This book introduces quantitative intertextuality, a new approach to the algorithmic study of information reuse in text, sound and images. Employing a variety of tools from machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, readers will learn to trace patterns of reuse across diverse sources for scholarly work and practical applications.The respective chapters share highly novel methodological insights in order to guide the reader through the basics of intertextuality. In Part 1, “Theory”, the theoretical aspects of intertextuality are introduced, leading to a discussion of how they can be embodied by quantitative methods. In Part 2, “Practice”, specific quantitative methods are described to establish a set of automated procedures for the practice of quantitative intertextuality. Each chapter in Part 2 begins with a general introduction to a major concept (e.g., lexical matching, sound matching, semantic matching), followed by a casestudy (e.g., detecting allusions to a popular television show in tweets, quantifying sound reuse in Romantic poetry, identifying influences in fan faction by thematic matching), and finally the development of an algorithm that can be used to reveal parallels in the relevant contexts.Because this book is intended as a “gentle” introduction, the emphasis is often on simple yet effective algorithms for a given matching task. A set of exercises is included at the end of each chapter, giving readers the chance to explore more cutting-edge solutions and novel aspects to the material at hand. Additionally, the book’s companion website includes software (R and C++ library code) and all of the source data for the examples in the book, as well as supplemental content (slides, high-resolution images, additional results) that may prove helpful for exploring the different facets of quantitative intertextuality that are presented in each chapter.Given its interdisciplinary nature, the book will appeal to a broad audience. From practitioners specializing in forensics to students of cultural studies, readers with diverse backgrounds (e.g., in the social sciences, natural language processing, or computer vision) will find valuable insights.
This book examines the queer implications of memory and nationhood in transcultural U.S. literature and culture. Through an analysis of art and photography responding to the U.S. domestic response to 9/11, Iraq war fiction, representations of Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay, and migrant fiction in the twenty-first century, Christopher W. Clark creates a queer archive of transcultural U.S. texts as a way of destabilizing heteronormativity and thinking about productive spaces of queer world-building. Drawing on the fields of transcultural memory, queer studies, and transculturalism, this book raises important questions of queer bodies and subjecthood. Clark traces their legacies through texts by Sinan Antoon, Mohamedou Ould Slahi among others, alongside film and photography that includes artists such as Nina Berman and Hasan Elahi. In all, the book queers forms of cultural memory and national identity to uncover the traces of injury but also spaces of regeneration.
This book examines the queer implications of memory and nationhood in transcultural U.S. literature and culture. Through an analysis of art and photography responding to the U.S. domestic response to 9/11, Iraq war fiction, representations of Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay, and migrant fiction in the twenty-first century, Christopher W. Clark creates a queer archive of transcultural U.S. texts as a way of destabilizing heteronormativity and thinking about productive spaces of queer world-building. Drawing on the fields of transcultural memory, queer studies, and transculturalism, this book raises important questions of queer bodies and subjecthood. Clark traces their legacies through texts by Sinan Antoon, Mohamedou Ould Slahi among others, alongside film and photography that includes artists such as Nina Berman and Hasan Elahi. In all, the book queers forms of cultural memory and national identity to uncover the traces of injury but also spaces of regeneration.
Mythologie ist spannender als jeder Krimi, grausamer als jeder Horrorfilm und leidenschaftlicher als jeder Liebesroman! Wie hieß er doch noch gleich, der Meeresgott bei den Griechen? Was waren bloß die zehn Aufgaben des Herkules? Antworten auf solch typische Fragen nach dem Motto "Wie war das nochmal?" finden Sie in diesem wunderbaren Nachschlagewerk, das zum Schmökern einlädt. Der Schwerpunkt des Buches liegt auf der griechischen und römischen Mythologie, aber auch nordeuropäische Gestalten wie König Artus und Beowulf, weniger bekannte Sagen aus Ägypten und Asien und die Mythen lateinamerikanischer Völker wie den Maya, Azteken und Inkas kommen nicht zu kurz.
1 के बदले 100 का रिटर्न देने वाले स्टॉक्स और उन्हें कैसे खोजें यह कृति 100-बैगर्स के बारे में है। ये ऐसे स्टॉक्स हैं, जो प्रत्येक 1 डॉलर के निवेश पर 100 डॉलर का रिटर्न देते हैं। इसका मतलब है कि 10,000 डॉलर का निवेश 1 मिलियन डॉलर में बदल जाता है। क्रिस मेयर उन्हें खोजने में आपकी मदद कर सकते हैं। यह सफलता की बेहद असंभव संभावना प्रतीत होता है, जो चौंका देने वाली खोज की तरह लगता है, लेकिन जब मेयर ने अतीत के 100-बैगर्स का अध्ययन किया, तो निश्चित पैटर्न सामने आए। 100-बैगर्स में, आप 100-बैगर्स की प्रमुख विशेषताओं के बारे में जानेंगे कि कोई भी ऐसा क्यों कर सकता है। यह वास्तव में हर व्यक्ति का दृष्टिकोण है। आपको एमबीए या वित्त डिग्री की आवश्यकता नहीं है। आपको बस कुछ बुनियादी वित्तीय अवधारणाओं की आवश्यकता है, यानी कई सहारे या तकनीकें, जो अपने स्टॉक्स और निवेश से अधिक प्राप्त करने में आपकी मदद कर सकती हैं। किताब में हमेशा व्यावहारिकता को रेखांकित किया गया है, इसलिए महत्वपूर्ण बिंदुओं को समझाने में मदद के लिए कई कहानियाँ और उपाख्यान समाहित किए गए हैं। यदि आप अपने स्टॉक्स से अधिक लाभ प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं, तो आपको यह किताब पढ़नी चाहिए। भले ही आपको कभी भी 100-बैगर न मिलें, लेकिन यह किताब बड़े विजेता बनने में आपकी मदद करेगी और आपको हारने वाले और निष्क्रिय शेयरों से दूर रखेगी, जो कहीं नहीं जाते।
"The unspeakable level is Korzybski's term for that swirl of events language cannot fully capture. It is all that 'is.' Our abstractions-names, descriptions, etc.-often hide and obscure this unspeakable level. In this volume, the author looks at various ways to get behind these abstractions. Korzybski's Razor is one such tool, which knocks many lofty sounding terms off their pedestals. Another chapter explores the nature of polarities, drawing on insights from Meister Eckhart, Pseudo-Dionysius, Carl Jung and many others. Subsequent chapters, through the lens of Korzybski's general semantics, explore various ways of revealing; insights from dreams, Indian sages, Hermes Trismegistus, Christian mystics, Gurdjieff, alchemy, tarot and more. This brisk volume boldly pushes you to explore the boundaries of language, reach that unspeakable level and see the world with fresh eyes"
In this winsome and straightforward study of the doctrines of the Christian faith, readers will gain a unique understanding of topics such as: God, revelation, humanity, sin, Christ and his work, salvation, the church, and the future. Uniquely written for an undergraduate audience, this book takes a fresh approach by framing its doctrinal study in light of the biblical story. In each chapter, application sections connect the concepts to our identity and mission as believers.
This two-volume set gives a comprehensive, detailed exposition on the science and analysis of quasar spectra, for both aspiring and seasoned astronomers. Volume 1: 'Introduction, Discoveries, and Methods' introduces the historical development and application of quasar absorption line research, including hydrogen (HI, D/H, 21-cm), HeII, and metal lines from the full range of ions. The connection between absorbers and galaxies, groups, and clusters is treated in depth, as well as the taxonomy and classification of AGN/quasar spectra and their associated absorption lines. Volume 2: 'Astrophysics, Analysis, and Modeling' describes detailed theory and practical methods, including atomic physics of multi-electron ions, radiative transfer in the ?CDM Universe, principles of spectrograph design, and quantitative analysis of absorption features. It presents the principles of large absorption line surveys for measuring absorber population statistics and the physics of partially ionized gas and multi-component, multiphase chemical-ionization modeling.
Der Gegenstand der Informellen Logik ist das Hervorbringen, die Analyse und die Kritik von Begr ndungen und Argumenten im Alltag und in den Wissenschaften. Hierf r bedient sie sich eines Instrumentariums, das nicht nur der klassischen Schlusslehre, sondern ebenso auch der Rhetorik und Argumentationslehre entstammt. Daher liefert sie sowohl eine Lehre der Schl sse und Fehlschl sse, als auch eine Charakterisierung des Argumentierenden und seines Auditoriums. Das Werkzeug der Informellen Logik wird vorgef hrt am Beispiel von Techniken zur Identifizierung von Thesen, Begr ndungen und Argumenten. Eine Betrachtung der Unterscheidungskriterien guter und schlechter Argumente erlaubt sodann die Bewertung von Begr ndungen wie auch die Produktion starker eigener Argumente. Eine paradigmatische Analyse gesellschaftlich-politischer und wissenschaftlicher Argumentationstypen und -strategien veranschaulicht den weiten Anwendungsbereich der Informellen Logik. Jedem Kapitel sind zahlreiche bungsaufgaben angeh ngt, den Abschluss dieser Einf hrung bildet die Analyse eines Fallbeispiels f r politisches Argumentieren und stellt so eine Zusammenf hrung der zuvor pr sentierten Instrumente dar.
Fallacies and Argument Appraisal presents an introduction to the nature, identification, and causes of fallacious reasoning, along with key questions for evaluation. Drawing from the latest work on fallacies as well as some of the standard ideas that have remained relevant since Aristotle, Christopher Tindale investigates central cases of major fallacies in order to understand what has gone wrong and how this has occurred. Dispensing with the approach that simply assigns labels and brief descriptions of fallacies, Tindale provides fuller treatments that recognize the dialectical and rhetorical contexts in which fallacies arise. This volume analyzes major fallacies through accessible, everyday examples. Critical questions are developed for each fallacy to help the student identify them and provide considered evaluations.
Utilizing evidence from numerous imperial cities, this book offers an explanation for the spread and survival of urban reform during the sixteenth century. By analyzing the operation of regional political constellations, it reveals a common process of negotiation that shaped the Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire. It reevaluates traditional models of reform that leave unexplored the religious implications of flexible systems of communication and support among cities. Such networks influenced urban reform in fundamental ways, affecting how Protestant preachers moved from city to city, as well as what versions of the Reformation city councils introduced. This fusion of religion and politics meant that with local variations, negotiation within a regional framework sat at the heart of urban reform. The Negotiated Reformation therefore explains not only how the Reformation spread to almost every imperial city in southern Germany, but also how it survived imperial attempts to repress religious reform.
A critical factor in your organization's success is your ability to hire—and keep—good people. But in order to tackle the toughest recruiting assignments and keep your company running smoothly with great hires who are there for the long haul, you need to infuse both common sense and corporate street smarts into your approach. 101 Strategies for Recruiting Success offers practical tips of the trade from a recruiting professional with more than two decades of experience. The book gives you quick, powerful strategies for revitalizing your techniques, and provides sage advice in bite-sized chunks, designed for immediate implementation. You'll learn: * Proven ways to reel in great talent, including how to make your general recruiting operations proactive rather than reactive * 25 ways to find the people your company needs * Smart and efficient methods for conducting interviews and evaluating candidates * Specific advice on how to recruit for diversity * Effective retention tactics such as mentoring, performance appraisal, and anti-raiding strategies that begin even before the candidate is hired In addition, this invaluable guide includes a helpful ""Recruiting Excellence Workbook,"" a 35-day plan of simple exercises and specific to-dos for assessing and improving your staffing initiatives. Both a revitalized approach for companies and a potent career booster for success-focused recruiting professionals, 101 Strategies for Recruiting Success is the key to putting the right people in the right jobs in the right places—and keeping them there."
School leaders strive to use cutting-edge technology resources in ways that meet instructional needs and provide an appropriate and safe environment for students and staff members. Designed for administrators, school technology teams, and technology coordinators, this comprehensive and well written resource provides much-needed guidance for working with staff, parents, students, and community members to address instructional and privacy issues related to the use of current and emerging technologies. Christopher Wells defines the components of a school's technology system, explains the legal concerns and potential problems that may arise, and offers concrete strategies for successful development, communication, implementation, and maintenance of meaningful technology policies for schools and districts. Smarter Clicking: School Technology Policies That Work! contains leadership ideas to help educators support a collaborative learning culture through technology, rather than an environment where students and staff members feel restricted.
"This book empowers the powerless and gives sociologists and their students a new vantage point for understanding." —Judith Blau, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill In Social Problems: A Service Learning Approach, authors Corey Dolgon and Chris Baker integrate an innovative case study approach into a comprehensive introduction that helps students understand how they can address social problems in their communities by applying basic theories and concepts. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
