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The good parodist: beyond images of escape in the fiction of Doris lessing
No full textIn her earlier fiction, Doris Leasing presents images of escape from what Cohen and Taylor term "everyday life”. These images of escape, such as the vision of the "noble city, set four-square" in Martha Quest and Martha's plunge into the muddy veld pothole in A Proper Marriage, are framed by realism. In positing an escape from 'realism'(understood as both literary form and "everyday reality") they suggest the inadequacy of realism. However, the success of these images is limited as they attempt to posit an "outside", a project which postmodernism has taught us, is bound to fail. Lessing increasingly replaces these images of escape with parody. Parody more fundamentally interrogates realism and allows Lessing to negotiate an escape whilst recognizing her implication in contemporary society. My model of parody takes its lead from Linda Hutcheon's consideration of "serious parody", as marking "the intersection of creation and re-creation, of invention and critique" (A Theory of Parody, 1985). This, I argue, is the intersection of Lessing's political and aesthetic projects. Lessing's use of parody also provides her with a useful strategy for negotiating subjectivity. I argue that whilst she questions the liberal humanist self, she does not completely reject it. She is "post-humanist" rather than "anti-humanist". Lessing's "space fiction" seems to signal a return to the project of positing an "outside" implied by her images of escape. However, I illustrate how her space fiction is equally subject to the problematic politics of parody. Just as parody "installs" a pre-existing text to "subvert" it, so space fiction "installs" the Earth in order to critique it. The "dual-codedness" of parody is, I conclude, perfect for Lessing's multiple projects
DORIS-MAE-v1
No full textIn scientific research, the ability to effectively retrieve relevant documents based on complex, multifaceted queries is critical. Existing evaluation datasets for this task are limited, primarily due to the high costs and effort required to annotate resources that effectively represent complex queries. To address this, we propose a novel task, Scientific DOcument Retrieval using Multi-level Aspect-based quEries (DORIS-MAE), which is designed to handle the complex nature of user queries in scientific research.
Documentations for the DORIS-MAE dataset is publicly available at https://github.com/Real-Doris-Mae/Doris-Mae-Dataset. This upload contains both DORIS-MAE dataset version 1 and ada-002 vector embeddings for all queries and related abstracts (used in candidate pool creation). DORIS-MAE dataset version 1 is comprised of four main sub-datasets, each serving distinct purposes.
The Query dataset contains 100 human-crafted complex queries spanning across five categories: ML, NLP, CV, AI, and Composite. Each category has 20 associated queries. Queries are broken down into aspects (ranging from 3 to 9 per query) and sub-aspects (from 0 to 6 per aspect, with 0 signifying no further breakdown required). For each query, a corresponding candidate pool of relevant paper abstracts, ranging from 99 to 138, is provided.
The Corpus dataset is composed of 363,133 abstracts from computer science papers, published between 2011-2021, and sourced from arXiv. Each entry includes title, original abstract, URL, primary and secondary categories, as well as citation information retrieved from Semantic Scholar. A masked version of each abstract is also provided, facilitating the automated creation of queries.
The Annotation dataset includes generated annotations for all 165,144 question pairs, each comprising an aspect/sub-aspect and a corresponding paper abstract from the query's candidate pool. It includes the original text generated by ChatGPT (version chatgpt-3.5-turbo-0301) explaining its decision-making process, along with a three-level relevance score (e.g., 0,1,2) representing ChatGPT's final decision.
Finally, the Test Set dataset contains human annotations for a random selection of 250 question pairs used in hypothesis testing. It includes each of the three human annotators' final decisions, recorded as a three-level relevance score (e.g., 0,1,2).
The file "ada_embedding_for_DORIS-MAE_v1.pickle" contains text embeddings for the DORIS-MAE dataset, generated by OpenAI's ada-002 model. The structure of the file is as follows:
├── ada_embedding_for_DORIS-MAE_v1.pickle
├── "Query"
│ ├── query_id_1 (Embedding of query_1)
│ ├── query_id_2 (Embedding of query_2)
│ └── query_id_3 (Embedding of query_3)
│ .
│ .
│ .
└── "Corpus"
├── corpus_id_1 (Embedding of abstract_1)
├── corpus_id_2 (Embedding of abstract_2)
└── corpus_id_3 (Embedding of abstract_3)
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.The DORIS-MAE dataset is contained in a paper submitted to NeurIPS 2023 Dataset Track for review. Please refer to benchmarking details in the GitHub link: https://github.com/Real-Doris-Mae/Doris-Mae-Dataset. Author information will be made available shortly
Letter From Ruby Doris Smith to her Mother, circa 1964
No full textCorrespondence from Ruby Doris Smith to her mother about being in Conakry, Guinea in West Africa. 4 pages
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
No full textThe Mary Ann Smith Wilson - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism spans the dates 1948-2008 with the bulk of the material dated 1960-1967. The collection documents both Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's and Mary Ann Smith Wilson's participation in the civil rights movement and the organizations with which they were affiliated. Although the collection documents both sisters' activities, the bulk of the collection reflects Ruby Doris Smith Robinson’s activism activities in the civil rights movement. Also included in the collection are photographs, correspondences, news articles, programs, reports, and flyers.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at [email protected]
Lonely hearts
No full textMagistrsko delo se ukvarja s samopredstavljanjem moškega in ženske v oglasih za zmenkovanje v tiskanih in spletnih medijih. Poudarek je na razlikah v načinu samopredstavljanja med moškimi in ženskami. Tiskani mediji – Slovenski narod velja za revolucionaren prehod iskanja partnerja kot posredniški medijski kanal, ki je nakazal odmik od klasičnega zmenkovanja. Danes se je iskanje partnerja preselilo na splet, ki je uporabnikom prinesel interaktivno ustvarjanje večpredstavnostne vsebine. Zanimale so nas spremembe, ki jih je prinesel razvoj medijev in kako so te vplivale na samopredstavljanje spola. Ženske so v oglasih prikazane kot podrejene moškim in odvisne od njihovega finančnega statusa. Moški pa na vseh področjih dominirajo in imajo moč nad ženskami. Zanima nas, ali so se navedeni stereotipi glede na prihod spleta in računalniško posredovane komunikacije kaj spremenili. V študiji primera smo iz različnih medijev analizirali 60 osebnih oglasov: Slovenski narod, Salomonov oglasnik, Vzajemnost, Najdiljubezen.si, Ona-on.com in Tinder. Z diskurzivno analizo smo preučevali vsebino opisov, s semiološko analizo pa analizirali fotografije osebnih oglasov. Zanima nas, kakšne lastnosti o sebi in o potencialnem partnerju izpostavljajo moški ter ženske. Ugotovili smo, da še vedno obstaja spolna hierarhija med moškimi in ženskami, ki pa se danes kaže na drugačen način: nekoč je bil v razmerju najpomembnejši materialni status in dolgotrajni odnos, danes pa je bolj pomemben posameznikov značaj in želja po kratkih površinskih partnerskih razmerjih.This thesis discusses self-presentation of men and women in personal ads in print and online media. It focuses on distinctions in a way of self-presentation between the two genders. The Slovenski narod newspaper, a type of print media, was a revolutionary transition of partner-searching, which took place through an intermediary media channel and indicated a deviation of classical dating. Today\u27s dating moved to the web, which enabled users to create and interact through multimedia content. The thesis explores changes that were brought by media development and how these changes impacted gender self-presentation. In comparison to men, women in advertisements are presented as subordinate to men and dependent upon their financial status. Men seem to dominate all areas and have power over women. The thesis analyses how these stereotypes have changed through internet usage and digital communication. In the case study, 60 personal advertisements have been chosen from different media platforms: Slovenski narod, Salomonov oglasnik, Vzajemnost, Najdiljubezen.si, Ona-on.com and Tinder. The discourse analysis looked into the content of ad descriptions. In the semiotic analysis, photographs of personal advertisements were studied. Our aim was to explore which characteristics men and women are emphasising about themselves and which ones about their potential partner. It was concluded that sexual hierarchy still exists, however, it is expressed in a different way today. In the past, material status and long lasting relationships were of utmost importance. Today, the focus is on individuals’ personality and on shorter, more superficial relationships
Letter From Ruby Doris Smith to Her Sister Mary Ann Smith, February 25, 1961
No full textCorrespondence from Ruby Doris Smith to her sister Mary Ann Smith from York County Jail. 5 pages
Jugendliche und Sexualität
No full textTeoretična izhodišča: Mladostniško obdobje je obdobje priložnosti in tveganja, še posebej tveganja, ki je povezano s spolno dejavnostjo in njenimi neželenimi posledicami. Vsako leto stopajo v pubertetno obdobje vedno nove generacije mladostnikov, zato mora biti varovanje reproduktivnega zdravja mladostnikov naša neprestana prednostna naloga. Raziskave kažejo, ne samo na pomanjkljivost, temveč predvsem na odsotnost odprte komunikacije o spolnosti. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti osveščenost mladostnikov o zdravem spolnem življenju in ustrezni zaščiti, ugotoviti kakšno vlogo imajo pri tem starši, šola in zdravstveni delavci, z raziskavo ugotoviti kakšna je starostna meja, ko postanejo mladostniki spolno aktivni, ter koliko so informirani o zdravem spolnem življenju in ustrezni zaščiti.
Metodologija raziskovanja: Uporabili smo deskriptivno metodo dela, za pridobitev podatkov pa anonimen anketni vprašalnik, ki je vseboval 23 vprašanj zaprtega tipa. Sodelovalo je 49 dijakinj in dijakov Srednje zdravstvene šole Murska Sobota, v razmerju 34:15.
Rezultati: Raziskava je pokazala, da se mladostniki v prvi spolni odnos spuščajo dokaj hitro, poznavanje spolno prenosljivih bolezni je dobro, ter da so nasplošno dobro informirani o uporabi ustrezne kontracepcije, vendar pa so mnenja, da bi tako šola kot zdravstveni delavci morali več delati na tem, da bi mladostnike poučevali in informirali o zdravi spolnosti.
Sklep: Mladostniki o spolnosti slišijo veliko,predvsem preko medijev, spleta in vrstnikov Premalo pa jih o zdravi spolnosti informirajo starši, šola in zdravstvene ustanove. Zato je potrebno več vzgojnoizobraževalnega dela na tem področju.Die theoretischen Ausgangspunkte: Das Jugendzeitalter ist ein lebensabschnitt der gelegenheiten und Risiken, besonders eines Risiko, das mit der geschlechtlichen Aktivität und mit deren unerwünschten Folgen verbunden ist. Jedes Jahr treten in das Pubertätsalter immer neune Generationen von Jugendlichen und darum muss der Schutz der produktiven Gesundheit der Jugendlichenstetts unsere Vorrangsaufgabe sein. Dir geschlechtserziehung der Kinder und Jugendlichen ist ein sehr sesnsibles Thema, den die Eltern geschickt ausweichen. Die Forschungen zeigen, nicht nur auf eine Mangelhaftigkeit, sonder vor allem auf ein Ausbleiben der offenen Kommunikation über die Geschlechtlichtkeit. Der Zweck der Forschung war das Bewusstsein der Jugendlichen über dass gesunde Geschlechtsleben und den entsprechenden Schutz festzustellen sowie welche Rolle dabei die Eltern, die Schule und Gesundheitsarbeiter spielen, durch die Forschung festzustellen welche ist die Altersgrenze wenn die Jugendlichen sexuell aktiv werden und wieviel sie über das Gesunde Geschlechtsleben und den entsprechenden Schutz informiert sind.
Die methodologie der Forschung: Man hat die Deskriptive Arbeitsmethode gewählt und für den Erwerb von Informationen eine Anonyme Umfrage gemacht, die 23 Fragen des geschlossenen Typs umfasste. 49 Schüllerinnen und Schüller der Medizinischen Mittelschule und Kosmetikschule Murska Sobota in Verhältnis 34:15 nahmen an der Forschung teil.
Die Ergebnisse: Die Forschung zeigte, dass sich die Jugendlichen ziemlich früh in den ersten Geschlechtsverkehr einlassen, dass das Vertrautsein mit den übertragbaren Geschlechtskrankheiten gut ist sowie, dass sie über die Anwendung der entsprechenden Empfängnisverhütungsmittel generell gut informiert sind, jedoch sind sie der Meinung, dass die Schule sovie die gesundheitsarbeiter mehr daran tun sollten um die Jugendlichen über die gesunde Geschlechtlichkeit zu informieren und enterrichten.
Die Schlussfolgerung: Die Jugendlichen hören viel von der Geschlechtlichkeit , sie können sie aber nicht immer harmonischin ihr Leben einliedern um dabei in Liebe aufzuwachsen und, dass die Geschlechtlichkeit ihnen den Lebensantrieb geben würde. Gerade deswegen ist eine planmässige und erzieherische Arbeit in diesen bereich notwendig
Preverjanje zakonitosti in strokovnosti uporab prisilnih sredstev varnostnikov : diplomsko delo visokošolskega strokovnega študija Varnost in policijsko delo
No full textV naši nalogi je predmet raziskovanja zakonska in strokovna podlaga delovanja zasebnih varnostnikov pri nas.
Število varnostnih služb v Sloveniji narašča. Na strani Zbornice za razvoj slovenskega zasebnega varovanja smo našteli dvaintrideset imetnikov licenc, nekatera podjetja z več podružnicami po celotni Sloveniji za opravljanje različnih varnostnih storitev. Vsaka varnostna služba ponuja storitve, za katere je pridobila ustrezne licence. Zato mora biti delovanje vseh teh varnostnih služb strokovno in zakonito. To urejajo številni zakoni in pravilniki, po katerih morajo delovati varnostno licenčna podjetja, njihovi naročniki in varnostno osebje samo. Preverili smo program izobraževanja za naziv varnostnik, zakonsko podlago delovanja varnostnega osebja in nadzor nad njihovim delom. Trenutno veljavni zakon za zasebno varovanje je dokaj izpopolnjen, vendar se skozi delovanje zasebno-varnostnih podjetij in varnostnega osebja kaj hitro pokaže, da temu ni tako. Potrebne bi bile dodatne dopolnitve pri uporabi ukrepov in prisilnih sredstev varnostnikov. Ostati moramo tudi v koraku s kršitelji in prilagoditi zakone njim.
V raziskovalnem delu smo izvedli anketo, s katero smo preverili najpogosteje uporabljen ukrep ali prisilno sredstvo pri delu varnostnikov. Želeli smo izvedeti vrsto najpogosteje uporabljenih ukrepov, njihovo intenziteto in primere, v katerih te ukrepe uporabijo. Zbrani podatki so pokazali na to, da anketirani varnostniki pri svojem delu uporabijo, kjer morajo uporabiti prisilno sredstvo, najmanjšo potrebno silo ukrepov, to je fizično silo, natančneje, strokovne prijeme, nekateri tudi plinsko sredstvo pri primerih, kjer je ogroženost varnostnikov ali tovora večja. Intenziteta fizične sile in plinskega sredstva je pri vsakem od anketiranih podjetij drugačna, saj imajo različne dejavnosti oziroma pridobljene licence za delovanje.In our study, the subject of research is legality and professional bases of private security in our country.
The number of security services in Slovenia is increasing. On the website of Chamber for development Slovenian private security we listed thirty two licenses holders, some companies with several branches throughout the country. Each security service offers services for which they have obtained the appropriate licenses. It is therefore necessary that the operation of all these security services is professional and legal.
This is governed by many laws and policies thereby must operate licensed security companies, their customers and security staff. We wrote about the program of education for the title of security guard, the legal basis of security staff. We also wrote about authority abuse by the security staff and about supervision over them. It appeared that, operation of security guards in large measure unsettled, modest and inadequate. Therefore, work of security staff is very hard and in some cases questionable. It surprises us, that there is no significant increase in cases of infringement power of security guards.
In the research work we carried out a survey in which we checked the most frequently used measures or forced asset in the work of security guards. We wanted to find out the type of the most commonly used measures, their intensity and the cases in which those measures apply. The collected data shows that interviewed security guards at their work, when they have to use compulsory minimum necessary force, coercive measures, that is natural force, more specifically, expert approaches. Some also use gas assert in cases where are the threats to security guards and cargo. The intensity of natural forces and gas assets is different in every surveyed enterprise, because they have different obtained licenses for working operation
The differences between younger and older adults in theory of mind
No full textV magistrski nalogi smo podrobneje spoznali in preučili teorijo uma v starosti tako, da smo skupino starejših odraslih primerjali s skupino mlajših odraslih. Za preučevanje teorije uma smo uporabili zgodbe iz testa socialnih zmot (iz angl. Faux Pas Recognition Test). Teorijo uma smo preučevali ločeno na dimenziji afektivne in kognitivne teorije uma. Rezultati so pokazali, da se skupini mlajših in starejših odraslih nista razlikovali pri odkrivanju socialnih zmot ter identifikaciji osebe, ki je zagrešila socialno zmoto. Pri kognitivni teoriji uma so bili bolj uspešni mlajši odrasli, medtem ko pri afektivni teoriji uma ni bilo razlik med skupinama. Preučili smo tudi razlike med spoloma pri obeh dimenzijah teorije uma, vendar se le-te niso pokazale. Prav tako izobrazba ni bila pomemben napovedovalec razlik med mlajšimi in starejšimi odraslimi pri kognitivni teoriji uma.In our master\u27s thesis we gained an insight and presented a detailed study of the theory of mind by comparing a group of older adults with a group of younger adults. Data for our study of theory of mind was gathered through stories from the Faux Pas Recognition Test. Theory of mind was observed separately on affective and cognitive dimension of theory of mind. The results showed no significant differences between the groups of younger and older adults at detecting faux pas and identifying the person, causing the faux pas. The group of younger adults achieved a better result in cognitive theory of mind, whereas there were no differences between the two observed groups in affective theory of mind. We also observed the gender differences in both dimensions of theory of mind, but the results showed no differences. The influence of educational level also showed no differences between younger and older adults in cognitive theory of mind
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