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Nature, Technology, and God: John Senior’s Antidote to the Technocratic Paradigm
Get PDFA proper theology of creation presupposes an encounter with the natural order. Throughout most of Christian history, this presupposition did not warrant much attention. Most people in Christendom lived their lives in close contact with creation, and those that did not were never far removed. Such a situation can no longer be taken for granted. The increasing presence and predominance of technology in modern civilization (what Pope Francis has called the “technocratic paradigm”) has insulated man from nature, both physically and mentally, thus inhibiting a robust theology of creation due to a lack of experiential contact with nature. Three 20th century thinkers recognized this progressive insulation: Martin Heidegger, Romano Guardini, and Joseph Ratzinger. Their work identified the potential pitfalls of an overly technological worldview. The solution to these pitfalls begins with a return to the philosophy of realism and an emphasis on encountering God in His creation. John Senior, best known for his work in the Integrated Humanities Program at the University of Kansas during the 1970’s, embodied these principles in his teaching style. His realist pedagogy provides a powerful antidote to technocracy and paves the way for a renewed encounter with God in the modern world
An Analysis of Binder County DWI Court: A Case Study
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Substance abuse is more than an individual problem. Drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses, and crime-related costs (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2017a), which makes it a serious economic and public health problem. The societal problem has been normalized by many but Binder County DWI Court began addressing this problem in 2008 by developing a person- centered program that incorporates mindfulness and motivational techniques. This study is intended to gain more information concerning the effects of the program and low recidivism rate as well as how treatment courts can duplicate the best practices.
This study sought to identify the mechanisms, which a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Court within Binder county utilized to reduce recidivism. It also examined the elements of those mechanisms that can be adaptable and adoptable in other courts dealing with DWI recidivism. I conducted 3 field experiences, 6 field observations (4 in person and 2 virtual), and interviewed 15 informants including 4 community members, 3 Binder Court DWI staff, and 8 volunteers. Three main findings were found to be the most crucial factors for Binder County DWI Court’s success: Binder County DWI Court as a less punitive program; Binder County DWI Court offers integrated services; Binder County DWI Court utilizing evidence-based practices that includes substance use treatment, group and peer support, mental health therapy, and mindfulness practices such as trauma-informed yoga, generated a number of implications for practice and policy change including adapting evidence-based practices, being trauma-informed, utilizing a collaborative approach, organizing specialized positions, and flexibility to socio-political changes.
Keywords: Addiction, court, DUI, motivation, recidivism, treatmen
Pauline Pfeiffer\u27s Safari Journal and Hemingway\u27s The Snows of Kilimanjaro
No full textThis essay speculates about how Hemingway may have used his wife Pauline\u27s journal kept on their 1933-34 safari when he was writing The Snows of Kilimanjaro. It also demonstrates how the journal may illuminate Hemingway\u27s intentions for the story in terms of aesthetic and gender politics
Fathers and Sons
No full textAnnotates and comments, often line by line, on familiar and obscure details and allusions to the people, places, things, events, and other references found in the story. Opens with a discussion of the story\u27s composition and publication history, placement within the collection, and critical reception before moving into an explication beginning with the title and closing with Nick\u27s final exchange with his son suggesting Nick\u27s reconciliation with his father. Daiker demonstrates the story\u27s interconnectedness with other Nick Adams stories, treats the father-son relationship and role of memories, and makes frequent biographical connections
Innovative Strategies for Conflict Management: Improving Investor-State Relations to Propel Global Growth
Get PDF“Which Side Are You On?” Folk Tune Quotation and Protest in Western Art Music
No full textFolk songs have long served as a persuasive vehicle for political activism and social change, especially when used to protest war, poverty, racism, or labor conditions. This paper addresses the contemporary expression, through music, of resistance and solidarity among the struggling working class. It emphasizes issues related to poverty, corruption, and class conflict within the Appalachian coal mines of the 1930s, and the ways in which these concerns have been reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary art music. It examines the significance of introducing traditional US American protest tunes into contemporary art music compositions, inviting a short discussion of protest songs, the representation of social issues in art music, and the compositional technique of melodic quotation. The piano music of Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938) serves as a strong example of protest expressed through abstract instrumental art music. To demonstrate Rzewski\u27s style, this paper explores the composer\u27s political beliefs as well as his general views on the politics of music itself. An analysis of the piece Which Side Are You On? from his North American Ballads (1979) for solo piano focuses the discussion of revolution and empowerment among the working class
Transformation Toward Sustainability on a Costa Rican Coffee Farm
No full textThis case study examines how smallholder coffee producers can overcome the economic and environmental challenges from dominant production structures of agrochemical application and the sale of unprocessed beans at low, market-determined prices. This study is guided by the questions posed by local coffee farmers themselves: How can one successfully shift away from wasteful and harmful practices to those that support the health of the family, community, and environment? We track how El Toledo Coffee Farm in Costa Rica has harnessed natural systems and knowledge sharing, facilitated by international travel to transform challenges into opportunities. Here, we highlight how this family-run coffee farm has (1) implemented agroecological methods, (2) harnessed economic benefits of processing organic coffee and developing innovative products from coffee fruits, and (3) examine psychological factors that have made these transformations possible. By examining the development of integrated coffee production from three distinct academic perspectives, we found that mental flexibility and receptiveness to new ideas, combined with an appreciation of sustainable, traditional practices and values, have spawned various beneficial agroecological practices. These ideas and practices were often initiated by interactions with visitors to the farm, supporting the idea that globalization can foster sustainable food systems and promote collective ecological action through knowledge transfer and shared concern for local environments and communities. The mentality of embracing challenges as opportunities to invest in healthy soils and agroforestry and expand their business model by offering tours and varied products replicates ecological resilience attained through diversity
An Analysis of Santiago\u27s Character in Hemingway\u27s The Old Man and the Sea: A Saga of Indomitable Human Spirit
No full textBrief essay, based on a close reading and selected secondary sources, that presents The Old Man and the Sea as a portrait of courage, dignity, and transcendence
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No full textJones, author of Love Country (2021), recalls the devastation she felt at the loss of notebooks containing material for her memoir; briefly recounts the familiar tale of Hemingway\u27s lost manuscripts
\u27The Man from Cook\u27s\u27: Hemingway and the Demise of the World\u27s Oldest Travel Company
No full textOn 23 September 2019, the British travel conglomerate Thomas Cook was declared insolvent, marking the end to arguably the oldest and most familiar brand in the business. As references in letters from the 1920s and an early short story indicate, Hemingway knew of the company and occasionally used its services but also disparaged the quality of foreign cultural encounters it provided to paying customers. Examining these references to Thomas Cook and the industry it represented, this note contributes to the critical appraisal of Hemingway\u27s ambivalent engagement with the rise of leisure travel and mass tourism