ABSTRACT: Discussed from a posthumanistic perspective this paper argues for the possibility of a hybrid subject and the acceptance of the same. The discussion revolves around the enhanced characters and the human-animal hybrid Jacob. This paper also examines how human beings are interconnected with different life forms and there is a kinship between animals and humans. Peter Singer’s ideas about animal liberation and Nayar’s posthumanism are used to support the existence of a hybrid. Butler offers a hybrid that is radically different and possesses human values in a different form. The existence of human-animal hybrid can be found in mythology and science fictions. Rejection of the idea of autonomous self can help us to think about a hybrid in our world
Margaret Atwood is a renowned Canadian author known for her feminist works. She began writing at a young age and studied literature in university. Atwood is highly accomplished, winning the Booker Prize and being nominated five times. Her novels often depict women struggling against patriarchal societies. In Oryx and Crake, she imagines a future world corrupted by genetic experimentation and unchecked capitalism. The story follows Jimmy from his childhood alongside his friend Crake, who grows up to be a mad scientist behind a viral outbreak that wipes out humanity.
This document provides historical context on realism and naturalism as literary movements before summarizing Charles Darwin's life and work, specifically his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. The book introduced Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, arguing that species evolve over generations through a process of inherited variations and natural selection. It was highly controversial at the time for contradicting religious beliefs but became the unifying theory of life sciences, explaining the diversity and adaptation of living things.
St George Jackson Mivart (1827-1900) was a British biologist who initially supported Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection but later became one of its strongest critics on religious and scientific grounds. He had a long and prolific scientific career but is most remembered for his 1871 book "Genesis of Species" which argued natural selection was insufficient to explain evolution and for breaking with the Darwinian circle over his religious views. His criticisms of Darwinism sparked intense debates but also pushed evolutionary theory to be strengthened and more fully developed.
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist who independently conceived of the theory of evolution by natural selection. While Wallace and Charles Darwin both arrived at the theory of natural selection, Darwin is given credit as the primary discoverer since he had been developing his ideas for over 20 years before Wallace sent him his essay. Wallace spent his later career focusing on issues outside the mainstream of evolutionary thought such as land reform, vaccination, and spiritualism.
Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) was a British biologist and advocate for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. He studied medicine and published his first paper in 1845. As a young scientist, he made contributions to the fields of comparative anatomy and invertebrate zoology. In debates with Richard Owen, Huxley argued that apes are more closely related to humans than previously believed. He was an outspoken supporter of Darwin and popularized his evolutionary ideas, playing a key role in their widespread acceptance. Huxley held several prestigious scientific positions and mentored other prominent biologists. He was influential in professionalizing science and its communication to the public.
Anderson the beastwithin_ccr_copyfinalFábio Coltro
This document provides an overview and pre-print of an article titled "'The Beast Within': Race, Humanity, and Animality" by Kay Anderson. The article explores how concepts of animality have circulated in Western thought and been used to construct social differences and hierarchies. It examines how ideas like savagery and vulgarity, associated with proximity to nature, have informed the representation of racialized groups. While previous work has emphasized the psychoanalytic idea of repressing interior beasts through projecting them onto externalized others, the article aims to historicize the Western model of a divided human self between physical animal nature and cultural humanity. It provides theoretical context and then gives a case study of how notions of savagery and c
From Theory of Evolution to a New Theory of CreationRemy Taupier
There has not been found even one transitional fossil giving credit to the Theory of Evolution. Mistakingly, The laws of Natural Selection can explain the adaptation of species but it has never been observed any transitional species. Adaptation is NOT evolution. The Theory of Evolution is only an hypothesis, an idea but nothing support this theory.
Centaur, Cyclops, Mermaids have been the subject of popular culture for thousand of years. A brief report on how anthropomorphism has taken the animation industry to greater summit where it is full fledging beyond one's imagination.
Margaret Atwood is a renowned Canadian author known for her feminist works. She began writing at a young age and studied literature in university. Atwood is highly accomplished, winning the Booker Prize and being nominated five times. Her novels often depict women struggling against patriarchal societies. In Oryx and Crake, she imagines a future world corrupted by genetic experimentation and unchecked capitalism. The story follows Jimmy from his childhood alongside his friend Crake, who grows up to be a mad scientist behind a viral outbreak that wipes out humanity.
This document provides historical context on realism and naturalism as literary movements before summarizing Charles Darwin's life and work, specifically his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. The book introduced Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, arguing that species evolve over generations through a process of inherited variations and natural selection. It was highly controversial at the time for contradicting religious beliefs but became the unifying theory of life sciences, explaining the diversity and adaptation of living things.
St George Jackson Mivart (1827-1900) was a British biologist who initially supported Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection but later became one of its strongest critics on religious and scientific grounds. He had a long and prolific scientific career but is most remembered for his 1871 book "Genesis of Species" which argued natural selection was insufficient to explain evolution and for breaking with the Darwinian circle over his religious views. His criticisms of Darwinism sparked intense debates but also pushed evolutionary theory to be strengthened and more fully developed.
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist who independently conceived of the theory of evolution by natural selection. While Wallace and Charles Darwin both arrived at the theory of natural selection, Darwin is given credit as the primary discoverer since he had been developing his ideas for over 20 years before Wallace sent him his essay. Wallace spent his later career focusing on issues outside the mainstream of evolutionary thought such as land reform, vaccination, and spiritualism.
Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) was a British biologist and advocate for Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. He studied medicine and published his first paper in 1845. As a young scientist, he made contributions to the fields of comparative anatomy and invertebrate zoology. In debates with Richard Owen, Huxley argued that apes are more closely related to humans than previously believed. He was an outspoken supporter of Darwin and popularized his evolutionary ideas, playing a key role in their widespread acceptance. Huxley held several prestigious scientific positions and mentored other prominent biologists. He was influential in professionalizing science and its communication to the public.
Anderson the beastwithin_ccr_copyfinalFábio Coltro
This document provides an overview and pre-print of an article titled "'The Beast Within': Race, Humanity, and Animality" by Kay Anderson. The article explores how concepts of animality have circulated in Western thought and been used to construct social differences and hierarchies. It examines how ideas like savagery and vulgarity, associated with proximity to nature, have informed the representation of racialized groups. While previous work has emphasized the psychoanalytic idea of repressing interior beasts through projecting them onto externalized others, the article aims to historicize the Western model of a divided human self between physical animal nature and cultural humanity. It provides theoretical context and then gives a case study of how notions of savagery and c
From Theory of Evolution to a New Theory of CreationRemy Taupier
There has not been found even one transitional fossil giving credit to the Theory of Evolution. Mistakingly, The laws of Natural Selection can explain the adaptation of species but it has never been observed any transitional species. Adaptation is NOT evolution. The Theory of Evolution is only an hypothesis, an idea but nothing support this theory.
Centaur, Cyclops, Mermaids have been the subject of popular culture for thousand of years. A brief report on how anthropomorphism has taken the animation industry to greater summit where it is full fledging beyond one's imagination.
This study explored the furry identity by surveying 217 furries, 29 non-furries attending a furry convention, and 68 college students. The study aimed to test the furry stereotype which portrays furries as predominantly male, enjoying science fiction and cartoons, and identifying with animals like wolves and foxes. It also examined whether furries see themselves as less than 100% human and whether they exhibit traits of mental health issues like gender identity disorder. Dragons and canine/feline species were commonly reported as alternate identities. One-quarter of furries saw themselves as distorted and unattained in their species identity, paralleling some characteristics of gender identity disorder. Further research is needed on the proposed
Altruism in animals and classification : A viewKuldeep Gauliya
This document discusses different types of altruism seen in animals, including intra-species altruism between members of the same species, inter-species altruism between different species, and reciprocal altruism where the receiver of benefits later returns the favor. Direct altruism mechanisms like feeding, protection, and guarding provide immediate benefits to receivers. Indirect mechanisms like alarming warn others of danger but attract predators, reducing the altruist's own chances of survival. Overall, altruism is rarely observed in nature but can evolve through mechanisms like kin selection and reciprocal altruism.
Harun Yahya Islam Demolition Of Evolutionzakir2012
This document provides a brief history and overview of the theory of evolution. It discusses:
1) Charles Darwin's initial observations that led him to propose natural selection and evolution, though he was aware of difficulties with his theory.
2) How Karl Marx saw Darwin's theory as providing justification for materialism and communism.
3) The development of neo-Darwinism in the 20th century in response to discoveries in genetics that challenged Darwin's original theory.
4) An alternative model called "punctuated equilibrium" that proposed evolution occurred in large jumps rather than gradual changes, though this remains unsupported by evidence.
The document questions the validity of evolution based on modern scientific findings and proposes evolution is an
Representation of the Non-Human World in Cormac McCarthy’s The RoadIJMSIRJOURNAL
The human bonding with the environment is significant and has been represented in literary
writings from days immemorial. Cormac McCarthy is an American writer, whose major works are centered on
Appalachian environment. His tenth novel is a dystopian fiction that urges man‟s careless outlook towards the environment. Set in a futuristic environment, the novel portrays a barbaric and barren land devoid of the animal world. This paper presents the significance of the non-human world as portrayed in The Road.
This document introduces the concept of "Homo domesticus" which theorizes that humans have undergone domestication through the built environment throughout history. It defines domestication as conditioning by architecture and housing, while taming refers to other techniques like ideology and science. The document surveys other authors who have discussed aspects of human domestication without using the term "Homo domesticus," such as how sedentism, ideology, and technology have domesticated humans. It argues that domestication distorts human ontology by establishing the context of the built environment, and that humans have been domesticated for generations by living within architecture.
Altruism: Can animals be truly selfless?Dillon Jones
The document discusses different examples of apparent altruism in animals and questions whether any animal behavior can truly be considered selfless. It presents cases such as vampire bats sharing blood meals, alarm calls that warn others of predators but also draw attention to the caller, and eusociality in bees. However, it notes that many such behaviors could be explained by kin selection or reciprocal altruism where the actor benefits indirectly, questioning whether the goal of survival is really to benefit the individual or their genes over their whole species. In the end, it concludes that determining what constitutes true selflessness may not have a straightforward answer.
Through understanding wolves' family structure, role in ecosystems, and evaluating accusations, restoring wolves to Colorado is beneficial. Wolves positively impact ecosystems by self-regulating their populations and influencing other species. They were historically present in Colorado but were eliminated by the 1930s due to persecution. Studies of restored wolf populations show wolves can coexist with livestock and benefit tourism. Overall, restoring wolves to Colorado could improve ecosystem health.
Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto proposes using the cyborg as a metaphor to challenge binary thinking. It discusses cyborgs as hybrids of machine and organism that blur the boundaries between fiction and reality, nature and culture. The cyborg identity represents a combination of political, racial, and sexual identities. The manifesto also critiques traditional concepts of gender and feminism. It argues that advancing technologies will reshape social relations and allow for new forms of identity without fixed boundaries.
This document provides a detailed critique of an issue of The Ecologist magazine from October 2008 that focused on debates around meat-eating. The author argues that the issue failed to confront the holistic case for veganism in several ways: 1) By using metaphor to portray meat as a living subject rather than the remains of slaughtered animals. 2) By conflating vegetarianism and veganism, allowing the authors to avoid addressing the ethical case for veganism. 3) By selectively using evidence and anecdotes rather than rigorous data. The author concludes that through linguistic tricks and selective arguments, the issue served to rehabilitate the exploitation of animals for food rather than seriously engage with the case for ve
Junior Thesis - Submitted for Publishing___Alex Amari
This document discusses how Social Darwinism influenced US immigration policy between 1880-1925. It summarizes how Herbert Spencer first articulated Social Darwinism, which applied concepts of "survival of the fittest" to human society. However, Social Darwinism differed fundamentally from Charles Darwin's scientific theory by rejecting randomness and attributing success to inherent traits. Still, Social Darwinism gained legitimacy by associating with Darwin's work. The document then discusses how Social Darwinism was used to justify increasingly restrictive immigration laws targeting certain ethnic groups, like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, based on ideas of racial superiority and fears that immigrants threatened American civilization and economic opportunities.
Human Nature Essay
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Tracking the depictions of animals in children's literature through history reveals not only what authors think about animals, but also what they think about the human experience and of childhood itself. As the word "animal" can be used both to mark the similarities and the differences between beasts and men, it makes sense then that animals depicted in children's literature may do the same. Animals in children's literature may be wholly animalistic, they may act as symbols, they may traipse around in human clothes and perform human actions, or they may also represent racial and other differences. Similarly, child characters may be so feral they act as animals or desire to be one. Considering such depictions of animals (and animalistic children) in children's literature provides the opportunity for thinking about how children understand and negotiate their identities in the world.
Essay on the Adverse Effects of Anthropomorphism on Human Behavior and Percep...Writers Per Hour
This document discusses the adverse effects of anthropomorphism on human behavior and perception. It analyzes how the protagonist Pi in the novel "Life of Pi" develops perceptions of others as animals based on their actions. Anthropomorphism shapes Pi's behavior, allowing him to abandon his moral values to survive harsh conditions at sea by viewing himself and others in an animalistic way. The document concludes that anthropomorphism can influence how people perceive others and alter their own behavior in different situations.
An ecofeminist study of alice walker the color purpleAlexander Decker
This document summarizes an article that analyzes Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple" through an ecofeminist lens. It discusses how the novel depicts the oppression of women and nature through male dominance. It shows how Celie's liberation comes through her connection with the natural world and breaking from patriarchal religion/ideology. The document also analyzes scenes depicting the interconnection between the cultural practices and environmental conservation of the Olinka tribe in Africa and how they are disrupted by colonialism. Overall, the document uses ecofeminist theory to examine themes of feminist and environmental liberation in Walker's novel.
Theoretical and Practical Criticism.pptxAmiraKhalid9
Animal's People by Indra Sinha tells the story of a boy named Animal who was born with a deformity that caused him to walk on all fours. The novel is set in Khaufpur, India, the site of a 1984 industrial accident resembling the Bhopal disaster. Sinha presents a posthumanist perspective where nonhuman entities like animals, plants, and even inorganic materials are portrayed as active agents with their own perspectives. Animal is shown to communicate equally with both human and nonhuman friends. Through Animal's eyes, Sinha argues that recognizing the autonomy and intelligence of the nonhuman world can help address environmental destruction caused by human exceptionalism.
This is a slide-deck from my recent presentation entitled: Brain, belief and the nature of Frankenstein at Frankenweek@UL.The week-long event marked the international celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for Halloween 2018. The workshop gave me the opportunity to explore how our brain provides differing insights, values and priorities in shaping beliefs, and in how we understand ourselves in the world.
On the Use of the Causal Analysis in Small Type Fit Indices of Adult Mathemat...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Model evaluation is one of the most important aspects of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Many model fit indices have been developed. It is not an exaggeration to say that nearly every publication using the SEM methodology has reported at least one fit index. Fit is the ability of a model to reproduce the data in the variance-covariance matrix form. A good fitting model is one that is reasonably consistent with the data and doesn’t require respecification and also its measurement model is required before estimating paths in a covariance structure model. A baseline model of four constructs together with a combination of none, one, two, three or four additional constructs was constructed with latent variables: educational performance, socioeconomic label, self concept and parental authority using dichotomous digits 0 or 1 for each additional construct. 16 progressively nested models were considered starting with baseline model using the mathematics adult learners data from the modeling sample and employing some small fit indexes which are commonly used (AIC, CAIC, RMR, SRMR, RMSEA, 2 / DF among others) [1] to test the fitness of the model. The measures of model fit based on results from analysis of the covariance structure model are presented.
The Sov’reign Shrine of Veiled Melancholy- The Shadow of Consumption on La Be...QUESTJOURNAL
This document summarizes a research paper about John Keats' poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and how it reflects his struggle with tuberculosis. It provides historical context about tuberculosis in the early 19th century, when it was a major epidemic in Europe and seen as linked to creativity. It describes how Keats' life was affected by tuberculosis, with his mother and brother dying from it. Keats himself showed early symptoms of the disease in 1820. The paper analyzes how La Belle Dame Sans Merci can be seen as a representation of tuberculosis and Keats' preoccupation with mortality. It explores how themes of death and the briefness of life were central to Romantic poetry and sensibilities.
Recruitment Practices And Staff Performance In Public Universities: A Case St...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Recruitment, as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of any organization irrespective of its size and location. Public Universities, known to train professionals that exhibit transformative leadership and successfully run blue-chip companies have equally suffered from rampart industrial unrest and human resource malpractices across Kenya. Could it be a unique trend of organizational deviance that could be reflecting absence of a well executed staff recruitment practice? While it is understood and accepted that poor recruitment decisions continue to affect organizational performance and limit goal achievement, knowledge about this aspect in Public Universities remains scanty. The aim of this study was to address this gap by evaluating how recruitment practices affect performance of administrative staff in Public Universities using Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya as a case reference. A cross-sectional survey design was employed while sampling strategy was a blend of multiphase, stratified and purposive sampling. A sample size of 124 out of 1150 comprised mainly of administrative staff was used and that a questionnaire was the principal tool of data collection. Results were analyzed using frequency tables, mean, standard deviation and simple linear regression. The study found that a recruitment policy existed at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya and that both external and internal recruitment practices were used to recruit employees at the University. However, it was noted that most of the university employees are recruited through media advert, internal advertisement, through transfers and promotions. The results of the regression indicated that recruitment practices are a significant predictor of employee performance, which was explained by 32% of variance and a moderate relationship captured by beta weight value of 0.57. On effectiveness of the recruitment policy, only 30% rated it as effective while 62% were indifferent and 8% rated it ineffective. The study concluded that although a significant relationship between recruitment practices and employee performance existed, it’s effectiveness and therefore positive impact on employee performance depended on employees’ positive perception and rating. It’s recommended that the Universities should avoid biasness in the recruitment process as this will negatively impact on employee performance.
Pesse Na Siri’ Budgetary System: A Historiography Study of Luwu Kingdom in Is...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore the budgetary system of pesse na siri’ at Luwu kingdom in the Islamic period of 1593 to 1945. Through the historiography method, it showed the base existence of the spiritual sense sensitivity, i.e., pesse (empathy) and siri’ (shame) and Islamic law in budgetary system. In the resources management, it was carried out in four stages, namely planning, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. Operationally, the pesse na siri’ budgetary system on the mobilization mechanism of resources or budget (balanca) through the top down system (i.e., known as balanca pole riwawo) and bottom up system (i.e., known as balanca pole riawa). The top down system was a mobilization resource form from agricultural products of the king’s land (i.e., known in Buginese language as Tanana datue) and the palace logistic. Meanwhile, the bottom up came from the resource offer–i.e., known as makkasiwiyang–mechanism, consisting of makkasiwiyang lili’ (the lower government level), makkasiwiyang ale (personal/individual), and makkasiwiyang reso (labor). One of the Islamic impacts in this system was to direct the budgetary system based on the Shari’a or Islamic law.
Fabrication of Complete Dentures for A Patient with Resorbed Mandibular Anter...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The loose and unstable lower complete denture is one of the most common problems faced by denture patients with highly resorbed ridge. The management of such highly resorbed ridges has always posed a difficulty to the prosthodontist.Obtaining consistent mandibular denture stability has longbeen a challenge for dental profession. The simplest approach often is to extend the denture base adequately for proper use of all available tisues.To achieve this goal impression of the resorbed mandibular ridge is very important. The objective is to develop a physiologic impression with maximum support of both hard and soft tissues.In such cases, an innovative technique of impressionmaking by using a close fitting tray and anelastomeric impression material tomake a proper impression to achieve maximum retentionand stability.This article describes an impression technique used for highly resorbed mandibular ridge using an all green impression technique, to gain maximum retention andstability
This study explored the furry identity by surveying 217 furries, 29 non-furries attending a furry convention, and 68 college students. The study aimed to test the furry stereotype which portrays furries as predominantly male, enjoying science fiction and cartoons, and identifying with animals like wolves and foxes. It also examined whether furries see themselves as less than 100% human and whether they exhibit traits of mental health issues like gender identity disorder. Dragons and canine/feline species were commonly reported as alternate identities. One-quarter of furries saw themselves as distorted and unattained in their species identity, paralleling some characteristics of gender identity disorder. Further research is needed on the proposed
Altruism in animals and classification : A viewKuldeep Gauliya
This document discusses different types of altruism seen in animals, including intra-species altruism between members of the same species, inter-species altruism between different species, and reciprocal altruism where the receiver of benefits later returns the favor. Direct altruism mechanisms like feeding, protection, and guarding provide immediate benefits to receivers. Indirect mechanisms like alarming warn others of danger but attract predators, reducing the altruist's own chances of survival. Overall, altruism is rarely observed in nature but can evolve through mechanisms like kin selection and reciprocal altruism.
Harun Yahya Islam Demolition Of Evolutionzakir2012
This document provides a brief history and overview of the theory of evolution. It discusses:
1) Charles Darwin's initial observations that led him to propose natural selection and evolution, though he was aware of difficulties with his theory.
2) How Karl Marx saw Darwin's theory as providing justification for materialism and communism.
3) The development of neo-Darwinism in the 20th century in response to discoveries in genetics that challenged Darwin's original theory.
4) An alternative model called "punctuated equilibrium" that proposed evolution occurred in large jumps rather than gradual changes, though this remains unsupported by evidence.
The document questions the validity of evolution based on modern scientific findings and proposes evolution is an
Representation of the Non-Human World in Cormac McCarthy’s The RoadIJMSIRJOURNAL
The human bonding with the environment is significant and has been represented in literary
writings from days immemorial. Cormac McCarthy is an American writer, whose major works are centered on
Appalachian environment. His tenth novel is a dystopian fiction that urges man‟s careless outlook towards the environment. Set in a futuristic environment, the novel portrays a barbaric and barren land devoid of the animal world. This paper presents the significance of the non-human world as portrayed in The Road.
This document introduces the concept of "Homo domesticus" which theorizes that humans have undergone domestication through the built environment throughout history. It defines domestication as conditioning by architecture and housing, while taming refers to other techniques like ideology and science. The document surveys other authors who have discussed aspects of human domestication without using the term "Homo domesticus," such as how sedentism, ideology, and technology have domesticated humans. It argues that domestication distorts human ontology by establishing the context of the built environment, and that humans have been domesticated for generations by living within architecture.
Altruism: Can animals be truly selfless?Dillon Jones
The document discusses different examples of apparent altruism in animals and questions whether any animal behavior can truly be considered selfless. It presents cases such as vampire bats sharing blood meals, alarm calls that warn others of predators but also draw attention to the caller, and eusociality in bees. However, it notes that many such behaviors could be explained by kin selection or reciprocal altruism where the actor benefits indirectly, questioning whether the goal of survival is really to benefit the individual or their genes over their whole species. In the end, it concludes that determining what constitutes true selflessness may not have a straightforward answer.
Through understanding wolves' family structure, role in ecosystems, and evaluating accusations, restoring wolves to Colorado is beneficial. Wolves positively impact ecosystems by self-regulating their populations and influencing other species. They were historically present in Colorado but were eliminated by the 1930s due to persecution. Studies of restored wolf populations show wolves can coexist with livestock and benefit tourism. Overall, restoring wolves to Colorado could improve ecosystem health.
Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto proposes using the cyborg as a metaphor to challenge binary thinking. It discusses cyborgs as hybrids of machine and organism that blur the boundaries between fiction and reality, nature and culture. The cyborg identity represents a combination of political, racial, and sexual identities. The manifesto also critiques traditional concepts of gender and feminism. It argues that advancing technologies will reshape social relations and allow for new forms of identity without fixed boundaries.
This document provides a detailed critique of an issue of The Ecologist magazine from October 2008 that focused on debates around meat-eating. The author argues that the issue failed to confront the holistic case for veganism in several ways: 1) By using metaphor to portray meat as a living subject rather than the remains of slaughtered animals. 2) By conflating vegetarianism and veganism, allowing the authors to avoid addressing the ethical case for veganism. 3) By selectively using evidence and anecdotes rather than rigorous data. The author concludes that through linguistic tricks and selective arguments, the issue served to rehabilitate the exploitation of animals for food rather than seriously engage with the case for ve
Junior Thesis - Submitted for Publishing___Alex Amari
This document discusses how Social Darwinism influenced US immigration policy between 1880-1925. It summarizes how Herbert Spencer first articulated Social Darwinism, which applied concepts of "survival of the fittest" to human society. However, Social Darwinism differed fundamentally from Charles Darwin's scientific theory by rejecting randomness and attributing success to inherent traits. Still, Social Darwinism gained legitimacy by associating with Darwin's work. The document then discusses how Social Darwinism was used to justify increasingly restrictive immigration laws targeting certain ethnic groups, like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, based on ideas of racial superiority and fears that immigrants threatened American civilization and economic opportunities.
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Tracking the depictions of animals in children's literature through history reveals not only what authors think about animals, but also what they think about the human experience and of childhood itself. As the word "animal" can be used both to mark the similarities and the differences between beasts and men, it makes sense then that animals depicted in children's literature may do the same. Animals in children's literature may be wholly animalistic, they may act as symbols, they may traipse around in human clothes and perform human actions, or they may also represent racial and other differences. Similarly, child characters may be so feral they act as animals or desire to be one. Considering such depictions of animals (and animalistic children) in children's literature provides the opportunity for thinking about how children understand and negotiate their identities in the world.
Essay on the Adverse Effects of Anthropomorphism on Human Behavior and Percep...Writers Per Hour
This document discusses the adverse effects of anthropomorphism on human behavior and perception. It analyzes how the protagonist Pi in the novel "Life of Pi" develops perceptions of others as animals based on their actions. Anthropomorphism shapes Pi's behavior, allowing him to abandon his moral values to survive harsh conditions at sea by viewing himself and others in an animalistic way. The document concludes that anthropomorphism can influence how people perceive others and alter their own behavior in different situations.
An ecofeminist study of alice walker the color purpleAlexander Decker
This document summarizes an article that analyzes Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple" through an ecofeminist lens. It discusses how the novel depicts the oppression of women and nature through male dominance. It shows how Celie's liberation comes through her connection with the natural world and breaking from patriarchal religion/ideology. The document also analyzes scenes depicting the interconnection between the cultural practices and environmental conservation of the Olinka tribe in Africa and how they are disrupted by colonialism. Overall, the document uses ecofeminist theory to examine themes of feminist and environmental liberation in Walker's novel.
Theoretical and Practical Criticism.pptxAmiraKhalid9
Animal's People by Indra Sinha tells the story of a boy named Animal who was born with a deformity that caused him to walk on all fours. The novel is set in Khaufpur, India, the site of a 1984 industrial accident resembling the Bhopal disaster. Sinha presents a posthumanist perspective where nonhuman entities like animals, plants, and even inorganic materials are portrayed as active agents with their own perspectives. Animal is shown to communicate equally with both human and nonhuman friends. Through Animal's eyes, Sinha argues that recognizing the autonomy and intelligence of the nonhuman world can help address environmental destruction caused by human exceptionalism.
This is a slide-deck from my recent presentation entitled: Brain, belief and the nature of Frankenstein at Frankenweek@UL.The week-long event marked the international celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for Halloween 2018. The workshop gave me the opportunity to explore how our brain provides differing insights, values and priorities in shaping beliefs, and in how we understand ourselves in the world.
Similar to Representation of Hybrid Jacob in Octavia Butler’s Clay’s Ark: A Posthumanistic Analysis (6)
On the Use of the Causal Analysis in Small Type Fit Indices of Adult Mathemat...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Model evaluation is one of the most important aspects of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Many model fit indices have been developed. It is not an exaggeration to say that nearly every publication using the SEM methodology has reported at least one fit index. Fit is the ability of a model to reproduce the data in the variance-covariance matrix form. A good fitting model is one that is reasonably consistent with the data and doesn’t require respecification and also its measurement model is required before estimating paths in a covariance structure model. A baseline model of four constructs together with a combination of none, one, two, three or four additional constructs was constructed with latent variables: educational performance, socioeconomic label, self concept and parental authority using dichotomous digits 0 or 1 for each additional construct. 16 progressively nested models were considered starting with baseline model using the mathematics adult learners data from the modeling sample and employing some small fit indexes which are commonly used (AIC, CAIC, RMR, SRMR, RMSEA, 2 / DF among others) [1] to test the fitness of the model. The measures of model fit based on results from analysis of the covariance structure model are presented.
The Sov’reign Shrine of Veiled Melancholy- The Shadow of Consumption on La Be...QUESTJOURNAL
This document summarizes a research paper about John Keats' poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and how it reflects his struggle with tuberculosis. It provides historical context about tuberculosis in the early 19th century, when it was a major epidemic in Europe and seen as linked to creativity. It describes how Keats' life was affected by tuberculosis, with his mother and brother dying from it. Keats himself showed early symptoms of the disease in 1820. The paper analyzes how La Belle Dame Sans Merci can be seen as a representation of tuberculosis and Keats' preoccupation with mortality. It explores how themes of death and the briefness of life were central to Romantic poetry and sensibilities.
Recruitment Practices And Staff Performance In Public Universities: A Case St...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Recruitment, as a human resource management function, is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of any organization irrespective of its size and location. Public Universities, known to train professionals that exhibit transformative leadership and successfully run blue-chip companies have equally suffered from rampart industrial unrest and human resource malpractices across Kenya. Could it be a unique trend of organizational deviance that could be reflecting absence of a well executed staff recruitment practice? While it is understood and accepted that poor recruitment decisions continue to affect organizational performance and limit goal achievement, knowledge about this aspect in Public Universities remains scanty. The aim of this study was to address this gap by evaluating how recruitment practices affect performance of administrative staff in Public Universities using Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya as a case reference. A cross-sectional survey design was employed while sampling strategy was a blend of multiphase, stratified and purposive sampling. A sample size of 124 out of 1150 comprised mainly of administrative staff was used and that a questionnaire was the principal tool of data collection. Results were analyzed using frequency tables, mean, standard deviation and simple linear regression. The study found that a recruitment policy existed at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya and that both external and internal recruitment practices were used to recruit employees at the University. However, it was noted that most of the university employees are recruited through media advert, internal advertisement, through transfers and promotions. The results of the regression indicated that recruitment practices are a significant predictor of employee performance, which was explained by 32% of variance and a moderate relationship captured by beta weight value of 0.57. On effectiveness of the recruitment policy, only 30% rated it as effective while 62% were indifferent and 8% rated it ineffective. The study concluded that although a significant relationship between recruitment practices and employee performance existed, it’s effectiveness and therefore positive impact on employee performance depended on employees’ positive perception and rating. It’s recommended that the Universities should avoid biasness in the recruitment process as this will negatively impact on employee performance.
Pesse Na Siri’ Budgetary System: A Historiography Study of Luwu Kingdom in Is...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore the budgetary system of pesse na siri’ at Luwu kingdom in the Islamic period of 1593 to 1945. Through the historiography method, it showed the base existence of the spiritual sense sensitivity, i.e., pesse (empathy) and siri’ (shame) and Islamic law in budgetary system. In the resources management, it was carried out in four stages, namely planning, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. Operationally, the pesse na siri’ budgetary system on the mobilization mechanism of resources or budget (balanca) through the top down system (i.e., known as balanca pole riwawo) and bottom up system (i.e., known as balanca pole riawa). The top down system was a mobilization resource form from agricultural products of the king’s land (i.e., known in Buginese language as Tanana datue) and the palace logistic. Meanwhile, the bottom up came from the resource offer–i.e., known as makkasiwiyang–mechanism, consisting of makkasiwiyang lili’ (the lower government level), makkasiwiyang ale (personal/individual), and makkasiwiyang reso (labor). One of the Islamic impacts in this system was to direct the budgetary system based on the Shari’a or Islamic law.
Fabrication of Complete Dentures for A Patient with Resorbed Mandibular Anter...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The loose and unstable lower complete denture is one of the most common problems faced by denture patients with highly resorbed ridge. The management of such highly resorbed ridges has always posed a difficulty to the prosthodontist.Obtaining consistent mandibular denture stability has longbeen a challenge for dental profession. The simplest approach often is to extend the denture base adequately for proper use of all available tisues.To achieve this goal impression of the resorbed mandibular ridge is very important. The objective is to develop a physiologic impression with maximum support of both hard and soft tissues.In such cases, an innovative technique of impressionmaking by using a close fitting tray and anelastomeric impression material tomake a proper impression to achieve maximum retentionand stability.This article describes an impression technique used for highly resorbed mandibular ridge using an all green impression technique, to gain maximum retention andstability
Steganographic Technique Using Instant Messaging Conversation DynamicsQUESTJOURNAL
This document discusses a steganographic technique for hiding secret messages in instant messaging conversations. It proposes encoding messages in the time stamps of messages and the order they are sent. The technique was tested using a custom instant messaging web service. Tests showed it was possible to encode short messages in real conversations with minimal impact on conversation flow, but transmission speed was relatively slow, with a few hundred characters sent per hour. The technique allows for one-way or two-way hidden communications within a conversation.
Simple Obfuscation Tool for Software ProtectionQUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the issue of source code obfuscation and also the creation of a tool for automatic obfuscation of source code written in C language. The result is a tool that performs both data flow and control flow obfuscation and allows the user to configure the applied transformation algorithm. For easier and better usability the tool provides a graphical user interface, which brings possibility to control and configure transformation process.
Block Hybrid Method for the Solution of General Second Order Ordinary Differe...QUESTJOURNAL
The document is a research paper that proposes a block hybrid method for solving general second order ordinary differential equations. It derives a 3rd order uniform block hybrid method based on Hermite polynomial basis functions. The method is obtained by interpolating and collocating a continuous formulation at certain points to form a system of equations. The method is then applied in block form as a simultaneous integrator. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the new method.
Modeling – Based Instructional Strategy for Enhancing Problem Solving Ability...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The modeling-based instructional framework accommodates the physics modeling mechanism in which the learner apply the fundamental principles in physics and develop an idealized physics model of the real world situation by means of assumptions and approximations. The present study was intended to find out the effectiveness of Modeling-based instructional strategy for enhancing physics problem solving ability of students at secondary school level. The investigator adopted a quasi-experimental method with two group pretest post-test design for the study. The sample selected for the study consisted of 242 IX standard students from three different schools of Palakkad district. The tools used for collecting the data were the Problem Solving Ability Test in Physics, lesson designs based on Modeling-based instructional strategy and activity oriented method. The findings of the study concluded that the Modeling-based instructional strategy enhanced the problem solving ability of students of secondary school level. And also the strategy scaffolded the formation of mental models of problem representations with in the cognitive structure of the learner.
Exploring the Effectiveness of the Arabic LanguageTeaching Methods in Indones...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The aim of this research work is to identify the effectiveness of the Arabic language teaching methods in Indonesia(National University of Malang for Sample)in terms of making use of Arabic as a medium of communication among the students in the light of the modern approaches in teaching and learning of Arabic language. This research is methodologically characterized as a descriptive, analytical, evaluative and field research work. In order to arrive at the purpose of this study, a questionnaire has been designed and carried out on a specimen from the teachers of the concerned university. Eventually, the study has arrived into a finding that the method used in the university is the Eclectic Method (i.e. Selective Method), except that translation is utilized extensively with it, and it might influentially cause the depreciation of the communication skill of the students, and the major intermediary language for the Arabic language teaching is the Indonesian language. However, its uncontrolled over-usage in the Arabic language teaching procedure may negatively cause the weakness of the students in the listening and speaking skills, since they could not get enough opportunity to practice them during language learning, in addition to the fact that the teachers might be employed as Arabic language teachers on the basis of their high conversance with the grammatical rules of Arabic language and not on their skills in the Arabic language communication medium.
The Teller & The Tales: A Study of The Novels of Amitav GhoshQUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The paper re-visit the plot and setting of the novels of Amitav Ghosh. The paper has two parts – (i)The Teller & (ii) The Tales. In the first section the text tries to give a brief sketch of the life of Amitav Ghosh to chornicle the life of the visionary commentator of life and the social anthroplogist , the most prominent among the Indian writers of English. In the second part the theme and storyline of the novels were revisted along with characters and narrative technique. The first section has been introduced to give an overview of the prolificness of the author and the second part is the testimony of his logocentricism. The paper aims to present the plot and theme of all Ghosh’s novels
ABSTRACT: The purpose of Larkin as literary artist was to convey his ultimate message that man has to transcend the gross environment for the attainment for final goal. His poem opens with important question which prompt us to scrutinize ourselves. According to Philip Larkin “when you come to talk about once duty as writer then ones can say that his duty is to write for harmony”. In this paper there an urge in Larkin’s poem to attain transcendental knowledge by which everything is known. The meaningful change in environment through literature result from the development of qualities and attitude that foster constructive pattern of human interaction through literature. In an age of highly industrialized and mechanized structure of our society where we have 'given our hearts away a sordid boon' and where all spiritual values have been thrown overboard, the relevance of selecting this topic "Spiritual Quest in Philip Larkin" becomes important. In Larkin's poetry there is invariably, an element of spiritual crises, a note of subsequent struggle to step out of it. This inner conflict to proceed forward in the path of Divine realization lends magnificence to his poetic and spiritual personality.
The Influence of Religiosity on Marital Satisfaction and Stability AmongChris...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Various studies indicate that religious couples are more likely to enjoy stable and happy marriages. They are also less likely to experience conflict and violence, or to divorce perhaps because religion offers couples theologically grounded guidelines on how to handle marital conflicts when they arise. The present qualitative study was conducted using face to face interviews with nine participants in Kenya who had been identified as practicing Christians. The aim of the study was to explore how religiosity impacted the participant’s marital satisfaction. Results indicated that specific attributes related to religiosity like individual and partner prayer, reading the Bible, church attendance, impacted participants and their spouses lives positively and in turn their experiences in marriage. Engaging in religious practices was reported by the participants as eliciting qualities like perseverance, forgiveness and humility which in turn assisted them in keeping their marriages stable and thus resulting in marital satisfaction
The SA0 Group Reservoir ’S Compositive Evaluation In The Central Developing P...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Using the data from logging in a net of high density, the sand core from a airtight well, and the testing data for oil and gas , and then according to the experiment of exploitation, we studied the deposit visage in macroscopical way, the physical characteristics of the reservoir, and the partition of the oil and gas’s border. It is clear that the zero group of Sa’s oil floor is mainly deposit in the foreside of a delta under the background of lake incursion, and the ventro-delta express a character that there were some sandstones which was transited for two times. Make a certain that the oil and gas’s border of zero group in Sa is maybe 600m underground, and demarcated the maximal square is 26.8km2 about this reservoir, and tell us that it lies in the top of the anticline. Of course, this production can be used in the designing of the zero group of Sa’s exploitation
Down the Purgatory of Memories:The Pain of Remembering in M alayalam Naxal Ci...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT:Keralam, the southern most state in India is known for its cinema and politics. It is in Kerala that Communist Party came to power through Parliamentary election process for the first time in history. The political consciousness nurtured by the Communist movement found its reflections in Malayalam (language being spoken by the people of Keralam) Cinema as well. As a result films produced during the formative years of Malayalam Cinema were characterized by their political content. Having said this it should also be added that since those films are produced within the dominant production system with a view to garner profit they fail to politically stimulate the audience. But the situation had been changed after the Naxalite (radical left movement ideologically inclined to Maoism) uprising in 1969 during which both the feudal/bourgeois value orientations and the alleged degeneration of the Communist Party were challenged by the educated radical youths who fought for an immediate revolution. The state promptly intervened and contained Naxalite uprising with an iron fist. The repressive machinery of the state intervened whenever instances of resistance occurred. The Emergency declared in 1975 exposed the inhuman face of government that unleashed series of tortures against its citizens. The post -1980 political films, otherwise called as Naxalite films, try to recapture the tormenting experience of being political during the time of such mass oppression. Those movies resort to memory to expose the stark experience of the past.Remembering is a way of representing the past with all its nuances as it situates the remembering subject at close proximity with the past. At the same time Naxalite movies explored the possibility of forgetting also to unveil the subtle complexities of individual's relationship with the past. Here I consider two Malayalam films-AmmaAriyan(1986) directed by John Abraham and Margam (2003) directed by Rajeev Vijayaraghavan- to investigate how memory and oblivion are meticulously used by the filmic narratives to politicize a society already under the grip of political amnesia.
Professional Competences: An Integrative Approach for Defining The Training C...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This paper offers an integrative proposal for Business Administrationcurricular programs. For that purpose, we have carried out a survey with teachers from upper Business Administration courses so as to select a group of key competences for the contemporary Administrator, which has allowed us to elaborate an integrative proposal of curricular program for the Business Administration scholars in Brazil. As a qualitative research, it consists of a multiple case study with empirical approach and a triangular analysis based on Moraes (2014).Its main objective has been to analyze the curricular programs from five higher education institutions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and two other foreign institutions in South America. At first, we have asked ourselves the following question: How to adapt the Business Administration curricular program to the contemporary needs as far as the vocational training competences of Administrators are concerned?In order to answer it, we have analyzed the National Curriculum Guidelines (DCN) and the Political-Educational Projects of Business Administration Courses (PPC/CSA). After that, we have compared the Curricular Components (CC) of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) under analysis. After performing the triangular textual analysis of the DCN, PPC/CSA and CC of all HEIs under study, we have carried out a survey with 35 teachers from Business Administration upper courses through a computerized online questionnaire.We have sent a Survey Monkey link for a total of 40 teachers, however, only 35 answered it (87.5%); we have considered 100% valid answers. Previously, based on the doctrine of competences and curriculum according to the most renowned authors – suchas Vygostsky, Freire, Sacristán, Piaget, Saviani, Bloom, Libâneo (curriculum); Fleury & Fleury, Zarifian, Perrenoud, Lisboa (competences), among others – wehave concluded that implementing the integrative proposal will providemore well-prepared graduates from the Business Administration course right to the competitive and globalized labor market.
Resisting Total Marginality: Understanding African-American College Students’...QUESTJOURNAL
This document summarizes a research paper that explores how African American students attending predominantly white institutions (PWIs) develop their racial identity and achieve academic success despite facing marginalization. The paper examines how total marginality, defined as the cumulative dissonance Black students face on campus, impacts identity development and success. It reviews literature on racial identity and oppositional culture theories. The study was conducted through interviews at a Midwestern state university to understand how successful Black students resisted total marginality and developed their racial identity. The findings provide insight into how peer groups, environment, and embracing their racial identity can help Black students graduate from PWIs.
“To the Truthful Death, From the Shining Life” By Joe VargheseQUESTJOURNAL
1. The document contains 5 poems by Joe Varghese exploring themes of death, mortality, and the realization that death proves one's life was real.
2. The poems cover topics like capturing moments through photography, writing love letters to one's dead body, being inspired by a heavenly muse, being shaped by life experiences like failures and betrayals, and viewing one's grave as the greatest monument ever built.
3. Overall, the poems reflect on death as enlightening humans to the reality of their existence and that death is what proves a person was truly alive.
Alternative dispute resolution and civil litigation barriers to access to jus...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Civil law is the predominate system of law in the world. Civil law as a legal system is often compared with common law. The main difference that is usually drawn between the two system is that common law drawn abstract rules from specific cases, whereas civil law with abstract rules which judges must then apply to the various cases before them. Civil law has its roots in Roman law, Common law and the Enlightenment, alongside influence from other religious laws such as Islamic Law. The legal system in many civil law countries are based around one or several codes of law which set out the main principles that guide the law. On the other hand, Criminal Law as offences and prescribes punishment for them. It not only precludes or prevents crimes but also punish the offender. It is necessary for the maintenance of law, order and peace within state. In criminal cases, it is the state which initiates proceeding against the offender. Laws relating to the Civil Proceeding as the Code of Civil Procedure 1908; the Civil Courts Act 1887; the Suit Valuation Act 1887; the Limitation Act 1908; the Registration Act 1908; & the Specific Relief Act 1877.
Challenges to Traditional Gender Norms in Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication...QUESTJOURNAL
Mary Wollstonecraft challenged traditional gender norms of the late 18th century in her work A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She argued that women deserved equal rights to education and independence as men, as they possessed the same rational capacities. Wollstonecraft criticized views that saw women's purpose as pleasing men and focused solely on domestic duties. She believed women should have the opportunity to develop their minds through education instead of being limited by their gender. Wollstonecraft's radical arguments for women's rights and education still resonate today in discussions of gender equality.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
2. Representation Of Hybrid Jacob In Octavia Butler’s Clay’s Ark: A Posthumanistic Analysis
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Necessity of a human-animal hybrid Jacob
Animal studies reject human animal binary as an unethical attitude of humans. Cary Wolfe believes
that our cultural practices and different texts helped us to establish human animal boundaries. Posthumanism as
a discourse questions the uniqueness of humans and promotes kinship across species. Butler in her work creates
the hybrid Jacob and portrays how humans receive such a new creature. This book also says how we ignored
connection with animals and accepted human dominance across species. Posthumanim wants us to look at
human animal relationship from a fresh perspective. Peter Singer in his book Animal Liberation tells us to
expanse our moral horizons to think about animals. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex and gender is
illogical. Vincenzo Natali‟s directed Canadian-French film Splice (2009) portrays a human- non human hybrid
that demands human consideration. Many science fiction writers have discussed the challenging problems and
differences between humans and nonhumans. All these writers including Octavia Butler do not promote binaries
rather promotes kinship across species. A mutual dependency between human and animal is a real fact in our
society. Biologist Lynn Margulis sees evolution of life forms as co-evolution. Octavia Butler creates situations
in her novels to make human and animal dependent upon each other. In Clay’s Ark her character Jacob has a
human face with animal body. We treat pet animals as a part of our family but we fear to cross species
boundaries. We can‟t tolerate a talking dog inside our house. This species boundary is created on the assumption
that humans are superior and intelligent than animals. Among human species disabled and helpless humans are
treated as superior in comparison to animals because of their species identity. Butler breaks these notions by
offering a hybrid Jacob. Human-animal relationship is based on connectedness and empathy. Greater altruism
is necessary to maintain kinship with animals. Peter singer suggests that animals are not inferior. Nayar says that
all life forms are connected and evolved in cooperation rather than in competition. Butler tries to eliminate
human-animal differences and it is important for us to rethink about human-nonhuman relation.
Posthuman Bodies
By using the concept of Hybridity Octavia Butler brings the „Other‟ animal to the forefront.
Posthumanism proposes co-evolution of humans with nonhumans and other life forms. The „pure‟ human
subject is also possible only in relation with other life forms. This indicates that our human body is always and
already hybrid. Posthumanists John Harris proposes the enhancement of humans to become a better human.
Animals with greater altruism can acquire human subjectivity. Butler‟s character Jacob is the result of a viral
infection. Jacob is considered as beautiful and different by his mother. The novel shows horrors of living and
accepting a human-animal hybrid. Octavia Butler has created enhanced humans and human-animal hybrid
characters in her novel Clay’s Ark to question about the sovereignty or uniqueness of human body. Human-
animal hybrid Jacob is at the center of discussion from posthumanist point of view. Eli, Meda and many other
characters got enhanced due to the virus and become hybrid subjects. We fear people with power and in Clay’s
Ark the hybrid holds power which makes the humans feel like „Other‟ in their own world. Humans want to
decide their own fate and to maintain their purity as a dominant species. The part human in the hybrid make
humans go near to it and the part animal make them fear and feel disgust. Appearance matters to humans as it
stabilizes our human identity in this world. Unknown and strange things frighten humans. When Blake and his
daughters Rane and Keira met Eli and his people they wondered whether they are animals in human form.
Infected humans have enhanced senses, speed, strength and telepathic qualities. Eli considered them only as
different but not subordinated. The infected woman Meda says to Blake, “We’re changed, but we have ethics.
We aren’t animals.” (Pg-39)
Infected people and hybrids cannot tolerate being caged. Peter Singer says thousands of animals are
suffering for the sake of humans in experiments and factory farming. If human beings feel less pain by watching
the suffering of animals and feel more pain by watching humans suffering then they are speciesist. Blake and his
family represent pure humans and they place Eli and his non- human children outside the sphere of moral
consideration. This attitude of humans indicates discrimination against beings on the basis of their species
identity. Science fictions as well as in sci-fi movies are crowed with different characters like humans, aliens,
robots, clones, human-machine hybrid and human-animal interspecies hybrid. All these hybrid life forms are
treated either as friendly or hostile to mankind. Sometimes humanity fights with them to save humanity in films
like War of the Worlds (2005), Evolution (2001), and Independence Day (1996) and sometimes we work with
them or evolve with them to become more human. Science fiction and movies are the areas where we can
question and visualize about bodies of different life forms. As humans our present body is the result of constant
and continuous interaction with different non human life forms, machines and our environment. Nayar says in
his book Posthumanism, “DNA is now a language that supposedly encapsulates the body. And because it is a
language, it is scriptable, reproducible, storable and readable” (57).
Clones are made from humans and it is difficult for us to accept clones as humans. As derived from
human DNA clones hold the right to be treated as humans but we reject them on moral grounds. Jacob in the
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novel Clay’s Ark born out of infected humans but it was rejected by humans as evil and unnatural. Humans
reject the hybrid to remain autonomous. But Nayar sees human body as congeries, assemblage of multiple
species, machines and organic forms. Our DNA makes us a unique species but according to the evolution theory
fragments of our DNA has come from other organisms. Human subjectivity is not bounded to the human subject
rather it constantly communicates with the outer. For Nayar loosing human subjectivity and autonomy is a vital
step towards becoming posthumans. Posthumanist ideology believes that a life form is never autonomous rather
it is a result of association and communication of different networks. So here comes the possibility of human‟s
subjectivity to merge with the „Other‟ machine, animal and alien.
The bodies of infected humans and the hybrid children like Jacob and Joseph can be assumed as
posthuman bodies. Their new posthuman bodies need to interact with the new environment and they have also
different responsibilities in a new social order. For a posthuman it does not mean only to carry a new body but
also to accept new challenges and responsibilities. Humans need to understand the hybrid and the hybrid need to
understand the humans too. Humans hate Jacob because he can replace humans in future. We need to understand
that Jacob carries both human and animal elements within him. Humanity will grow but in a different form.
Jacob and his kind are not only capable of going both animal and human ways but also they can do things
beyond capable of both human and animal.
Challenges for a hybrid
The non human body of Jacob stands as a barrier for the humans to accept him as our fellow species.
Humanity hates and fears deformity. Deformity is described in Clay’s Ark in every subject. The pure human
Keira is suffering from a deadly disease knows as acute myeloblastic leukemia. For this reason she lost most of
her hair and her weight too. One normal human being can see Keira as unnatural though she is a human.
Infected by Clay‟s Ark virus Eli and his people look thin eat a lot and they sweat always. This is as well
unnatural for humans to consider Eli and his group as humans. Jacob the hybrid has a human face but animal
body, make humans difficult to accept it. Jacob is considered as „animal‟ and „thing‟ by Rane. She feels
disgusted to have a child like Jacob. For Rane appearance matters a lot. Posthuman bodies are possible only due
to the symbiotic relationship between different species.
Eli sees the virus as a symbioant and for this virus the hybrid Jacob becomes possible. In recent times
the body has been treated as a tempting subject in pedagogical discourse. Butler accepts human body but
without racial and cultural uniqueness. Jacob saved Keira from the car gang. Jacob stands for crossing fixed
human boundary. Keira says, “Jacob’s beautiful…The way he moves-cat like, smooth, graceful, very fast. And
he’s as bright as or brighter than any other kid his age.” (68) But her sister Rane categorizes Jacob as animal
without showing any tolerance. She doesn‟t want to see humanity in any other form. Jacob is safe with
dangerous animals but not with humans. Jacob didn‟t cry at the time of his birth and he born with teeth.
In reality hybrids will face a lot of problems in a human world. Eli assumes that people will keep
Jacob either in a lab or in a zoo, for this Jacob needs a new world to survive. Jacob is not a human and he also a
carrier of the disease. For him uninfected people smells like food and his family need to take care of it. Eli
questioned whether Jacob would be stared at, harassed, tormented by normal people. He took time to accept the
nonhumans as his children. Keira never wanted Jacob and his kind treated as animals in human society. When
the virus spread to different cities Eli said, the kids need us more than ever now. Octavia Butler, towards the
end of the novel suggests the beginning of a new world where humans with traditional old human bodies are
obsolete. Jacob and his kind are now the future. Humanity will still continue in a different form. Crossing
boundaries and always remaining in a position of becoming can allow humanity to continue in a posthuman
body. In a posthuman world dominance of a single species or a single subjectivity is denied by Butler and multi
species interaction and co evolution is welcomed. By creating a hybrid Butler wants to introduce ideas like:
human dependency, sharing, hybridization and a changed world with altered species part human.
II. CONCLUSION
The “animal” can be used as a discourse on which we may find answers to our posthumanistic
questions. In between these two extreme poles like; “becoming animal” and “animal” we can get a space to
analyze, and answer our questions by destabilizing speciesism. Posthumanistic critics understand the prevailing
presence of humans and for this reason they reshape the human-animal relationship and animal‟s position in
human hierarchy. Jacob stands for the process of becoming „Other‟ and it never supports fixed identity with
levels. Octavia Butler‟s Clay’s Ark explores an innovative way of presenting human beings in a new world. It
denies fixed boundaries between human beings and animals by taking the help of an organism. Clay’s Ark
offers us a vision to study, how it feels like to be an animal and how it feels to become an animal with human
conscience.
4. Representation Of Hybrid Jacob In Octavia Butler’s Clay’s Ark: A Posthumanistic Analysis
*Corresponding Author: Manoj Kumar Behera1
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Science fiction portrays animals to explore the human animal relationship in our society. Science
fiction writers use animals to visualize a society ahead of time where animal acceptance is open and disturbing.
The novel ends with the rise of a new species in a world where fixed forms of identity or life remains obsolete.
At present human being‟s body is the legacy of co-evolution, and only due to our symbiotic relationship with
other organisms and to our environment we coevolved as a supreme species. Butler created Jacob to bring
humans and animals together. Throughout the book it has been observed that no human being is happily or
willingly accepts the „Other‟ without hesitation. Blake and his family, Meda and her family, Zeriam and Eli
himself felt difficult to accept the differences. This attitude of our fellow human beings allows us to raise a
question in favor of the animal „Other‟. Is it necessary for the human beings to change/reshape their bodies to
think about the animal „Other?‟ Can we embrace difference only by becoming different? Butler doesn‟t not
answer what Jacob has in his mind for humanity? Butler writes, “Its smile seemed almost sly-the unbaby like
gesture of one who knew something he was not telling”. (165)
The organism brings animal and human together and as a true symbioant it continues its journey with
humanity in the body of Jacob. Human society will feel reluctance to accept Jacob as their counterpart. Jacob
needs a posthuman world to survive. Humanism believes in fixed categories whereas posthumanism rejects it.
Butler creates Jacob as a result of human animal affinity. In Jacob we find a new subjectivity. Butler through her
hybrid represents a futuristic posthuman to solve human animal conflicts.
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