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Episode 35: Alexis Castellanos, Author of “Isla to Island”, and Her Panel Presentation during the Operación Pedro Pan Two-Day Event
No full textIn Part 1 of “Operación Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus—A Knights HistoryCast Mini-Series,” the Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Alexis Castellanos, an author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and a panelist at the esteemed, conspicuous, and powerful “Operación Pedro Pan: Honoring the Cultural, Historical Legacy of Cuba’s Child Exodus” Two-Day Program that Florida Humanities, UCF’s Department of English and Department of Modern Languages and Literatures sponsored (see https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/ for more details on sponsors and the program in general).
Sebastian structured this specific episode on Alexis Castellanos’ Isla to Island, a wordless graphic novel grounded by her personal family history and the history of Operación Pedro Pan (Operation Peter Pan). By analyzing such a historic event through the medium of fiction, Sebastian argued that this is one of the most unique Knights HistoryCast episodes of all time. Naturally, their conversation expanded to what she talked about during her panel presentation in Panel One, Day 1 of the event that featured “internationally renowned scholars that discussed the political, historical, and cultural legacy of Operación Pedro Pan (1960-1962).” (https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/)
To purchase Isla to Island (strongly recommend), check out: https://islatoisland.com/.
To find out more about Alexis and her professional work, check out her website at https://alexiscastellanos.com/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1034/thumbnail.jp
"Cronica der Turckey" Sebastian Franck's Translation of the "Tractatus de Moribus, Condicionibus et Nequitia Turcorum" by Georgius de Hungaria
No full textThe Tractatus de moribus, condicionibus et nequitia Turcorum is one of the most important first-hand accounts of life in fifteenth-century Turkey known to modern scholarship. It is the work of a Christian former slave of the Turks, writing after his return to the West. Although the author does not name himself, he can be identified as a
Dominican priest, Georgius de Hungaria, who died in Rome in 1502. His Tractatus is conceived as a work of anti-Islamic polemic, yet it contains a surprisingly unbiased appraisal of Turkish customs.
First printed c.1480 when European apprehension in the face of Ottoman expansion was at its height, the Tractatus was reprinted in numerous editions, and was widely used as a
source by other authors. Luther edited the text in 1530, using the positive account of Turkish customs and religious observance as a weapon in his polemic against the Roman
Catholic Church: if heathens could perform such exemplary works, who could fail to doubt the efficacy of works as a means of salvation?
Sebastian Franck in his German translation of the Tractatus went further: replacing Georgius' commentary with his own, he used the text to attack institutional religion as a
whole and to promote his concept of a non-dogmatic, spiritual Church of individuals united with each other only through their union with God -a Church which was not closed to Moslems or members of any other creed. This translation or adaptation, the Cronica der Türckey, marks Franck's decisive break with the Lutheran cause and the beginning of his lonely path as a 'spiritual individualist'. Franck reworked his translation of the Tractatus for his major geographical work, the Weltbuch of 1534.
This thesis concerns itself primarily with Franck's Cronica, providing the first modern critical edition of this text, in a near-diplomatic transcription with an extensive glossary. The thesis also includes transcriptions of the Tractatus; of Türckei, an anonymous translation of the Tractatus, and of relevant additional material from Franck's Weltbuch. None of these texts has been published in full in a modern edition.
In the Introduction Franck's Cronica is compared in detail with the Tractatus, highlighting the changes that occur in translation; the character and the significance of these changes are then discussed. It is established that Franck, whilst being unwilling to reverse any of Georgius' value judgements on Islam and Turkish culture, is highly selective in his choice of material for translation, and frequently gives the text new nuances and adds his own
comment. The question of the Tractatus' influence on Franck's further development as a writer and thinker is also raised.
The investigation then turns to Franck's use of the Tractatus material in his Weltbuch. His eclecticism becomes apparent in this text, in which Georgius' account is juxtaposed - but not synthesised - with material from other sources, often of lesser veracity and greater anti-Islamic bias. Franck's distortion of the Tractatus material to suit his own line of argument is clearly discernible: from the unique phenomenon presented in the Tractatus the Turks
become one more example of the general human tendency to externalise and dogmatise faith.
In addition, the transmission of Cronica and Türckei is examined, and the relationship between these two translations is clarified: Franck certainly used Türckei in writing his Cronica, but is unlikely to be the author of the anonymous work
2. A Human Being to Be Remembered | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series
No full textIn Episode Two, Andrew Carroll’s herculean efforts to seek and collect over 210,000 war letters—that span since the American Revolution—demonstrate how others are as seriously committed to preserving the legacies of the men and women who served and fought for their country. Andrew shares several letters from his impressive collection, allowing us to be as close as possible to the Veterans—engaging with their own words, thoughts, and emotions. Indeed, themes central to UCF VLP are often exemplified in the 210,000 war letters Andrew has preserved for over twenty-five years.
Andrew Carroll is an award-winning historian and author and is the founder and director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University. Andrew was the second keynote speaker invited to share his extraordinary work during the 2024 UCF VLP Institute.
This episode was directed, produced, written, edited, and hosted by Sebastian Garcia and featured Andrew Carroll.
Executive Producers: Sebastian Garcia and Dr. Amelia Lyons.
Music: “Honor and Glory” and “Real Heroes” by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay)
Podcast Cover Artwork: Sebastian Garcia
The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series is brought to you by the UCF History Department Podcast Network and UCF’s Veterans Legacy Program—a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1051/thumbnail.jp
Wang Tao’s Diary: excerpts Translated by Sebastian Eicher
No full textIn a little regarded episode from Wang Tao’s diaries, the author tells us about a two-week long journey from Shanghai to Hangzhou and to the West Lake. Wang Tao undertook this journey together with the missionary Griffith John, who at that time was trying to find ways to preach the gospel outside the treaty port of Shanghai. We know the rough outline of this journey from Griffith John’s writings, as it was the second half of a longer journey along the Grand Canal. But Wang Tao’s presence and his notes on it have so far been neglected. This is a loss, as the diary Wang Tao kept offers not only a personal and lively account of the journey, it also gives us some insight in the Chinese perception of the missionaries’ activities and a description of the Hangzhou era before the Taiping would ravage it only a bit more than a year later
Episode 31: Professor Paul W. Wehr Day at the Pioneer Days Pine Castle Historical Society History Tent Event
No full textThe Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Mr. Richard Lee Cronin, author, historian, and event coordinator of the Pine Castle Historical Society HISTORY TENT, at the Annual Pine Castle Pioneer Days Event.
This episode is dedicated to and is in honor of Professor Paul W. Wehr.
A Professor of History at UCF since the Department’s inception in 1969, Professor Wehr retired in 1995 after 25 years of teaching his passion for history—inspiring countless students and faculty. Professor Wehr devoted much of his time to documenting the history of Orange County, specifically Pine Castle. This naturally led to a close relationship with the Pine Castle Historical Society, which dedicated Day 1 of the 2-day event at Pioneer Days to Professor Wehr for the first time this year. Sebastian decided to pay tribute to one of UCF’s original history professors by going to the Pine Castle Pioneer Days HISTORY TENT event dedicated to him and produced a podcast on location with Mr. Richard Lee Cronin, who knew Professor Wehr personally.
Below are links to an Orlando Memory interview featuring Professor Wehr himself that Sebastian mentioned in the introduction of this podcast, the page to know more about his books and association with Pine Castle, and a UCF CAH article written about Professor Wehr shortly after his passing in 2021. https://orlandomemory.info/topics/oral-history-interview-with-dr-paul-w-wehr/ https://www.pinecastlehistory.org/publications-books-pamphlets/ https://news.cah.ucf.edu/news/remembering-paul-w-wehr/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1030/thumbnail.jp
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No full textPetent jako podstawowe ogniwo funkcjonowania instytucji publicznej
No full textZadowolenie nabywcy jest przedmiotem badań i dyskusji wielu naukowców i praktyków od bardzo dawna. Jednak dopiero w ostatnich latach wzrosło zainteresowanie tym zagadnieniem także w sektorze administracji publicznej na świecie jak i w Polsce. W usługach publicznych badanie satysfakcji obywatela/nabywcy nie jest proste z uwagi na charakter nabywcy, oraz z uwagi na naturę usług publicznych. Celem pracy jest identyfikacja sposobów badania oraz budowania zadowolenia nabywców polskiego sektora administracji publicznej oraz określenie potencjału i ograniczeń związanych z zarządzaniem satysfakcją nabywcy w usługach publicznych. W ramach realizacji celu pracy ustalano metodologiczne perspektywy i ograniczenia badania satysfakcji w badanym sektorze, a także przedstawiono praktyczny przykład kreowania zadowolenia obywatela/nabywcy z rynku polskiego oparty na analizie desk research danych wtórnych.Customer satisfaction has long been the subject of research and discussion by many scientists and practitioners. However, it is only in recent years that the interest in this issue has grown in the public administration sector, both in the world and in Poland. In public services, testing citizen / buyer satisfaction is not easy due to the nature of the buyer and the nature of public services. The aim of the work is to identify ways of researching and building customer satisfaction in Polish public administration and to define the potential and limitations related to customer satisfaction management in public services. As part of the goal of the work, methodological perspectives and limitations of the satisfaction survey in the surveyed sector were established, and a practical example of creating citizen / buyer satisfaction with the Polish market based on desk research analysis of secondary data was presented
Preferencje dotyczące stosowania rodzajów opakowań przez firmy transportowe
No full textW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono zagadnienia dotyczące opakowań to transportu towarów. Zwrócono uwagę na ich rodzaje i właściwości. Specyfika transportu towarów warunkuje dobór odpowiedniego opakowania. Głównym problemem badawczym, była kwestia transportu towarów z uwzględnieniem opakowań, w których się znajdywały. Dokonano rozpoznania opinii osób zajmujących się transportem towarów na temat najlepszych opakowań do ich transportu oraz opinii na ten sam temat, prezentowanych przez osoby, które nie dokonują bezpośrednio czynności transportowych lecz związane są z tą branżą czyli właścicieli firm przewozowych. Wykazano, że opakowania pełnią ważną rolę w procesie transportu towarów. Najczęściej wykorzystywanym materiałem opakowaniowym jest tektura falista. Stwierdzono, że najczęściej stosowanymi opakowaniami były pudełka kartonowe. Według opinii osób zajmujących się transportem przesyłek najlepszymi opakowaniami są w pierwszej kolejności owinięcie folią, opakowania fabryczne drewniany kufer/skrzynia, kufer/skrzynia z tworzywa sztucznego a na ostatnim miejscu kartonowe pudełko. Opinie pomiędzy kurierami a właścicielami firm przewozowych w kwestii najlepszych opakowań są rozbieżne. stwierdzono, że zdaniem kurierów kartonowe pudło nie jest najlepszym sposobem przewozu przesyłek jednak z drugiej strony stwierdzili oni, że rozwiązanie takie jest bezpieczne. Zdaniem przedstawicieli firm przewozowych pudełko kartonowe odznacza się najlepszą relacją ceny do właściwości, przy czym należy wziąć pod uwagę stopień zabezpieczenia towaru wewnątrz, masę opakowania, łatwość przechowywania i inne wskazujące na ich praktyczność.This paper presents the issues related to packaging for the transport of goods. Their types and properties have been emphasized. The specificity of the transport of goods determines the selection of the appropriate packaging. The main research problem was the transport of goods, including the packaging they were in. The opinions of people involved in the transport of goods on the best packaging for their transport and opinions on the same subject, presented by people who do not directly carry out transport activities, but are related to this industry, i.e. owners of transport companies, were examined. It has been shown that packaging plays an important role in the process of transporting goods. Corrugated cardboard is the most commonly used packaging material. Cardboard boxes were found to be the most commonly used packaging. According to the opinion of people involved in the transport of parcels, the best packaging is first of all foil wrapping, factory packaging - a wooden trunk / box, a plastic trunk / box and a cardboard box last. Opinions between couriers and owners of transport companies regarding the best packaging are divergent. it was found that, according to couriers, a cardboard box is not the best way to transport parcels, but on the other hand, they stated that such a solution was safe. According to the representatives of transport companies, the cardboard box has the best price-performance ratio, taking into account the degree of protection of the goods inside, the weight of the packaging, ease of storage and other indications of their practicality
Strategie wartości dla klientów na rynku napojów bezalkoholowych
No full textW pracy dyplomowej omówiono problematykę dostarczania wartości dla klienta na rynku napojów bezalkoholowych, a także przedstawiono wyniki badań empirycznych dotyczących potrzeb klientów na rynku napojów bezalkoholowych w Polsce, segmentacji nabywców oraz wybranych czynników wpływających na proces nabywczy.The diploma thesis discusses the issue of delivering customer value on the non-alcoholic beverages market, as well as the results of empirical research regarding customer needs on the non-alcoholic beverages market in Poland, customer segmentation and selected factors affecting the purchasing process
Kreowanie wartości dla klientów w sieciach DIY
No full textWspółcześnie dąży się do przedefiniowania celów działalności przedsiębiorstwa, a także sposobu szacowania wpływu różnorodnych działań organizacji i dostosowania do wymagań przyszłości. Działania te mają w efekcie końcowym doprowadzić do sytuacji, w której wiodącym pragmatycznym oraz zorientowanym na przyszłość celem działań przedsiębiorstwa będzie maksymalizacja jego wartości. Przetrwanie przedsiębiorstwa, osiąganie wzrostu oraz zysku, maksymalizowanie jego wartości są jedynie możliwe pod warunkiem ukierunkowania na budowę wartości klienta – nabywcy i konsumenta. Zatem podstawowym warunkiem tworzenia wartości dla właścicieli jest satysfakcjonowanie i zatrzymanie rentownych klientów. W opracowaniu scharakteryzowano rynek DIY w Polsce oraz zaprezentowano wyniki badań zachowań nabywczych konsumentów. Zaprezentowano także wyniki badań własnych. Objęto nimi odbiorców wartości.Nowadays, efforts are being made to redefine the goals of the company's activities, as well as the method of estimating the impact of various actions of the organization and adapting to the requirements of the future. These activities are ultimately intended to lead to a situation in which the leading pragmatic and future-oriented goal of the company's activities will be to maximize its value. The survival of the enterprise, achieving growth and profit, maximizing its value are only possible on the condition of focusing on building the value of the customer - the buyer and the consumer. Thus, the basic condition for creating value for owners is satisfying and retaining profitable customers. The study characterizes the DIY market in Poland and presents the results of research on consumer purchasing behavior. The results of own research were also presented. Value recipients were covered
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