Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
I am a long way from Australia at present. I am based in Amsterdam, and have been travellin in Lithuania and a quick trip to Karlsruhe. But I was asked to write something about Australian democracy, which I found difficult to be frank. I am not a political scientist nor an Australian historian, but here are some thoughts dating back to August: On 16 August 2011, there was a public meeting at St Peter’s Town Hall in Sydney’s inner west. Their fears resonated with concerns of farmers and communities across the Liverpool Plains. On 14 August 2011, the words ‘Dalian’ and ‘PX’ were disabled (or rather scanned for removal) on Sina Weibo, the extraordinary Chinese microblog network. In August 2011, Dalian had become a city seething with anger over petrochemical pollution. Taken together, one can see that defiance, demonstration, and a sense of the greater good are not confined to one type of regime. Several false starts later, here we are.
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Eddard Stark’s Ethics of Honor
~by Kyle Cupp “Have you no shred of honor?” Ned Stark asks this question to the ever-plotting Lord Petyr Baelish toward the end of A Game of Thrones. The question exposes the Lord of Winterfell’s two biggest failings: 1) he fails time and again to realize that those around him (deceitful schemers he inexplicably trusts) have less care for honor than the Wall has warmth, and 2) his guiding ethical philosophy, so to speak, is as morally insufficient as it is simplistic. No one can say that Eddard Stark isn’t principled and doesn’t endeavor (most of the time) to stay true to his principles. King Robert lies wounded, near death, and has entrusted the kingdom to Ned, having named him Protector of the Realm. “So it would seem,” Baelish says to Ned’s assessment of the situation, “unless…” Baelish concedes the right, but suggests that Ned take the power himself, make peace with the Lannisters, and arrange a few marriages that will further unite the kingdom. For Ned, the matter is simple.
The Courage to be Afraid
I’m afraid. Afraid of never doing enough.Afraid of never being enough.Afraid to break out of my routine.Afraid to take the leap.Afraid to commit.Afraid to say no.Afraid to say yes.Afraid to try.Afraid to fail.Afraid of disappointing others.Afraid of disappointing myself.Afraid of what you’ll think.Afraid of heading down the wrong path.Afraid I’ll never live up to my expectations. Life is scary my friends. It’s even scarier when you try. But as the late “Ambrose Redmoon” once said: Fear can absolutely destroy you, if you let it. Don’t let myself – or anyone – fool you into believing that we’re not afraid. The difference? Here’s to having the courage to be afraid. Here’s to embracing that fear…isn’t always something the be afraid of.
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“The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” – A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works: Act Two – Why “Hunger Games” is the Dumb American Version of “Battle Royale”
Pages This Blog Linked From Here Wednesday, March 21, 2012 “The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” – A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works: Act Two – Why “Hunger Games” is the Dumb American Version of “Battle Royale” This Friday, the first big tent-pole release of 2012 hits theatres: “The Hunger Games,” an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ 2008 smash-hit novel. Today, we’re focusing on what I consider to be an important cultural question: if “Battle Royale” and “Hunger Games” are indeed so similar, then why is one so wildly controversial and the other widely accepted? So without further ado, enjoy Act Two of “The Hunger Games” Vs. Jonathan Lack at the Movies Presents “The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works Act Two: What Do You Think a Grown-Up Should Say to a Kid Now? Why “The Hunger Games” is the dumb American version of “Battle Royale” I find it disturbing that “The Hunger Games” film adaptation is coming to theatres without any notable controversy.
Private Language and Marketing-Speak
Marketing is, to a large extent, about communication. Consumer desire needs to be translated into a product and, in turn, the consumer has to understand how the product will make his life better in some way. A good marketer is a communication professional. Many marketers often use their own private language, marketing-speak, to communicate among their own tribe and with others. They shouldn’t. The marketing process is complex already and there’s no point in confusing everybody with opaque terminology that nobody understands. Moreover, the often indecipherable babble obscures meaning to such an extent that often marketing professionals don’t understand it themselves. The Beetle in the Box Ludwig von Wittgenstein made the point in his essay, Private Language and Private Experience. He made the analogy of a beetle in a box. The word “beetle,” wouldn’t describe anything in particular. At first, the idea seems suspect. The Difference between Knowledge and Reference Using Our Brains vs. Huh?
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Limit of a Constant Function Let be a constant. Example: Suppose that we consider . approaches as approaches (but is not equal to) 1. is constantly equal to 5, its value does not change as nears 1 and the limit is equal to 5. Example: The Heaviside Function Define the Heaviside function as follows: > H:=piecewise(x<0,0,x>=0,1); We investigate the left and right-hand limits of the function at 0 visually. > plot(H(x)+1,x=-2..2,y=-1..3,discont=true); Notice that while . does not exist because does not settle down to one specific finite value as approaches 0. The Squeeze Theorem If and when is near (except possibly at ) and both , then Example: We evaluate . does not exist. > g:=x->(x^2)*sin(1/x); > plot(g(x),x=-1..1); It appears that approaches 0 as approaches (but is not equal to) 0. > plot(g(x),x=-1/2..1/2); It still seems that 0 is a good guess for the value of the limit. really is equal to 0? , name . > plot([-x^2,g(x),x^2],x=-1/2..1/2,color=[green,red,blue]); The red graph of respectively. Moreover, . also.
“The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” – A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works: Act One – Comparing the Original Books
Pages This Blog Linked From Here Tuesday, March 20, 2012 “The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” – A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works: Act One – Comparing the Original Books This Friday, the first big tent-pole release of 2012 hits theatres: “The Hunger Games,” an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ 2008 smash-hit novel. So throughout this week, I’m publishing a special three-part article investigating whether or not Collins stole from Takami, and why that informs how we should look at “The Hunger Games.” So without further ado, enjoy Act One of “The Hunger Games” Vs. Jonathan Lack at the Movies Presents “The Hunger Games” Versus “Battle Royale” A Critical Analysis of Two Similar Works Act One: Rumble in the Jungle Comparing “The Hunger Games” to “Battle Royale” I am certainly not the first person on the Internet to point out similarities between “Hunger Games” and “Battle Royale.” Wrong. Similarities Between Books: Similarities Between “Hunger Games” Book and “Battle Royale” Movie
