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1、英文公开信摘要:下面是小编整理的一些英文公开信,欢迎阅读!1 .Goodmorning.Today,January13thistheanniversaryofthepublicationofafamousletterbytheFrenchwriterEmileZolatothePresidentofFrance.Thisletter,writtenin1898,demandedjusticeforAlfredDreyfus,aJewisharmyofficerlanguishingonDevilsIslandforpassingmilitarysecretstotheGermans.Zolat
2、oldthePresidentthatthecaseagainstDreyfuswasatissueofliesconcoctedbytheFrenchmilitaryandbasedonfalsetestimony.Itendedwithastringofdenunciations:Jaccuse.IfirstheardabouttheDreyfusaffairwhenIwasdoinghistoryOlevelbutitwasntuntillastsummerthatIreallyunderstoodwhatitwasabout-andthatwaswhenIreadRobertHarri
3、sstreatmentofitinhisnovel,anOfficerandaSpy.HarristellsthestoryfromthepointofviewoftheHeadofFrenchCounterEspionage,GeorgePicquart.HewasnosupporteroftheJewsbuthecametoseethattheevidenceagainstDreyfuswasweakandheconductedaninvestigationofhisown.ItwasPicquartwhoidentifiedtherealtraitor,FerdinandEsterhaz
4、y.Butnobodywantedtoknow.Inanatmosphereofcasualanti-semitismtheshameoftruthwassimplyunendurable.Nationalprideandhonourwasatstake.MilitaryofficialstriedtoengineerthekillingofPicquart,eventuallyhewassackedanddisgraced.TheevidencethatwouldhaveexoneratedDreyfuswassuppressed.Themilitaryhadpublicopinionont
5、heirside.Thegovernment,theCatholicChurchandthepresswereunitedintheirdeterminationtofindDreyfusguilty.Zolasletter,though,couldnotbeignored.Hewaseminent,hewasinfluential,heexemplifiedthevaluesoftheRepublic.Youcannotburytruth,hesaid.ThecasesplitFranceintotwoopposingcamps.FinallyDreyfuswassummonedbackre
6、-triedandreleased.Loyal,asever,toFrancehelivedtofightintheFirstWorldWar.RobertHarrisstreatmentoftheDreyfusscandalhelpedmetoseehoweasyitisforinstitutionsandgovernmentstoprotectthemselvesfrominconvenienttruths.Weliketofeelthatweareonthesideofvirtueandmostofthetimeweexpectthetruthtoconformourassumption
7、s.Buttruthisnotprejudiced.Itconfrontsusinthesheerothernessoftheotherwholivesdifferently,believesdifferentlyandhasadifferentvisionofrealityfromourown.Wecanoptforasuperficialacceptancewhichisonlyhalfmeant,anacceptancewhichalltoooftenbreaksdownunderpressure;orwecanreturntoourownspiritualsourcesandstriv
8、etobemorehonest,todeepenourmoralvision.Myownfaithurgesmetoseeinthefaceofthestranger,thefaceofGodthatismostunfamiliarandthatImostfear;butitisalsothefacethatImostneed.2 .DearMark,Youdontknowme.MynameisRobertYungCHOW,averysmall userfromHongKong,andIwouldliketosharewithyouour experience.Weopen
9、edaMedia/News/PublishingfanpagecalledHKGPaothismonth,andimmediatelystrangethingsbegantohappen.OnthefirstdayweopenedourPage, dourfirstpostaftersevenhours.Withinthenexttwohours,twomorepostswered,makingitthreeonthefirstday.Thefollowingmorning,thefourthpostwasd.Weputupatotalof18postsduringthefirst2
10、4hoursandfourwered,aratioof22%.Thedeletionshappenedbothinourfrontend(Timeline)andourbackend(Insight).Nowonewouldthinkwemusthavedonesomeprettyoffensivestuff,likeinsultstoreligion,pornographyorworst.Iwouldliketogiveyouabriefrundownofwhatwereintheposts:ThefirstpostdwasapieceauthoredbymeexplainingwhyIde
11、cidedtostartthewebmediacalledHKGPao.The800wordarticlehadalreadybeenpublishedinanewspaper,andwaspostedinmyownfanpage,aswellassharedbyafewsitesthedaybefore.Noproblemthere.Thepictureweusedwasonefeaturingmynottooattractiveface,andwhichwasapprovedby foruseasanad,anditisstillbeingrunon.Thesecondpostd
12、wasafinancialanalysisonalistedcompanywhichjustannouncedaprofitwarning.Thepictureusedconsistedofimagesofthemajorshareholder(animportantpoliticalfigure)andtheCEO.Nothingoffensivethereexceptitmaynotpleasethecompanyanditsmanagement,butwhatfinancialanalysisonaprofit-warnedcompanyeverdid.Thethirdpostdwasa
13、nannouncementforavotingtoselectthemostpopularfacesofapoliticalmovement.Theaccompanyingpicturecontainedimagesofabout13people,justheadandshouldershots.Nothingindecentthere.Thefourthpostdwasapublishednewspaperarticleandwepokedfunatastudentleaderwhobecamethenominalheadof90,000collegestudentsinHongKongbygettingjust37votes.Whatdemocracy,weasked.Theimageusedwasthestudentsheadandshouldershotatapressconference.