Wichita State University seeks a full-time, 9-month assistant professor, beginning in August. Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area, teaching experience at a professional or college level, ability to direct and teach stage movement. The salary depends on qualifications and experience. For complete information, visit http://finearts.wichita.edu.

The Department of Theater & Dance at the University of California at San Diego (http://www-theater.ucsd.edu/) is seeking an experienced theater artist in lighting design. Applicants must work for us for at least 10 months. Significant professional experience is required. This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels. A review of applications will start on June 1st. Application deadline: September 1st.

DeSales University’s Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled, professional technical director. The position is a 10-month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Professional experience is required; MFA is preferred. Please email materials to john.bell@desales.edu. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Maryland Institute College of Art is seeking an Assistant Director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division. Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with a knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and familiarity with Photoshop and scanning. A review of applications will begin immediately; job announcements will remain open until the position is filled. Applicants are required to work for us for at least 11 months. You can send emails to jobs@mica.edu. The salary differs depending on your experience. Please include your desired salary in your application letter.

2 . Dopamine (多巴胺), known as the “source of pleasure”, is a chemical that is released in the brain and provides people with a feeling of reward and motivation. Now, China’s young people are seeking to wear that joyfulness on their bodies, giving rise to the fashion “dopamine dressing style”. Mainly characterized by bright colors, this dressing style is described by many Chinese netizens as “healing” and “a mood booster”. It is part-fashion, part-mindfulness.

Dopamine dressing is nothing new. In fact, a study published in 2012 found that when participants were asked to wear clothing that held some symbolic meaning, their confidence increased. The study determined that clothing can have a direct impact on their psychological process.

Another 2015 study found that the outfits we wear can directly influence how we think. It suggested that dressing in a certain way can influence the way we make decisions. “What we wear is how we show ourselves to those we interact with — we are influenced by their reaction to it. If we are well received, it builds up our confidence and can eventually affect our well-being.” one of the leading researchers. Mair added.

Actually, dopamine dressing is different for everyone. It’s about wearing the clothes that make you feel good. It could be joggers and a sport shirt; it could be your favorite pair of jeans; or it could be that dress you were saving for a special occasion. In a word, it’s OK to wear anything that can boost your mood.

Color psychologist Karen Haller said: “Color is a great way to lift our spirits and boost our moods in an instant. Our confidence can be boosted when we wear colors that we love and feel good in. We feel and behave differently when we take the colors in through our eyes and through the part of our brain where our emotions exist.” Ultimately, dopamine dressing is whatever makes you feel good.

3 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the ______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ______ to dash across the lawn and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and ______ on my backside. Mom ______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ______ myself up and kept right on going. Mom always ____ here that, as many times as I zoomed across the lawn after that, I never again ______ into that tree.

Mom loves to use this story as an ______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ______ to take risks or unwilling to try again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that ______ as I grew older. When I ______ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and through years of efforts, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ______ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ______. Just get up and keep on going, It will all be worth it in the end.

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some _________ station.

The _________ moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the _________ of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.

Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband _________ it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here?” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny _________. She left before I could even make it to the door to offer my thanks.

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who _________ the lady as Erin Smith. Without delay, I called to thank her. She said she _________ my wallet on a bus seat. She calculated that going to a stranger’s house was a _________ move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that _________, I would want someone to try to find me,” she said.

This one stranger responded beautifully to my small __________, but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin __________ my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum (论坛), trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had __________ from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never __________ words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I __________ tend to act.

Looking back, I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely __________.