"Fade to Orange" is a narrative I developed whilst talking Advanced Fiction Workshop during Spring 2017. The full story, projected to be 200 pages, tracks the life of Amir Dabiri -- now a disillusioned thirty-four-year-old producer -- as he reflects on his adolesence, and in particular, the year he spent studying film in Prague. That year, he began an intimate, tumultuous, and ultimately transformational relationship with a fellow student named Catherine, whose radical views on life and love would inspire Amir to shift his attitude towards his family and himself. Yet as the program ends and Amir and Catherine face overseas distance, their relationship unravels -- due to mistakes Amir has only begun to confront. In present day, Amir's reflections on the misjudgments of his youth prepare him for a difficult meeting: his first time seeing Catherine, a new hire to his company, in ten years.
A man comes to his old house on his father's annual ceremony.A yearly ritual.He has a younger brother and there are a few issues between them. His mother is more like a partial member than a witness.Continue reading the first segment of this interesting tale.
PHX Startup Week - Designing Intelligent Content for EntrepreneursNiki Blaker
Ideas and business plans are so much more than text. But for most of us, visual design isn’t our first language. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to support your content with great visual design when you don’t have the time or ability to work in tandem with a design strategist.
As presented at Phoenix Startup Week: http://phoenix.startupweek.co/
Designing Intelligent Content: A Writer's GuideNiki Blaker
Content is so much more than text. We all know that. But for most of us, visual design isn’t our first language. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to support your content with great visual design when you don’t have the time or ability to work in tandem with a design strategist.
Designed and presented by Niki Blaker and Patricia Tompkins.
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Additional resources:
Adobe Kuler color wheel: https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel
Colour Lovers: http://www.colourlovers.com
The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams: http://amzn.to/RNlv7r
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton: http://amzn.to/1jEfTqS
The Traveller Communities of Lancashire are predominantly Romany and Irish. Their culture and language are oral rather than written. This not only limits the communities’ ability to access services, but also limits their ability to articulate their views and to understand their rights. This chapter seeks to explore how Freire’s pedagogy and the rich and colourful Traveller tradition of storytelling can be used successfully to engage the Traveller community in the production of a creative yet critical monologue which will facilitate not just ‘reading’, but reading their own reality and the development of a hopeful praxis. Moreover, it explores how the act of dialogue is an act of sharing a gift, the gift of education. In this chapter, we discuss how a group of undergraduates formed a learning community with the Travellers and how this became a vehicle for a new knowledge, leading to understanding, trust and respect.
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter
"Fade to Orange" is a narrative I developed whilst talking Advanced Fiction Workshop during Spring 2017. The full story, projected to be 200 pages, tracks the life of Amir Dabiri -- now a disillusioned thirty-four-year-old producer -- as he reflects on his adolesence, and in particular, the year he spent studying film in Prague. That year, he began an intimate, tumultuous, and ultimately transformational relationship with a fellow student named Catherine, whose radical views on life and love would inspire Amir to shift his attitude towards his family and himself. Yet as the program ends and Amir and Catherine face overseas distance, their relationship unravels -- due to mistakes Amir has only begun to confront. In present day, Amir's reflections on the misjudgments of his youth prepare him for a difficult meeting: his first time seeing Catherine, a new hire to his company, in ten years.
A man comes to his old house on his father's annual ceremony.A yearly ritual.He has a younger brother and there are a few issues between them. His mother is more like a partial member than a witness.Continue reading the first segment of this interesting tale.
PHX Startup Week - Designing Intelligent Content for EntrepreneursNiki Blaker
Ideas and business plans are so much more than text. But for most of us, visual design isn’t our first language. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to support your content with great visual design when you don’t have the time or ability to work in tandem with a design strategist.
As presented at Phoenix Startup Week: http://phoenix.startupweek.co/
Designing Intelligent Content: A Writer's GuideNiki Blaker
Content is so much more than text. We all know that. But for most of us, visual design isn’t our first language. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to support your content with great visual design when you don’t have the time or ability to work in tandem with a design strategist.
Designed and presented by Niki Blaker and Patricia Tompkins.
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Additional resources:
Adobe Kuler color wheel: https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel
Colour Lovers: http://www.colourlovers.com
The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams: http://amzn.to/RNlv7r
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton: http://amzn.to/1jEfTqS
The Traveller Communities of Lancashire are predominantly Romany and Irish. Their culture and language are oral rather than written. This not only limits the communities’ ability to access services, but also limits their ability to articulate their views and to understand their rights. This chapter seeks to explore how Freire’s pedagogy and the rich and colourful Traveller tradition of storytelling can be used successfully to engage the Traveller community in the production of a creative yet critical monologue which will facilitate not just ‘reading’, but reading their own reality and the development of a hopeful praxis. Moreover, it explores how the act of dialogue is an act of sharing a gift, the gift of education. In this chapter, we discuss how a group of undergraduates formed a learning community with the Travellers and how this became a vehicle for a new knowledge, leading to understanding, trust and respect.
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter
Este es uno de los primeros trabajos que hice en el TEC. Lo hice en el año 2000, pero creo que ún trae información útil acerca de las líneas de teléfono analógicas.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Adversarial Attention Modeling for Multi-dimensional Emotion Regression.pdf
Artwork_Pyrography_ A Sketchbook Review By C.S.Alexis_
1. Artwork/Pyrography: A Sketchbook Review By C.S.Alexis
My mother had 2 sons before I arrived. She informs the storyline about how exactly she wanted just a
little girl so bad that they interceded to God, "Please permit this to child be considered a girl. I don't
care if she's born with straight hair and entered eyes". I thankfully he overlooked the, entered eyes
part". I had been because of the title Susan Alexis Crouch in recognition of the older cousin, Nancy
Sue and my dad, Harvey Alexander. My loved ones would be a close knit group so, my youngest
years were spent with many different cousins, mostly boys. Mother was attempting to break the
streak when she'd me, and break that streak she did.
One year later my birth, my little sister was created and, the year after our baby sister was
created.That put me in the centre with 2 siblings older and a pair of siblings more youthful. Our close
age range made existence very structured with Mother. She known as us her "little military". We was
in line to become bathed, doctored, looked over and approved. It did not appear it had been about,
we fell into formation to accomplish the job at hands.
My Developing Creativeness
My Dad would joke and give us a call "Crouch's little military". Whenever we were running rampant
with the house, as really small children, i was named "the Indians". The occasions whenever we got
too wild and, needed correction or discipline it had been to formation. I recall waiting in line to obtain a
spanking! My Father were built with a method of causing you to think existence was visiting an finish,
whenever a demand intervention was considered appropriate, though he rarely elevated a hands to
anybody.
We was without procuring cash except we did have structure and oneness. Throughout the
wintertime our Friday nights were spent at "The Crouch's Little Theatre". It was my parents
resourcefulness, it stored us busy and entertained them simultaneously. We'd gather within the family
room and alternate doing our individual gigs. We've got to be center stage for a while of your time
and, do everything we wanted, to demonstrate our talents.
Parental Influences
Searching back, I cherish the way in which each of my parents worked with 4 children, all requiring
individual attention. This offered in an effort to train us respect for one another, how you can speak
and act inside a formal setting, how you can deliver your own agenda, and just how to have
interaction from stage. I'm positive that there have been other training learned too.
We produced an imaginary boundary for the stage. Which was the admission to a proper diner. There
have been two large support beams on each side with book shelves, as well as an opening about six
ft wide. We was between individuals support beams if this was our turn. Site visitors and house
visitors, family and buddies would get ready the crowd, situated on the ground or even the couch.
Mother and Father sitting within the "company directors chairs", that have been their everyday chairs,
and also the show would begin.
Reading through, Writing, Arithmetic and, The Humanities
The basic principles of learning counseled me which was needed to remain relatively busy in your
2. own home. We'd friendly competitions in math and spelling. Father was adamant that people learn
how to recite poetry. He was very proud when my youngest sister, September, could stand before
anybody, at 2+ years old and spin off "The Gettysburg Address" , filled with proper voice enunciation
and, physical gestures. All of us learned to recite poetry and commit to memory information because
my parents made a game title from it. It was the start of my creative learning. I was urged to find
greater amounts of achievement by creative competition. I Have To Go Lower Towards The Ocean
Again would be a poem which i always loved but didn't remember much about this until I discovered
this hub.
Three of 5 people, were always thinking about drawing and making things. My buddy Harv is
excellent with any type of handy work. He was a motivation to a lot of of my early projects. He came
advanced cars, sci-fi figures, along with other boy subjects. I had been about 6 as he freaked me out
so bad watching the spooky movies which i pretty much threw in the towel on television. I'd draw
making things once the others settled directly into watch television. I loved the time alone too. Artwork
permitted me to dream in writing. Which was trouble in class.
Fantasizing My Existence Away
The cards frequently mentioned which i spent a lot of time daydreaming the window. School was
boring and that i were built with a difficult time setting still for such a long time. Used to do stand out in
art. By age 7 I understood which i would become a painter. Pablo Picasso was my hero, alongside
my dad. Father was an architect and contractor. When I had been 10 yrs., old I saw myself as
becoming the following An Artist. I loved spending time with Father, likely to construction sites,
watching because he drafted his designs. I'd pull a chair up alongside his drawing table an sit silently.
I really remember the very first time I recognized how you can shade a square space to ensure that it
made an appearance to become a window. I had been 6.
A Wink At Nighttime
School had just began back that fall. I had been within the sixth grade and also the weather was
beginning to obtain cold during the night. My sister and that i visited the social center to go swimming
within the indoor pool. Mother was using the other three children in Chicago. Father was working late.
He was focusing on a task that will take many of us to Europe, where he planned to construct some
restaurant franchises.They are saying existence can alter within the wink of the eye.That evening,
somebody winked and, existence once we understood it required a large turn. My Dad was wiped out
within an accident. The final factor I recall him telling me was, mind your Mother always.
Existence grew to become dark and uncertain from on that day on. Becoming an adult needed to start
the moment we finished lounging his body to relaxation. I had been the earliest girl and Mother were
built with a double dose of responsibility in front of her. My earliest brother had just introduced a
brand new child in to the world and existence continued, however the road ahead was rocky and
rough. Money was always lean and Mother was different. She was serious, short tempered, and tired
all the time. I retreated into my artwork.
Senior High School Art Classes and Instructors Who Cared
We gone to live in a much better school district the moment Mother could pull everything together
3. making the modification. She pressed me hard and that i was filled with anger and bitterness. There
have been no advisors or therapy. It had been difficult. I had been suspended or eliminated from
soccer practice about 5 occasions.
My Mother involved at her wits finish with my attitude but, she never threw in the towel on me. She
attempted her best. She payed for art correspondence courses that they was without the cash for.
She allow me to take music training, bought us your dog, a equine, guitars, cars and other things we
demonstrated a desire for. The loan cards were at their maximum, but Mother didn't quit. Rather she
divvied in the duties for survival within our home.
I had been urged to make use of my creativeness to create an earnings. I made ear-rings during my
bed room during the night. I additionally labored after school for my earliest brother. All of us babysat
for cousins, neighbors and buddies or freshly mowed yards and shoveled snow. I cleaned walls within
the summer season and not really needed to request Mother for added money. I colored walls, made
and did whatever it required to create some money. Working wasn't forced upon us. I first viewed it
like a privilege to have the ability to find ways to earn money. There is nobody sitting on the corner
handing it free of charge.
Fantasy Versus. My Real Life
Hopes for just as one architect were surrendered when my senior high school explained to me that
drafting classes were for boys only. The anger unfolded just like a raging fire in most the unfairness
happening during my existence. I made the decision which i would need to follow within the actions of
someone else. That's after i began thinking personally and made the decision to screw what
everybody else was attempting to convince me to complete. I authored a poem about my Father's
dying after which I managed to move on.
I began trying to find new heroines, like Dr.Seuss, Wally Disney, and Marc Chagall. That helped me
to create my very own fantasy world. I had been pleased to find different ways to fill my void. At age
18 I go to the road for college and that i hardly looked to see things i had left out. I had been on the
mission. I'd a mission which ended up being to go do whatever I needed to complete, whenever I
needed to get it done... My rules and my rules.
My existence continues to be one creative journey to another. It's been negative and positive and
everything between.The street continues to be lengthy and short and through the years I've felt
"ADRIFT" nowadays but, the most crucial factor I've learned, would be to be flexible.
music lessons