答辩申请书
To whom it may concern,
Upon the graduation, I have finished all the required credits and my dissertation for Bachelor Degree of Arts.
This dissertation will focus on the common topic “American dream”, employ Benjamin Franklin’s life experiences and achievements as supporting materials and attain some meaningful enlightenment through analyzing the realization of Benjamin Franklin’s “American dream”. The conclusion of the whole dissertation will be, to some degree, a kind of guidance not only to the individual life but also to Chinese nation who is also on the way of realizing the so-called “Chinese dream”.
Dated from Jan. 2010, I have worked assiduously on my dissertation and finished all the required research according to the writing schedule. I promise the authenticity of my paper.
I hereupon apply for the presentation and defense of my dissertation at the final oral examination in June, 2010.
Sincerely,
申请人签名：刘锋
2010-6-9
本科生毕业设计(论文)任务书
学生姓名：刘锋专业班级：英语 0603 班
指导教师：刘茹斐工作单位：外国语学院
设计(论文)题目: 本杰明·富兰克林“美国梦”的实现和启示
The Realization and Enlightenment of Benjamin Franklin’s “American Dream”
设计（论文）主要内容：
Benjamin Franklin is the creator of America. American dream is deeply rooted in American culture. Benjamin Franklin is the first person who realized his “American dream”through self-discipline and self-improvement. To some extent, his whole life course is the vivid description of realization of American dream. So one could not have a good command of American spirit regardless of the great citizen Benjamin Franklin and one could hardly have a deep understanding of American culture without learning about the so-called “American Dream”.
This dissertation should focus on the common topic “American Dream”, employs Benjamin Franklin’s life experiences and achievements as supporting materials and attains some very important and meaningful enlightenment through analysing the realization of Benjamin Franklin’s “American Dream”. The conclusion of this dissertation will be, to some degree, a kind of guidance not only to the individual life but also to the whole Chinese nation who is also on the way of realizing the so-called “Chinese Dream”.
要求完成的主要任务:
1. Search various resources to identify the topic for the dissertation.
2. Collect data and materials for the dissertation and write the paper on schedule.
3. The paper should give an elaborate and exhaustive research on the given topic with independent work.
4. The paper should be no less than 4500 English words in accordance with the required format.
必读参考资料：
[1] 吴定柏. Appreciating American Literature: Shanghai Foreign Language and Education press. 2006.
[2] 吴伟仁. History and Antology of American Literature: Foreign Language T eaching and Research press. 2003.
[3] 常耀信. A Survey of American Literature: Nankai University press. 2006.
[4] 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传. 上海：东方出版中心，1999.
[5]钱满素.美国文明. 北京:中国社会科学出版社，2001.
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