Download or read book Illusion allusion written by James John Murphy and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Illusion/allusion" is perhaps the perfect epithet for the post-minimal age, the prescribed antidote to late modernism's arid legacy of purity and clarity. This book presents the work of 21 artists who take moral positions at all points along a line between the poles of illusion and allusion: those works which create private mythologies or abstract concepts to fabricate their own illusions; or works which make reference to tangible objects or facets of human experience -- the allusion, whether to the figure or some objective presence in the material world. The work ranges from figural to assemblage to interactive, from room-sized installations to merest specks of matter at the borderline of spirit. Media include traditional casting, carving and forging processes and run the gamut through magnetic, photographic and electronic technologies. Also included are insightful artists' biographies.
Download or read book Fairy Tales and Society written by Ruth B. Bottigheimer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of exemplary essays by internationally recognized scholars examines the fairy tale from historical, folkloristic, literary, and psychoanalytical points of view. For generations of children and adults, fairy tales have encapsulated social values, often through the use of fixed characters and situations, to a far greater extent than any other oral or literary form. In many societies, fairy tales function as a paradigm both for understanding society and for developing individual behavior and personality. A few of the topics covered in this volume: oral narration in contemporary society; madness and cure in the 1001 Nights; the female voice in folklore and fairy tale; change in narrative form; tests, tasks, and trials in the Grimms' fairy tales; and folklorists as agents of nationalism. The subject of methodology is discussed by Torborg Lundell, Stven Swann Jones, Hans-Jorg Uther, and Anna Tavis.
Download or read book Using Arabic Synonyms written by Dilworth Parkinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to Arabic synonyms, designed to help students broaden and improve their vocabulary.
Download or read book Lord of the Flies written by William Golding and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics. Now fully revised and updated, this educational edition includes chapter summaries, comprehension questions, discussion points, classroom activities, a biographical profile of Golding, historical context relevant to the novel and an essay on Lord of the Flies by William Golding entitled 'Fable'. Aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students, it also includes a section on literary theory for advanced or A-level students. The educational edition encourages original and independent thinking while guiding the student through the text - ideal for use in the classroom and at home.
Download or read book Collective Illusions written by Todd Rose and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrates how so much of our thinking is informed by false assumptions—making us dangerously mistrustful as a society and needlessly unhappy as individuals. The desire to fit in is one of the most powerful, least understood forces in society. Todd Rose believes that as human beings, we continually act against our own best interests because our brains misunderstand what others believe. A complicated set of illusions driven by conformity bias distorts how we see the world around us. From toilet paper shortages to kidneys that get thrown away rather than used for transplants; from racial segregation to the perceived “electability” of women in politics; from bottled water to “cancel culture,” we routinely copy others, lie about what we believe, cling to tribes, and silence people. The question is, Why do we keep believing the lies and hurting ourselves? Todd Rose proves that the answer is hard-wired in our DNA: our brains are more socially dependent than we realize or dare to accept. Most of us would rather be fully in sync with the social norms of our respective groups than be true to who we are. Using originally researched data, Collective Illusions shows us where we get things wrong and, just as important, how we can be authentic in forming opinions while valuing truth. Rose offers a counterintuitive yet empowering explanation for how we can bridge our inference gap, make decisions with a newfound clarity, and achieve fulfillment. **National Bestseller** **Wall Street Journal Bestseller** **Named Amazon's 2022 Best Book of the Year in Business, Leadership, and Science**
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Download or read book The Order of Time written by Carlo Rovelli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade "Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book." --The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant exploration of time. Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike. For most readers this is unfamiliar terrain. We all experience time, but the more scientists learn about it, the more mysterious it remains. We think of it as uniform and universal, moving steadily from past to future, measured by clocks. Rovelli tears down these assumptions one by one, revealing a strange universe where at the most fundamental level time disappears. He explains how the theory of quantum gravity attempts to understand and give meaning to the resulting extreme landscape of this timeless world. Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, he suggests that our perception of the flow of time depends on our perspective, better understood starting from the structure of our brain and emotions than from the physical universe. Already a bestseller in Italy, and written with the poetic vitality that made Seven Brief Lessons on Physics so appealing, The Order of Time offers a profoundly intelligent, culturally rich, novel appreciation of the mysteries of time.
Download or read book I Will Walk Among You written by G. Geoffrey Harper and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-known parallels between Genesis and Leviticus invite further reflection, particularly in regard to the rhetorical and theological purpose of their lexical, syntactical, and conceptual correspondences. This volume investigates the possibility that the final-form text of Leviticus is an indirect reference to Genesis 1–3 and examines the rhetorical significance of such an allusion. The face of Pentateuch scholarship has shifted dramatically in the last forty years, resulting in the questioning of many received truths and the employment of a host of new, renewed, and often competing methodologies by biblical scholars. This study sits at the intersection of these recent interpretive trends. G. Geoffrey Harper uses insights from the fields of intertextuality, rhetorical criticism, and speech act theory to create a methodological framework, which he applies to three Leviticus pericopes. Chapters 11, 16, and 26 are examined in turn, and for each the assessment of potential parallels at lexical, syntactical, and conceptual levels reveals a complex web of interconnected allusion to the creation and Eden narratives of Genesis 1 and 2–3. Moreover, Harper probes the theological and rhetorical import of these intertextual connections and explores how Leviticus ought to be understood in its Pentateuchal context. This comprehensive study of the connections between these two sections of the Hebrew Bible sheds light on both the literary artistry of these ancient texts and the persuasive purposes that lie behind their composition.
Download or read book Merriam Webster s Dictionary of Allusions written by Elizabeth Webber and published by Merriam-Webster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for serious readers, language lovers, and ESL students.
Download or read book The Century Handbook of Writing written by Garland Greever and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing Well for Business Success written by Sandra E. Lamb and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So much of success in business depends on writing well. From résumés to reports, proposals to presentations,Writing Well for Business Success will help you communicate your ideas clearly, quickly and effectively. It will help you distill your message into a well-targeted statement and ace the elements of style. You'll learn to write what you want to say in emails, business plans and more while mastering the tricks of editing yourself. Presented in author Sandra Lambs lighthearted and easy accessible style, this little book is an essential desk reference guide for the modern working world.
Download or read book Medical Transcription E Book written by Marcy O. Diehl and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field with Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures, 7th Edition. Respected authority Marcy O. Diehl delivers proven, practical training in the skills and technology essential to your success, including proofreading, editing, speech recognition technology, and more. This new edition also reflects an increased emphasis on medical editing and other related fields to keep you current with the changing medical transcription profession and fully prepare you for your role in health information management. - Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost your proficiency in: - Punctuation - Capitalization - Numbers - Abbreviations and symbols - Word endings - Formation of plural forms - Exercises and helpful hints enhance your proofreading and editing skills and help you prevent common errors. - Extensive practice and review exercises on Evolve reinforce your understanding and give you the experience to confidently move into the transcription workforce. - New chapter highlights the transcriptionist's emerging role as a medical editor and how it impacts health information management and patient safety. - Take Note boxes provide quick access to key editing/transcription tips. - From the Field sections deliver helpful insight from practicing medical transcriptionists. - Updated information familiarizes you with the latest medical transcription equipment. - Live transcription exercises help you meet the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (ADHI)'s live transcription requirement and practice applying your transcription skills to scenarios commonly encountered in practice. - Additional exercises test your ability to edit voice recognition software-generated reports.
Download or read book The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge Second Edition written by The New York Times and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a comprehensive update and complete revision of the authoritative reference work from the award-winning daily paper, this one-volume reference book informs, educates, and clarifies answers to hundreds of topics.
Download or read book 6 Varsh UPSC Civil Sewa IAS Mains Topic wise Solved Papers 2020 to 2015 for Paper A B Compulsory Hindi English Paper I Essay Paper II V General Studies Papers 1 to 4 2nd Edition written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Broadview Guide to Writing Revised Canadian Sixth Edition written by Doug Babington and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, writing handbooks are seen as over-produced and overpriced. One stands out: The Broadview Guide to Writing is published in an elegant but simple format, and sells for roughly half the price of its fancier-looking competitors. That does not change with the new edition; what does change and stay up-to-date is the book’s contents. For the sixth edition the coverage of APA, Chicago, and CSE styles of documentation has been substantially expanded; the MLA section has now been fully revised to take into account all the 2016 changes. Also expanded is coverage of academic argument; of writing and critical thinking; of writing about literature, of paragraphing; of how to integrate quoted material into one’s own work; of balance and parallelism; and of issues of gender, race, religion etc. in writing. The chapter “Seeing and Meaning: Reading (and Writing About) Visual Images” is entirely new to the sixth edition.
Download or read book The Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing Third Edition written by Doug Babington and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing is a concise volume presenting essential material from the fourth edition of the full Broadview Guide to Writing. Included are summaries of key grammatical points and a reference guide to basic grammar; a glossary of usage; tips on writing style; a guide to bias-free writing; coverage of punctuation and writing mechanics; helpful advice on Internet research; and much more. For the third edition the section on citation and documentation (in four commonly-used styles—MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE) has been extensively revised and updated.
Download or read book Secrets of the Adversarial Interview written by Ron Niccum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques, technologies, and applications - the arts and sciences of interrogating criminal suspects, their victims, and the witnesses to their crimes. Sounds exciting, don’t it? ad–ver–saŕ–ial!“Oooooh,†kindâ€a gets you all tingly. Wow! And doesn’t it just set you to thinking about gladiators locked in the deadly dance of hand-to-hand combat? Secrets takes you through the entire process of interrogation from start to finish; BUT, if you were expecting â€waterboarding†and other inefficient methods of torture – FORGET IT! The Adversarial Interview not only works but it’s legal!
