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Oral History interview with David Dempsey, March 25, 1990
No full textOral History interview with David Dempsey conducted by Tom Coyne on March 25, 1990. Dave Dempsey is the former senior policy advisor for the Michigan Environmental Council and author of several books on Michigan’s environmental history. He describes his childhood, coming to WMU as a student in 1974, his impression of campus, and graduating in 1977. He also reflects on the growth the campus in the 50s and 60s.Partial transcript available. No audio available
Towards a Framework for Developing Mobile Agents for Managing Distributed Information Resources
No full textDistributed information management tools allow users to author, disseminate, discover and manage information within large-scale networked environments, such as the Internet. Agent technology provides the flexibility and scalability necessary to develop such distributed information management applications. We present a layered organisation that is shared by the specific applications that we build. Within this organisation we describe an architecture where mobile agents can move across distributed environments, integrate with local resources and other mobile agents, and communicate their results back to the user
David Kilcullen and Julian Burnside on tactics in the Iraq War
No full textAustralian-born David Kilcullen was the senior advisor to US General Petraeus during his time in Iraq, advising on counter-insurgency. The implementation of his strategies is now regarded as a major turning point in the war. Kilcullen is now advising the US military in Afghanistan. Here, in a brilliant discussion with human rights lawyer Julian Burnside at the Melbourne Writers Festival, he talks about the ethics and tactics of contemporary warfare.
David Kilcullen is a consultant to the US State Department on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. He is the author of numerous publications including "The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One" and "Twenty-Eight Articles", a how to guide for junior commanders involved in counterinsurgency.
Julian Burnside is a human rights barrister and refugee advocate. He is the author of numerous publications and books including "On Privilege" and "Watching Brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law and Justice".
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The Fragility of Liberalism: David Hume and the Problem of Virtue
No full textDegree awarded: Ph.D. Politics. The Catholic University of AmericaThe Fragility of Liberalism: David Hume and the Problem of VirtueNong Cheng, Ph.D. Director: Claes G. Ryn, Ph.D. David Hume has often been seen as a representative of interest-based liberalism, as distinct from, for example, Lockean, rights-based liberalism or Kantian, autonomy-based liberalism. This dissertation considerably revises or qualifies this interpretation by demonstrating that in Hume's political theory virtues play a significant role in motivating compliance with rules.The dissertation shows the importance of a distinction between interest as justifying rationale and interest as direct motive. Hume's argument for liberal institutions is essentially based on considerations of self-interest. However, he has deep reservations about self-interest being the motive for action. Given Hume's theory of reason and passion, he cannot expect people to be always clearheaded and to be constantly calculating relative advantage. Only preexisting, unreflective dispositional tendencies can ensure and explain strict rule-following. These dispositions form the core of liberal virtues.What is special about Hume's account of liberal virtues is that he juxtaposes the self-interest motive and the virtuous motive and has to explain their relationship. The typical liberal idea of the self-interest motive, understood as involving autonomous rational agency and reflective calculation, conflicts with the dispositional view of the virtuous motive. But Hume's notion of the self-interest motive is context-dependent, and the interests in the concrete contexts are diverse and heterogeneous. This particularized sense of interest is more like an unreflective tendency than a reflective calculation. As such it plays a major role in the formation of the corresponding virtuous motive and gradually gives place to the latter. The dissertation brings out that a stable liberal order cannot rely on either voluntary commitment or rational calculation, but depends on virtuous tendencies widely possessed by a people. These virtuous tendencies are shaped primarily through habituation, and their formation involves a protracted historical development and a particular way of life.Made available in DSpace on 2011-06-24T17:11:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
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James M. David: the composer, his compositional style, and a conductor's analysis of Symphony No. 1 - Codex Gigas
No full text2020 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis provides the first formal study of James M. David and analysis of his compositions. Through extensive interviews with the composer, the author provides a biographical account of the composer's musical development and approach to composition, as well as a thorough description of the elements that constitute David's unique compositional voice. His musical background cultivated an extensive knowledge of modernist and post-modernist compositional techniques. By applying these methods within a tonal landscape, David creates works that are enjoyable for both musicians and audience. This document provides theoretical and rehearsal analyses of David's Symphony No. 1 - Codex Gigas (2019). This study is unique, in that interviews with David were conducted as he was composing the symphony, offering insight into his compositional approach throughout the experience. The author observed the duration of David's creative process, from initial sketches of the work to its completion in December 2019. David intended the work as a tribute to Czech-American composer Karel Husa, drawing inspiration from Husa's Music for Prague 1968 (1968) and Apotheosis of this Earth (1970). Music for Prague 1968 presents a message of protest and hope for the fate of the Czech people during a time of political uncertainty and fear. Apotheosis of this Earth warns of mankind's imminent destruction of the environment. David uses thematic, tonal, timbral, and rhythmic elements from both works as the foundation for his symphony. A second layer to Symphony No. 1 - Codex Gigas is its historical inspiration from the Codex Gigas, a medieval manuscript shrouded in mystery. Considered an attempt to contain all of the world's knowledge in one location, the Codex Gigas represents for David a persistent search for truth and wisdom. The book contains two large drawings: a vivid depiction of the devil lies opposite a separate image of the city of heaven. The unclear motive behind the drawings resulted in the book's nickname, the "Devil's Bible." David creates a musical representation of these dualities: good and evil, darkness and light, even enlightenment and ignorance. He considers the Codex Gigas a metaphor for the preservation of knowledge, and how information can be used for the good of society as well as for individual gain. With modern technology, information is available at the push of a button. However, the increased accessibility of information creates the opportunity for misinformation, often obscuring truth. David uses rational rhythms and diatonicism to portray knowledge and reason, while irrational rhythms and chromaticism portray ignorance and poor intentions. Altogether, the symphony manifests a new work presented within a historical context to communicate the underlying message that, in the face of disinformation, truth and enlightenment will prevail. Throughout Symphony No. 1 - Codex Gigas, David applies a contemporary approach to established compositional techniques from bygone musical eras, transforming them into innovative musical ideas. The work displays ingenuity in craftsmanship regarding David's treatment and variation of motives, meticulous creation of mathematical patterns, and detailed treatment of timbres and percussion voices. Although the basis for many of David's compositional techniques is very academic, their application within the work remains accessible to the listener. Through repetition and variation, David allows the listener to digest the alteration of themes and rhythmic ideas over the course of the work. Together, the four movements create a memorable musical experience, sure to take performers and audiences alike on an emotional journey
Writing Medicine at University
No full textCoordination: Virgínia Castillo, Andreu Pulido, Enric Serra; Author: Andreu Ayats; Advisor: Dr. Lluís Ramió i Torrentà; Adaptation to English: Peter Redmond and Assessment: David OwenPublishing date: December 2015Second edition (adapted to accessibility criteria): July 2023User guide to written communication in academic disciplines (in this case medicine) for teachers and studentsGuia que ajuda els destinataris (professorat i alumnat) a comunicar-se amb eficàcia dins l'àmbit de la medicinaAquest projecte ha rebut un ajut Interlingua de la Generalitat de Cataluny
[[alternative]]Research of Moussorgsky/Ravel :"Pictures at an Exhibition"
No full text[[abstract]]Abstract
Although educated as a young officer, Moussorgky was completely a musician all his Life. With tragic characteristic, he was the most talented one among "the Russian Five". Mussorgsky composed very few piano works and even fewer orchestral works. His "Pictures at an Exhibition", born in piano form, was not popular until Ravel's orchestral arrangement was performed nearly half century later. This research about "Pictures at an Exhibition", Moussorgsky's most famous work, also one of the author's favorite, is to analyze this work.
A literature review was made including the life time of Moussorgsky, the characteristics of his music and the progress of composing "Pictures at an Exhibition". Emphases ". Emphases were also placed upon the painter Hartman, the manusaript and the premiere. Analyses of the work itself including the structure, form, the relation with the pictures, the music language. After a brief introduction of the different arrangements, studies were made regarding Maestro Ravel's orchestral arrangement. The conducting of "Pictures at an Exhibition" was discussed in detailes based on several CDs and LD, live concerts, interviews with conductors, and personal interpentation of the author.
Though emphasized on realism, Moussorgsky's colorful fantasy made people experience the natural Rassian spririt through music. With the efforts of so many arrangers and the master work of Ravel, it was proved that how possible and how progressive this piece was. No wonder Moussorgsky was considered as the most master musician of interpretating Russian soul .
[[alternative]]The love for boys from the Mediterranean to L.A.: David Hockney on his sixties and his shower painting study
No full text[[abstract]]容活躍於今日畫壇的大衛•霍克尼（David Hockney, 1937∼ ）他創作的面貌一直非常多元，而他的生活因為他是一個同性戀者，一直蒙上一層神秘的面紗。在六零年代初期，大衛•霍克尼開始到美國的加州闖蕩，更因為受到《身體影像畫報》（Physique Pictorial）以及小說《夜的城市》（City of Night），所傳達的洛杉磯同性戀生活訊息所吸引，來到洛杉磯定居，而激發出發非常具有特色的「淋浴」主題作品。本論文企圖以大衛•霍克尼六０年代初期的生活來詮釋他的「淋浴」主題作品的意義，並將霍克尼在這一段時間的生活作一整理。
本論文藉著對《夜的城市》這本小說，以及《身體影像畫報》的研究來瞭解霍克尼內心的想法，分別在第一章及第三章論述。有關大衛•霍克尼的生活記錄則分散於第一章及第二章，第一章部份是大衛•霍克尼在倫敦皇家藝術學院時期的生活，第二章則是大衛•霍克尼移居洛杉磯後的生活。北歐文人墨客中的同性戀者，特別是來自不列顛的自從十八世紀末以來，就有自我放逐到還地中海地區的傳統，他們或者是為了逃離對待同性戀者不友善的不列顛當局和社會，或是到地中海地區作學術研究，大衛•霍克尼的行為基本上是這一個現象的末流，這一部份是第二章的討論重點。在第四章本研究以「形式」與「內容」為經緯來分析「淋浴」主題作品。
第五章結論，對霍克尼的感情生活有相當篇幅的陳述，特別從他所選擇的居住環境，透析霍克尼的品味以及他選擇情感伙伴上的喜好。計畫中與大衛•霍克尼聯繫、訪談宣告失敗的始末，也在本章有所交代。與此外，在本章並總結本研究的結果
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