155 research outputs found
2 - The Ancient Greek Theatre : Tradition, Image and Reality
No full textHandley Eric W. 2 - The Ancient Greek Theatre : Tradition, Image and Reality. In: Bulletin de la Classe des lettres et des sciences morales et politiques, tome 11, n°7-12, 2000. pp. 269-301
3. Ménandre. Sept exposés, suivis de discussions, par E. W. Handley, W. Ludwig, F. H. Sandbach, F. Wehrli, C. Dedoussi, C. Questa, L. Kahil. Entretiens préparés et présidés par Eric G. Turner
No full textBlanchard Alain. 3. Ménandre. Sept exposés, suivis de discussions, par E. W. Handley, W. Ludwig, F. H. Sandbach, F. Wehrli, C. Dedoussi, C. Questa, L. Kahil. Entretiens préparés et présidés par Eric G. Turner. In: Revue des Études Grecques, tome 86, fascicule 411-413, Juillet-décembre 1973. pp. 468-471
“But what a place / to put a piano”: Nostalgic Objects in Robert Minhinnick’s "Diary of the Last Man"
No full textIn 2003, Martin Rees referred to the present as “mankind’s final century.” A few years later, Slavoj Žižek wrote that humankind is heading towards “apocalyptic zero-point,” when the ecological crisis will most probably lead to our complete destruction. In his 2017 collection, Diary of the Last Man, Welsh poet Robert Minhinnick offers readers a meditation upon Earth at a liminal moment—on the brink of becoming completely unpopulated.
Imagining a solitary human being, living in the midst of environmental collapse, Minhinnick yet entwines different voices—human and non-human—operating across vast spans of time. The speaker of the poems moves freely through different geographies and cultural contexts, but the voice that starts and ends the journey, seems to be the voice of the poet himself: he is the last man on earth, a survivor of ecological disaster.
The paper discusses Minhinnick’s collection as a projection of the world we now inhabit into a future where it will exist only in the form of nostalgic memories. The analysis focuses on the role of objects in the construction of the world-within-the poem, where the fragments of human civilization are being claimed by forces of the environment—engulfing sand, progressive erosion—forming a retrospective vision of our “now” which will inevitably become our “past.
Data modeling augmentation of JPEG for real-time streaming video
No full textThis paper explores sub-sampling in conjunction with JPEG compression algorithms. Rather than directly compressing large high-resolution images, we propose decimation to thumbnails followed by compression. This enables Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) compression and facilitates real-time streaming video with small bandwidth requirements. Image reconstruction occurs on demand at the receiver to any resolution required using Data Modeling based fractal interpolation. The receive side first uncompresses JPEG and then fractal interpolates to any required resolution. This device independent resolution capability is useful for real-time sharing of image data across virtual networks where each node has a different innate resolution capability. The same image is constructed to whatever limitations exist at each individual node, keeping image data device independent and image resolution scalable up or down as hardware/bandwidth limitations and options evolve
Death awareness and personal change
No full textFear of death is cited by some psychotherapists as a major factor inhibiting the process of personal change. At the same time there is evidence from many different sources that awareness of one's mortality can lead to positive changes in attitude and behaviour. In the current study eight subjects who have come close to death are interviewed and a detailed examination is made of their life-threatening experience (LTE) and their prior and subsequent attitudes towards life and death in an attempt to understand the factors involved in the personal change resulting from their experience. All the subjects describe significant changes in their attitudes following their LTE. Some report both positive and negative changes, whereas others see the changes as predominantly or wholely positive. The main finding is that the one factor which all these subjects have in common is the integration into their perception of themselves and of their world of an awareness of their personal mortality. Some implications of the results are discussed and directions for future research are outlined
A study of early childhood preservice teachers' locus of control and self concept as compared to their approach to discipline
No full textPlan BThe purpose of this study was to examine the locus of control and self concept of preservice teachers as it relates to the approach to guidance they might use in a particular situation. Preservice teachers have been studied at length, giving both teachers and researchers a rich source of information. According to Berliner (1987), the efforts have attempted to clarify the nature of teaching expertise and to identify teacher education practices that facilitate its development. Thus, many studies have focused on the development of intending teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about good teaching during the course of training (Hollingsworth, 1988; Lin, Taylor, and Gorrell, 1999; Wilson and Cameron, 1996).
Veenman (1984) states that research consistently indicates beginning teachers
perceive discipline to be their most serious problem.
Locus of control generally refers to the extent to which an individual believes his or her behavior determines specific life events (Rotter, 1966; Rotter, Chance, and Phares, 1972; Lefcourt, 1981). People with an “internal” locus of control tend to believe they are in control of their destinies and are able to cause certain events. People with an “external” locus of control tend to believe that events are caused by factors beyond their control: fate, luck, or powerful others.
There is little research documenting preservice teachers’ locus of control, and
none correlating preservice teachers’ locus of control with guidance practices. Internal locus of control has been correlated to a “less custodial attitude” in teachers (Henderson, 1982), but research correlating locus of control to specific approaches to guidance strategies in preservice teachers does not exist.
In very general terms, self concept is defined as “the image we hold of ourselves”
(Hoge and Renzulli, 1993, p. 440). To go further, self concept can be defined as
attitudes, feelings, and knowledge that individuals have about their skills, abilities, appearance, and social acceptability (Byrne, 1984). Like locus of control, self concept of preservice teachers has been studied over several decades, but no studies have specifically correlated self concept to their approach to a particular guidance situation.
The researcher combined three survey instruments in order to measure locus of
control, self concept and preferred approach to guidance: the Tennessee Self Concept Test, the Locus of Control for Teachers survey, and a guidance scenario from the Early Childhood Teacher Beliefs About Discipline Survey. A group of UW-Stout preservice
teachers consisting of 35 Developmentally Appropriate Practice laboratory students and 11 student teachers participated in the study by completing a paper-and-pencil instrument.
The data collected was analyzed at the University of Wisconsin-Stout Academic
Computing Center. Frequency counts and percentages were computed on all items of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Mean scores were determined on the responses of the Locus of Control Scale for Teachers. Total response scores were entered and converted to percentages for the guidance scenario portion of the survey.
The data was analyzed using a Pearson Correlation Coefficient Matrix on all
combinations of data. T-tests were also computed on selected variables.
Results of the data analysis determined that there is a statistically significant
correlation between external locus of control and custodial or mandating guidance strategy in preservice teachers. The data analysis suggests that external locus of control is a significant predictor of custodial or mandating guidance strategies
John Gay's the beggar's opera: early eighteenth-century responses in the arts to cultural, sociological and political issues in London life
No full textDiffering responses in art media to these contemporary issues of London life are explored, taking John Gay's the Beggar's Opera as the focal point for discussion. Initially, a general survey is made of Gay's role as cultural, social and moral critic. Comparison with George Frederick Handel's Floridante allows Gay's work to be placed in the context of operatic responses to contemporary society, highlighting usage both of overt portrayal and indirect satire. Gay's approach to political issues is examined alongside that of Dean Swift's Gulliver's Travels enabling an estimation to be made of the effectiveness of these art media as tools of political propaganda. Similarly, responses in the field of painting are discussed in the light of representative works of James Thornhill and William Hogarth's A Harlot's Progress and A Rake's Progress. In considering all these responses it is noted that art can be interpreted at differing levels, from the sophisticated to the naive. All these art media are then placed in the context of artistic philosophy of the period, thus facilitating an objective assessment of the parallels and differences of art's responses to contemporary issues. Taking into account inherent limitations in the media, to conclude our study, Hogarth's The Beggar's Opera Scenes are compared and contrasted with Gay's prototype. The thesis highlights the trend towards realism in the arts during this period. Nevertheless, we are left with the conundrum that art, 'per se', can only 'mirror' life. It does not necessarily solve its problems. Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Music. University of Durham Department of Music 198
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