175 research outputs found
An analysis on dictions and messages in song lyrics of Charmbracelet by Mariah Carey
No full textABSTRACT
Literature is a body of written (or oral) works, such as novels, poetry, or drama that use words to stimulate the imagination and confront the reader with a unique vision of life. When we start to read literature, we have to make an effort to accommodate to the writer's use of language, and to appreciate the ideas he is offering. Critics can help us make that transition, and can help fill out our understanding by telling us something about the social climate in which a work was written, or about the personal circumstances of the author while he was writing it
There are some advantages that can be taken by the writer in choosing this topic. By reading poems we may acquire knowledge about how to appreciate literature, know the background of the poem and messages included in the poems. Therefore, she was interested in analyzing the dictions and messages in Mariah Carey’s songs since she know that there are arresting dictions which are used in her lyrics and there are educational messages conveyed in them. The writer decided to give the title of this thesis “ An Analysis on Dictions and Messages in Song Lyrics of Charmbracelet by Mariah Carey”. The problems investigated in this study are; (1) what are the dictions used in Mariah Careys lyrics? and (2) what are the messages of Mariah Carey’s lyrics.
The objectives of this study are intended to find out the diction used in Mariah Carey’s lyrics and to analyze the messages of Mariah Carey’s lyrics. And here, she only limits her study on 12 lyrics, which has a theme that is nature.
On the basis of the research problems, the approach employed in this study is rhetorical criticism. While all the data analyzed in this study are the lyrics produced by the songwriter which are taken from her album Charmbracelet. She observes all of the data by reading the whole of lyrics, then select several of them that contain of dictions. Besides that, for collecting the valid data, the writer also accesses them from Internet.
After the data have been collected, they are analyzed in the following steps; categorizing the data into 12 categories in accordance with the number of the lyrics analyzed, presenting and discussing the lyrics, identifying the dictions and messages of each lyric and drawing conclusion, making final conclusion after presenting and discussing the whole lyrics.
In advance, the writer also presents the data obtain from the data sources. The data presentation is divided into 12 as the following: Through The Rain, Clown, I Only Wanted, My Saving Grace, You Had Your Chance, Lullaby, Subtle Invitation, Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Sunflowers For Alfred Roy, Boy, You Got Me Yours.
The last, the writer makes conclusions and suggestions. She concludes that most dictions used in the lyrics of Mariah Carey are informal. Whether it is the use of colloquial language, idiomatic expression, slang, common words, contractions, vulgarity or even addressing readers by using first or second pronoun. In other hand, the lyrics of Mariah Carey also often contain of romantic languages and connotation of words. And most of her songs are talking about love and togetherness. The readers of Mariah Careys lyrics are suggested to know that life will never be able to be separated from love whether it is love among people or love for God. Finally, The writer hopes that other researchers can analyze the other parts of elements of literature
Representations of Rape and Consent in Medieval English Laws and Literature
No full textHow did legal, literary, and scientific discourses intersect to define sexual non-consent in the Middle Ages? How did popular cultural assumptions about sexuality and gender influence actual medieval criminal proceedings? And how far have we really come today?
This book explores medieval English understandings of rape, consent, and the assumed mind-body dichotomy of rapists and rape victims. It demonstrates how laws, trial records, popular romance, and ecclesiastic and medical texts defined sexual consent and non-consent, and the consequences of such ideologies. By comparing episodes of rape and consent across diverse primary sources, it considers important medieval English rape myths and victim-blaming stereotypes. Significantly, it also highlights the cultural trepidation associated with believing women’s accusations of rape and questions how much “progress” we have made since then
Development of Pemandian Alam Sejuk (PAS) Timuran Tourism Object in Order to Increase the Income of Mariah Jambi Village Community, Simalungun Regency
No full textThe Pemandian Alam Sejuk (PAS) Timuran tourist attraction has great
potential to increase the income of the Mariah Jambi Village community, but this
potential has not been optimally managed. This study aims to identify the existing
management conditions, analyze supporting and inhibiting factors, and formulate
development strategies for the Pemandian Alam Sejuk (PAS) Timuran tourist
attraction in Mariah Jambi Village, Simalungun Regency to increase community
income.
The research method used is descriptive research with a qualitative
approach. Data collection was carried out through interview techniques,
observation, and documentation. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Tourism
Management Theory with indicators of Tourism Development components
according to Cooper et al. (1995), namely Attraction, Accessibility, Amenities,
and Ancillary Service.
The results of this study indicate that PAS Timuran has attractive natural
potential but still faces challenges in terms of accessibility, facilities, and
promotion. Current management is carried out independently with community
involvement through Pokdarwis, but coordination with other stakeholders still
needs to be improved. The existence of this tourist attraction has had a positive
economic impact on the community, although efforts are still needed to improve
skills and knowledge in sustainable tourism management to maximize its
economic potential.154 PagesSkripsi Sarjan
Oak Ridge Cemetery Records. Page 18
No full textPart 1: W.H. Curtis, L. Curtis, Geo Curtis, Ann Curtis, Emeline Curtis, Horace Curtis, Oliver Curtis, Charles Curtis, Olla Curtis, Sally Curtis, Samuel Camp, Elizabeth Camp, Francy Camp, John Charlwood, Bessie Charlwood, Annie Charlwood, Catherine Charlwood, Ashley Carlisle, Sarah Carlisle, Daniel Carlisle, Hanna Carlisle, Frank Carlisle, J.N. Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Joseph Canfield, Mathias Cramer. Part 2: Andy Clark, Ruth Clark, Wm Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Mariah Cotton, Wm Cotton, Charles Cotton, Mary S. Cotton, Mary Case, Joseph Covell, Robert Covell, Wm Curtis, Anna Curtis, Joseph Catlin, Ardas Catlin, Lucretia Clark, Vesta Clark, Lydia Clark, Walter Crull, Marie Chamberlain, Cassius Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain, Benj. Chamberlain, Luella Chamberlain, Adelina Chamberlain, Price Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Harry Cox. Part 3: Winifred Cuddihy, Thomas Cramer, Eli Conrad, Wm Clemans, Arlin Clark, Gertrude Collins, Alva Canfield, Penny Chain, Ellis Colvin, Frank Chain, Edward Collins, Harvey Cary, Melva Copper Wm Coverdale, Emma Cline, Baby Copper, Joannah Clark, Twin Babies Ceck, Alice Charlwood, Rance Calvin, Samuel Chambers, Deaetta Crumley, Evalinda Chamberlain, Nellie Cathcart, George Cassler, Russell Clements, Dale Carter, Harmon Clayton
Oak Ridge Cemetery Records. Page 18
No full textPart 1: W.H. Curtis, L. Curtis, Geo Curtis, Ann Curtis, Emeline Curtis, Horace Curtis, Oliver Curtis, Charles Curtis, Olla Curtis, Sally Curtis, Samuel Camp, Elizabeth Camp, Francy Camp, John Charlwood, Bessie Charlwood, Annie Charlwood, Catherine Charlwood, Ashley Carlisle, Sarah Carlisle, Daniel Carlisle, Hanna Carlisle, Frank Carlisle, J.N. Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Joseph Canfield, Mathias Cramer. Part 2: Andy Clark, Ruth Clark, Wm Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Mariah Cotton, Wm Cotton, Charles Cotton, Mary S. Cotton, Mary Case, Joseph Covell, Robert Covell, Wm Curtis, Anna Curtis, Joseph Catlin, Ardas Catlin, Lucretia Clark, Vesta Clark, Lydia Clark, Walter Crull, Marie Chamberlain, Cassius Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain, Benj. Chamberlain, Luella Chamberlain, Adelina Chamberlain, Price Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Harry Cox. Part 3: Winifred Cuddihy, Thomas Cramer, Eli Conrad, Wm Clemans, Arlin Clark, Gertrude Collins, Alva Canfield, Penny Chain, Ellis Colvin, Frank Chain, Edward Collins, Harvey Cary, Melva Copper Wm Coverdale, Emma Cline, Baby Copper, Joannah Clark, Twin Babies Ceck, Alice Charlwood, Rance Calvin, Samuel Chambers, Deaetta Crumley, Evalinda Chamberlain, Nellie Cathcart, George Cassler, Russell Clements, Dale Carter, Harmon Clayton
Oak Ridge Cemetery Records. Page 18
No full textPart 1: W.H. Curtis, L. Curtis, Geo Curtis, Ann Curtis, Emeline Curtis, Horace Curtis, Oliver Curtis, Charles Curtis, Olla Curtis, Sally Curtis, Samuel Camp, Elizabeth Camp, Francy Camp, John Charlwood, Bessie Charlwood, Annie Charlwood, Catherine Charlwood, Ashley Carlisle, Sarah Carlisle, Daniel Carlisle, Hanna Carlisle, Frank Carlisle, J.N. Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Joseph Canfield, Mathias Cramer. Part 2: Andy Clark, Ruth Clark, Wm Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Mariah Cotton, Wm Cotton, Charles Cotton, Mary S. Cotton, Mary Case, Joseph Covell, Robert Covell, Wm Curtis, Anna Curtis, Joseph Catlin, Ardas Catlin, Lucretia Clark, Vesta Clark, Lydia Clark, Walter Crull, Marie Chamberlain, Cassius Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain, Benj. Chamberlain, Luella Chamberlain, Adelina Chamberlain, Price Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Harry Cox. Part 3: Winifred Cuddihy, Thomas Cramer, Eli Conrad, Wm Clemans, Arlin Clark, Gertrude Collins, Alva Canfield, Penny Chain, Ellis Colvin, Frank Chain, Edward Collins, Harvey Cary, Melva Copper Wm Coverdale, Emma Cline, Baby Copper, Joannah Clark, Twin Babies Ceck, Alice Charlwood, Rance Calvin, Samuel Chambers, Deaetta Crumley, Evalinda Chamberlain, Nellie Cathcart, George Cassler, Russell Clements, Dale Carter, Harmon Clayton
Oak Ridge Cemetery Records. Page 18
No full textPart 1: W.H. Curtis, L. Curtis, Geo Curtis, Ann Curtis, Emeline Curtis, Horace Curtis, Oliver Curtis, Charles Curtis, Olla Curtis, Sally Curtis, Samuel Camp, Elizabeth Camp, Francy Camp, John Charlwood, Bessie Charlwood, Annie Charlwood, Catherine Charlwood, Ashley Carlisle, Sarah Carlisle, Daniel Carlisle, Hanna Carlisle, Frank Carlisle, J.N. Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Joseph Canfield, Mathias Cramer. Part 2: Andy Clark, Ruth Clark, Wm Cotton, Hannah Cotton, Mariah Cotton, Wm Cotton, Charles Cotton, Mary S. Cotton, Mary Case, Joseph Covell, Robert Covell, Wm Curtis, Anna Curtis, Joseph Catlin, Ardas Catlin, Lucretia Clark, Vesta Clark, Lydia Clark, Walter Crull, Marie Chamberlain, Cassius Chamberlain, Sarah Chamberlain, Benj. Chamberlain, Luella Chamberlain, Adelina Chamberlain, Price Cooper, Lydia Cooper, Harry Cox. Part 3: Winifred Cuddihy, Thomas Cramer, Eli Conrad, Wm Clemans, Arlin Clark, Gertrude Collins, Alva Canfield, Penny Chain, Ellis Colvin, Frank Chain, Edward Collins, Harvey Cary, Melva Copper Wm Coverdale, Emma Cline, Baby Copper, Joannah Clark, Twin Babies Ceck, Alice Charlwood, Rance Calvin, Samuel Chambers, Deaetta Crumley, Evalinda Chamberlain, Nellie Cathcart, George Cassler, Russell Clements, Dale Carter, Harmon Clayton
Human endothelial cell response to thromboresistant collagen-mimetic hydrogels
No full textAugust 2014School of EngineeringTo address these issues, Browning et al. have developed a composite vascular graft composed of an electrospun mesh that acts as a reinforcing outer layer and a non-thrombogenic inner hydrogel-based layer that promotes bovine aortic endothelial cell (BAEC) endothelialization. The blood contacting inner hydrogel is based on a collagen-mimetic protein (Scl2-2) derived from the group A Streptococcus, Scl2.28, streptococcal collagen-like protein (Scl2-1) which has been modified to contain integrin binding sites that promote endothelial cell adhesion. The unhydroxylated "parent" strain (Scl2-1) includes the Gly-Xaa-Yaa (GXY) motifs of native collagen, but unlike native collagen, it can maintain a stable triple helix without post-translational modifications. Discrete from native collagen, the Scl2-1 "parent" strand does not contain any known cell signaling sequences and therefore provides a "blank-slate" into which desired collagen-based cell adhesion sequences can be introduced into the protein via site-directed mutagenesis. A "daughter", Scl2-2, strand has been engineered to incorporate a GFPGER sequence which includes α1β1 and α2β1 integrin-binding motifs based on the GF/LOGER collagen sequence (O; hydroxyproline). The Scl2-2 protein is incorporated into a poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel matrix in which both the bioactivity levels and substrate modulus can be modified. The results from their study confirmed the thromboresistance of the PEGDA-Scl2-2 hydrogels, as well as the ability of the hydrogels to support BAEC adhesion and migration. In addition, the mechanical properties of the electrospun mesh proved to be easily tunable, and can closely match current autografts. These findings indicate that this multilayer design has promise for vascular graft applications.The current studies indicate that human endothelial cell adhesion, proliferation and migration responses can be tuned on our PEGDA-Scl2-2 hydrogels by modulating Scl2-2 concentration in the scaffold. The human endothelial cell adhesion and proliferation levels far exceeded those observed with the BAECs. These results show that PEGDA-Scl2-2 hydrogels support appropriate human endothelial cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration. Tuning the Scl2-2 concentration in the hydrogel will allow for the fabrication of bioactive surfaces that elicit endothelial cell responses similar to those observed on native collagen, without the thrombogenicity associated with the latter. Conjugation of Scl2-2 within a synthetic PEGDA hydrogel provides the means to combine the selective bioactivity of the Scl2-2 protein, with the thromboresistance and tunable material properties of this synthetic polymer. This work demonstrates the potential utility of the proposed PEGDA-Scl2-2 hydrogel systems in regenerative medicine applications, such as coatings to improve the performance of cardiovascular devices.This work focuses on the evaluation of human endothelial cell response to thromboresistant PEGDA-Scl2-2 hydrogels towards the development of polymeric coatings that can potentially improve the biocompatibility of existing cardiovascular devices. To achieve this, three types of human endothelial cells were employed: human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs), human endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). BAECs were also used as a reference. Endothelial cell coverage (cell adhesion) and proliferation were measured over 72 hours to determine the effects of protein type (Scl2-2 versus collagen I) and concentration (4 mg/mL, 8 mg/mL, and 12 mg/mL) on both initial and prolonged cell interactions with the scaffold. Cell migration assessments were performed for all formulations in order to evaluate the effect of bioactivity levels on the observed cell migration responses.Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Current clinical small caliber synthetic vascular grafts (<6 mm), such as Dacron and polytetrafluoroethlyene (ePTFE) or Teflon, have high failure rates and do not show promising patency results. Patency rates of these grafts decrease due to thrombosis formation and vascular occlusion. The majority of these failures are due to inadequate cell-material interactions and poor matching of arterial biomechanical properties.M
Reading ability and print exposure: item response theory analysis of the author recognition test
No full textIn the Author Recognition Test (ART) participants are presented with a series of names and foils and are asked to indicate which ones they recognize as authors. The test is a strong predictor of reading skill, with this predictive ability generally explained as occurring because author knowledge is likely acquired through reading or other forms of print exposure. This large-scale study (1012 college student participants) used Item Response Theory (IRT) to analyze item (author) characteristics to facilitate identification of the determinants of item difficulty, provide a basis for further test development, and to optimize scoring of the ART. Factor analysis suggests a potential two factor structure of the ART differentiating between literary vs. popular authors. Effective and ineffective author names were identified so as to facilitate future revisions of the ART. Analyses showed that the ART is a highly significant predictor of time spent encoding words as measured using eye-tracking during reading. The relationship between the ART and time spent reading provided a basis for implementing a higher penalty for selecting foils, rather than the standard method of ART scoring (names selected minus foils selected). The findings provide novel support for the view that the ART is a valid indicator of reading volume. Further, they show that frequency data can be used to select items of appropriate difficulty and that frequency data from corpora based on particular time periods and types of text may allow test adaptation for different populations
The Prevalent Misuse of Fisher’s Partial Eta Squared Formula
No full textThe recording of an estimate of effect size is an essential tool for empirical science because it allows for statistical power. In addition, it enables researchers to replicate studies because it assists in choosing subject amounts effectively. A popular measure of effect size is partial eta squared and is often calculated using Fisher\u27s formula. Despite the positive impact that partial eta provides to empirical researchers, it comes with two problems. One is that researchers are misusing this formula because it was initially made for between-subject designs. When measuring the effect size via partial eta squared in a between-subject design, it measures by means of the ratio of variance related to an effect, and that effect added to its associated error variance. It works specifically for between-subjects because the values are independent of any other aspects of the design. However, researchers have been using it for the past decade on repeated measures designs, which do not have independent values. In this thesis, I will examine how often studies report effect size, which measurement used to estimate effect size, and which subject design they apply it to. I analyze various articles from psychological journals in their latest December 2019 edition to see how many researchers continue to use Fisher’s partial eta squared
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