1. 毕业设计（论文）主要内容：

This paper mainly explores the female growth in the Thorn Birds . The analysis made in the paper includes patterns of growth on the part of the female characters in the novel, and the writing pattern exclusive to the female writer under the specific writing circumstances, on the basis of which an reasonable and convincing conclusion is drawn.

2. 毕业设计（论文）主要任务及要求

1. search various resources to identify the topicfor the paper.

2. collect data and materials for the paper andwrite the paper on schedule.

3. 3. the paper should give an elaborate andexhaustive research on the given topic with independent work.

3. 毕业设计（论文）完成任务的计划与安排

before 1st january : settlement of the title

before 1st march: submission of the outline

before 15th april : submission of the first draft

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