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Frankenstein and Shelley: the author and her work
No full textWhen writing Frankenstein as a young, impressionable woman, Mary Shelley was heavily influenced by the works and legacies created by both her parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Godwin and Wollstonecraft made their names in the world with their revolutionary ideas written out in books spread in Europe; with large shoes to fill as their daughter, Mary Shelley knew that she needed her own revolutionary work to move the world like they did. Because of this connection of legacy with her parents, many themes and lessons concerning her parents are featured in her novel, Frankenstein. The absence of her mother, who died ten days after giving birth to Mary Shelley, created the absence of a father in Victor Frankenstein for his creature. Mary as a child was tutored by her father in many subjects that would not normally be taught to females in this time period. That learning allowed her to include the subjects of science, humanities, and literature in her novel. In this paper, I will explain how knowing about Mary Shelley’s connection with her parents shaped her life and learning, by extension shaping her novel, Frankenstein. I will be looking at primary source materials by William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Mary Shelley to note the connections between the texts, as well as secondary sources concerning Mary Shelley and her influences when it came to writing Frankenstein. I also will be looking at biographies of Mary Shelley’s life in order to relate her story to Frankenstein’s and the creature’s stories. The parallel between the author and the characters is essential in understanding the importance of Shelley’s parents in shaping her not only as an author, but as a woman in the Romantic Era. (Author abstract)Gambon, C. (2014). Frankenstein and Shelley: the author and her work. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.ed
Xystodesmidae Cook 1895
No full textFamily Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 <p> <b>Subfamily Xystodesminae Cook, 1895</b></p> <p> <b>Tribe Xystocheirini Hoffman, 1980</b></p> <p> Hoffman (1999) mistakenly attributed tribal authorship to Cook without a date, perhaps because he confused this name with Xystodesmidae /inae, which Cook (1895) did author, or because Cook (1904) subsequently authored the genus. However, the first usage of <i>Xystocheir</i> at the family-group level was by Hoffman (1980), as he then noted, and authorship is properly attributed to him.</p>Published as part of <i>Shelley, Rowland M., Smith, Jamie M. & Ross, Deren J., 2014, Variation and pigmentation in the milliped, Xystocheir brachymacris Shelley, 1996, from the northern Sierra Nevada foothills, California, USA (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Xystocheirini), pp. 1-6 in Insecta Mundi 2014 (371)</i> on page 2, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5179327">10.5281/zenodo.5179327</a>
A re-evaluation of the milliped genus Motyxia Chamberlin : with a re-diagnosis of the tribe Xystocheirini and remarks on the bioluminescence (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)
No full textMotyxia Chamberlin is comprised of eight species of bioluminescent xystocheirine millipeds in which the gonopodal solenomere arises at different positions, from basally and subbasally on the acropodite to being fused with the companion acropodal branch and detaching proximad or near midlength. Previous synonymies of Amplocheir Chamberlin and LuminodeslnllS Loomis and Davenport under Motyxia are confirmed as is its assignment to the tribe Xystocheirini, which is redefined. Component species are 111. Iwnw Chamberlin, the type species, monica Chamberlin, sequoiae (Loomis and Davenport), tularea (Chamberlin), sequoia (Chamberlin), pior Chamberlin, porrecta Causey and Tiemann, and tiemanni Causey. Motyxia sequoia is comprised oftwo races, the nominate and sequoia alia Causey and Tiemann; sequoia ollae Causey and Tiemann is properly a subspecies of tularea. 1I1otyxiapiorform secea is an invalid name without standing in nomenclature, and M. tejona Chamberlin, and M. expansa and exilis, both by Loomis, are placed in synonymy under M. monica, the oldest name for the southernmost species, as Polydesllws dissectus Wood is referrable to Xystocheir Cook. The bioluminescence is a continuous, neon-white glow of the entire dorsal surface including the antennae and legs. Its visibility at night suggests a warning function analogous to aposematic coloration. The phenomenon may observe a circadian rhythm, and controlled photoperiod experimentation may be productive
Report on an archaeological and educational project at the Eureka Hotel, Hervey Range, Townsville
No full textThis project was an archaeological and historical investigation into the Eureka Hotel, Hervey Range, Townsville. It was initiated by Judith Jensen (Heritage Services Officer within the Library of Thuringowa City Council) and directed by Dr Shelley Greer and Dr David Roe from the School of Anthropology, Archaeology & Sociology, James Cook University. Funding was obtained from the ‘Queensland Stories’ program of the State Library of Queensland to support the participation of Year 11 Ancient History students and staff from Thuringowa and Kirwan State High Schools. Students from James Cook University supervised secondary students in the field
FIGURES 9–11 in Rediscovery, redescription, and illustrations of the milliped, Mitocybe auriportae Cook and Loomis, 1928 (Colobognatha: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae)
No full textFIGURES 9–11. Mitocybe auriportae, gonopodal features of male paratype. 9, left gonopods, anterior view. 10, the same, lateral view. 11, right gonopods, caudal view. A1-6, podomeres of anterior gonopod; P1-6, podomeres of posterior gonopod; S, sternum. Scale line = 0.05 mm.Published as part of Shelley, Rowland M., 2010, Rediscovery, redescription, and illustrations of the milliped, Mitocybe auriportae Cook and Loomis, 1928 (Colobognatha: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae), pp. 39-47 in Zootaxa 2475 on page 43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19529
Hoffmanorhacus Shelley & Martinez-Torres 2013
No full textGenus Hoffmanorhacus Shelley & Martínez-Torres, 2013 Hoffmanorhacus Shelley & Martínez-Torres, 2013: 483. Type species: Proaspis sahlii Jeekel, 1980 (by original designation). One species, Guadalupe. Comments: Jeekel (2007) suggested close affinity with Derodesmus Cook, 1896b, from Moluccas and a possible introduction, a hypothesis rejected by Shelley & Martínez-Torres (2013) by their morphological differences.Published as part of Recuero, Ernesto & Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, 2018, A new distinctive species of Barydesmus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Platyrhacidae) from Ecuador, with an annotated bibliographical checklist of the American Platyrhacidae, pp. 245-273 in Zootaxa 4482 (2) on page 261, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/145322
Bothaella manhi, a new species of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Cuc Phuong National Park of Vietnam based on morphology and DNA sequence
No full textCook, Shelley, Lien, Ngo Giang, Mcalister, Erica, Harbach, Ralph E. (2010): Bothaella manhi, a new species of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Cuc Phuong National Park of Vietnam based on morphology and DNA sequence. Zootaxa 2661: 33-46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19903
FIGURES 5–8 in Rediscovery, redescription, and illustrations of the milliped, Mitocybe auriportae Cook and Loomis, 1928 (Colobognatha: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae)
No full textFIGURES 5–8. Mitocybe autiportae, somatic features of female paratype, pubesence omitted. 5, left side of head, collum, and segments 2–5, dorsal view. 6, left side of midbody segments, dorsal view. 7, epiproct and right side of caudalmost segments, dorsal view. 8, head, anterior view. C, collum; 2–5, segment numbers. Scale line = 0.5 mm.Published as part of Shelley, Rowland M., 2010, Rediscovery, redescription, and illustrations of the milliped, Mitocybe auriportae Cook and Loomis, 1928 (Colobognatha: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae), pp. 39-47 in Zootaxa 2475 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19529
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/5e17b7c9-4bca-4fcf-8784-0915783532dd/thumb/128.jpgIt is possible that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
Letter from J.W. Cook to Thomas Lamb Eliot
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/c9f13811-9c93-449b-8b79-31dd26e7a981/thumb/128.jpgIt is probable that the author is James W. Cook, who was an important figure in the establishment of the Portland Unitarian Church
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