360 research outputs found
The social context of the Book of Job
No full textAlthough much has been written about the Book of Job, no consensus exists among scholars with regard to issues such as the dating and origins of this book. In this article the controversies surrounding the social context of the book of Job are discussed. This is followed by an attempt to reconstruct a possible socio-theological context for this book. In doing this, special attention will be given to the writer� s possible relationship with the mainstream theological tradition of his day. This will be done by considering the possible aim of the �implied� author in constructing the book as well as the ways in which he has gone about achieving this aim. It is concluded that the implied author aimed to critically comment on the way in which the orthodox wisdom teachers of his time had clung to the traditional dogma of divine retribution. In doing this, this author seems to have employed various indirect techniques such as the use of a dramatic narrative to convey his message
Flinders v. Roper : Brief of Appellant
No full textJAMES T. FLINDERS, Plaintiff-Respondent vs LEON ROPER, Defendant-Appellant Case No. 87-0091CA
APPELLANT\u27S BRIEF
APPEAL FROM A TRIAL AND JUDGMENT ENTERED BY THE SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT, SANDY DEPARTMENT The Honorable Gregory Skordas, Judge Pro Tempor
James E. Roper
No full textArtwork photographed and inventoried by the 2015 Summer Art Inventory team in the Visual Resources Center.This is a portrait of James E. Roper in oil on canvas. The painting is of Roper in black regalia with a white hood and a red and blue striped tie. He is also wearing a button-down coat underneath with his left hand on a surface. The painting looks to be painted where the seal is in Palmer Hall. The artist’s signature “TOM DONAHUE . ’91” is painted in red at the lower right side of the canvas. The piece is framed in a decorative gold frame with a plaque in the bottom’s center reading “JAMES E. ROPER / 1918-1990 / ALUMNUS CLASS OF 1948; RHODES SCHOLAR; M.A. EXETER COLLEGE OXFORD: M.A. YALE / PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH 1954-1989; / HOLDR OF THE CHARLES R. GLOVER CHAIR OF ENGLISH STUDIES; HISTORIAN, HUMORIST, and WRITER; / AUTHOR OF SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS; 1948-1975”
Polyorogenic evolution of the western Pays de Leon, Finistere, France
No full textA completely new lithological classification is made of the Lannilis Metamorphic Complex and the Plouguerneau Mi~atites, which lie south and North respectively of the Porspoder Lineament in the north-west Pays de Leon. The sequence of metamorphic, magmatic and tectonic episodes is analysed and a correlation between the two complexes is suggested. The metasedimentary lithologies are thought to be derived from Brioverian semi-pelites, and the meta-igneous rocks from post-Brioverian intrusions. The later granitic rocks associated with the Plouguerneau Migmatites are described and classified in detail for the first time. The structures which define the Porspoder Lineament itself are also described. This feature may have originally been an intra-continental fault of transform type. Existing geochronological data and new K-Ar mineral dates are used to fit the geological evidence from the NW Pays de Leon to the absolute time scale. The importance of the Hercynian orogeny is emphasised; the main metamorphism and migmatisation are attributed to the Bretonic (Devono-Carboniferous) phase. A study has also been made of the Le Conquet Metamorphic Complex in the SW Pays de Leon. An entirely new interpretation of the field relations and geochronology of the lithologies previously known as 'Gneiss de Brest', 'Gneiss de Lesneven', and 'Granodiorite des Renards' is presented. A single major intrusion, the Granodiorite de Brest, is recognised. It was emplaced into the already deformed and metamorphosed Briverian during the latter stage~ stages of the late-Precambrian/Cambrian Cadomian orogeny, probably at about 550 my. Other intrusions (Granodiorite de Pont-Cabioc and doleritic Filons de Kermorvan) were also emplced prior to the main regional metamarphism (the Bretonic phase of the Hercynian orogeny) which produce taurolite- and sillimanite-bearing assemblages in the associated (originally Brioverian) metasediments. This sequence of events, and later phases of folding and granite emplacement, are tentatively correlated with events in the NW Pays de Leon and in the supracrustal terrain of central Finistere. A special study has also been made of the Bretonic regional metamorphism of the whole of the western Pays de Leon. Observed assemblages suggest a geothermal gradient intermediate between the Barrovian and Abukuma types. Attention is drawn to the long and complex history (Lower Proterozoic or Pentevrian, Cadomian and Hercynian) represented by the rocks of the western Pays de Leon
Humor Writer of the Month: Jane Roper
No full textJane Roper, the author of two novels and a memoir, is our Humor Writer of the Month for October. Her essays and humor have appeared in Salon, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Millions, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, Cognoscenti, Writers’ Digest and elsewhere
Urschleim in Silicon: Return-Oriented Program Evolution with ROPER
No full textReturn-orientated programming (ROP) identifies pieces of a process’s executable memory ending in a return instruction (gadgets), and enlists them as an instruction set in which a new, “parasitic” program can be written, hijacking the process’s
control flow. Since gadgets are already present in executable memory, there is no reliance upon memory being mapped as both writeable and executable, which lets the ROP program (or “chain”) bypass the shellcode attack mitigation known as w ⊕ x.
As such ROP represents one of the most difficult exploit mechanisms to mitigate. This thesis explores ROP-chain generation as a domain for evolutionary computation. It describes a system called ROPER (Return-Oriented Program Evolution with
ROPER), designed and implemented by the author, which orchestrates the evolution of ROP-chains towards declaratively specified objectives. The author goes on to study the behaviour and ecology of the ROP-chain populations generated by ROPER, and their responses to various environmental pressures. Issues of importance include: 1) establishing a robust environment for evolution to discover ROP solutions, 2) the design of variation operators, 3) emergent strategies for genomic resilience, and 4) the role of speciation through fitness sharing. Case studies are performed using four very different tasks representative of: 1) the functional objective of a bare bones exploit, 2) a supervised learning task, 3) policy discovery for an agent playing ‘Snake’, and 4) an “unwinnable” task in which fitness is gauged randomly, so that the effects of
non-selective pressures in the environment can be studied. Taken together this work represents the first time that ROP evolution has been explicitly demonstrated (at least in the public domain), and studied across a range of tasks
Roper v. Simmons and Our Constitution in International Equipoise
No full textIn Roper v. Simmons, the Court unequivocally affirms the use of comparative constitutionalism to interpret the Eighth Amendment. It does not, however, provide an obvious theoretical basis to justify the practice. This Article searches for a theory to explain the comparativism in Roper using the theories advanced in the author\u27s previous scholarship. It concludes that of the colorable candidates, natural law constitutionalism is the most plausible explanation, with the attendant problems associated therewith. The Article concludes with an analysis of the possible ramifications of the Court\u27s comparative approach, suggesting that it may be pursuing a Constitution that is in international equipoise, with international values distributed liberally throughout our jurisprudence to ensure foreign and domestic equilibrium. comparative, constitution, international, roper, simmons, lawrence, death penalty, eighth amendment, constitutional comparativis
Review of Tío Cowboy: Juan Salinas, Rodeo Roper and Horseman.
No full textTío Cowboy chronicles the life and achievements of legendary rancher, calf roper, and professional rodeo performer Juan Light Salinas. The son of a prominent South Texas rancher, Juan Salinas was born in 1901 and learned to ride a horse and to rope cattle during his early childhood. During the 1930s and 1940s, he became one of the first Mexican American cowboys to perform on the professional rodeo circuit. Author Ricardo D. Palacios was Tío Juan\u27s nephew and number one fan. The book is a moving tribute to his uncle, who at one time enjoyed celebrity status in the South Texas Brush Country north of Laredo
Margaret More Roper: an English Woman in Reformation Period
No full textThis diploma thesis "Margaret More Roper: an English Woman in Reformation Period" deals with the English reformation during the reign of Henry VIII and with the English woman Margaret More Roper, who lived during that time and who was the pioneer of humanistic educated women in England and one of the first well educated woman in Europe. I set her life and work into the context of Renaissance, Humanism and English reformation. Also I give attention into her only survived work, a translation of Erasmus' commentary on Lord's prayer. Within this thesis I deal with another educated woman who lived in 16th century. Her name is Katharina Schütz Zell and she is an author of the commentary on Lord's prayer. Keywords Margaret More Roper - Thomas More - Humanism and Renaissance - Females' Status and Education in 16th century - Henry VIII and English Reformation - Katharina Schütz Zell - Commentaries on Lord's PrayerTato diplomová práce s názvem "Margaret More Roper: příběh anglické ženy v časech reformace" pojednává o anglické reformaci v období vlády Jindřicha VIII. a o Angličance Margaret More Roper, která v této době žila. Margaret byla první humanisticky vzdělanou ženou v Anglii a také jednou z nejvzdělanějších žen v Evropě. Její život a dílo zasazuji do kontextu renesance, humanismu a anglické reformace. Věnuji se také jejímu jedinému dochovanému dílu, překladu Erasmova komentáře k modlitbě Páně. Podrobněji pojednávám také o další vzdělané ženě 16. stol., a to o Katharině Schütz Zell, která je autorkou komentáře k modlitbě Páně. Klíčová slova Margaret More Roper - Thomas More - humanismus a renesance - postavení a vzdělání žen v 16. stol. - Jindřich VIII. a anglická reformace - Katharina Schütz Zell - komentáře k modlitbě PáněProtestant theological facultyEvangelická teologická fakultaProtestant Theological FacultyEvangelická teologická fakult
Applying <i>Roper v. Simmons</i> in Juvenile Transfer and Waiver Proceedings
No full text In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held the death penalty unconstitutional as applied to juveniles in Roper v. Simmons. The Court reasoned that juveniles were less criminally culpable than adults because they lack maturity, they are more vulnerable to peer influence, and their character is not as well formed as that of adults. Although Roper addressed the imposition of the ultimate punishment of death within the context of a juvenile’s moral blameworthiness for a crime of murder, this article considers the application of the Court’s reasoning in Roper to the issue of juvenile waiver. Specifically, the author asks the question whether Roper’s ultimate language distinguishing juveniles from adults in capital cases should apply to the conventional practice of their trial and sentencing as adults. Despite the fact that juvenile transfer is a less serious sanction than the death penalty, this inquiry confronts the traditional objective of the juvenile court system, a system of punishment that was founded on rehabilitation rather than retribution. The author questions whether the punitive objectives of deterrence and retribution are satisfied by juvenile waiver and whether the mitigating effect of adolescence negates the trial of youth as adults. </jats:p
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