ourselves to do better and achieve our goals.
The meet lasted two days. I had no events scheduled for the first day. So I kept myself busy by watching the others compete. Large tents were provided for the young competitors on one side of the track. Despite being assigned the last tent that was furthest from the track, I made the best of the situation by decorating it with our school colors and creating a supportive atmosphere.
The next day, I was getting ready for my events. The long jump was scheduled for the early afternoon, followed by the 8x50m relay later in the afternoon. I thought I was a pretty good jumper, but as the competition began, I realized I was vastly outclassed. We finished our jumps, and I came in fourth place, just missing out on a medal.
That was disappointing, but I reminded myself that we still had a chance in the 8x50m relay, for which I was assigned to run the fifth leg. The race date arrived. We filed into our assigned spots and prepared for the race. After a tense minute or so, I heard the starter's gun go off. When the first runners took off, I watched nervously and excitedly as my team runners kept up with the others. As they got closer, I realized we were at least in second place.
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My turn arrived and I took the baton （接力棒）cleanly and began my run.
As a result, I left the meet empty-handed.
