613 research outputs found
An Englishman in Paris : A Study of Katherine Mansfield's Construction of Englishness in Je Ne Parle Pas Français
No full textThe author discusses the construction of Englishness in Katherine Mansfield’s short story Je Ne Parle Pas Français using previous accounts for Englishness, Otherness and the context of modernism –primarily featuring imperialism. The author concludes that there is an English identity portrayed in Je Ne Parle Pas Français, but that it is to a greater extent associated with imperialism than other identifiable cultural traits
An Englishman in Paris : A Study of Katherine Mansfield's Construction of Englishness in Je Ne Parle Pas Français
No full textThe author discusses the construction of Englishness in Katherine Mansfield’s short story Je Ne Parle Pas Français using previous accounts for Englishness, Otherness and the context of modernism –primarily featuring imperialism. The author concludes that there is an English identity portrayed in Je Ne Parle Pas Français, but that it is to a greater extent associated with imperialism than other identifiable cultural traits
Understanding the Legacy of Herbert Simon to Decision Support Systems
No full textHerbert Simon is unique in our discipline in terms of the far-reaching impact which his work has had on management and the understanding of managerial decision making, especially when his further work with James March is considered. Mintzberg himself, who considerably advanced our ideas on management practice, noted that he always considered Simon to be the most influential and important contemporary author in terms of organizational theory (1990, p. 94). Jared Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University, where Simon was a fixture for 52 years said “few if any scientists and scholars around the world have had as great an influence as had Simon across so many fields, economics, computer science, psychology, and artificial intelligence amongst them.” Indeed, Herbert Simon’s contribution to management and DSS is such that the science and practice of management and decision making has been durably changed under his influence. This article considers the new ideas brought by Simon in management theory and looks at his contribution to our understanding of managerial decision making and DSSs.</jats:p
Environmental and Parental Influences on Offspring Health and Growth in Great Tits (Parus major)
No full textPMCID: PMC3728352This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
The political economy of trade and growth: an analytical interpretation of sir James Steuart's inquiry
No full textSir James Steuart (1713-80) has been unduly neglected by the majority of historians of economic thought. This study aims at casting a new light upon his original thought to provide a basis for the revaluation of his contribution to the development of economic discipline. The present interpretation of his Inquiry (1767) reveals that his political economy contains not only fresh new ideas and path-breaking thinking for his time but also most major ingredients of modem economics. Firmly based on the recognition of the interdependence of economic sectors and social classes, he clearly grasped the circular system of production, distribution and consumption in the exchange economy. He discerned between the 'profit upon alienation' and the 'real value' of commodities in their current price' determined in the markets. He emphasized the 'balance of work and demand', secured by the 'double competition' among the sellers and buyers of commodities, for the efficient allocation of economic resources. On these foundations, Steuart established his theory of output, employment and population in terms of the notion of 'effectual demand'. His economic analysis culminates in his discussions of economic growth and foreign trade. He linked the limitations of the former to the benefits of the latter. Meanwhile, refuting his predecessors' quantity theory, Steuart presented what might be called the production-consumption theory of money, according to which money is not neutral to the determination of the level of output in an exchange economy. His theory of international money also takes on modernity, as it adopts an absorption approach to the balance of payments. Steuart's monetary analysis comes complete with his argument for government's active finance. The state interventionism underlying the whole of Steuart's political economy is seen as its logical conclusion, rather than a mere assumption. Thus, it is suggested that the ultimate message of his Inquiry is neither laissez faire nor centa-al planning
Up to Standard? : A CEFR-related comparative study of Swedish and Norwegian model texts for assessing the national exam in written English for 9th graders
No full textThis study aims at exploring the quality of the Swedish and Norwegian national tests using their respective model texts for assessing. The study does so by relating them to the CEFR and the grading tool Write & Improve within the context of the two countries and the field of language testing. The study finds there to be a set of inconsistences between what the national tests want to do and what they actually do. In particular, the study finds the Swedish national test not to be up to its own standards
Up to Standard? : A CEFR-related comparative study of Swedish and Norwegian model texts for assessing the national exam in written English for 9th graders
No full textThis study aims at exploring the quality of the Swedish and Norwegian national tests using their respective model texts for assessing. The study does so by relating them to the CEFR and the grading tool Write & Improve within the context of the two countries and the field of language testing. The study finds there to be a set of inconsistences between what the national tests want to do and what they actually do. In particular, the study finds the Swedish national test not to be up to its own standards
Why does the Praise of the Ancestors (Sir 44–49) close with Adam?
No full textKsięga Syracha oprócz licznych mądrościowych maksym zawiera szczególny tekst, który koncentruje się na działaniu Boga i Jego mądrości w dziejach Izraela: Pochwała Ojców (Syr 44-49). Mędrzec z Jerozolimy chciał przez to zaszczepić w sercach swoich uczniów umiejętność teologicznej wizji historii. Układ i interpretacja przedstawionych w tym opisie bohaterów, choć bazuje na tradycji, wynika z interpretacji i kryteriów własnych autora. Jest zastanawiające, iż na koniec opisu mędrzec wraca do początków, nie tylko Izraela, ale dziejów ludzkości, by zamknąć swój opis historii postacią Adama – pierwszego człowieka. Prezentacja Adama w Syr 49,16b jest bardzo pozytywna, autor koncentruje się na chwale i pięknu pierwszego człowieka, pomijając zupełnie aspekt jego upadku. Użyta terminologia łączy postać Adama z kapłańskimi postaciami opisywanymi przez Syracha (Aaron, arcykapłan Szymon), co sugeruje szczególne znaczenie arcykapłana w dziele mędrca z Jerozolimy. Odniesienie do Adama, początku ludzkości zakłada upatrywanie „nowego początku”, w postaci arcykapłana.The Book of Sirach contains, besides numerous sapiential maxims, a remarkable text focused on the work of God and His wisdom in the history of Israel: The Praise of the Ancestors (Sir 44–49). In this way, a sage of Jerusalem wanted to instill in the hearts of his disciples the ability to view history in the theological way. The order and interpretation of the heroes presented in the passage, while based on tradition, results from interpretation and criteria of the author himself. Interestingly, at the end of the description the sage returns to the beginnings not only of Israel but also of mankind by closing his description with the figure of Adam – the first man. The presentation of Adam in Sir 49,16b is very positive, the author focuses on the glory and beauty of the first man, with complete disregard for such aspect as his fall. The terminology employed connects the figure of Adam with priestly personages described by Sirach (Aaron; Simon, the high priest), which suggests a special significance of the high priest in the work of the sage of Jerusalem. The reference to Adam and the beginning of mankind presumes the recognition of “the new beginning” in the figure of the high priest
The dystopian past and the disappointment with the 1990s in Ur varselklotet by Simon Stålenhag
No full textSimon Stålenhag’s popularity has grown in recent years. Situated between picture books and anecdotal narration, his works have circulated widely and even inspired an American TV series. This paper focuses on Ur varselklotet (2014), a science fiction graphic book combining evocative images with short prose passages that both narrate personal anecdotes and serve as captions. The story recounts events from the narrator’s childhood and adolescence in the 1980s and 1990s, set against the backdrop of the Stockholm region. In a snowy landscape, the ruins of a fictional, now-abandoned particle accelerator, the world’s largest, loom: arch towers, metal spheres, and robotic machines blend seamlessly into the scenery. This analysis aims to explore how Stålenhag’s imagined architectures enable a rereading of Sweden’s political and economic history through a dystopian lens. Through visual and narrative elements, the author critiques Sweden’s transformation from a perceived “happy island” in Europe to a vulnerable state exposed to the consequences of 1990s neoliberal economic reforms. The dystopian imagery reflects disillusionment with a declining welfare system and the erosion of collective structures due to privatisation. Stålenhag thus uses retro-futurist aesthetics to comment on national identity, memory, and the socio-economic shifts of recent decades
Monuments to the Truth of Christianity: Anti-Judaism in the Works of Adam Clarke
No full textThe prevailing historiographies of Jewish life in England suggest that religious
representations of the Jews in the early modern period were confined to the
margins and fringes of society by the desacralization of English life. Such
representations are mostly neglected in the scholarly literature for the latter
half of the long eighteenth century, and English Methodist texts in particular
have received little attention. This article addresses these lacunae by
examining the discourse of Adam Clarke (1760/2–1832), an erudite Bible scholar,
theologian, preacher and author and a prominent, respected, Methodist scholar.
Significantly, the more overt demonological representations were either absent
from Clarke‘s discourse, or only appeared on a few occasions, and were vague as
to who or what was signified. However, Clarke portrayed biblical Jews as
perfidious, cruel, murderous, an accursed seed, of an accursed breed and
radically and totally evil. He also commented on contemporary Jews (and
Catholics), maintaining that they were foolish, proud, uncharitable, intolerant
and blasphemous. He argued that in their eternal, wretched, dispersed condition,
the Jews demonstrated the veracity of biblical prophecy, and served an essential
purpose as living monuments to the truth of Christianity.</jats:p
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