scholarly journals The Sea Was Ever a Sertão: Terra Incognita in Moby-Dick and Grande sertão: veredas

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-26
Author(s):  
Jordan Jones
Keyword(s):  
Literary Representations ◽  
Moby Dick ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Representations Of Nature ◽  
Similar Vein ◽  
Environmental Imagination

In this article, I read João Guimarães Rosa’s Grande sertão: veredas as an extended contemplation of the Brazilian backlands region known as the sertão, comparing it with Herman Melville’s timeless novel Moby-Dick; or, the Whale, which I read in a similar vein (but with regard to the sea). In this analysis, sea and sertão overlap and become largely interchangeable. In doing so, I also comment on the importance of the way in which we conceive of nature in general, and of the sea and the sertão specifically. The article employs Jedediah Purdy’s idea of the environmental imagination and Steven Vogel’s concept of humility before nature as they relate to perceptions of the environment (and the world) through a literary lens. In short, my focus is on exploring how literary representations of nature can condition readers’ attitudes and behaviors toward it. After detailing the similarities between both narrators’ perceptions and descriptions of sea/sertão as incomprehensible spaces that invite narrators (and readers) to self-discovery, I discuss the potential effects these narratives can have in shaping readers’ perceptions of the environment and their relation to the world in which they live.

RECREATION SPECIALIZATION FOR RUNNERS AND EVENT ATTACHMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Okayasu ◽  
Chi-Ok Oh ◽  
Duarte B Morais
Keyword(s):  
Practical Implication ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The Third ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Recreation Specialization ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictive Relationship

Running is one of the most popular activities in the world. Runners’ attitudes and behaviors vary depending on their running style. This study aims to construct different measures of running specialization based on the theory of specialization. This study also tests a runner’s stage of specialization segmentation based on recreation specialization and examines the predictive relationship between a runner’s specialization and event attachment. Three groups of sampling data assess the performance of diverse specialization measures for running in three marathon events. First, two surveys were conducted with marathon participants to assess the performance of diverse specialization measures for runners. Second, the third dataset was used to examine the relationship between a runner’s recreation specialization and event attachment.The study results showed that the 15 measures of specialization showed a good fit to the data. Our research showed how runners’ recreation specialization is connected to their event attachment. In addition, this study suggested event management for subdivisions of runners. Its practical implication is that recreation specialization for running can help us understand event attachment.

scholarly journals PEMIMPIN YANG MELAYANI DALAM MEMBANGUN BANGSA YANG MANDIRI

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Asep Solikin ◽  
Muhammad Fatchurahman ◽  
Supardi Supardi
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Behaviors

Leadership is a person�s ability to convince and motivate others to do something that are related to the common goals. The leadership involved the process of convincing in determining the goal of organization, motivating the attitude of the participator to reach the goal, convincing to improve their group and culture. Leadership is a formal position, that ask to get facilities and services from the constituents that should be served. Although among the leaders that when they are inaugurated said that the position is a trust, but in fact, there is very little or it can be said almost no leader that truly implementing the leadership from their heart, that is a serving leader. Even that needs to be a note here is how a leader must have a vision in building an independent soul, views, thoughts, attitudes and behaviors of all of the people at one the leader in order to be oriented to the progress and modern, so Indonesia become a big nation and be able to have competition with the other nations in the world. A truly leader always worked hard to improve himself before the leader busy to improve the others. The leader is not only a title or position that given from the outside but something that it grows and evolves from the inside of the person.

Aspire to excel

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy D. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Way

On some days teachers need to just “get by.” It’s self- preservation. But when we let this minimalist effort become our habit, we are giving up on our dreams. We didn’t become teachers just to get a job. We became teachers to shape young minds, to make the world a better place, to offer support and guidance to young people, to share our passion for learning, to bring life to our classes and our stu­dents. We aspire to educate. A teacher who “aspires to excel is almost by default a visionary . . . a leader”. Schools can breed challenges and spirit- breaking experi­ences. Yet becoming dispirited about mandates, regulations, procedures, testing, and standards is no reason to give up on our dreams for students. If anything, those are the times to buckle down and work harder. Bolster determination. Ignite students’ interest. Ballast emo­tions with resolve to be our best and do our best. These are the aspirations that revitalize us. When we aspire to excel we can reconfigure our attitudes and behaviors. We can aim to bring out the best in ourselves and others. Nine Ways to Excel in Schools 1. Start the day with intention. Be clear and simple about your resolve. 2. Hold on to the best of you. Use that as a starting point to recover your aspirations. 3. Ignite your energy in the classroom. Stimulate engagement and interactions. 4. Subdue your energy in the classroom. Stimulate quietness. Let students take the lead. 5. Prompt learning. Use unique, clever, and challenging ways to hook students’ interest. 6. Show yourself. Let others see your interest and verve for learning. 7. Shift your classroom persona. Be the teacher you most admire. 8. Treat your students the way you would want your own chil­dren to be treated. Show respect, curiosity, compassion, and loving expectation. 9. Read, study, and query others. Find best practices to energize your classroom.

scholarly journals What We Know about Water: A Water Literacy Review

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2803
Author(s):  
Meghan McCarroll ◽  
Hillary Hamann
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Iterative Development ◽  
Literacy Initiatives ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Water Literacy

Water literacy, or the culmination of water-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, is a relatively new field of study with growing importance for sustainable water management and social water equity. However, its definition and use across existing literature are varied and often inconsistent. This paper seeks to synthesize and streamline the conception of water literacy. We conducted a systematic review of literature that defines or describes in detail either “water literacy” or “watershed literacy”. From this, we suggest a new holistic framework for water literacy to guide a more inclusive, relevant use of the concept. We utilized the framework to examine existing surveys and studies of water knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in both student and adult populations, and summarized water literacy levels and knowledge gaps that exist around the world. To address knowledge gaps, we suggest using a suite of approaches drawn from the published literature, including enhanced visuals, place-based learning, interdisciplinary curricula, and reflective and iterative development of future water literacy initiatives.

scholarly journals Privacy attitudes and behaviors in the age of post-privacy:

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Demertzis ◽  
Katerina Mandenaki ◽  
Charalambos Tsekeris
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
International Research ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The digital world is a field of information and entertainment for users and a field of extraction of the most valuable good of recent years: personal data. How much of a threat to privacy is the collection and processing of data by third parties and what do people think about it? On the occasion of the extensive methods of surveilling citizens and collecting their data, this study attempts to contribute new empirical data evidence from the international research on the use of the Internet by the World Internet Project on attitudes and behaviors of individuals regarding online privacy and surveillance. The aim is to determine whether and to what extent the recorded concerns about the violation of privacy intersects with a growing acceptance of its very absence.

Citizens’ Conceptualizations of Democracy

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1132-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damarys Canache
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Substantive Content ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Public Beliefs ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Citizens Attitudes

Empirical evidence of how citizens around the world understand democracy highlights the predominance of the liberal model of democracy. Yet the existence of a dominant view does not mean that all citizens in every nation exclusively endorse a liberal conceptualization. Hence, this article asks whether public beliefs about the meaning of democracy affect people’s political attitudes and behaviors. Using data from the 2006–2007 Latin American Public Opinion Project AmericasBarometer surveys, the author develops a taxonomy to categorize democratic conceptualizations in terms of structural complexity and substantive content. The author then examines the effects of the structure and substance of democratic conceptualizations on attitudes toward democracy and on patterns of political participation. Findings indicate that variance in the structure of citizens’ democratic conceptualizations brings several effects on political attitudes and behaviors. As to the substantive content of democratic conceptualizations, conceiving of democracy in terms other than liberty influences numerous aspects of citizens’ attitudes and behaviors.

scholarly journals Acquiring a Pet Dog: A Review of Factors Affecting the Decision-Making of Prospective Dog Owners

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina E. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Social Influences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
The World ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study

Given the prevalence of pet dogs in households throughout the world, decisions regarding dog acquisition affect many people each year. Across the stages of dog acquisition there is potential for practices that may promote or compromise canine welfare. For instance, prospective owners may not fully understand the time, energy and financial commitment entailed in their decision to acquire a dog. Thus, it is pressing that stakeholders, including those working in the canine welfare sector, refine their ability to identify and respond to trends in the behavior of potential dog owners. The motivations, attitudes and behaviors of current and prospective dog owners is a small but growing area of interdisciplinary study. Yet, no synthesis of the evidence exists. To address this gap, this critical review collates data and insights from studies published by academic researchers and animal welfare charities. The most widely reported factors associated with acquisition behavior include: the dog’s physical appearance, behavior and health; social influences, such as trends in the popularity of certain breeds; demographic and socioeconomic factors; and the owner’s previous ownership experience. Overall, the research discussed in this paper highlights that complex interactions likely underpin the various factors that might influence prospective owners’ motivators and behaviors.

scholarly journals Human Exceptionalism: A Cognitive Barrier to Understanding and Engaging with Global Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Betz ◽  
John Coley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Human Exceptionalism ◽  
The World ◽  
Climate Change Science ◽  
And Behaviors

Although global climate change poses a real and looming threat to both societies and the natural world, the general American public is paradoxically disengaged with the issue. Across two studies, we explore the role of an intuitive pattern of thinking—that humans are exceptional to the rest of the world (i.e., human exceptionalist thinking)—on understanding and engagement of global climate change. In both studies, undergraduates thought about global climate change in exceptionalist ways—they correctly think that humans uniquely contribute to climate change, and incorrectly think that humans will uniquely be protected from the effects of global climate change. Such exceptionalist thinking predicted reduced eco-friendly attitudes. Further, people who thought about climate change in exceptionalist ways were less likely to attribute damage from recent hurricanes (i.e., hurricanes Michael and Florence) to global climate change, an attribution that is closely linked to both mitigating attitudes and behaviors. We discuss implications of exceptionalist thinking and potential interventions thereof on climate change science understanding and engagement.

scholarly journals Age-based messaging strategies for communication about COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Utych ◽  
Luke Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Human Behaviors ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Informational Message

Responding to the COVID-19 crisis across the world has required a massive and sudden shift in human behaviors, with an end goal of slowing the spread of the disease. Importantly, this type of behavioral change requires messaging from governmental agencies and officials. However, we are uncertain about what types of messages are most influential at inducing behavioral change. In this study, we find that messages highlighting the risk to older adults have little additive power in influencing attitudes and behaviors beyond the effect of a broad informational message. However, messages highlighting risks to younger adults, in addition to risks to older adults, make individuals perceive COVID-19 as a more serious threat, though this effect seems to be limited to areas where infection rates are high.

Bioterrorism-Related Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors of Community-Based Clinicians

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S48
Author(s):  
Robyn R. M. Gershon ◽  
Kristine A. Qureshi ◽  
Stephen S. Morse ◽  
Marissa A. Berrera ◽  
Catherine B. Dela Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Community Based ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors
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