The long line in Shanghai Pudong International Airport On August 15th, 2021, the waiting line in front of the check-in counter at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is more than one kilometer long. Most of them are Chinese international students who are flying to foreign countries to study. However, data shows that the number of Chinese students going to the United States to study is declining. According to the data from the American platform Common App, an application website which helps students to find universities or colleges to apply for, the number of Chinese applicants for the new academic year of 2021 has decreased by 18% compared to the previous year. However, given the fact that the number of international applications…

Avatar I chose the word “intimacy” as my keyword. In this avatar, I mainly depict the intimate relationship between a parent and a kid. As you can see in the picture, the mother and the daughter apparently quarreled with each other, and decided not to speak. However, when it rains, the mother still holds the umbrella for the girl to prevent her from getting wet. This kind of scene is commonly seen in human’s intimate relationship—— although we have conflicts, we still love each other; or reversely, although we love each other, sometimes we don’t know how to express the love. Giants According to the John Bowlby‘s attachment theory (1969), the…