15,811 research outputs found
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
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
Graduate recital, piano. Penn, S., 1990
No full textRecorded during a live performance at Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 22, 1990, 3:00 p.m., the 488th concert of the School of Music's 1989-1990 season.Stephen Penn, piano.In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Music degree in piano performance, Western Michigan University, 1990.Information from performance program.English suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Sonata, op. 1 / Alban Berg -- Fantaisie, op, 49 / Frederic Chopin -- Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este / Franz Liszt -- Jeux d'eau / Maurice Ravel
Jane Arnold interviews essayist and fiction writer William Penn
No full textWilliam Penn, essayist, fiction writer, and professor of English at Michigan State University, talks about his novel "The Absence of Angels," settings and plots in his works, inspiration from his family, his in-progress works, Native American dramas, and his reading habits. Penn is interviewed by MSULibrarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series
Penn clinical manual of urology /
No full textIntroducing the Penn Clinical Manual of Urology. This one-volume reference presents the key clinical information you need to diagnose and treat urologic disorders quickly and effectively. Brief/, well-illustrated chapters combine an easy-to-read format with the comprehensive coverage you demand. This is a unique offering that deserves a place on every urologist's shelf. Find information quickly and easily with clearly presented algorithms, tables, and figures; an excellent resource for clinical questions and answers. Get the true high-quality information you expect in an easy access, quick reference format. Brush up or prepare for board review using the self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter.Includes bibliographical references and index.Print version record.1. Anatomy of the Urogenital Tract/ John F. Redman -- 2. Laparoscopic Anatomy/ Laparoscopy/ and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery/ David I. Lee -- 3. Signs and Symptoms: The Initial Examination/ Keith Van Arsdalen -- 4. Diagnostic and Interventional Uroradiology/ Parvati Ramchandani -- 5. Urinary Infections in Women/ Philip M. Hanno -- 6. Urinary Infection/Inflammation in Men (Including Retroperitoneal Fibrosis)/ Michael A. Pontari -- 7. Painful Bladder Syndrome/ Philip Hanno -- 8. Urolithiasis/ John J. Pahira -- 9. Emergency Room Urology/ Jeffrey P. Weiss -- 10. Urologic Trauma/ Hunter Wessels -- 11. Urethral Stricture Disease/ Michael J. Metro -- 12. Urinary Fistula/ Eric Rovner -- 13. Voiding Function/ Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence/ Alan J. Wein & M. Louis Moy -- 14. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/ Alan J. Wein -- 15. Prostate and Bladder Cancer/ S. Bruce Malkowicz & David Vaughn -- 16. Renal/ Testicular and Penile Cancer/ Ricardo Sanchez-Ortiz -- 17. Radiation Therapy/ Richard Whittington -- 18. Male Sexual Dysfunction/ Andrew C. Axilrod -- 19. Fertility and Infertility/ Paul Turek -- 20. Sexually Transmitted Disease/ Edward Zoltan -- 21. Disorders of the Adrenal Gland/ Alexander Kutikov -- 22. Renal Transplantation -- 23. Renal Vascular Disease/ Jeffrey Carpenter -- 24. Disorders of Sexual Differentiation/ Thomas F. Kolon -- 25. Pediatric Oncology/ Howard M. Snyder III & Michael C Carr -- 26. Enuresis and Voiding Dysfunction in Children/ Stephen A. Zderic -- 27. Congenital Anomalies/ Pasquale Casale & Douglas A. Canning -- 28. Specific Infections/ Ashok Batra.Introducing the Penn Clinical Manual of Urology. This one-volume reference presents the key clinical information you need to diagnose and treat urologic disorders quickly and effectively. Brief/, well-illustrated chapters combine an easy-to-read format with the comprehensive coverage you demand. This is a unique offering that deserves a place on every urologist's shelf. Find information quickly and easily with clearly presented algorithms, tables, and figures; an excellent resource for clinical questions and answers. Get the true high-quality information you expect in an easy access, quick reference format. Brush up or prepare for board review using the self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter.Elsevie
Penn College Student Body
No full textPenn College Student body on the front lawn of Penn Hall during the 1920's
S. Penn Jr. letter to Moses Dawson, L. Day, C. R. Ramsay
No full textLetter from Penn (Louisville, Kentucky) to Dawson (Cincinnati, Ohio) regarding the question of the Bank of the United States; is the Bank is dead or only changed from Federal to State with a continuance of all its evils; Louisville businessmen desire a branch bank; people are convinced of Bank\u27s evils; and opinions on Andrew Jackson.https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/dawson_correspondence/1218/thumbnail.jp
Penn, C S, WX1016
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/410301Surname: PENN. Given Name(s) or Initials: C S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: WX1016. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 7937.226017
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Penn-Jersey Urban Peregrine Partnership Kid's Book
No full textThis activity booklet was developed as part of the educational component of the Penn-Jersey Urban Peregrine Partnership. Its main purpose is to promote awareness and increase understanding of the pergrine falcom's struggle for survival. The games, activities, and coloring pages are designed for children ages 3-10.A cooperative project between the NJDEP Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program and Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund, through a grant by the William Penn Foundation
Penn Campus
No full textMay Day Celebrations were a Penn tradition from 1903 and lasting until the mid 1960's. The students would gather on the back campus north of Penn Hall shown in this picture and have dancing around a May pole, music, and plays celebrating the seasons. A May Queen and Cardinal were elected from the senior class. It was a grand celebration of the renewal of the earth
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