469 research outputs found
Political satire makes young people more likely toparticipate in politics: Trevor Noah’s The Daily Showis likely to continue that trend
No full textThis week saw the announcement that comedian Trevor Noah will succeed Jon Stewart as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, a program which increases the likelihood that young people who watch will participate in politics, according to research by Amy Bree Becker. She writes that such programs can have a real impact on voters’ attitudes and that Noah’s arrival occurs at a time when political comedy is benefiting from a new wave of talent, such as John Oliver of Last Week Tonight, which is likely to further increase the influence of the genre
R v Bree [2007] EWCA Crim 804, Court of Appeal
No full textEssential Cases: Criminal Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in R v Bree [2007] EWCA Crim 804, Court of Appeal. The document also included supporting commentary from author Jonathan Herring.</p
Make your home FireWise: a public service announcement from Woody D. Bree: coloring book
No full textThe Colorado State Forest Service gratefully acknowledges Keep Barrow Green, Barrow Georgia, for the use of "Woody D. Bree."This coloring book contains simple guidelines for protecting homes and property from fire
The Politeness Strategies used by Bree van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives TV Series
No full textThe research focuses on the concepts of pragmatics and politeness. The main objective of this study is to investigate the use of politeness strategies in TV series Desperate Housewives. Specifically, this study is designed to find out the kind(s) of politeness strategies used by Bree van de Kamp in the conversation and to find out the reasons why these politeness strategies are used by Bree van de Kamp. Bree is chosen among the four main characters since she is the one who fulfill the criteria of a polite person as defined by Holmes. The research design of this study is descriptive-qualitative since the data are collected, analyzed, and described in the form of words rather than numerical scores or statistics. The study is descriptive because it tries to describe the way politeness strategies are used by a native female adult.The data of the research are the utterances, which contain politeness strategies employed by Bree van de Kamp. This study has one primary data source which is the drama script of Desperate Housewives TV series from the first season taken from the internet. The research result shows that Bree uses four kinds of politeness strategies as proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987), namely: Positive Politeness(40%), Negative Politeness ( 31%), Bald on Record (18%) and, Off Record (8%). In using Bald on Record, the most common situation that occur are Task-oriented, S’s want to satisfy H’s face is small, and Urgent. In Positive Politeness, Bree uses Group identity marker more often than Avoid disagreement and Give gifts to H. In Negative Politeness, Hedge is in the top use followed by Be indirect and Give deference. In Off Record, Bree uses Give association clues, Irony and Overstatement. The possible reason why Bald on Record is chosen is the distance between Bree and H is close or the rate of imposition is small. Therefore, this strategy can be used in different circumstances depending on Bree’s motives in doing the FTA. Meanwhile, the reason of using Off Record strategy is mainly influenced by the social factor, which is the rate of imposition. The use of this strategy becomes one sign of her character as a wise person. Positive Politeness is used by Bree when she and her addressee know each other fairly well. The dominant social factor which influences the use of Positive Politenessis is distance. Besides, Bree shows herself as a caring, affectionate, and understanding person. In line with this reason, by choosing Negative Politeness, Bree can be marked as a pleasant person who respects others. Towards her husband and her close friends, the rate of imposition of a particular topic becomes the dominant social factor which influences the use of Negative Politeness. In contrast, towards her acquaintances and unfamiliar addressees; distance becomes a dominant social factor which determines the use of Negative Politeness. In conclusion, all of these strategies are proposed to minimize the FTA done by Bree. Her reason of choosing a certain strategy of politeness is determined by her motives to do an FTA and factor of distance, power, and rate of imposition. In addition, the author is successful in shaping the character of Bree as a polite person through her language, and the way she speaks and interacts with other characters. For pragmatics students, they still have to be aware of social factors which influence the use of a specified strategy of politeness. The pragmatics lecturers need to give more examples of politeness strategies from various contexts to their students. Future researchers are expected to conduct research of politeness not only in real life, but also in created discourses. A comparative study on the use of politeness strategies between English and Indonesian in daily lives, or between English and Indonesian’ fictions can become challenging issues for the study of politeness
Trends of declining productivity and biodiversity in an Oregon estuarine reserve
No full textColleen Walker, Shon Schooler, Dan Bottom, and Bree Yednock.Title from PDF cover (viewed on January 23, 2023).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Paving for diverse pathways : using industry-linked learning to support Performing Arts students in their transition to protean careers
No full textStatistics presented in Australia Council reports such as Don’t Give Up Your Day Job (2003), and Artswork: A Report On Australians Working in the Arts 1 and 2 (1997, 2005), and in other studies on destinations for Performing Arts graduates, demonstrate the diversity of post-graduation pathways for our students, the prevalence of protean careers, and the challenges in developing a sense of professional identity in a context where a portfolio of work across performance making, producing, administration and teaching can make it difficult for young artists to establish career status and capital in conventional terms (cf. Dawn Bennett, “Academy and the Real World: Developing Realistic Notions of Career in the Performing Arts”, Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, 8.3, 2009). In this panel, academics from around Australia will consider the ways in which Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies as a discipline is deploying a variety of practical, professional and work-integrated teaching and learning activities – including performance-making projects, industry projects, industry placements and student-initiated projects – to connect students with the networks, industries and professional pathways that will support their progression into their career. The panellists include Bree Hadley (Queensland University of Technology), Meredith Rogers (La Trobe University), Janys Hayes (Woolongong University) and Teresa Izzard (Curtin University). The panelists will present insights into the activities they have found successful, and address a range of questions, including: How do we introduce students to performance-making and / or producing models they will be able to employ in their future practice, particularly in light of the increasingly limited funds, time and resources available to support students’ participation in full-scale productions under the stewardship of professional artists?; How and when do we introduce students to industry networks?; How do we cater for graduates who will work as performers, writers, directors or administrators in the non-subsidised sector, the subsidised sector, community arts and education?; How do we category cater for graduates who will go on to pursue their work in a practice-as-research context in a Higher Degree?; How do we assist graduates in developing a professional identity? How do we assist graduates in developing physical, professional and personal resilience?; How do we retain our connections with graduates as part of their life-long learning?; Do practices and processes need to differ for city or regionally based / theoretically or practically based degree programs?; How do our teaching and learning activities align with emergent policy and industrial frameworks such as the shift to the “Producer Model” in Performing Arts funding, or the new mentorship, project, production and enterprise development opportunities under the Australia Council for the Arts’ new Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artists policy framework
The Politeness Strategies used by Bree van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives TV Series
No full textABSTRACTHandayani, Reli. 2007. The Politeness Strategies used by Bree van de Kamp in DesperateHousewives TV Series. S-1 Thesis, English Department, State University of Malang.Advisor (1) A. Effendi Kadarisman, MA, Ph.D (2) Dr. Nur Mukminatien.Key Words: Politeness Strategies, Face Threatening Acts, Desperate Housewives, Drama Script,Pragmatics.The research focuses on the concepts of pragmatics and politeness. The main objective of thisstudy is to investigate the use of politeness strategies in TV series Desperate Housewives.Specifically, this study is designed to find out the kind(s) of politeness strategies used by Breevan de Kamp in the conversation and to find out the reasons why these politeness strategies areused by Bree van de Kamp. Bree is chosen among the four main characters since she is the onewho fulfill the criteria of a polite person as defined by Holmes.The research design of this study is descriptive-qualitative since the data are collected, analyzed,and described in the form of words rather than numerical scores or statistics. The study isdescriptive because it tries to describe the way politeness strategies are used by a native femaleadult.The data of the research are the utterances, which contain politeness strategies employed byBree van de Kamp. This study has one primary data source which is the drama script ofDesperate Housewives TV series from the first season taken from the internet.The research result shows that Bree uses four kinds of politeness strategies as proposedby Brown and Levinson (1987), namely: Positive Politeness(40%), Negative Politeness ( 31%),Bald on Record (18%) and, Off Record (8%). In using Bald on Record, the most commonsituation that occur are Task-oriented, S's want to satisfy H's face is small, and Urgent. InPositive Politeness, Bree uses Group identity marker more often than Avoid disagreement andGive gifts to H. In Negative Politeness, Hedge is in the top use followed by Be indirect and Givedeference. In Off Record, Bree uses Give association clues, Irony and Overstatement.The possible reason why Bald on Record is chosen is the distance between Bree and H isclose or the rate of imposition is small. Therefore, this strategy can be used in differentcircumstances depending on Bree's motives in doing the FTA. Meanwhile, the reason of usingOff Record strategy is mainly influenced by the social factor, which is the rate of imposition. Theuse of this strategy becomes one sign of her character as a wise person.Positive Politeness is used by Bree when she and her addressee know each other fairlywell. The dominant social factor which influences the use of Positive Politenessis is distance.Besides, Bree shows herself as a caring, affectionate, and understanding person. In line with thisreason, by choosing Negative Politeness, Bree can be marked as a pleasant person who respectsothers. Towards her husband and her close friends, the rate of imposition of a particular topicbecomes the dominant social factor which influences the use of Negative Politeness. In contrast,towards her acquaintances and unfamiliar addressees;distance becomes a dominant social factor which determines the use of NegativePoliteness.In conclusion, all of these strategies are proposed to minimize the FTA done by Bree. Herreason of choosing a certain strategy of politeness is determined by her motives to do an FTAand factor of distance, power, and rate of imposition. In addition, the author is successful inshaping the character of Bree as a polite person through her language, and the way she speaksand interacts with other characters. For pragmatics students, they still have to be aware of socialfactors which influence the use of a specified strategy of politeness. The pragmatics lecturersneed to give more examples of politeness strategies from various contexts to their students.Future researchers are expected to conduct research of politeness not only in real life, but also increated discourses. A comparative study on the use of politeness strategies between English andIndonesian in daily lives, or between English and Indonesian' fictions can become challengingissues for the study of politeness
A Longitudinal Population-Based Study of Factors in Adolescence Predicting Homelessness in Young Adulthood
No full textAlmost everything known about risk factors for homelessness is based on cross-sectional studies of non-random samples. Furthermore, most studies have focused on a small number of risk factors and have not evaluated their relative importance. Our aim was to examine which factors, in a population-based sample of adolescents, independently predict homelessness in young adults.
Methods: Participants (n = 10,433) in the US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) were initially selected through systematic random sampling of US high schools. Interviews were conducted at home in 1994–1995 when the participants were 11–18 years of age and again in 2001 when participants were 18–28 years of age. We examined the relationships between a range of risk factors reported in adolescence (mood-related problems, substance involvement, delinquency, personality, quality of family relations, neighborhood quality, school adjustment, religious affiliation, perpetration of violence, and experiences of victimization) and experiences of homelessness reported in young adulthood, using regression analysis.
Results: Each risk factor predicted homelessness. However, only family relationship quality (odds
ratio [OR] ¼ .79, 95% confidence interval [CI] ¼ .69–.90), school adjustment problems (OR ¼
1.57, 95% CI ¼ 1.35–1.82), and experiences of victimization (OR ¼ 1.27, 95% CI ¼ 1.11–1.45)
were found to independently predict homelessness.
Conclusions: Among a range of well-established risk factors, a troubled family background, school
adjustment problems and experiences of victimization were found to be the strongest predictors of
homelessness in a general population of young people. Our findings suggest possibilities for the early
identification of young persons at risk for homelessness through schools, agencies offering familybased
support, and clinical services
Reweaving relating in social reintegration with war-affected young mothers and their children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern Uganda
No full textYoung mothers formerly associated with armed forces and groups (CAFFAG), and their children constitute an under-researched group within the literature on children affected by armed conflict. This chapter sought to understand what happens in and through relationships in a longitudinal participatory action research study with war-affected young mothers including former CAFFAG young mothers. The chapter takes as a starting point Martín-Baró’s (1989) observation that trauma is social and links this with theoretical frameworks within sociocultural psychology on relating and ‘relational being’ (Gergen, 2010). The study aimed to learn what successful social reintegration meant for young mothers and to help them to achieve it. Participants were 658 young mothers and over 1,200 of their children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Northern Uganda. Findings show how the PAR created sites of ‘joint action’ (Gergen, 2010) between young mothers, advisers, community members and local leaders. It acted on the core relational abilities identified by Martín-Baró as impoverished by social trauma with positive outcomes for their own and their children’s development and that of their communities
A denial: the death of Kurt Cobain: the Seattle Police Department substandard investigation & the repercussions to justice
No full textKurt Cobain (1967-1994) musician, artist songwriter, and founder of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Nirvana, was dubbed, “the voice of a generation”; a moniker he wore like his faded cardigan sweater, but with more than some distain. Cobain’s journey to the top of the Billboard charts was much more Dickensian than many of the generations of fans may realize. During his all too short life, Cobain struggled with physical illness, poverty, undiagnosed depression, a broken family, and the crippling isolation and loneliness brought on by drug addiction. Cobain may have shunned the idea of fame and fortune but like many struggling young musicians (who would become his peers) coming up in the blue collar, working class suburbs of Aberdeen and Tacoma Washington State, being on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine wasn’t a nightmare image. Cobain, with his unkempt blond hair, polarizing blue eyes, and fragile appearance is a modern-punk-rock Jesus; a model example of the modern-day hero. The musician- a reluctant hero at best, but one who took a dark, frightening journey into another realm, to emerge stronger, clearer headed and changing the trajectory of his life. Cobain intended to walk away from his world-famous band, devoted fans, the grueling life of touring, millions of dollars and a demanding and at times belittling wife. Cobain wanted out. He wanted to pursue other avenues of music, and have a more peaceful life for himself and his baby daughter, Frances Bean. Cobain never had the chance to realize those simple, yet unattainable dreams.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Bree Donova
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