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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
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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.
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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.
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1. What have you learned
from your audience
feedback?
By Kevin Boateng
2. The Premier
• We as a class had organised a premier for all of us to showcase our
trailers to group of an audience from our sixth form. We had offered
the audience the chance to view the full trailer, as well as fill out our
questionaire regarding our trailer and also our poster and magazine.
This allowed us to gather feedback on each of our products as well as
evaulate whether we had matched our criteria of the targets we
wanted to meet at the end of the process.
3. Pie Chart...
Our audience feedback aloud us to gather the audience's first impression of the narrative, and as our audience were
teenagers, the majority of them were intregued which shows that we stuck to our horror genre and managed to get the
audience to enjoy it. We also asked the audience what moment stood out, and we had a variety of selections from the them
which means there were many scenes which kept the audience on their toes. 22 out of 26 people would want to view the
full movie which ment that our trailer had managed to gather an audience to watch the full movie.
4. Continued ...
We asked the audience about our target audience. We wanted to see whether our trailer had reached our 16 -
24 range. Nobody had thought that our trailer appealled to under 12s and the majority of the audience had
felt our trailer appealed to 15-18 year olds. This made us aware that our trailer would enjoy and appeal to our
chosen target audience of 16-24. It also shows that our use of strong language, and strong scenes appeal to
our BBFC Rating. This graph also allows us to evaulate whether the use of sound had suited with our genre of
horror and had appealed to our audience. We managed to get our audience to jump as 21 out of 26 people
recieved the fear factor we wanted to introduce.
5. Continued ...
• The audience feeback allowed us to know that our trailer would be attractable to the public if the magazine and
poster were the only source of the film. This made us learn that our magazine and trailer allowed the audience to
be intregued about the film. We also learnt that our poster managed to appeal in multiple ways such as the use of
colours and it being mysterious. This allows us to view or poster as diverse and scary. Our magazine was also seen
by the audience to be targetted at 15 to 18 year olds which is the audience we were attracting.
6. Questionaire RESULTS.
• We were able to gather information that would be useful to us. We
asked a number of people about our trailer, magazine and poster. This
meant that we were able to gather information of whether certain
scenes set the tone for the trailer. This would mean that we had met
conventions of a Slasher film. We were able to get the majority of the
audience to enjoy the narrative, which would be a huge bonus
considering that we limited the narrative due to it being a trailer.
7. Social Networks
We then took to twitter and yahoo to ask an audience for their opinion on the trailer. We
recieved positive feedback and as the audience were impressed with the trailer it had ment
that we had fullfilled the target of a horror film as certain audiences were scared of the certain
elements of the trailer.
8. Youtube
• After posting our trailer live we started to gather a range of comment
which gave ous feedback about our trailer. As a group we were
generally happy with the comments we were given as all the
comments stated how happy they were about the trailer. It had ment
that we had learnt about the trailer being able to scare an audience,
meaning we had applied conventions to our trailer which allowed a
positive feedback.
9. The Battle of the magazines!
• We had created two magazines which we had not decided which we
would be using. We took advantage of the audience and asked them
which magazine they would prefer. We had a split vote on each the
magazines as the left magazine looked more of a magazine and the
right magazine had more of the scary approach. This made us aware
that although trying to maintain to the conventions of a magazine,
the more scary the look of the main character the more it would
attract the audience.
10. My chosen magazine
• The reason why I had chosen the magazine with the close up of the
villian is because i felt it met that standards of a conventional poster.
Although, the audience felt the other magazine was more scary, they
had agreed that the magazine i had chosen allowed Total Film to
maintain high quaility for their customers as contained the villian as
the centre of attention, the features of other films, and the flexibility,
maintaining a strong theme from colours to type of issue of the
magazine.
11. What we could have improved ..
• The pie chart also had a majority of the audience think that our
trailer, poster and magazine could appeal to 18-24 teen horror.
