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    The Golden Legend of Saint Christopher in Selected Works for Children

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    The following article depicts the character and symbolism of St. Christopher in culture and literature for children diachronically.The author has analyzed selected hagiographic legends, fairy tales, and short stories from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries with reference to the medieval canonical text of The Golden Legend. This comparative method has allowed the author to sketch out the transformations of the le-gend of St. Christopher as well as the similarities and differences between the analyzed works.The changes in the image of St. Christopher in children’s literature are determined by pedagogical motives and the need to protect children from images of cruelty and Christ’s mar-tyrdo

    The Global Financal Crisis: Learning from Regulatory and Governance Studies

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    W swoim artykule Christopher Arup analizuje wyniki badań nad procesami tworzenia regulacji, rządzenia oraz nad wpływami wielkich korporacji na światową gospodarkę przed globalnym kryzysem finansowym i podczas jego trwania. Autor podkreśla konieczność wypracowania szerszej demokratycznej kontroli nad zasobami finansowymi przy jednoczesnym ograniczeniu uzależnienia od kapitalizmu ściśle finansowego takich dziedzin, jak najważniejsze rodzaje usług ubezpieczenia społeczne i ochrona środowiska naturalnego.In his article, Christopher Arup analyses the impacts of different studies on the processes of shaping regulations, governance and responsibilities of corporations and their influence on the world's economy prior to and during the recent global financial crisis. The author emphasizes the need for a greater democratic control of financial resources and, at the same time, calls for less dependence on finance capitalism in the fields of essential services, social security and environment protection

    Écrire la ville. Bruxelles de Christopher Gérard et Grażyna Plebanek

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    The article discusses the representation of Brussels in Aux armes de Bruxelles. Flâneries urbaines (2009) by Christopher Gérard and Bruksela, zwierzęcość w mieście (2021) by Grażyna Plebanek. The author analyzes the way of representing the city, very subjective and laudatory, as well as the impact of this figuration on the generic identity of the texts. These constitute a mixture of various genres, including the tourist guide and the essay, which gives rise to a singular literary form which escapes the attempt at classification.The article discusses the representation of Brussels in Aux armes de Bruxelles. Flâneries urbaines (2009) by Christopher Gérard and Bruksela, zwierzęcość w mieście (2021) by Grażyna Plebanek. The author analyzes the way of representing the city, very subjective and laudatory, as well as the impact of this figuration on the generic identity of the texts. These constitute a mixture of various genres, including the tourist guide and the essay, which gives rise to a singular literary form which escapes the attempt at classification

    Christopher Dawson

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    Inspired with Jude P. Dougherty’s works in which he stresses the overruling importance of the classical, humanistic education and the central place and role of religion in the Western culture, the author presents Christopher Dawson’s analysis of the Western civilization and his demonstration of the central role of Christianity in it. The author traces the premises on which was based Dawson’s opinion that modern Western man might be absorbed by his technical inventions, to the point of losing his soul

    On the Road to Damascus: British Foreign Policy and the Crises in Libya and Syria

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    The purpose of this article is to capture one of the key features of the political thought that developed in the United States of America. Assuming that the USA’s political culture is indeed exceptional, the author attempts to find the common denominator that would reflect the singularity of the American political mind. The author states that such a feature is the radical anti-historicality of the American mode of thinking about politics. It is a phenomenon that is deeply-rooted in the political and spiritual past of the United States and seems to be crucial because it never developed to such an extent in other traditions. Furthermore, even today to a large extent it defines both the American left and right. It is also very much present in academic discussion as well as in ordinary political activities. By anti-historicality the author means the rejection of the thesis that politics within a given society depends on that society’s past experience. The phenomenon defies simple normative assessments. On the one hand, it protects American politics from the perils of radical historicism; on the other hand, it hinders the USA’s contacts with other political bodies. However, the author concludes that understanding American anti-historicality is crucial when entering into any relations with the USA.   Celem artykułu jest porównanie i przeciwstawienie brytyjskiej polityki wobec kryzysu w Libii i w Syrii odpowiednio w 2011 i w 2013 roku. Szuka się w nim odpowiedzi na pytanie, dlaczego parlament brytyjski, który w 2011 roku tak zdecydowanie poparł użycie siły przeciwko Libii, wstrzymał swoje poparcie dla akcji militarnej w Syrii w sierpniu 2013 roku. Autor wskazuje, że perspektywa masakry w libańskim mieście Benghazi przekonała brytyjskiego premiera, że akcja międzynarodowa była pilną koniecznością. Rezolucja Rady Bezpieczeństwa ONZ pozwalająca na akcję militarną w celu ochrony libijskiej ludności cywilnej oraz fakt, iż interwencję poparło kilka rządów na Bliskim Wschodzie, również przyczyniły się do uznania jej przez rząd brytyjski za w pełni uprawnioną. Jednakże dwa lata później brytyjski parlament skutecznie zawetował udział Wielkiej Brytanii w atakach powietrznych przeciwko Syrii. Było to skutkiem, jak argumentuje autor, braku rezolucji ONZ w tej kwestii i wsparcia rządów w regionie dla Syrii oraz wątpliwości co do skuteczności akcji militarnej. W artykule podejmowane jest również pytanie, czy brak brytyjskiej interwencji w Syrii oznacza początek zwrotu w brytyjskiej polityce zagranicznej

    Christopher (Robin) Milne as a sylleptic character. Relationship between reality and fiction in A.A. Milne’s children’s literature

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    Alan Alexander Milne jest znany przede wszystkim jako autor czterech książek dla dzieci – dwóch tomików wierszy, When We Were Very Young (1924) i Now We Are Six (1927), a także dwóch zbiorów opowiadań, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) i The House at Pooh Corner (1928). W każdym z tych dzieł pojawia się postać inspirowana synem pisarza, Christopherem Robinem Milne’em. W Wielkiej Brytanii i Stanach Zjednoczonych już krótko po publikacji największym zainteresowaniem cieszyły się wiersze, sławę zaś zdobył przede wszystkim Christopher Robin. Jak po latach komentował to sam autor: „[…] to nie o spotkanie ze mną, ale z Christopherem Robinem podnosili krzyk Amerykanie; i właściwie (trzeba to w końcu przyznać) to nie ja ani nie wydawcy, ale Christopher Robin sprzedawał tę książkę w tak dużych i absurdalnych liczbach”. I to właśnie Christopherowi (Robinowi) poświęcony zostaje niniejszy artykuł – postaci, którą proponuję nazywać postacią sylleptyczną. Zbadane tu zostają związki rzeczywistości i fikcji, to, jakie wydarzenia z życia stanowiły inspirację dzieł literackich, ale i to, jak dzieła te wpłynęły na losy pisarza i jego syna.Alan Alexander Milne is known primarily as an author of four books for children – two volumes of poetry, When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927), and also two collections of stories, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). In each of these works appears a character inspired by the writer’s son, Christopher Robin Milne. In Great Britain and the United States shortly after the release the poems commanded a lot of interest and fame was won primarily by Christopher Robin. As the writer said himself after years: “[…] it was Christopher Robin, not I, whom Americans were clamouring to see; and, in fact (to make due acknowledgement at last), it was Christopher Robin, not I, not the publishers, who was selling the book in such large and ridiculous quantities”. And it is to Christopher (Robin) that this article is devoted – the character I propose to call a sylleptic character. It examines the relationship between reality and fiction, what events from life inspired the literary works, but also how these works influenced the life of the writer and his son

    The Course and Predictors of Patient Participation in Inpatient Occupational Therapy: Understanding the Impact on Outcomes and Implementation Barriers

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    Abstract Date Presented 3/31/2017 Patient participation (engagement) is a keystone of patient-centered care. This study provided evidence to support how active participation in occupational therapy would enhance patient outcomes at discharge and 1 yr postinjury. We also identified barriers to patient participation in rehabilitation. Primary Author and Speaker: Alex Wong Contributing Authors: Christina Papadimitriou, Arielle Goldsmith, Katrina Christopher, Gale Whiteneck, Anne Deutsch, Eric Lenze, Allen W. Heinemann</jats:p

    A Model for an Intensive Hands- on Faculty Development Workshop to Foster Change in Laboratory Teaching

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    Faculty development workshops are frequently used to bring about change in faculty teaching. Yet, the characteristics of successful faculty professional development in the context of laboratory teaching are unclear. In this Perspective, we describe our approach to intensive hands-on faculty development workshops for fostering change in laboratory teaching and present evidence for the effectiveness of the approach. The outcomes from our workshops and feedback from past participants support the following recommendations: 1) faculty should attend workshops in teams from their institutions, 2) workshops should allow participants to develop curricula that can be implemented with relatively little additional work after the workshop, 3) workshops should allow faculty time to �work� on tangible products and should involve hands-on activities, 4) workshops should be of sufficient duration to allow for faculty to develop expertise and tangible products but short enough that faculty do not "burn out," and 5) a structure for ongoing and systematic follow-up with participants is essential
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