657 research outputs found
The marriage of reason & squalor
No full textIn his first work of fiction, artist Jake Chapman slashes the romantic novel down to bare bone and constructs his own disfigured version from the slaughtered remains.Chlamydia Love is gifted her very own tropical island by her fiancé, where she develops a grudging adoration for its real owner, the enigmatic bestselling author, Helmut Mandragorass. A battle between her fiancé and Helmut ensues, for ownership of the island and ultimately for the love of Chlamydia.This mercilessly subversive tale is illustrated by Chlamydia's watercolours entitled Visions of Morass, images inspired by the island as she struggles with her feelings of agony and ecstasy.<br/
Jake and Iris Burritt Residence
No full textPhotograph - Jake and Iris Burritt residence, Athabasca, Alberta was built in 191
Pre-Biblical and Old Testament rape law parallels: recurring androcentric themes in historic Biblical text
No full textRape legislation in ancient Near Eastern texts is very slanted in respect to a pervasive androcentric ideology that drives the punitive outcomes. Unfortunately, evidence shows the lives of women in terms of their perceived societal value are affected (often negatively) in regard to their social status; regardless of region or period. Women did not wield much social power in ancient times and the laws demonstrate resolutions for prescribed transgressions that neglected to include any consideration for the viewpoint of women; who were the primary victims of the rape offense. As a result, women suffered and were historically antagonized by the these laws which failed to protect them. This research will illuminate the disparities by examining the laws in various regions of the period and challenge the underlying themes.M.A.L.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Jake J. Jone
Fair representation in participatory democracy
No full textThe goal of this thesis is to develop theoretical and empirical frameworks to promote fair and representative collective decision-making in Citizens’ Assemblies (CAs). In a CA, facilitators gather a demographically representative sample of the population. Participants listen to expert information on a specific topic and deliberate among themselves based on factors including their expert advice and their own lived experiences. They then generate a series of policy recommendations for the facilitating body. Empirical CA trials consistently demonstrate their ability to change participants’ beliefs, reducing any extremist views and helping them to reach consensus.
This thesis addresses four research questions to understand and augment the CA process using computational techniques:
1. How should algorithms support fair demographic representation and constructive deliberation? How can we optimise the group allocation algorithm to maximise pairwise interactions and maintain demographic representation from the wider panel, in a computationally unlimited setting?
2. How can algorithms support fair demographic representation and constructive deliberation in realistic settings? How can we optimise the algorithm used by facilitators while maintaining utility in terms of runtime and interpretability?
3. Why does better demographic representation in CAs lead to open-mindedness and affect deliberative outcomes?
4. When do CAs produce constructive deliberation, and what happens to the quality of debate when representation criteria are not met? Under what circumstances does fair demographic representation allow for constructive deliberation?
We develop two algorithmic approaches to support demographic representation: first in a controlled setting with computational and time resources, and then using a heuristic approach that performs well on past CA instances. We then construct an opinion model, calibrated to real data from the CA of Scotland, to explore the dynamics of the CA process and the importance of demographic representation in achieving an open-minded set of participants, which allows for engagement with experts and real opinion change. We finally demonstrate conditions that lead to successful outcomes using examples from 22 deliberative experiments, showing the real-world impact of achieving demographic representation.
Taken together, these works contribute important theoretical support for future CAs, as well as an algorithm to help optimise the process in future implementations
Jake and Iris Burritt Residence - 02
No full textPhotograph - Jake and Iris Burritt residence, Athabasca, Alberta was built in 191
Oregon's urban cores saw steep declines in commuter-adjusted population
No full textby Jake Procino.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
A Cold Civil War? French Historian Pap Ndiaye and American novelist Jake Lamar discuss racial turmoil in the USA and its echoes in France
No full textOn February 1, 2022, the American Library in Paris launched its Black History Month program with a conversation between two well-known figures in France’s international Black community. Pap Ndiaye is a historian of French and Senegalese descent. As a professor at Sciences Po, he popularized the study of race and identity in French academia, most notably with his book La Condition noire. In 2021, he was appointed direc- tor of the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris. Jake Lamar is an African American writer who has lived in Paris since 1993. He is the prize-winning author of a memoir, seven novels and a play and teaches creative writing at Sciences Po. What follows are edited excerpts of their exchange
New job ads decrease slightly over the past year, but remain elevated
No full textby Jake Procino.Covers OCLC #1420053169 and OCLC #1405921779.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
The Disconnect: Why Americans Love Some Animals but Eat Others
No full textabstract: The purpose of this thesis is to study the issue of animal agriculture and why people chose to consume sentient beings such as pigs, chickens, and cows yet house equally as sentient and intelligent beings such as dogs and cats. I want to understand people’s reasoning and logic behind discriminating who they love versus who they eat. This thesis intends to help readers become more aware of the cognitive dissonance behind the food choices that most Americans make up to three times a day. Data was collected through Google Form surveys for freshman living in the dorms at Barrett, The Honors College. The results showed that animal intelligence did not factor in people’s decision to consume their parts. Additionally, this study concluded that participants are more likely to feel less guilty when they are under the false belief that the meat they purchased was mislabeled with terms such as ‘humane slaughter.
JOLTS in Oregon
No full textby Jake Procino.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
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