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Narcissist Traits and Transfiguration of Domestic Territory in Anne Tyler's “Saint Maybe”
No full textMen and women in the domestic territory are predominantly presented as the main sources of family in most of the contemporary American novels. Yet their significance is portrayed with multitudes of familial responsibilities in nurturing their children. Anne Tyler’s Saint Maybe appraises the familiar theme of ordinary people and their encounter with sufferings to culminate in transfiguration of domestic territory. This paper displays the outlook of ordinary people in Saint Maybe to prevent them from falling astray. More crucially, the framework of the paper lays its emphasis on how Ian Bedloe sheds his narcissistic traits to capture the attention of his brother’s children in the domestic sphere after the death of their parents. Therefore, this paper purports to bring out the effect of narcissistic traits in which Tyler has ingrained a real and a fervent tone about religion to protect Ian Bedloe as a surrogate father
Children as Commodities in the American Suburban Home: Joyce Carol Oates’s Adaptation of the Ramsey Case in "My Sister, My Love"
No full textJoyce Carol Oates's My Sister, My Love is a fictional memoir inspired by the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey. The novel, told from the perspective of the victim's brother, satirizes the exploitation of children in beauty pageants and the superficiality of suburban life. Through a counter-memory narrative, Oates sheds light on the hidden abuse endured by children, revealing the dark underbelly of a seemingly perfect family. The novel serves as a powerful critique of societal pressures and the devastating consequences for young victims
'Welcome Home, Our Bitter Home!': Rethinking National Identity in Nuruddin Farah's "Links"
No full textNuruddin Farah’s Links (2005) represents the civil war-torn Somalia, and particularly Mogadiscio, from the perspective of Jeebleh, who returns to his homeland after twenty years. The novel, through Jeebleh’s exilic perspective, interrogates the implications of national identity and sense of collective belonging in a society driven by clan politics. This article examines the representation of fragmented nationhood as a consequence of the civil war along with the narrative’s portrayal of other forms of belonging and collectivity to engender an alternative understanding of national identity. I contend that Links, while maintaining its focus on the national space and what the nation stands for in times of crisis, also offers ways to envision connections between the national space and what lies beyond through the implementation of exilic point of view and literary and non-literary allusions
"All That Glitters is Not Gold": Reflections on Javor Gardev's Production of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at The Bulgarian National Theatre
No full textThe article reviews Javor Gardev’s recent production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice on the stage of the Bulgarian National Theatre in the context of the play’s long debated generic ambiguity and the “unpleasant” issues it confronts. It argues that even though, due to good historical reasons, the issue of antisemitism has attracted most of the attention so far, the central “unpleasant” issue in the original text is patriarchalism and the inequality between men and women. The play and the production’s divergent treatments of this issue are considered in the context of today’s antifeminist backlash, as well as the more general tendency to withdraw from traditional Western values, such as democracy, freedom, human rights. The current global and locally Bulgarian perspectives are discussed in order to demonstrate the urgency of taking a clear stand in support of these values
About the agenda in the invitation for the general meeting of the shareholders in LLC
No full textThe article reviews various contemporary questions related to the formulation, content and legal effect of the agenda in the invitation for general shareholders meeting of the LLC. The author underlines the function of the agenda as a condition for informed exercise of the voting right. The relevant case law of the Supreme Cassation Court and the various positions in the legal theory are analyzed in detail
Conceptual design of an adaptive architecture for a radio-television center
Full text linkThe aim of the paper is the construction of an adaptive conceptual architecture of a Radio-television Center (RTTVC) and, in particular, of a hardware infrastructure in an Enterprise Architect software environment. The research presented in the development is a continuation of the author's previous publication (Telecommunications Yearbook, Volume 10, 2023), which focuses on integration techniques in digital video production with application in the television and film industries. In this case, attention is paid to the main priorities in the construction of a Radio-television center (RTVC), among which are the production, broadcasting and management of radio and television content. The proposed RTVC basic architectural model can contribute to providing a stable infrastructure for the transmission of audio, video and other multimedia services with high quality. The conceptual architecture of the RTVC hardware component is built according to the optimal requirements for connecting the individual devices
Police Provocation in the Practice of the Bulgarian Courts and the European Court of Human Rights
No full textThis article examines "police provocation" in the practice of Bulgarian courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Knowledge of this procedural institution is important for successfully distinguishing it from various legitimate means of proof in order to avoid abuses by the state authorities. The criteria for the identification of police provocation applicable in criminal cases are discussed. Attention has been paid to the mechanism developed by the ECHR for compensation of admitted violations of the right to a fair trial under Art. 6 § 1 ECHR by excluding evidentiary materials acquired through "provocation" by the public authorities
The Sixth Amendment Through the Lens of the Constitutional Moment
No full textThe article examines the amendments of the Constitution of Republic of Bulgaria, adopted under the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, published in the State Gazette, issue no. 106, dated 22.12.2023, within the context of the complex process of adoption and amendment. The development of the constitutional framework and the practice of institutions such as the caretaker government and the judiciary are discussed in light of the “constitutional moment” concept introduced by American scholar Bruce Ackerman. It pertains to historical junctures necessitating constitutional change due to conflicts or inadequacies in the existing order. The article delineates two primary issues: the limitation of presidential powers during political crises and reform of the judiciary. It restricts the president’s powers in appointing a caretaker government and strengthens parliamentary oversight, which reinforces the parliamentary nature of governance. The second part focuses on issues within the judiciary, emphasizing the need for independence and accountability of the judicial branch and the prosecutor general. The article also examines Constitutional Court Decision No. 13 of July 26, 2024, on Constitutional Case No. 1 of 2024, noting that the sixth amendment represents a partial success in judicial reform while underscoring the need for ongoing efforts to achieve a stable rule-of-law-based and democratic state