Cyrus’ Beehive: Ruling Eros and with Eros in Xenophon’s Cyropaedia

This paper examines the role of love in Xenophon’s Cyropaedia. I argue that an essential aspect of Cyrus’ knowledgeable rule is a specific understanding of eros and a corresponding strategy to cope with the power of love. Specifically, I contend that by exploiting a common Greek distinction between the beloved and the lover, he articulates the view that lovers are subjects or even slaves to their beloved who deceive themselves into thinking that their attraction and the ensuing behaviors are voluntary. Accordingly, Cyrus attempts to avoid falling in love and to rule as a universally beloved leader. Reflecting on the implications of this solution, I finally suggest that Xenophon wishes to show the limits of Cyrus’ solution.

Retención de la información en la empresa: cuestión de sostenibilidad

It is not sustainable to keep all information indefinitely. Retention is an essential aspect of corporate information governance that facilitates data and document lifecycle management. Future trends in information technologies lead us to reflect on the methodologies available and the professional qualifications needed to find new ways to help define and implement the necessary retention policies in companies and organizations. Resumen Guardar toda la información indefinidamente no es sostenible. La retención es un aspecto esencial de la gobernanza de la información que facilita la gestión del ciclo de vida de datos y documentos. Las tendencias futuras de las tecnologías de información nos llevan a reflexionar sobre las metodologías disponibles y las cualificaciones profesionales necesarias para encontrar nuevos caminos que ayuden la definición y aplicación de las necesarias políticas de retención en empresas y organizaciones.

Knowledge Management in Relation to Innovation and Its Effect on the Sustainability of Mexican Tourism Companies

An essential aspect of today’s companies is to convert their knowledge into innovative applications that have a sustainable effect; therefore, this study focuses on determining the relationship between the three mentioned constructs. To verify this, a questionnaire was applied to 492 companies in the tourism sector in southern Sonora, Mexico, whose information was captured in SPSS and analyzed with structural equations in the SmartPLS software. The main findings affirm that knowledge management has a direct, positive, and significant relationship with sustainability and innovation, as well as a positive and direct relationship between innovation and sustainability. Companies can focus on knowledge management that will generate innovation and in turn will be distinguished by achieving sustainability, with a possible generation of competitive advantage, as well as sustainable innovation.

The Language of “Rate of Change” in Mathematics

Language is an essential aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. It is necessary for communication, the transmission of concepts and ideas, and the formation of meaning of mathematical concepts. In mathematics, besides symbols, which are usually common among different languages, words and expressions are used, which may invoke different concept images to students in various languages. Some words are used in mathematics and in everyday language with different meanings, while others are used only in mathematics or in mathematics and other disciplines in similar but non-identical ways. In Mathematical Analysis, the used vocabulary is gradually enhanced, and the concepts are defined in a more formal way. In the current study, the language used regarding mathematics of change is examined, focusing on “rate of change”, and its relation to misconceptions among students.

Education and the production of inequalities across the Global South and North

Education is an essential aspect of any society in the world. As such, it has been a topic studied by many sociologists since the origins of the discipline. Today it is one of the most common subjects in sociology, in part because it has been recognised as a crucial environment for the (re)production of inequalities. This article explores the role of education in the (re)production of social inequalities and its potential to challenge such inequalities. In addition, the article presents some of the distinctions between research in the Global South and North, both in geographical and metaphorical terms. Since this article is the introduction to the special issue Education and the Production of Inequalities: Dialogues from the Global South and North, a synopsis of the published articles is presented at the end.

Portrait of Pesinden Documentary Film: Role of Sinden in Puppet Show

ABSTRAKPotret Posinden merupakan film dokumenter yang berusaha menunjukkan peran dan kedudukan sinden pada pertunjukan wayang kulit. Perubahan yang terjadi pada sinden saat ini membuat pertunjukan wayang kulit menjadi semakin menarik. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan fungsi sinden saat ini, bukan hanya menembang namun menjadi unsur penghibur. Sesekali jadi bahan lelucon pada saat limbukan dan goro-goro. Umumnya, sinden harus tampil dengan dandanan yang tidak biasa, sebab saat ini posisi sinden menghadap ke penonton. Sinden menjadi aspek penting di dalam setiap pertunjukan wayang kulit, dan hal itu tidak bisa dipisahkan. Film dokumenter ini menggunakan gaya expository, yaitu memiliki ciri berbicara langsung kepada penonton melalui on screen. Dokementer ini memanfaatkan penuturan dari narasumber atau subjek utama dalam menyampaikan informasi atau isi pada film.Kata kunci: Film Dokumenter, Sinden, Wayang Kulit. ABSTRACTPortrait of Pesinden is a documentary film that attempts to show Sinden's role and position in shadow puppets performances. The changes that occurred in the current Sinden made shadow puppets performances even more enjoyable. This matter is evidenced by the current function of Sinden singing and being an entertainment element. Occasionally it becomes the material for a joke at the moment when it is “limbukan” and “goro-goro”. The general findings show that the Sinden must appear with unusual make-up because the position of the Sinden is facing the audience. In addition, Sinden is an essential aspect of every shadow puppet show, and it cannot be separated. To sum up, this documentary film uses an expository style characterized by speaking directly to the audience via the on-screen. So, the documentary uses the narrative from the primary source or subject in conveying information or content in the film.Keywords: Documentary Film, Sinden; Shadow Puppets.

Study of Settlement Pattern of Dungarpur District of Rajasthan

The settlement indicates the spatial pattern of the human's functional activities at the local level, including residence, street structure, community areas, etc. Settlements represent one of the most dominant features made by men on the earth in the process of habitation. In the genetic term, settlements are the almost permanent abode of an organism. They represent "An organized colony of human beings together with the buildings, paths, and streets over which they travel." The settlement pattern is also an essential aspect of settlement geography for research. Within a particular region, different types of settlement patterns were found. The settlement pattern is controlled by various socio-economic, climatic, and different factors. In this research, the authors attempt to highlight the various settlements' patterns, sizes, and responsible factors.

Exploring religious power: A re-reading of Micah’s metaphor of food (Mi 3:5) in the context of African religious space

Power and exploitation of power constitute an essential aspect of Micah’s oracles in the literary prophetic book, and surprisingly, exploitation of religious power was both highlighted and criticised by Micah. This article attempted to explore the religious power by reading and re-reading Micah’s metaphor of food in the context of contemporary Christian religious space in Africa that is marked by power relations, economic and material consciousness, exploitation, poverty and corruption. Clearly, images are important in people’s attempt to comprehend God and the spiritual community of which they are part, and to understand their roles. Consequently, this article employed a biblical, literary, theological and comparative method, to explore Micah’s metaphor of food in Micah 3:5 against the background of exploitative powers. In this article, the author believed that Micah’s food metaphor (Mi 3:5) is an appropriate image to capture the imagination and orientation of present-day religious leaders and Christians in Africa, and consequently, a viable medium to re-direct and inspire the work of the ministry, in a materially conscious world. The article thus demonstrated how religious power can become a vehicle for exploitation of people, for services rendered in the community.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article brings together insights from the biblical, literary, and theological exploration of Micah’s metaphor of food in Micah 3:5, into dialogue with practical Christian theology and ethics. Consequently, it provided a voice against commercialisation of spirituality, contemporary religious consumerism, false prophetic activities, and corrupt religious space, in the ecclesia community context.

EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ITS ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

The subject of the assessment is one of the important educational topics that has attracted the attention of educators, both old and new due to its importance. It is an essential aspect of the educational process that is used to judge the success of achieving the desired educational objectives. The educational assessment is a deliberate process through which those involved in supervision and adjustment ascertain the quality or poorness of the curricula and all aspects of the educational process for the aim of improvement and development to achieve high levels. On this basis, the study was built to highlight the active role of the educational assessment in the educational process and the significant impact that the latter has on it. Keywords: Assessment, Educational Assessment, Test, Educational Process.

Conversion as the Path to the Recovery of Humanity in the Context of St John Paul II’s Theology of Holiness

The study focuses on Pope John Paul II’s view of conversion as an essential aspect of holiness. It explores why he emphasises the personal conversion of a Christian to God, and in a broader context, how conversion relates to the recovery of humanity and human dignity. The reflection is based on the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, especially as presented in the documents Gaudium et Spes and Lumen Gentium. Conversion is viewed from the perspective of spiritual theology and the union between God and the human person and focuses on some related features from John Paul II’s ‘Trinitarian’ group of encyclicals. The reflection also examines the importance of Christian conversion to God as an internal process of transformation in the human person in the context of both internal ruptures and external existential threats.