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Quantifying the contribution of major carbon producers to increases in vapor pressure deficit and burned area in western US and southwestern Canadian forests
No full textThese data underlie the analysis and figures described in "Quantifying the contribution of major carbon producers to increases in vapor pressure deficit and burned area in western US and southwestern Canadian forests," a 2023 publication by Dahl et al. in Environmental Research Letters.
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Roald Dahl: the Author for Two Audiences. A comparison of His Writings for Children and Adults
No full textKatedra anglistiky a amerikanistikyDokončená práce s úspěšnou obhajobo
Abused, Neglected, Abandoned: Did Roald Dahl Hate Children as Much as the Witches Did?
No full textDescribed as 'the world’s greatest storyteller', Roald Dahl is frequently ranked as the best children’s author of all time by teachers, authors and librarians. However, the new film adaptation of Dahl’s controversial book, The Witches, warrants a fresh look at a recurrent contrast in Dahl’s work: child protection and care on one hand and a preoccupation with child-hatred, including child neglect and abuse, abandonment, and torture on the other. Dahl himself once admitted he simultaneously admired and envied children. While his stories spotlight children’s vulnerability to trauma, his child protagonists show how childhood can be an isolating but ultimately triumphant experience
Roald Dahl Rewritten: When will this madness end?
No full textThe author expresses frustration over recent changes made to Roald Dahl's children's books as part of what they perceive as "cancel culture." They mention growing up with Dahl's books and sharing them with their son, finding the stories timeless and enjoyable. The author questions why classic works are being altered in a time when literacy rates are declining and children who read for pleasure are rare.
The text highlights specific changes made to Dahl's books, such as Augustus Gloop no longer being described as fat, Mrs Twit's appearance being altered, and the Oompa-Loompas becoming gender-neutral. The author questions the necessity of these changes, arguing that spiders are often black and earthworms are often pink, and wonders if innocuous colors like black and pink are now considered inappropriate. They also point out the removal of the word "black" in describing tractors in Fantastic Mr. Fox and discuss the shift in language in The Witches to empower women.
The author disagrees with the changes and believes that they limit the imaginative world Dahl created. They express their intention to continue reading the original versions of Dahl's books with their son, appreciating the lively, edgy, and colorful nature of the stories.
In conclusion, the author expresses concern about the changes made to Roald Dahl's books, questioning the motivations behind them and advocating for the preservation of the original works for future generations to enjoy
Author popularity: an exploratory study based on Roald Dahl
No full textThe study described here is an attempt to identify the elements which make an author popular. Emphasising the views of children themselves, rather than critics, parents and other adults, the research investigates the popularity with young readers of the writer Roald Dahl. The repertory grid technique is used as the means of eliciting children’s views, and reasons for selecting this as the method are presented. Some informative constructs are identified by the participants in the study and it is reported that the participants found some qualities and characteristics in common between works by Dahl, thereby rendering them different from other books. Although constraints on participant numbers mean that the study can only be seen as a “first step” towards a clearer understanding of children's liking for works by Roald Dahl, it is argued that an attempt has been made to discover the opinions of the readers themselves by speaking to children, rather than simply considering the views of adults. Recommendations for future research are made
O ELITISMO DEMOCRÁTICO EM ROBERT DAHL
No full textThe objective is to check the texts “A preface to democratic theory” (1989) e “A critique of the ruling elite model” (1970), of Robert Alan Dahl (1915), notions about democracy and pluralism in politics. The focus is directed to the organized political groups that are in constant struggle toachieve power. In relation to this dispute questioned: in a democratic system, which is the notion of competition policy and so that these groups face off to win the election, according to the ideas of Dahl? For this, we will develop the work into three parts: the democract thinking Dahl (1989), the criticisms made by Dahl in relation to the organizational model of political elites (1970) and the conclusion, highlighting the main points of the author
Two Fables
No full textDahl is the noted author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other stories. Both of these fables are delightful, ironic, contemporary: The Princess and the Poacher and Princess Mammalia. Dahl is indeed a good story teller, even if these two ironic throwbacks to a different world are more fairy-tale than fable. The illustrations are suitably strong and weird.Roald Dah
L'oeuvre scénaristique de Roald Dahl
No full textInternational audienceBetween 1966 and 1968 Roald Dahl worked twice for the movie picture producer Albert Broccoli to Ian Fleming adaptation ("You only live twice" then "Chitty chitty bang bang"). An unique fact in the writer's cinematographic career explained by the Roald Dahl's satisfaction for the James Bond ; satisfaction rarely felt by th author who didn't like very much the scriptwriting and had lived mortifications with the movie pictures (the fallen through adaptation of his first short story "The Gremlins", the "Ghost stories" Tv series completely written but with only the TV pilot directed). If Roald Dahl accepted to write the James Bond flm for financial reasons, he put in his own experience as airline pilot then secret agent for the Second World War. Far from "You only live twice" novel the script is however built like Fleming novels based on Second World War experience (Dahl knew Fleming very well). The work with Albert Broccoli ceaed after "Chitty chitty bang bang", a less happy experience for Dahl. The script, enriched by Dahl's autobiographical life as previously, was refused : the producer wished a film like "Mary Poppins". But we can observe that after this chid's script Dahl wrote "James and the giant peach"Entre 1966 et 1968 Roald Dahl travailla par deux fois à des adaptations scénaristiques de l'oeuvre de Ian Fleming ("On ne vit que deux fois" puis "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang") pour le même producteur Albert Broccoli. Un fait unique dans la carrière de l'écrivain pour le cinéma, s'expliquant par la satisfaction exprimée par Dahl pour le James Bond ; une satisfaction bien rare pour l'auteur qui n'aimait pas beaucoup l'écriture fictionnelle et avait connu bien des déconvenues avec le cinéma (l'adaptation de sa première oeuvre "Les gremlins" avortée, la série télévisée "Histoire de fantômes" qu'il écrivit entièrement et dont seul le pilote fut tournée). S'il accepta d'écrire le James Bond pour des raisons financières, Dahl put y intégrer son expérience pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale comme pilote et comme agent secret. Peu fidèle au roman le scénario est construit comme les romans de Fleming, auteur qu'il connaissait bien, sur cette expérience de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La collaboration avec Albert Broccoli cessa après "Chitty chitty bang bang", qui fut une expérience moins heureuse pour Dahl. Encore une fois enrichi d'éléments biographiques personnels le script fut refusé : le producteur souhaitait un film à la "Mary Poppins". Mais constatons qu'après cette incursion enfantine Dahl écrivit "James et la pêche géante"
Selected stories of Roald Dahl
No full textChosen by the author from "Someone like you" and "Kiss kiss
BOOK REVIEW OF MATILDA WRITTEN BY ROALD DAHL
No full textNovel adalah refleksi dari kebudayaan manusia. Novel identik dengan sebuah karya sastra yang berbentuk prosa yang cukup panjang, dan cenderung fiktif. Sebuah novel tersusun berdasarkan unsur-unsur pembangun seperti unsur intrinsik dan ekstrinsik. Novel yang penulis ulas pada final project ini berjudul Matilda karangan penulis cerita anak-anak terkenal dari Inggris, Roald Dahl. Dahl terkenal karena karyanya yang imajinatif dan alur yang, menurut pendapat penulis, sulit ditebak. Matilda, menurut penulis, adalah novel imajiner dengan tema yang ringan. Cocok dibaca untuk semua golongan usia. Namun, pada novel ini Dahl banyak menggunakan hiperbola dalam melukiskan jalan ceritanya. Alasan inilah yang mendasari penulis untuk mengulas salah satu novel dari Roald Dahl, yaitu Matilda.
Matilda tergolong novel populer karena ceritanya mudah dipahami dan pengarang tidak berbelit-belit dalam menyampaikan cerita. Karena novel ini diperuntukkan bagi anak-anak, cerita yang dihadirkan mengikuti selera serta imajinasi pengarang, tidak rumit dan berkembang dengan sederhana sesuai dengan logika anak-anak.
Resensi ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran secara umum mengenai isi sebuah novel. Dalam meresensi sebuah novel, penting adanya sebuah ulasan mengenai unsur intrinsik seperti tema, alur, latar, penokohan, perwatakan, amanat, dan sudut pandang serta unsur ekstrinsik yang berupa faktor sosial dan psikologis pengarang yang sangat mempengaruhi gaya seorang pengarang dalam menyampaikan suatu kisah. Peresensi hanya menunjukkan gambaran umumnya dan pembacalah yang kemudian memberikan penilaian mengenai kualitas sebuah novel.
Project ini memberikan sedikit ulasan tentang kelebihan dan kelemahan Matilda yang disertai dengan biografi singkat pengarangnya. Melalui resensi ini, pembaca dapat memahami sekilas tentang isi dari novel Matilda beserta pengarang dan beberapa karyanya
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