What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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AI Ethics/Human Cloning INT 7/9/04 3:15 PM Page 1 The Ethics of Human Cloning John Woodward‚ Book Editor Bruce Glassman‚ Vice President Bonnie Szumski‚ Publisher Helen Cothran‚ Managing Editor Detroit • New York • San Francisco • San Diego • New Haven‚ Conn. Waterville‚ Maine • London • Munich AI Ethics/Human Cloning INT 7/9/04 3:15 PM Page 2 © 2005 Thomson Gale‚ a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and Gale and Greenhaven
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General overview The auther of this essay is interested in finding the meaning of absurdity‚ Beckett is master of absurd theater‚ and Krapp’s last tape is one of the most influencial plays in absured theater which is deconstructed by nature. Not just the work and auther but the approach itself help the auther of this essay to find the true meaning of absurdity which itself leads human‚ after passing a chaos‚ to absolute peace. In the following paragraphs‚ first there is a biography of Samual
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REALISM AND PLEASURE To be popular a text must he both accessible and enjoyable. We would argue that texts aiming to challenge the ideological status quo can do so more effectively if they too are accessible and enjoyable. Primetime television is obviously accessible. Unlike much late-night programming which is assumed to be geared towards "minority" tastes‚ programs screened during primetime viewing hours are assumed to be‚ almost by definition‚ of general interest. Screening ORANGES at primetime
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(2005) Thorium‚ Uranium Information Centre Nov. 2004‚ UIC Nuclear Issues Briefing Paper No D ‚ Ceedata Consultancy‚ Chaam‚ Netherlands‚ (2007)‚ pp 71. Indian Express‚ January 23‚ 2011‚ page-2 17. Winner Langdon (1980): Do Artifacts Have Politics? in Daedalus – Modern Technology: Problem or Opportunity? Vol Handbook for Conducting Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change‚ UNDP (2010)‚ Annex 7‚ pp
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bureaucratization. American Sociological Review‚ 33(1)‚ 92–104. Hodson‚ R.‚ & Sullivan‚ T. (1995). Professions and professionals Holmes Group. (1986). Tomorrow’s teachers. East Lansing‚ MI: Author. Hughes‚ E. (1965). Professions. In K. Lynn & the editors of Daedalus (Eds.)‚ The professions in America (pp Ingersoll‚ R. (1997). Teacher professionalization and teacher commitment: A multilevel analysis Ingersoll‚ R. (1999). The problem of underqualified teachers in American secondary schools Ingersoll‚ R. (2003a)
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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Chapter 1: Ergodic Literature http://www.hf.uib.no/cybertext/Ergodic.html Sample Chapter from Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen J. Aarseth Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press in 1997. Introduction: Ergodic Literature The Book and the Labyrinth Wiener‚ Norbert (1894-1964) A few words on the two neoteric terms‚ cybertext and ergodic‚ are in order. Cybertext is a neologism derived from Norbert Wiener’s book (and discipline) called Cybernetics
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A Portrait of the Artist as an Invisible Man Ralph Ellison and the Authentication of Fiction Through Autobiography Rob van der Mei (3143724) BA Thesis‚ English Language and Culture Utrecht University April 15‚ 2010 Dr. Derek Rubin (supervisor) Table of Contents Introduction 1 1. Genuine Forgeries: Fictional Autobiographies and Autobiographical Fictions 5 2. Dominating Reality: Invisible Man and the Rise of the Nonfiction Novel 11 3. American Realism‚ Modernism and
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster In Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Red-Headed League‚" Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both observe Jabez Wilson carefully‚ yet their differing interpretations of the same details reveal the difference between a "Good Reader" and a "Bad Reader." Watson can only describe what he sees; Holmes has the knowledge to interpret what he sees‚ to draw conclusions‚ and to solve the mystery
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