Narrational Complexity

2021 ◽  
pp. 260-279
Author(s):  
James E. Cutting
Keyword(s):  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Complexity Metrics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Average Sentence ◽  
Emotional Commitment ◽  
Per Se

What makes a narrative complex? Different disciplines have defined complexity in a number of ways, but all of them reduce to the notion of counting. In education, one often finds complexity metrics based on counts of the words in the average sentence and the number of syllables in the words. Is there anything in movies like this? Not clearly. But rather than focusing on the narrative (the story) per se, this chapter focuses on the narration (how the story is told). One possible measure of narrational complexity is the number of narrational shifts in a given movie. Given the growth in number of syntagma during the past 50 years—a reflection of the construction of the narration—there is ample evidence for these shifts being a reasonable measure of complexity. They also appear to reinforce emotional commitment in the viewer.

Language as an Identity: Hindi and Provincial Languages in Colonial India

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-337
Author(s):  
Amit Ranjan
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Linguistic Identity ◽  
Colonial India ◽  
Nationalist Party ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Hindi Language ◽  
Inherent Part ◽  
Union Government

Language is an inherent part of an individual’s identity. Any attempt to subjugate that identity is vehemently resisted by the people. In India, Hindi is not only seen as a language per se but also linked with North Indian Hindus. In the past, the introduction and imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states, mainly Tamil Nadu, had faced strong opposition. Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Hindu Nationalist Party—Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)—elected to power in May 2014, the union government has taken measures to what it calls promoting the use of the Hindi language in India. These measures have been strongly resisted in the non-Hindi-speaking states of the country. This article looks at the debates between Hindi and non-Hindi speakers since the years of the anti-colonial movement in India. It examines the character of the movement to promote Hindi and the resistance against the Hindi movements in India. This article also discusses the demands for language-based states in India. In this paper, the author argues that in the non-Hindi-speaking states, Hindi is mainly looked at as a means to subsume and suppress the native’s identity. To protect their linguistic identity, which is inextricably intertwined with other identities, people in non-Hindi-speaking areas have protested in past and also resist such attempts in present.

Republican conception of liberty in early republican Turkey and its contemporary implications

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 429-439
Author(s):  
Boğaç Erozan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Republican Period ◽  
Initial Failure ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Problem ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Early Republican

Established in 1923, Turkey has been a republic without a dominant republican conception of liberty. A chance to install such a conception was missed in the early republican period and never recaptured. The republic was unable to get rid of vestiges of the authoritarian tradition of the past. Centuries-old authoritarian tradition persisted well into the recent and the contemporary periods. Presenting ample evidence, the article underlines the weight of history and the legacy of authoritarian mentality that promoted the use of authority, not liberty, in political problem-solving. The initial failure to abandon an authoritarian problem-solving approach proved fateful for the chances of the deepening of democracy in Turkey.

scholarly journals Are the communists dying out in Russia?☆

2002 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Roderick Kiewiet ◽  
Mikhail G. Myagkov
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
The Past ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Per Se

Many predicted that the strength of the Communist Party in Russia would wane as the elderly pensioners who disproportionately supported the party died off. Contrary to this prediction, the findings of our analysis indicate that voters who reached retirement age during the past decade were even more supportive of the communists than the cohort of pensioners who preceded them. We believe this occurred because it was workers approaching retirement, not pensioners per se, who were disproportionately injured by the transition to a more market-oriented economy. Like pensioners they lost savings, but in many cases they also lost their jobs. They also had little opportunity to learn the new skills that the Russian economy increasingly calls for. There is as yet no indication that the communists have begun to die out.

Teaching Literary Journalism: A Diverted Pyramid?

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-434
Author(s):  
David Abrahamson
Keyword(s):  
Literary Journalism ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
The Past

There is ample evidence that the last decade or so has seen a new emphasis on more writerly forms in journalism. As a result, this is perhaps the appropriate time to re-examine the issue of literary/writerly influences on the construction of journalistic writing: the ways in which the present mirrors similar forms from the past, their status as journalistic genres, and their power to both convey information and inform argument. Most important, it explores the pedagogical ramifications of the phenomenon, addressing the special and somewhat undefined aspects of teaching this kind of journalism.

Skin as a Source of Nosocomial Infection: Directions for Future Research

1986 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. 113-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis G. Maki
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Nosocomial Pathogens ◽  
The Past ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Per Se

Whereas infections of the skin per se comprise only a fraction of all institutionally-acquired infections, the skin has become one of the most important reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens in the hospital. Professor Noble has provided a scholarly review of the increasing importance of the major constituents of the cutaneous microflora as nosocomial pathogens and what we know of their epidemiology. Unfortunately, the empiricism and limited scientific data which underlie essential infection control measures in this area, particularly in regard to cutaneous antisepsis and handwashing, is almost incongruous in an era in which controlled clinical trials have dominated most other areas of medicine. The numerous outbreaks traced to contaminated antiseptics and disinfectants over the past two decades, stand as mute testimony to the inadequate investigative attention this area has received.

Chickenpox in Leukemic Patients— Factors in Prognosis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-564
Author(s):  
GERALD BODEY ◽  
EUGENE MCKELVEY ◽  
MYRON KARON
Keyword(s):  
Complete Remission ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Partial Remission ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
The Past ◽  
Frequent Administration ◽  
Fatal Complications ◽  
Platelet Transfusions ◽  
At Home

There is now ample evidence that chickenpox can produce fatal complications in patients with acute leukemia. The prognosis, however, is not invariably bad. In the past three years, we have observed twelve cases of varicella in leukemic patients, all of whom recovered (Table I). Nine of the twelve cases occurred during two epidemics on the childrens' ward. The incubation period ranged from 14-24 days with a median of 19 days. The remaining three were infected at home. Eight children were in marrow remission, two were in partial remission (Nos. 9 & 10) and two had relapsed (Nos. 11 & 12). Three patients were severely ill (Nos. 10, 11 & 12), and none of these was in complete remission. Patient No. 11 had profound leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, but did not develop hemorrhagic lesions probably because of the frequent administration of platelet transfusions.

scholarly journals NEUROMUSCULAR CHANGES WITH AGING AND SARCOPENIA

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
B.C. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Mass ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conceptual Definition ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Function

Sarcopenia was originally conceptualized as the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass. Over the ensuing decades, the conceptual definition of sarcopenia has changed to represent a condition in older adults that is characterized by declining muscle mass and function, with “function” most commonly conceived as muscle weakness and/or impaired physical performance (e.g., slow gait speed). Findings over the past 15-years, however, have demonstrated that changes in grip and leg extensor strength are not primarily due to muscle atrophy per se, and that to a large extent, are reflective of declines in the integrity of the nervous system. This article briefly summarizes findings relating to the complex neuromuscular mechanisms that contribute to reductions in muscle function associated with advancing age, and the implications of these findings on the development of effective therapies.

The End of Art and the Non-End of Religion: Hegel on Aesthetics and Religion

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
David Lê
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
Per Se ◽  
End Of Art ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract While Hegel’s infamous “end of art” thesis states that art is “for us, a thing of the past” he insists that philosophy and, to a degree that is often underestimated by contemporary readers, religion endure within the structure of modern life. In this paper I aim to demonstrate how by focusing on Hegel’s claim that religion meets no end, we can come to a better understanding of how and why he thinks art does end. This will lead us away from common, but false, picture of Hegel as being indifferent (or even hostile) to art’s sensuous mode of intelligibility. Inasmuch as religion remains both necessarily sensuous and a component of social life that realizes freedom and divinity within modernity, the “problem” with art cannot be its sensuousness per se. What art ultimately finds itself unable to do, and what religion can do, is find a way to reconcile the destabilizing force of individual, subjective freedom with a jointly-held representation of who and what we are and what we value most, what Hegel calls “divinity” (das Göttliche). By countenancing the vital role of religion in Hegel’s thought, we can therefore better understand one of his most famous, and least understood philosophical claims.

scholarly journals The erosion of nongambling spheres by smartphone gambling: A qualitative study on workplace and domestic disordered gambling

2020 ◽  
pp. 205015792095212
Author(s):  
Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez ◽  
Susana Jiménez-Murcia ◽  
Mark D Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Internet Gambling ◽  
Disordered Gambling ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Related Harm

The potential dangers of internet-based gambling as compared with more traditional land-based gambling have been increasingly investigated over the past decade. The general consensus appears to be that although internet gambling might not be a more dangerous medium for gambling per se, the 24/7 availability it generates for problem gamblers, however, is. Because smartphones have become the most used way of gambling online, internet gambling must, therefore, be further subcategorized according to the device by which it is accessed. This study examines the issue by exploring the views of smartphone gamblers undergoing treatment for gambling disorder in focus group settings ( N=35). Utilizing thematic analysis, the paper shows that smartphone gambling has colonized spaces previously regarded as nongambling spheres. The workplace, especially in male-dominated contexts, emerged as an accommodator and stimulator of gambling behavior, raising issues of productivity rather than criminality. Domestic gambling was mostly characterized by an invasion of bathroom and bedtime spheres of intimacy. The study examines the implications of prevention and treatment, focusing on the minimization of exposure to gambling stimuli, the erosion of intimacy that recovering gamblers must endure, and the necessity of embracing a broader definition of gambling-related harm.

II. —Decorated Initials in English MSS. from A.D. 900 to 1100

Archaeologia ◽  
1945 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 107-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Wormald
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Norman Conquest ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
The Past ◽  
Outline Drawing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Norman Invasion ◽  
Do So

A recent beautiful publication by Mr. Mynors of the MSS. in the Cathedral Library at Durham has raised an important point in the history of English illuminated MSS. Up to now there has been a tendency to regard the Norman Conquest as constituting a complete break with the past accompanied by the introduction of a new style of illumination. There is, of course, no doubt that in many spheres of life the Norman occupation of England did do away with many characteristics of Anglo-Saxon England. But this is not the whole story. A change in one department of life does not mean a revolution in another. In the realm of literature, for instance, Professor Chambers has shown that the Conquest did not interrupt the writing and development of vernacular prose. Mr. Mynors's book produces ample evidence to confirm a suspicion long held by some, but not uttered, that much of the ornament used by illuminators of English MSS. during the first fifty years after the Conquest is directly descended from motives in use in England long before the Norman invasion. To Mr. Mynors's evidence from Durham, examples of illuminated MSS. from Canterbury may be added in order to show that the famous outline drawing style of the English MSS. of the tenth and eleventh centuries had healthy descendants in the early years of the twelfth century. The best place to see this continuity is in the illuminated initials of these MSS. In order to do so it is necessary to examine the development of initial ornament in England during the tenth and eleventh centuries.

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