334 research outputs found
Creativity and Songwriting
No full textThis study tested a number of theories of creativity in an experiment where a song was written and recorded every day for over 170 days using various techniques and ideas. 15 have been reworked, finalised, and released on an audio CD, attached as Appendix 1. The finished CD contains material from a number of styles and is intended to showcase the gradual progression of the songwriting process and the change in style over time, and explores the question of whether songwriting and creativity in general can be improved through regular practice. It also demonstrates a wide array of skill and fluency in songwriting and creativity gained from a large amount of practice, whilst also exhibiting examples of the material that was written in the daily songwriting practice routine.
The audio CD (Appendix 1) is accompanied by a data CD containing 100 recorded demos of songs written over the course of the experiment (Appendix 2) and a thesis explaining the creative process behind selected tracks, complete with a literature review of research into the current understanding of creativity. This is explored from both a psychological viewpoint and a more subjective viewpoint, relating specifically to songwriting. The thesis also attempts to find common ground between psychological practices aimed at improving general creativity, and more specific songwriting techniques, intended to explore how songwriters can produce a higher quality or quantity of work. It addresses such issues as writer’s block, songwriting as a routine, and also the relationship between the number of songs written and the quality of those songs, whilst also autoethnographically detailing the writing process of the songs written over the 170 day period, and the experience of the artist of the effects of the practice routine.
The project aimed to determine whether creativity could be improved by following a regimented practice routine over the course of a set period of time (in this case, roughly half a year). Both quantitative and qualitative data have been collected from this experiment and analysed from an autoethnographical perspective, and it has been determined that in this case, the artist’s perceived skill in songwriting has grown due to the amount of time specifically dedicated to it, the regular practice enabling a larger volume of higher quality work to be produced. Secondary research also showed that creativity in general was improved from the exercise, and that this enhanced creativity can be applied more generally than simply to songwriting
In Memoriam: Joseph M. Williams
No full textProfessor Chris Rideout pays tribute to Joseph M. Williams, 1933-2008, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago and author of Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, among other highly influential works. Professor Rideout shows his appreciation for Williams\u27 generous support and many contributions to the world of writing instruction, especially legal writing
2022/2023 LRSP: Eleanor Rideout
No full textThroughout history, life narratives have fueled and supported social movements through testimony and counter-narrative on the part of the author (Schaffer & Smith, 2004) and narrative empathy on the part of the reader (Keen, 2006). Narrative empathy invests individuals in a cause, and can serve as the basis for readers’ later involvement in social movements (Keen, 2006). These concepts of life narrative form an interesting connection with comics theory, which suggests that the form engages readers in unique ways through character identification, subjective reading, and closure. In connecting these ideas, this study explores how the medium of comics can be uniquely utilized by creators from underrepresented groups in order to express their lived experiences and the role of autobiographical comics in social movements.
Most of the literature that exists surrounding life narrative and autobiographical comics focus on analysis of the works themselves. In order to contribute to a more rounded understanding of these subjects, this study focuses on author perspectives. The interviews focused on each author’s experience with their published autobiographical comic(s), following the topics of motivation, process, formal construction, and reception of the work.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/lrsp/1004/thumbnail.jp
Charting the course for education in Newfoundland and Labrador; Professional collective bargaining in public school education
No full textDr. Vernon Snelgrove describes the results of his survey about collective bargaining as it relates to teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador and the impact of collective bargaining. David Rideout describes the results of his study about Pentecostal views toward collective bargaining with an emphasis on impasse procedures.ends mid-sentenc
Millstone Hill coherent-scatter radar observations of electric field variability in the sub-auroral polarization stream
No full text[1] Coherent backscatter observations with the Millstone Hill UHF radar (MHR) are used to investigate spatial/temporal variations in the ionospheric sub‐auroral polarization stream (SAPS) electric field. For the 440 MHz MHR, coherent amplitude is on average linearly proportional to electric field strength. The use of both main‐beam and sidelobe returns and the great sensitivity of the MHR system permits observations spanning 3° of the SAPS region with 1‐sec temporal and 10‐km spatial resolution. For a moderately disturbed event on May 25, 2000, the SAPS channel moved steadily equatorward. Large‐scale (30 mV/m peak to peak) wave‐like oscillations in the electric field magnitude (200s–300s periodicity) were seen to propagate across the SAPS channel throughout the hour‐long event. It is suggested that such localized electric field intensifications, which exhibit many of the characteristics of the narrow SAID features described in the literature, arise as wavelike perturbations within the SAPS channel
Nutrient Availability in Wheat During Growing Season Comparing Poultry Litter and Inorganic Fertilizer
No full textWinter wheat production in North Carolina is continuing to expand. Commercial fertilizer costs are also continuing to rise and growers are looking for other options for plant nutrients. Poultry litter is a common fertilizer source that has been used in the past and is more popular now due to being a cheaper alternative to inorganic fertilizer. However, not all poultry litter is created equal in terms of nutrient content and in order to know what is in the litter, manure analysis must be performed. It is also unclear how much the litter breaks down within the first cropping season and how much of the nutrients are available for plant uptake. Thus, a study was performed to evaluate the nutrient availability of poultry litter compared to inorganic fertilizer during the 2021-2022 wheat growing season. The study took place in Lawndale, North Carolina on a field farmed by Toluca Grain and Hay. During the growing season, tissue samples were collected from each treatment (1- nonfertilized control, 2- poultry litter fertilized, and 3- inorganic fertilizer) and analyzed for N, P, and K nutrient levels. At harvest, each plot sample was weighed in a weigh wagon, and a smaller sample from each plot was tested using a certified scale for test weight and moisture content. There were no significant differences in yield and test weight between the poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer treatments. However, the poultry litter tissue samples and final soil samples showed higher levels of phosphorus and potassium than the other treatments. Poultry litter proved to be an effective alternative fertilizer to inorganic fertilizer at a lower cost.MAL
March 24, 1912 Page two Freighter disabled Attaches Irondale property County board proceedings Fatally injured Marriage license issued
No full textVandewall, Ralph I.; Peters, F.J.; Lutz, David; VanTrojen Sr., A.J.; Shepherd, Ollie E.; Lange, Leo W.; Rideout, May;steamer Princess Adelade
Genre and identity in the work of David Grossman.
No full textDavid Grossman is a central figure in Israeli literature. Widely translated, his work has achieved international acclaim for its bold and innovative engagement in the events and mood of the day. In this study, the first monograph on his work in English, I focus on his process of constructing identity through storytelling. Key themes of identity---adolescence and parent-child relationships, sexuality and the body-soul dichotomy---are interwoven into diverse literary genres. My method is to examine the paradigms and significance of Grossman's literary genres, placing them in the context of Israeli and Western literature. I analyse his technique of manipulating traditional structural features of these genres to reveal the ambiguities and changing nature of identity. I show how he acknowledges his literary forefathers by his use of intertext to develop identity. I contend that Grossman's focus on the adolescent protagonist pinpoints a young person's confrontation with his inherited identity. I discuss The Book of Intimate Grammar as zntx-Bildungsroman, illustrating the instability experienced en route to a cogent sense of self and an accommodation with the adult world. Grossman breaks new ground in his seminal work of Holocaust fiction, See under: Love. Moving beyond the sphere of witness accounts and their consequent fiction, he uses a fragmented plot and complex narratives, revealing the impossibility of viewing the Holocaust as a single synchronic story, exposing the damaged identities that remain. In Be My Knife, his more recent epistolary novel, I find a shift in his construction of identity. Rhythms of internal and external languages combine in this exploration of sexuality and parenthood. I suggest that his narrative techniques of multiple voices and indeterminate endings enhance reader involvement. They are a call to share Grossman's enduring commitment to a "wide-hearted humanism". This credo involves creating an ethical identity of self-examination, facilitating the recognition of difference in self and others, as evidenced in his socio-political novel and essays. I highlight Grossman's artistry: his sensitivity to registers of language, expressing sociological aspects of Israeli life in the past decades. Ultimately, for Grossman, both the world and the "I" are but a narrative
Aledo (Illinois) Church School
No full textAledo Church School – group photograph of students of the Aledo Church School, outside, all wearing bi-color hats of some sort. B&W, 4 ¼ x 6 ½ in. Two captions on verso: “Elder Herbert C. Greer, standing, back row 3rd from right, now in Chile South America. His sister Edna – teacher – next to his right.” And in another hand: “Back row left to right – La Verne Melendy – Lois Douglas – Letha Cummings – Caroll Greer – Miss Edna Greer (teacher) – Herbert Greer – Marian Douglas – Lorena Rideout. Middle row: Seldon Greer – Mary Bell Cummings – Helen Douglas – Arlo Greer – David Rideout. Front row: John Cummings – Wayne Greer – Arthur Rideout. The year 1926-27
Atlantic Guardian, vol. 05, no. 02 (May 1948)
No full textNewfoundland goes to the polls -- Bonavista / Mark George -- The Funks, graveyard of unknown seamen / Albert N. Holmes -- You can't go home again! / Rev. W. G. Jones -- Insurance for everybody -- Remember London? / Paul Maher -- Legacy of love / Gus Rideout -- The Churches of St. John’s : Salvation Army Temple / Rev. A. Young -- Cod liver oil for Europe's children -- Guardian angles -- Reprint of the month -- Who's who in Nfld. -- Regional libraries -- Folk songs and yarns -- Nfld. as others see it -- Nfld. clubs abroad -- Stamps of Nfld.A popular magazine covering Newfoundland news and human interest stories with features such as Newfoundlanders Abroad, the Baby of the Month and community profiles, as well as poetry and short stories. Heavily illustrated with photographs. -- "Atlantic Guardian's platform: to make Newfoundland better known at home and abroad; to promote trade and travel in the Island; to encourage development of the Island's natural resources; to foster good relations between Newfoundland and her neighbors" (on all title pages after vol. 1, no. 4).Published monthly 1945-57, thereafter absorbed by the Atlantic Advocate (1952-92); suspended publication: October 1952-May 1953. Missing issues: vol. 14, nos. 7-8. -- An index to vols. 1-10 by author and/or article type is in vol. 11, no. 1 (January-February 1954), p. 33-48
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