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Penn Treebank Resources
No full textThis is a collection of resources for parsing with the Penn Treebank (PTB) from the University of Pennsylvania.
The authors of this dataset did not create the PTB, and the PTB is not a part of this dataset. The PTB is only available on license from the Linguistic Data Consortium
Lavern Penn Korean War collection [DIGITAL CONTENT]
No full textThis collection contains an oral history interview with Lavern Penn from September 21, 2010, as well as documents relating to his military service
After the Prestige: A Postmodern Analysis of Penn and Teller
No full textBy mocking the magic community and revealing the secret behind some of their tricks, Penn and Teller perform a kind of parodic and post-modern “anti-magic.” Penn and Teller display an artful use of rhetoric; in exposing the secrets and shortcomings of conjuring, they are revolutionizing the way people think about both the art of magic and the magic community. Individuals such as Penn and Teller may use parody to subvert the hegemonic interpretations. However, we also know that it is difficult to bring down a system while operating within that system. Thus, this article explores the way Penn and Teller are challenging the metanarrative of the magic community, using several of the duo’s more popular illusions as examples for analysis. Ultimately, this paper should help us gain a better understanding of the way parody can be used to challenge hegemonic conceptions, and the limitations of this type of rhetorical approach
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[Petition of Thomas Penn and Richard Penn concerning repeal of acts 1722 and 1729].
No full textTo the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Proprietors of your Majesty's Province of Pennsylvania. The Penns quickly recited the history of the creation of Pennsylvania, noting that the original grant allowed the local Assembly to pass laws for public safety, as long as they were agreeable to the laws of Great Britain
Weekly assessment of worry: an adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for monitoring changes during treatment
No full textAn adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) [Meyer, T. J., Miller, M. L., Metzger, R. L. and Borkovec, T. D. (1990). Development and validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28, 487-495.] for weekly assessment of worry was evaluated in a brief treatment study. Cognitive restructuring techniques were taught to 28 nonclinical high-worriers, 14 of whom served as a control group in a lagged waiting-list design. Results showed that the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW) was highly reliable and substantially valid in the assessment of both (a) weekly status of worry and (b) treatment-related changes in worry: average Cronbach's alpha was 0.91; average convergent correlation with a past-week adaptation of the Worry Domains Questionnaire [Tallis, F., Eysenck, M. W. and Mathews, A. (1992). A questionnaire for the measurement of nonpathological worry. Personality and Individual Differences, 13, 161-168.] was 0.63 and pre-post improvement on PSWQ-PW showed a 0.71 correlation with the Questionnaire of Changes in Experiencing and Behavior [Zielke, M. and Kopf-Mehnert, C. (1978). Veränderungsfragebogen des Erlebens und Verhaltens. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Test Gesellschaft.]. It is concluded that the PSWQ-PW is a useful instrument for monitoring pathological worry in experimental and applied settings
Card re: William Penn
No full textPromotional card from William Penn Mutual Life Insurance company entitled "When William Penn Was in the Service
William Penn, circa January 1979
No full textComposer William Penn in conversation circa January 1979. This photograph originally appeared in an article by Lynn Williams titled “Penn Made for Writing,” which appeared in the February 1979 issue of the Unicorn Times. The photograph was taken by Don Hamerman who was then a staff photographer for Unicorn Times, a monthly performing arts periodical in Washington, D.C
Hyman Penn oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted as part of the Houston Jewish History Archive.Hyman Penn was born in Houston to Holocaust survivors Linda and Morris I. Penn in 1954. Penn attended the University of Texas Medical School, and was a pediatrician at Texas Children’s for 35 years, until retiring in 2020. Penn has been a member of Temple Beth Torah (TBT) for the last 35 years. He has served as the president, vice president and Men’s Club president, and chaired the Ritual, Membership and Fundraising committees. In 2020, Penn was awarded the first Ner Tamid Award for his service to TBT. He was also recently named to the board of trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. Since 2009, Penn has been a docent at the Holocaust Museum Houston and a member of the museum’s board of trustees.
Sarah Davidson is a member of Rice University in the Class of 2025. She is majoring in History and Anthropology with a minor in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities. She is a student intern at the Houston Jewish History Archive. Previously, she interviewed local artist and activist Rochella Cooper. She also worked on transcribing and editing oral history transcripts for Rabbi Emeritus Roy Walter of Congregation Emanu El and national Hadassah leader Sonia Farb Raizes.
In the interview, Hyman Penn narrates the story of how his family survived the Holocaust and their journey from Eastern Europe to Texas. His mother Linda and grandmother Riva lived through nine different concentration camps, while his father Morris was hidden by Christian farmers in his hometown of Vilkaviskis, Lithuania. Linda and Morris met in a displaced persons’ camp in Austria and later reunited in the United States, eventually settling down in Houston in 1951 after their marriage. Penn recounts his childhood growing up both in the small town of Newgulf and in Houston. He details his engagement with the Jewish community from high school to adulthood, including how he got involved with Temple Beth Torah. Penn describes what it was like to run a congregation, especially during COVID-19 and the move to online services. He explains his choice to become a docent at Holocaust Museum Houston, and touches on a particularly meaningful experience where he told his father’s story for students at a school in Vilkaviskis. Finally, Penn discusses his passion for magic and some of his past performances at Jewish summer camps
Unidentified Penn School Graduate, August 2009
No full textAn unidentified 81-year-old female Penn School graduate interview, who was a classmate of Robert Ralph Middleton and is now the board member of the Penn Center and member of Brick Baptist Church. She attended school from 1932, and she attended Adam Street Church as a child. The interview covers the use of classic English versus Gullah, and the emphasis of the spirituals at Penn. She recalls that that Penn School emphasized the Gullah culture through the food, spirituals (which she recalls were performed in Gullah), and through the preservation of the language. She recalls why Penn School required students to stay on campus the last two years, as well as the convenience it provided to other island communities like Hilton Head and Shell Island, which did not have high schools for black students. She recalls the routines of Penn School such as the flag service and chapel service, as well as the numerous individuals who came to study the songs and the educational models at Penn. They discuss Mr. J. P. King, who went to school with her father at Hampton College. The interviewee discusses the quartet contests, as well as the site of the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. She recalls her own baptism, the baptisms that occured at the creek, and the communion service traditions at churches on the island. She then shifts back to Penn School to discuss the number of boys who were drafted during World War II. She discusses the benefits of the isolation of Saint Helena Island before the bridge was built, and the importance of midwives and doctors at Penn School. The interview cuts off in the middle of her discussing the vesper services held by a principal at Penn School. After a break in the recording, the interviewee discusses her brother\u27s education at Penn School, and the fact that some individuals would have to leave Penn because they could not afford tuition. She recalls that Mrs. Agnes Sherman brought back some of the old customs after she was hired as a cultural coordinator at the Penn Center, and she explains the experience of these celebrations, such as Fourth of July and Labor Day. She also discusses Mrs. Sherman\u27s collaboration with James Garfield Smalls. As Crawford and the interviewee look through artifacts, she remembers how both girls and boys were involved in the war effort during World War II. She also sings a few bars of Leanin\u27 on the Lord, which Garfield would sing. She also sings parts of Hold Out Your Light.https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/eric-crawford-oral-histories/1003/thumbnail.jp
David C. Penn
No full textThe recollections of David C. Penn about his time at the Nashville Christian Institute
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