This document provides an overview of Leslie Marmon Silko's early life and writing career, as well as an in-depth look at the creation of her seminal novel Ceremony. It discusses that Silko was born in 1948 in New Mexico to Laguna Pueblo, white, and Mexican ancestry and grew up on a Laguna reservation. She drew from Laguna stories and traditions in her writing to explore the struggles of Native Americans. The document then focuses on Silko's process writing Ceremony while living in an isolating environment in Alaska, how the story evolved from a short funny tale into a healing novel for her, and its themes of recovering Native identity and traditions.
This document provides an overview and analysis of the portrayal of women in the novels Waiting for an Angel and Measuring Time by Helon Habila. It discusses how these novels expand women's consciousness and elevate their status compared to how they were typically portrayed in earlier Nigerian literature as one-dimensional or appendages to men. The document also examines feminist aesthetics and issues in feminism, analyzing how Habila's works portray women in a more full and complex manner compared to some prior male authors.
An analysis of Ibrahim tahir’s The Last Imamfatinmohdhusni
The document provides background information on Ibrahim Tahir, a Nigerian writer, and summarizes his novel "The Last Imam". It discusses how the novel depicts conflicts between the Hausa-Fulani cultural practices of Northern Nigeria and Islamic teachings. It focuses on the characterization of the main character Alhaji Usman and how he struggles with social expectations while abusing his power over women. The replacement of Usman as the Imam represents the end of hereditary rule and the beginning of leadership based on religious knowledge.
This research proposal aims to study the themes and functions of folktales among the Tangle people of Nigeria. Folktales are an important part of oral tradition but are declining as urbanization impacts storytelling practices. The researcher plans to interview members of the Tangle community and analyze their folktales to understand what cultural values they contain and how they have changed over time. Applying a functionalist theoretical perspective, the study seeks to preserve the Tangle folklore tradition, document its aesthetic qualities, and bring attention to this understudied group. The results could provide insights into the Tangle people's origins, social norms, and worldview as conveyed through their oral stories and storytelling practices.
PPT on Diaspora literature of Jhumpa Lahiri by Dr Mangesh GoremangeshGore5
1) The document discusses Jhumpa Lahiri's writings that portray the diasporic sensibility of Indian immigrants. It provides background on Lahiri's life and education.
2) Lahiri's debut collection Interpreter of Maladies illuminates the experiences of cultural alienation faced by Indian immigrants through short stories set in India and the United States.
3) Her novel The Namesake explores the identity crisis of Gogol, a first-generation Indian-American, who struggles with his Indian name and cultural roots in America.
The document discusses Australian and Canadian literature in the context of whether they can be considered national or international. It analyzes works by Leonard Cohen and Alice Munro from Canada, finding their themes to be universal rather than distinctly Canadian. Australian works by David Malouf and A.D. Hope are found to focus more on postcolonial and identity issues, making them more representative of national literature. Overall, Canadian literature can be seen as both national in developing culture and international in its audience, while Australian literature more directly addresses issues of national identity formation.
Lecture 04 - Myra, Tanis, Mr. Katamoto (11 April 2012)Patrick Mooney
Fourth lecture for my students in English 104A, UC Santa Barbara, spring 2012. Course website: http://patrickbrianmooney.nfshost.com/~patrick/ta/s12/index.html
Literature Review Zadie Smith_Final 062115Thomas Hill
Zadie Smith's essay discusses her experience growing up as a biracial woman in London and her struggles with cultural identity after attending Cambridge University. She feels she lost parts of herself through gaining a more formal education. She analyzes authors like George Bernard Shaw who wrote about similar issues of crossing cultural divides. Ultimately she argues that truly embracing a plural cultural identity, like President Obama seems to, may be ideal but is difficult to achieve in reality where rigid cultural boundaries still exist.
This document provides an overview and analysis of the portrayal of women in the novels Waiting for an Angel and Measuring Time by Helon Habila. It discusses how these novels expand women's consciousness and elevate their status compared to how they were typically portrayed in earlier Nigerian literature as one-dimensional or appendages to men. The document also examines feminist aesthetics and issues in feminism, analyzing how Habila's works portray women in a more full and complex manner compared to some prior male authors.
An analysis of Ibrahim tahir’s The Last Imamfatinmohdhusni
The document provides background information on Ibrahim Tahir, a Nigerian writer, and summarizes his novel "The Last Imam". It discusses how the novel depicts conflicts between the Hausa-Fulani cultural practices of Northern Nigeria and Islamic teachings. It focuses on the characterization of the main character Alhaji Usman and how he struggles with social expectations while abusing his power over women. The replacement of Usman as the Imam represents the end of hereditary rule and the beginning of leadership based on religious knowledge.
This research proposal aims to study the themes and functions of folktales among the Tangle people of Nigeria. Folktales are an important part of oral tradition but are declining as urbanization impacts storytelling practices. The researcher plans to interview members of the Tangle community and analyze their folktales to understand what cultural values they contain and how they have changed over time. Applying a functionalist theoretical perspective, the study seeks to preserve the Tangle folklore tradition, document its aesthetic qualities, and bring attention to this understudied group. The results could provide insights into the Tangle people's origins, social norms, and worldview as conveyed through their oral stories and storytelling practices.
PPT on Diaspora literature of Jhumpa Lahiri by Dr Mangesh GoremangeshGore5
1) The document discusses Jhumpa Lahiri's writings that portray the diasporic sensibility of Indian immigrants. It provides background on Lahiri's life and education.
2) Lahiri's debut collection Interpreter of Maladies illuminates the experiences of cultural alienation faced by Indian immigrants through short stories set in India and the United States.
3) Her novel The Namesake explores the identity crisis of Gogol, a first-generation Indian-American, who struggles with his Indian name and cultural roots in America.
The document discusses Australian and Canadian literature in the context of whether they can be considered national or international. It analyzes works by Leonard Cohen and Alice Munro from Canada, finding their themes to be universal rather than distinctly Canadian. Australian works by David Malouf and A.D. Hope are found to focus more on postcolonial and identity issues, making them more representative of national literature. Overall, Canadian literature can be seen as both national in developing culture and international in its audience, while Australian literature more directly addresses issues of national identity formation.
Lecture 04 - Myra, Tanis, Mr. Katamoto (11 April 2012)Patrick Mooney
Fourth lecture for my students in English 104A, UC Santa Barbara, spring 2012. Course website: http://patrickbrianmooney.nfshost.com/~patrick/ta/s12/index.html
Literature Review Zadie Smith_Final 062115Thomas Hill
Zadie Smith's essay discusses her experience growing up as a biracial woman in London and her struggles with cultural identity after attending Cambridge University. She feels she lost parts of herself through gaining a more formal education. She analyzes authors like George Bernard Shaw who wrote about similar issues of crossing cultural divides. Ultimately she argues that truly embracing a plural cultural identity, like President Obama seems to, may be ideal but is difficult to achieve in reality where rigid cultural boundaries still exist.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
বিসিএস ও ব্যাংক এর লিখিত পরীক্ষা ...+এছাড়া মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের স্টুডেন্টদের জন্য অনেক কাজে আসবে ...
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Gender and Mental Health - Counselling and Family Therapy Applications and In...PsychoTech Services
A proprietary approach developed by bringing together the best of learning theories from Psychology, design principles from the world of visualization, and pedagogical methods from over a decade of training experience, that enables you to: Learn better, faster!
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
বিসিএস ও ব্যাংক এর লিখিত পরীক্ষা ...+এছাড়া মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের স্টুডেন্টদের জন্য অনেক কাজে আসবে ...
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Gender and Mental Health - Counselling and Family Therapy Applications and In...PsychoTech Services
A proprietary approach developed by bringing together the best of learning theories from Psychology, design principles from the world of visualization, and pedagogical methods from over a decade of training experience, that enables you to: Learn better, faster!
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
3. Early Years
◦ Leslie Marmon Silko was born March 5,
1948 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
◦ She is mixed with Laguna Pueblo, white,
and Mexican ancestry.
◦ Silko grew up on a Laguna Pueblo
reservation.
◦ She graduated from the University of New
Mexico with honors in 1969.
◦ She went to law school for a short time
before abandoning that to pursue a
graduate degree in English.
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4. Writing
Career
◦ Silko drew inspiration for her writing from
Laguna stories that she heard while growing up.
◦ She combines Laguna culture and myths with
the contemporary struggles of Native
Americans.
◦ Her first publication, Laguna Woman (1974), was
a collection of short stories and poetry.
◦ From the early 1970s into the 2000s, Silko has
published many novels, essays, and short story
and poetry collections including Ceremony
(1977), Storyteller (1981), Almanac of the Dead
(1991), and The Turquoise Ledge: A memoir (2010)
just to name a few.
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5. Inspiration
and
Achievements
◦ Silko’s work focused primarily on the alienation
of Native Americans in contemporary white
society.
◦ She emphasizes the importance of Native
American community and tradition.
◦ She is considered to be a major contributor to
the Native American Renaissance that began in
the late 1960s.
◦ Silko has won many awards throughout her
career including the Pushcart Prize for Poetry,
the MacArthur “Genius” Award, and the New
Mexico Endowment for the Humanities “Living
Cultural Treasure” Award.
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7. The
Beginning
◦ In 1973, when Silko was around 25 or 26 years old,
she was given a book contract.
◦ Her family had recently moved from her home in
New Mexico up to Alaska where there was very
little sunshine and almost continuous rain.
◦ Silko was effected by the lack of sunshine and
said that she began experiencing migraines and
nausea similar to Tayo in the novel.
◦ While in Alaska, Silko began working on what
she thought was going to be a funny short story
about Harley—a drunkard who always found his
way to booze.
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8. The Middle
◦ As she continued writing, the character Tayo entered
the story. She realized that this was not going to be a
funny short story after all.
◦ As a child, Silko always wondered why some of her
relatives came back from WWII and were okay while
others were not.
◦ The short story that she had at first began writing
became longer and longer until she realized that she
was writing a novel.
◦ Silko says that, just like Tayo, writing about Laguna
Pueblo and the myths and traditions were healing to
her as she struggled to adapt to the new climate in
Alaska.
◦ Silko describes writing Ceremony as a kind of
ceremony for herself because it helped to “save [her]
life.”
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9. “Gradually as I started working on the novel, I
noticed that I was starting to feel better… For
me, writing is a wonderful way to transcend
place and time…When I was writing about the
landscape around Laguna Pueblo … I would put
myself in the place where my characters were
and I was escaping that alien landscape.
-Leslie Marmon Silko
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10. The End
◦ Ceremony became a full length novel that
was published in 1977 by Penguin.
◦ It follows a young Laguna Pueblo man
named Tayo as he struggles to cope with
PTSD after coming home from WWII.
◦ After being unable to heal with the help of
white doctors, he turns to medicine men
and begins a ceremony.
◦ Through this process of connected back to
the myths and traditions of his people, he
is finally able to find healing and peace.
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12. Critical Race
Theory: An
Introduction
◦ This book was cowritten by Richard Delgado and Jean
Stefancic.
◦ The first chapters works to breakdown the basic tenets of
Critical Race Theory as well as the people who worked to
create the theory in the first place.
◦ Critical Race Theory “not only tries to understand our social
situation, but to change it; it sets out not only to ascertain
how society organizes itself along racial lines and
hierarchies, but to transform is for the better” (Delgado and
Stefancic 3).
◦ The authors emphasize a few key points of Critical Race
Theory:
◦ Racism is a normal part of our society.
◦ The idea that our society is colorblind is not only
incorrect, but it actively delegitimizes the experience
of people of color.
◦ Race is a societal construct that was put into place by
the people in power (white males).
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13. Listening for
Stories in All
the Right
Places:
Narrative and
Racial
Formation
Theory
◦ This article was written by Charles Lawrence III and it is a
reflection on Professor Laura Gomez’s presidential address.
◦ It begins by addressing racial formation theory which looks at
race as construction of society rather than something
biological.
◦ He stresses the importance of treating racism “as the focus
of…inquiry rather than as a background factor” (Lawrence 248).
◦ He discusses how people of color, like Prof. Gomez, have to play
a role so that they are taken seriously.
◦ “We alter our language, our clothes, our food to
accommodate, to camouflage ourselves in the company
of the Master, but we also wear our masks to resist—to
subvert oppressive forces, ideologies, and constructions”
(Lawrence 255)
◦ We are not a colorblind society and because of this race is a
crucial factor when attempting to understand a person.
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14. Language
and
Literature
from a
Pueblo
Indian
Perspective
◦ This piece was written by Leslie Marmon Silko.
◦ Like the title suggests, it explores the ways that
Pueblo people utilizes language and literature
and how that differs from the typical Western
experience.
◦ She speaks on how there is never just one story
and that a Pueblo persons identity is made up of
multiple stories-–their own, their ancestor’s, and
their tribe’s.
◦ Stories provide healing because they make
people feel that they are not alone. They find
comfort in the stories of others.
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15. How and
What to
Recollect:
Political and
Curative
Storytelling
in Silko’s
Ceremony
◦ This article was written by Jin Man Jeong.
◦ It focuses on Silko’s usage of nonlinear, circular
time in Ceremony and the socio-political
significance that has.
◦ The article explores how it is essential for Tayo to
remember his past in order to heal.
◦ He has to not only remember what happened
while he was at war, but also the Laguna Pueblo
traditions and stories that he was told to forget
by his Indian school teachers.
◦ Jeong argues that the cyclical nature of time in
the novel means that Tayo cannot abandon his
individual or historical past because it is a part of
who he is.
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16. Pulling
Silko’s
Threads
Through
Time: An
Exploration
of
Storytelling
◦ This article was written by Alanna Kathleen Brown.
◦ Brown focuses on the power of storytelling through
the lens of Silko’s novel, Ceremony.
◦ She breaks down how every part of Tayo’s story, even
those that seem random in the moment, are
necessary for us to see to full picture.
◦ Brown approaches Native American culture from an
outside perspective.
◦ ”Moreover, my culture has created a hierarchy
of relative importance for living beings and
value distinctions between living forms and
dead matter” (Brown 1).
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18. What I
Would Like
to Explore
◦ Storytelling is essential not only in Native American
culture, but in sharing the experience of all people of
color.
◦ People of color “tell stories to ‘fight off illness and
death’—to oppose and talk back to white supremacy’s
stories; to recover, or foreground, stories of violence,
degradation, and exclusion that others cannot or will not
tell” (Lawrence 251).
◦ “These stories are always bringing us together… there is
this constant pulling together to resist the tendency to
run and hide or separate oneself” (Silko 81).
◦ “Perhaps most importantly, we learn that, through
stories, people thrive. Ceremony, in particular, shows us
how no one heals alone. It takes care from within and
without to greet the sunrise” (Brown 5).
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19. What I
Would Like
to Explore
Continued
◦ Native American stories “evolve out of a richly textured oral
tradition. Written words are merely the extension of that
tradition, not a reflection of a higher form of culture or
sophistication” (Brown 3). Therefore, I’m interested in looking
into the way Silko utilizes Native American storytelling
techniques in her novel.
◦ For example, she uses nonlinear time throughout the novel.
The past, present and future seem to blend together.
◦ “Native Americans view the present not as a mechanical
cycle of the past, but as a ‘forever becoming’, an
incessant, retroactive transformation and re-creation of
the past in a deferred way” (Jeong 2).
◦ Another example is that Tayo’s story only seems to be one of
many stories.
◦ “This perspective on narrative—of story within story, the
idea that one story is only the beginning of many stories,
and the sense that stories never truly end—represents an
important contribution of Native American culture to the
English language” (Silko 79).
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20. What I
Would Like
to Explore
Continued
◦ In utilizing these techniques, Silko seems to be
attempting to create a myth of her own.
◦ Through characters like Betonie, we can see that
Laguna myths are constantly evolving and changing.
◦ “But after the white people came, elements in
the world began to shift; and it became
necessary to create new ceremonies. I have
made changes in the rituals” (Silko, Ceremony
126)
◦ I believe that Silko is pointing out the dangers of
forced assimilation through Tayo’s experience at
Indian school and his experience during WWII.
◦ This distance created between himself and tradition
are what cause him to be unable to heal.
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21. What I
Would Like
to Explore
Continued
◦ The other veterans we see in the novel are examples of
those who have turned their back on tradition and envy
white men for what they have.
◦ “See these dumb Indians thought these good
times would last. They didn’t ever want to give up
the cold beer and the blond cunt… The war was
over, the uniform gone. All of a sudden that man at
the store waits on you last, makes you wait until all
the white people bought what they wanted” (Silko
42).
◦ This quote also lends itself to critical race theory as
it argues that “racism is ordinary, not aberrational”
(Delgado and Stefancic 7). The men think that their
done with racism only to return home and be place
back in the same position they were in before.
◦ They have fallen for the “witchery” and can never be
completely healed.
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22. What I
Would Like
to Explore
Continued
◦ Tayo is only able to find healing and peace once
he reconnects with his people.
◦ While Tayo is the main character, “he is not really
the main focus of the novel. He is merely the lens
we use to see the whole” (Brown 5).
◦ Native American stories “have little of what we
call ‘character development.’ Their purpose is to
explain a world, not an ego” (Brown 5). Therefore,
Silko is using Tayo as a means to explain the new
world in which Native Americans are oppressed
by whites.
◦ The lessons Tayo learns can be utilized by other
Native Americans.
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23. Working
Thesis
This essay will argue that Leslie
Marmon Silko’s novel, Ceremony,
functions as a new myth as Tayo’s
struggle to heal serves to expose
the damaging effects of forced
assimilation and the curative
power of community and
tradition.
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Lawrence, Charles. “Listening for Stories in All the Right
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