11 research outputs found
Foot and ankle problems in children and young people: a population-based cohort study
No full textThe aim of this research was to describe the epidemiology, presentation and healthcare use in primary care for foot and ankle problems in children and young people (CYP) across England. We undertook a population-based cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum database, a database of anonymised electronic health records from general practices across England. Data was accessed for all CYP aged 0–18 years presenting to their general practitioner between January 2015 and December 2021 with a foot and/or ankle problem. Consultation rates were calculated and used to estimate numbers of consultations in an average practice. Hierarchical Poisson regression estimated relative rates of consultations across sociodemographic groups and logistic regression evaluated factors associated with repeat consultations. A total of 416,137 patients had 687,753 foot and ankle events, of which the majority were categorised as “musculoskeletal” (34%) and “unspecified pain” (21%). Rates peaked at 601 consultations per 10,000 patient-years among males aged 10–14 years in 2018. An average practice might observe 132 (95% CI 110 to 155) consultations annually. Odds for repeat consultations were higher among those with pre-existing diagnoses including juvenile arthritis (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.48 to 2.03). Conclusions: Consultations for foot and ankle problems were high among CYP, particularly males aged 10 to 14 years. These data can inform service provision to ensure CYP access appropriate health professionals for accurate diagnosis and treatment
Did the Ford Foundation’s Rural Community College initiative produce transformational change?: a case study of Southwest Texas Junior College
No full textElectronic Thesis or DissertationThis study investigates the impact of Southwest Texas Junior College’s (SWTJC) participation in the Ford Foundation’s Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) from 1994 to 2002. Fifteen years after the program ended, how embedded were a major foundation’s program initiatives on SWTJC students, organizational structure, and economic development? The Ford Foundation’s two overarching objectives for RCCI were increasing access to higher education and building regional economies in high poverty regions (Appalachia, Four Corners, Tribal High Plains, and Texas Border). The findings confirm the Ford Foundation’s belief that rural community colleges are powerful tools to reverse longstanding trends of rural Americans living in persistent poverty. In 1990, prior to SWTJC’s participation in the RCCI, all 11 counties served by SWTJC had lived with persistent poverty rates of greater than 30% including rates nearing 50%. By 2010, seven of the eleven counties had recorded double-digit reductions in their poverty rates. As SWTJC lifted 11.2% of its population out of poverty from 1990 to 2010, the United States recorded a 1.6% increase in the number of people living in poverty. SWTJC provides services to an 11-county state-assigned area that covers 16,712 square miles. A quirk in Texas law created a “in-taxing district” and an “out-of-taxing district” for all 50 Texas community college districts. I the case of SWTJC, those students living within the taxing district pay 61% less than those students living outside of the taxing district. Not surprisingly, the author found higher rates of attendance and completion success in the counties where tuition was lower, and Pell grants went farther. Despite the financial obstacles created by Texas lawmakers, access to higher education increased meaningfully. From 1994 to 2013, fall enrollment increased by 72%, unduplicated headcount increased by 54%, and contact credit hours increased by 55%, with 66% of contact hours delivered to students living outside of the taxing district. The findings illustrate how relatively small investments in planning and activity grants, and coaching to provide specialized personnel and training activities focused on capacity building and implementing a data-driven, inclusive strategic planning framework has the real potential to change lives for the better
Parhaquahpeni, the Back of the World. Approach to the Ritual and Social Vision of the Tarascans in the 16th Century
No full textAnalizaremos desde la arqueología y la historia una de las pocas imágenes que trascendieron sobre la creación del mundo prehispánico tarasco. Advertimos su expresión tanto en la arquitectura como en las relaciones sociales. Relacionamos los diferentes elementos del espacio ritual construido (yácatas y plataformas) con la representación del mundo como “espalda”. Sostenemos que dicha parte del cuerpo sirvió para representar la extensión a partir de la cual se crea todo aquello que habita la tierra, así como la superficie que carga y sostiene las relaciones sociales. Observamos cómo, a partir de metáforas diferentes, se expresa el valor más alto de la sociedad tarasca: el servicio y la reciprocidad entre los hombres y su relación con los dioses.We will analyze from archeological and historical point of view one of the few images that emerged about the creation of the Tarascan pre-Hispanic world. We observe its expression both in architecture and in social relations. We relate the different elements of the built of ritual space (yacatas and platforms) with the representation of the world as a “human back”. We proclaim that this part of the body served to represent the extension from which everything that inhabits the earth is created, as well as the surface that carries and sustains social relations. We observe how, based on different metaphors, the highest value of Tarascan society expressed: service and reciprocity between men and their relationship with the gods.Alcalá, Jerónimo de (2008). Relación de Michoacán (estudio introductorio Jean-Marie G. Le Clézio). Zamora: El Colegio de Michoacán.
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2011 Spring Honorable Mention
No full textHonorable Mention Not Just Scholars Student Athletes in Honors It’s 6:30 in the morning and an alarm is blaring. I pry my eyes open. It’s still dark outside, so I roll over and try to go back to sleep. My roommate, on the other hand, crawls out of bed to get ready for cross-country practice. This routine occurs daily, and every morning as I gratefully drift back to sleep, I cannot help but be amazed at my roommate’s unwavering commitment. The dedication of the studentathletes in the Honors program is something to be admired. In addition to their already rigorous course loads, these students spend hours each week practicing, conditioning, and going to competitions. “I am busier than I ever thought possible,” said Wyatt Jackson, a freshman on the track team. “Sometimes it’s hard to find the energy to complete the day.” These students face many challenges when trying to cope with their busy schedules: finding the motivation to keep working throughout the day, prioritizing their academic and athletic commitments, and just waking up early every morning. “Balancing my academics with my commitment to soccer proved to be a challenge early in the semester,” said freshman Andre Biscaye. “I often felt overwhelmed.” But when Andre realized that his schoolwork was suffering, he made the difficult decision to take some time off from soccer. “School always comes first,” he said. Senior captain of the lacrosse team, Jacob Wayman, has also faced challenges while attempting to balance school and sports. When asked what the most difficult part was, he replied, “Staying healthy. I burn the candle at both ends far more often than I probably ought to.” While all of the student-athletes in the Honors program have had to cope with the challenges of balancing their commitments, their experiences should not, by any means, be mistaken as negative. “It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience,” said Wayman. “I’ve become accustomed to very long days at school and uncomfortably short nights between them, but those long days have provided me with what I feel is a very unique opportunity.” It is not only the opportunity to participate in two very difficult programs that makes his experience so rewarding. In fact, one of the most satisfying aspects of his involvement is interacting with other students. “The Honors program is filled with students that, like me, are very well-read and have strong and diverse opinions on everything from politics to poetry,” said Wayman. “The lacrosse team is filled with sports nuts and lacrosse bros that watch Sports Center twice a day. I’m glad I get to be a part of both groups.” Wyatt Jackson, left, and Katrina England are Honors freshmen who run for Westminster. Jake Wayman is a senior biology student and captain of the men’s lacrosse team. Katrina England, a freshman in the Honors program and a member of both the cross-country and track teams, has also had a very rewarding experience. Being on the cross-country team has helped Katrina become a better Honors student. “Sometimes when I have a billion pages of reading for the next day,” she said, “I tell myself to focus the same way that I have to when I run races.” And overcoming academic challenges has similarly benefitted her sports performance. During a particularly difficult workout this past season, Katrina caught herself thinking, “this hurts, but it’s nowhere near as bad as prompt writing.” Knowing that she had been able to overcome such difficult mental challenges enabled Katrina to face a physical one. In the past, not many students chose to take on both Honors and athletics. But recently, more students have decided that they are up to the challenge. Whether they chose to do it for scholarships, community, or self-improvement, these students show an admirable amount of dedication. “It’s always been difficult,” said Jacob Wayman, “but I wouldn’t have it any other way.” –Sara McCaskey Personal and Global Transformations Honors Students Across the Country Upon graduating last June, I was frustrated by the lack of opportunities in a job market devastated by the financial crisis. So I explored various alternatives and ended up securing a position teaching in Cairo, Egypt, where I have witnessed history in the making. From the very first weekend I arrived in Alexandria, the first protests that eventually brought down the nearly 30-year reign of President Hosni Mubarak began to surface. Mohamed ElBaradei, a prominent figure in today’s post-revolution Egypt, accompanied Alexandrian protests When 2010 Honors program graduate Amanda Ruiz discovered Northwestern Law School, she was immediately intrigued. However, a campus visit assured Amanda that Northwestern wasn’t the school for her. Amanda says, “I could tell from the atmosphere and from talking to students… that it didn’t fit well with my needs.” Now a first-year law student at the University of Minnesota, Amanda is one of many students who have had their first impressions dispelled by visiting a graduate school campus. Unfortunately, visiting schools across the United States can be prohibitively expensive, especially on what Amanda calls a “student’s budget.” To address this problem, the Honors program established a graduate school travel fund. These grants offer up to 250 to upper-class Honors students to help defray travel expenses related to investigating out-of-state graduate schools. A former Honors student reflects on his experiences in Egypt Dallin Van Leuven, an Honors graduate, is currently teaching in Cairo, Egypt. over the violent death of Khaled Said at the hands of the police. Seven months later, the “beginning of the end” protests sprung up across Egypt, organized by a group who adopted the name “We are all Khaled Said.” I hit the streets with protesters and watched the people overpower security forces across Cairo, amid a haze of tear gas and even live ammunition. And although the two and half months which followed were not entirely safe or stable, I would not trade my experience for anything. Thanks to Egyptian monuments stand backlit by the setting sun. the skills developed through Honors And just as Honors has enabled me and its opportunities, I don’t have to. to cultivate necessary skills for success I have used these skills cultivated in in life, it will continue to do so for Honors seminars throughout college current and future students. Today, and beyond. The Political Economy in addition to struggling with the of Conflict seminar prepared me for lasting effects of the economic crisis, an internship in Belgium, working in graduating students face the challenges the Political and Economic Section of an increasingly international of the U.S. Embassy. Combining economic and political scene. The the knowledge I gained from this interdisciplinary nature of the Honors experience with lessons learned curriculum lends itself to the needs of from Science, Power, and Diversity, I current graduates in today’s changing presented a paper at the World Civic world, namely achieving adaptability Youth Forum in South Korea on and potential for continual progress. strategies to discourage radicalism by Recent events demonstrate the incorporating minority groups. And fluidity of the world community’s as I teach now in Cairo, I constantly political and economic landscape. seek to bring similar cross-disciplinary Today’s unique challenges require experiences and thinking to my young unique solutions, solutions which, students. All of these, random though thanks to a quality education, are much they seem, have helped me pursue more easily wrestled with. career goals. –Dallin Van Leuven Parent Contributions to Student Honors Council Fund The Westminster College Honors program is very grateful to the following parents of Honors students who have contributed to the “Student Honors Council Fund” since the last newsletter. This fund supports travel grants to assist Honors students in making decisions about continuing their educations in graduate school. Contributions to this fund, which are tax deductible, can be made at any time of the year and should be sent care of the Westminster College Honors program, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105. 2010-2011 Parent Donors Anonymous Regie & John Bradford J. Michael & Dorothy Coombs Elizabeth and Paul Henderson page 2 Douglas & Brandy Hoffman Leonora Midgley & Gary Resnick Daniel Barton & Sylvia Trevino-Barton Dana & David Wolf Grad Fund Facilitates Student Exploration The application requires students to budget their expenses and answer reflective essay questions about their visit. Dr. Richard Badenhausen explains that the graduate school travel grant is about more than just providing financial assistance. He says the Honors Council sought to give students a mechanism through which they could reflect on their plans for graduate school and make the most of their campus visits. Paula Porter, another 2010 graduate and current first-year med student at the University of Utah, found that traveling to medical schools she was considering played a vital role in her final decision. Looking back on her trip, which was funded by a travel grant, she says, “[The visit] allowed me the opportunity to ask faculty and students practical questions. This helped me envision what my future would be like at each school.” Inaugural grant recipient Jay Springer adds that his visit to New York University proved that “statistics and admissions offices simply can’t provide the information you get from the personal visit.” Jay now studies law at the University of Michigan. The travel fund is a relatively new addition to Honors; the first grant was awarded in 2007 after the program built a reserve from the generous contributions of parents and alumni over the previous four years. An average of two to four students take advantage of the program each year, but Dr. Badenhausen hopes to see the graduate school travel fund grow in future years, offering more grants and potentially increasing the size of the award. Students who have had the chance to visit graduate schools have no hesitation in encouraging others to do the same. “This resource allows you to explore how you might spend a significant part of your future,” Paula Porter says. “Go for it!” –Melanie Long End of Year Announcements 2010-2011 Writing Award Recipients Melanie Long Humanities (Badenhausen & More) “Locking Up Memory: The Wanderer, Seneca, and the Question of Memory’s Autonomy” Christina Della Iacono Sciences (Goldsmith & Wellman) “Ego Bust: Blurring the Line between Human and Non-Human Animals through Animal Modeling, Evolution and the Physicality of Consciousness”** Kellie Carrigan Social Sciences (Tripp & Watkins) “The Subjective Nature of Objectivism” Tracy Hansford Special Topics and Crosslisted (Goldman & More) “Accelerated Decrepitude: An Exploration of Human Nature through an Examination of J. F. Sebastian” SHC 2011-2012 Election Results President: Marya Smith Vice President: Sam Wilkinson Secretary & Treasurer: Danny Burroughs & Victoria Valencia The future SHC looks forward to continuing the standards of excellence set by previous councils while integrating new ideas for a more unified Honors community **Best Paper Overall 2,500 Independent Summer Research Grant Recipients (Summer 2011) Tess Graham “Pigou versus Minsky: Reconciling Demand Theories through Historical Analysis” Allie Roach “Characterization of a Novel Haloarchaeon Genus: Halophiles as a Source of Bioremediation” page 3 Student News & Notes Steven Nagie (‘14) has been accepted into a Columbia University summer program to do environmental fieldwork in Puerto Rico. • Jackie Wilson (‘12), Hailey Henderson (‘13), and Annie Brantley (‘13) worked as actors and technicians in Westminster’s Production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. • Taylor Hoffman (‘13), Annie Brantley (‘13), Annie Brings (‘13), Hailey Henderson (‘13), Cera Cantu (‘14), and Ali Monjar (‘10) worked and performed in Westminster’s production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus. • Erika Rodriguez (‘11) presented her research at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research and at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research. • Lauren Robinson (‘11) will teach English in Grenoble, France next year. Jared Christensen (‘12) and Christian Felt (‘12) have had their work published in Scribendi, the annual journal of the Western Regional Honors Council. • Tyler Sutton (‘12) and Chistopher Roundy (‘11) presented on Malaria Vector Control in Uganda at the Western Regional Honors Conference in April. • Tyler Sutton (‘12), Camber Stoddard (‘11), Cooper Henderson (‘11), and Jillian Edmonds (‘12) competed in the National Ethics Bowl tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. • Erika Rodriguez (‘11) was chosen by poet Henri Cole as a co-winner of the Academy of American Poets student prize and will be published in Ellipsis: Literature and Art. • Demetri Coombs (‘11) has been accepted into a post-graduate summer study program at the University of Cambridge. • page 4 A Voice for Students An Honors Style Conference In September 2010, this year’s Student Honors Council wrote a letter to the Honors community welcoming its members to another (or their first) year in the Westminster College Honors program. That letter urged students to involve themselves in everything the program has to offer and to really make it their own. But SHC offers more than just an encouraging word. SHC President Jacob Wayman remarks, “The Student Honors Council represents the students’ ability to affect the course of their college experience.” The Student Honors Council is composed of four individuals who represent the Honors students at large to the Honors Council and also organize fun, educational events to keep students sane during the academic year. The President and Vice President occupy seats on the larger Honors Council, which mostly consists of faculty and staff. “As members of the Honors Council, we have the opportunity to support the interests and voice the concerns of the Honors population. The presence of students in council meetings has a serious impact on council decisions, resulting in outcomes that will have positive effects on the lives of our classmates,” Jacob says. Beyond such representation, SHC plans and orchestrates many events for Honors students. Such previous events have included the Dead Paper Society, during which students wear black and burn copies of papers that received imperfect, if not dismal grades; Profs On the first and second of April, the time in a few years, and it was a new Western Regional Honors Conference experience to some students who had was held in Park City, Utah. Thirteen previously gone out-of-state for the Westminster students arrived at the WRHC. Yvonne Clark reflected on conference ready to participate and the significance of the WRHC being learn from 250 other students and held in Utah, saying, “The different faculty from Honors programs across perspectives that people had of Park the Western region. In the midst of City and Salt Lake made me reevaluate poster sessions, roundtable discussions, my point of view. Sparked by the and panel presentations, Westminster out-of-state students, suddenly Park Honors students branched out and City was a place to look at and explore networked with other Honors students academically to me, even though I in the West. live right down the canyon. It seems However, the conference is not just whether in or out of state, the WRHC a place for networking, as evidenced broadens my mind to explore new by the many students who commented topics.” on the diverse range of topics. When Many students went in to the asked how they felt about attending the Western Regional Honors Conference conference for the first time, freshman with an attitude of apprehension. The students Katrina England, Marlayna uncertainty of presentation standards, Townsend, and Sara McCaskey all the open-mindedness of other expressed their surprise. “You see a students, or what to expect can make lot more diversity in the presentations any student nervous. However, as the than I originally pictured when I roundtable discussion led by Andre thought of an academic conference,” Biscaye, Melody Redmond and Clark Marlayna mentioned. Everyone proved, everyone at the conference agreed that the mystery and prestige was accepting and willing to discuss surrounding words like “academic any topic. After a weekend spent at the conferences” and “Honors students” conference, the students left feeling seem to hold more weight than they satisfied. Everyone was knowledgeable should; the air of the conference about their topics and, like the was one of learning and acceptance. students from all the other colleges Similarly, Jamie Resnick was impressed and universities in attendance, excited by the ease of communicating her to explore the topics other students topic, tree mortality, to other students brought to WRHC. –Yvonne Clark at the conference. “I decided to do a poster presentation because I was unsure what caliber of communication the conference would have,” she remarked. But inspired by the success of her presentation, she was encouraged, “Next time I’m confident that I could utilize a 30-minute or even hour-long slot for a discussion presentation.” The conference From left, Richard Badenhausen, Victoria Valencia, Sara McCaskey, Yvonne Clark, was within driving Marlayna Townsend and Chris Roundy eat dinner in Park City during the Western distance for the first Regional Honors Conference in April. SHC Adapts to New Ideas, Programs Tessie Graham, left, and Tracy Hansford pose during Monte Carlo night in Nunemaker. Pick the Flick, where professors showcase their favorite movies; and Monte Carlo Night, where Nunemaker transforms into a casino, cocktail attire required. These events and others have remained ever popular, but over the last few years, new events have been added to accommodate the changing interests and desires of new Honors classes. Two years ago, SHC instituted a new event called Last Lecture based on a book by Randy Pausch in which he gave a lifetime’s worth of advice in his final talk before succumbing to cancer. SHC’s event mimics this concept by asking speakers to give their own “last lecture” to Honors students each April. Previous speakers have included prominent Salt Lake defense attorney Pat Shea, and Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Peter Corroon. SHC strives to balance education and academia with recreation and relaxation, and as the needs of Honors students grow and change, SHC will be able to adapt to those changes while remaining, above all else, a voice for students. –Camber Stoddard Quayla Skevington, left, and Elizabeth Nelson play blackjack in Nunemaker during Monte Carlo night. Paving the Path to Expanded Horizons Student News & Notes Jillian Edmonds (‘12), Cassidy Jones (‘11), Camber Stoddard (‘11), Christina Della Iacono (‘12), Cera Cantu (‘14), Annie Brings (‘13), Kelsey Arcocha (‘13), Taylor Hoffman (‘13), Marya Smith (‘12) and Tracy Hansford (‘11) led the 2011 V-Day at Westminster effort and performed in The Vagina Monologues. • Cassidy Jones (‘11) has been selected as the student speaker for Westminster’s 2011 Commencement. • Erika Rodriguez (‘11) will start in the Romance Languages graduate program at the University of Oregon in the fall. • Tyler Sutton (‘12) and Cassidy Jones (‘11) presented their summer research projects at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research. • Tracy Hansford (‘11) was Westminster College Student Employee of the Year, and she placed first in the women’s division at the Weber State Intercollegiate Bouldering Competition. • Kayla Whidden (‘12) and Mai Ho (‘13) have accepted summer positions with Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City. • Lauren Johnson (‘13) studied at the University of Glasgow this semester. • Fehmi Yasin (‘13) and Zak Burkely (‘13) have accepted summer positions to conduct undergraduate research in physics sponsored by the University of Oregon and Hampton/MIT, respectively. • Bryan Craven (‘10) has been accepted into the Ph. D. program in Economics at the University of Utah with full funding. He will also be a fellow at a summer institute of economics at Bard College. • Gus Paras (‘11) will attend law school at USC next year. • Morgan Anderson (‘13) will study coastal conservation and sea turtle populations in Mexico this summer. • page 5 Honorable Volunteers Serving up Connections, Comm unications, and Cammraderie Everyone has something to learn from Andre consulted with the Center for Library Renovation project, which allowed Yvonne Clark, Melody Redmond, and two service, which is a truism I learned by Civic Engagement and gained access to its a dozen Honors students to volunteer students from the University of Utah’s becoming involved with the Center for many resources. When asked what inspired labeling, categorizing, and shelving books Honors program. Ultimately, the programs Civic Engagement. A semester abroad in him to start this project, he explained that one Friday afternoon. decided to work under the umbrella Argentina triggered my service-minded while talking in class about philosophical At the WRHC meeting, about twenty theme of education and collaborate via a outlook and appreciation for all of the collective Facebook page and then a blog opportunities available, but I had no idea that will document their progress. They what a profound effect service could have plan to share the results of their work at on my peers and me. In my case, I became next year’s meeting in New Mexico. more comfortable speaking in front of Once a project enters the Honors groups, reaching out to faculty and other community, it tends to stick around. Every professionals, and following through with year Honors students play leading roles an idea
The Developmental Consequences of Foreign Direct Investment in the Transition from Socialism to Capitalism: The Performance of Foreign Owned Firms in Hungary
No full textAbstract: This article examines the debate between Neoliberals and Modernization theorists on the one hand and dependency and world systems theorists on the other about the developmental impact of foreign direct investment in post-communist society. I test six hypotheses derived from this debate with logistic regression on a 1996 large-n random sample survey of Hungarian firms to see if foreign owned firms perform better than their private domestic counterparts. I then supplement these findings with three more logistic regression models of performance tested on a 1997 large-n, random sample survey of Hungarian firms. Foreign owned firms are found to have superior performance to domestically owned private firms on 6 of these indicators. Furthermore, while foreign owned firms create less demand for local producers than domestically owned firms, this is not at a level which is statistically significant. These findings support the neoliberal/modernizationist position that foreign investment creates high performing firms - which advocates claim are capable of driving the modernization of the entire post-communist economy.
A religião, a racionalidade protestante e a sociedade de Fausto
No full textFausto: o poder de um mito. O mito traz em si poder transformador. Nele reside a possibilidade de restaurar ou de destruir, pois é próprio do mito nunca deixar as coisas do jeito como elas estão. Assim é o mito do Doutor Fausto, cujo legado urde como constructo da representação do homem moderno e, ao mesmo tempo, da fúria avassaladora da racionalidade sem alma e sem coração própria de nossa sociedade contemporânea. Suas origens são perfeitamente sondáveis, pois trata-se de um mito moderno e, mais, um mito vivo e pulsante. À figura histórica de Johann Georg Faust agregam-se, na Alemanha do século XVI, características bastante peculiares de homens como Agrippa von Nettesheim e Paracelso, ambos alquimistas e seus contemporâneos, gerando o substrato lendário do mito. Após a publicação do Faustbuch (1587), registro não totalmente verídico acerca das façanhas e profanidades de Georg Faust, o mito incipiente chega à Inglaterra agregando desta vez traços personais do mago elizabetano Doutor John Dee. Dessa mescla entre o mito alemão e o mago inglês nasce o Fausto literário por meio da peça escrita entre 1588 e 1589 por Chistopher Marlowe, A Trágica História do Doutor Fausto. Popularizada, a história ganha as feiras européias adaptada para o teatro de marionetes. E, foi assim nesse formato que o mito chegou ao conhecimento de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poeta alemão. Autor de Fausto: uma tragédia, partes I e II (1808 e 1832), Goethe foi responsável pela consolidação e universalização do mito, sendo considerado seu principal expoente. Trabalho de toda uma vida, o Fausto de Goethe foi amplamente explorado por Carl Gustav Jung, fazendo parte considerável de seus estudos sobre a psicologia arquetípica do inconsciente. É justamente essa relação arquetípica entre o mito do Doutor Fausto e o modelo weberiano de racionalidade protestante, com a religião contemporânea da opulência, o mote deste trabalho.Faust: the power of the myth. The myth has itself a transformation power. On it there is a prospect to restore or to destroy, because the myth has a particular characteristic that never let the things on way they are. So this is the Doctor Faust´s myth that the legacy plots like a construct of the modern man representation and at the same time it is an overpowered rage of rationality without heart and soul, property of our contemporary society. Its origins are perfectly searchingly, because it is about a modern myth and beyond that, the myth is alive and palpitate. The historic figure of Johann Georg Faust aggregates during the 16th Century in Germany that brings peculiar characteristic of men like Agrippa von Nettesheim e Paracelso, both alchemist and his contemporaries whose generated a legendary substratum of the myth. After the publication of Faustbuch (1587), a record is not totally veridical about the feat and profanity of Georg Faust, the incipient myth found its way to England bringing at this point personal traits from the Elizabethan wizard, the Doctor John Dee. From this blend between the German myth and the England wizard, it was born the literary Faust through the writing play between 1588 and 1589 by Christopher Marlowe, The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus. Popularized, the story achieved fame in the European market adapted for the puppets theater. And it was the way that the myth reaches the knowledge of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet. Author of Faust: a tragedy, parts I and II (1808 e 1832), Goethe was the responsible for the consolidation of the myth and to make it become universal, it was considered his highly exponent. One life dedicated for this work, the Goethe´s Faust was richly explored by Carl Gustav Jung, who was considerable part of his studies about archetypal psychology of unconscious. It is exactly the archetypal relation of the Doctor Faustus´s myth with the weberian model of Protestant rationality, with the contemporary religion of opulence, the motto of this dissertation.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superio
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