This document provides an introduction to Shimer College, a Great Books college located in Chicago. It describes Shimer students as voracious readers who actively engage in meaningful discussions about big ideas rather than busywork. Shimer students come from diverse backgrounds but are united in their love of discussing philosophical and literary works. The document invites readers who are ready to evolve their thinking through intellectual discourse to learn more about Shimer.
The document provides a preliminary task plan and shot list for a film project involving four students: Kaya, Gia, Rahel and Sanel. It includes draft feedback and revisions to the storyboard, script, and shot list. Key details summarized include matching shots on action when characters open a door and have a conversation, considering the 180-degree rule when filming characters, and adding shot numbers and descriptions to the storyboard and shot list.
This document discusses Adler's theory of personality types and inferiority complex. It provides examples of characters from The Big Bang Theory exhibiting different personality types described by Adler's theory. Specifically, it discusses Sheldon Cooper exhibiting a ruling personality type, Howard Wolowitz exhibiting a neurotic personality type, and Penny exhibiting a getting personality type. It also evaluates Adler's theory, noting its focus on western culture and potential lack of applicability to alternative family structures.
C.G. Jung's concepts of archetypes and the collective unconscious helped the author navigate cultural differences. Jung saw individuation and self-knowledge as important. He believed society diminishes individuality and autonomy. The author summarized Jung's works relying on introductions by his associate Jolande Jacobi, including the concepts of complexes, archetypes, symbols, and the collective unconscious. Practical adaptations of Jung's ideas can be found in works like "Rediscovering the Archetypes King, Warrior, Magician, Lover."
The preliminary task plan draft 2 from Kaya, Gia, Rahel and Sanel includes shots of a girl looking around and things walking behind her. They discuss matching shots on action when opening a door and establishing location with camera movement. Consideration is given to the 180 degree rule and facial expressions to convey emotion. Draft storyboards and a shot list are included with descriptions and props/costumes needed.
The document provides information about membership changes and deaths at Our Saviour Lutheran Church. It also announces the church's theme for 2011, "His Love - Our Response", discusses the retirement of the church's longtime Sunday school teacher Norma Teske, and previews upcoming youth events. The bottom of the document includes the church's usher schedule for November 2010 and a personal thank you note.
Anylisis of three similar products to main pieceOliviaLyons
This document analyzes genre elements and conventions presented in two short horror films. For the first film, "Dead Man's Lake", it summarizes the film's nonlinear narrative, use of symbolic props like a map and knife to create tension, and deserted forest setting that isolates the characters. It also notes how the film initially leads viewers to see the burned man as the villain but subverts that expectation at the end. For the second film, "Love Field", it describes how the characters of a screaming female victim and a tattooed male threat are introduced to establish expected horror genre roles. Both films are analyzed for how they conform to and sometimes deviate from audience expectations of the horror genre.
This document provides tips on showing love to others through small acts of kindness and forgiveness. Some key points:
1) It encourages showing impartial love to everyone regardless of how well you know them or get along with them.
2) Suggests going out of your way to help others even if it's not part of your plans for the day.
3) Advises focusing on others' positive qualities and forgiving their mistakes or idiosyncrasies instead of letting them bother you.
WHAT LEGO SELLS: Pieces, elements in various sizes, colors, shapes, and textures for building artifacts. The pieces allow for creativity and imagination.
WHAT USERS DO: Build artifacts like movie sets, paintings, models using the pieces. Users collaborate, share ideas and instructions. Lego enables play and learning across ages.
HOW USERS ENGAGE: By building, taking apart creations, storing and retrieving pieces. Lego sparks creativity, problem solving and social skills through physical play.
The document provides a preliminary task plan and shot list for a film project involving four students: Kaya, Gia, Rahel and Sanel. It includes draft feedback and revisions to the storyboard, script, and shot list. Key details summarized include matching shots on action when characters open a door and have a conversation, considering the 180-degree rule when filming characters, and adding shot numbers and descriptions to the storyboard and shot list.
This document discusses Adler's theory of personality types and inferiority complex. It provides examples of characters from The Big Bang Theory exhibiting different personality types described by Adler's theory. Specifically, it discusses Sheldon Cooper exhibiting a ruling personality type, Howard Wolowitz exhibiting a neurotic personality type, and Penny exhibiting a getting personality type. It also evaluates Adler's theory, noting its focus on western culture and potential lack of applicability to alternative family structures.
C.G. Jung's concepts of archetypes and the collective unconscious helped the author navigate cultural differences. Jung saw individuation and self-knowledge as important. He believed society diminishes individuality and autonomy. The author summarized Jung's works relying on introductions by his associate Jolande Jacobi, including the concepts of complexes, archetypes, symbols, and the collective unconscious. Practical adaptations of Jung's ideas can be found in works like "Rediscovering the Archetypes King, Warrior, Magician, Lover."
The preliminary task plan draft 2 from Kaya, Gia, Rahel and Sanel includes shots of a girl looking around and things walking behind her. They discuss matching shots on action when opening a door and establishing location with camera movement. Consideration is given to the 180 degree rule and facial expressions to convey emotion. Draft storyboards and a shot list are included with descriptions and props/costumes needed.
The document provides information about membership changes and deaths at Our Saviour Lutheran Church. It also announces the church's theme for 2011, "His Love - Our Response", discusses the retirement of the church's longtime Sunday school teacher Norma Teske, and previews upcoming youth events. The bottom of the document includes the church's usher schedule for November 2010 and a personal thank you note.
Anylisis of three similar products to main pieceOliviaLyons
This document analyzes genre elements and conventions presented in two short horror films. For the first film, "Dead Man's Lake", it summarizes the film's nonlinear narrative, use of symbolic props like a map and knife to create tension, and deserted forest setting that isolates the characters. It also notes how the film initially leads viewers to see the burned man as the villain but subverts that expectation at the end. For the second film, "Love Field", it describes how the characters of a screaming female victim and a tattooed male threat are introduced to establish expected horror genre roles. Both films are analyzed for how they conform to and sometimes deviate from audience expectations of the horror genre.
This document provides tips on showing love to others through small acts of kindness and forgiveness. Some key points:
1) It encourages showing impartial love to everyone regardless of how well you know them or get along with them.
2) Suggests going out of your way to help others even if it's not part of your plans for the day.
3) Advises focusing on others' positive qualities and forgiving their mistakes or idiosyncrasies instead of letting them bother you.
WHAT LEGO SELLS: Pieces, elements in various sizes, colors, shapes, and textures for building artifacts. The pieces allow for creativity and imagination.
WHAT USERS DO: Build artifacts like movie sets, paintings, models using the pieces. Users collaborate, share ideas and instructions. Lego enables play and learning across ages.
HOW USERS ENGAGE: By building, taking apart creations, storing and retrieving pieces. Lego sparks creativity, problem solving and social skills through physical play.
This document outlines a research design proposal for Render, a company that provides custom-fit clothing. The proposal examines whether Render should only market to tech-savvy, higher-income men or expand its target market. Research methods include interviews with potential customers and experts, surveys, and observational studies. The proposal will apply expectancy value and consumer risk models to determine what factors influence men's clothing purchases and if Render can minimize consumer risk perceptions.
Regression Analysis presentation by Al Arizmendez and Cathryn LottierAl Arizmendez
We present an overview of regression analysis, theoretical construct, then provide a graphic representation before performing multiple regression analysis step by step using SPSS (audio files accompany the tutorial).
Final project on coca cola beverage company (autosaved)irambhatti26
The document provides an overview of Coca Cola's history, mission, vision, organizational structure, and management functions. It discusses how Coca Cola was founded in 1886 and is now one of the largest beverage companies in the world. It also outlines Coca Cola's mission to refresh the world and inspire optimism, as well as its vision to be the best and biggest bottler globally. The organizational structure and management functions of the company are also summarized.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help enhance one's emotional well-being and mental clarity.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Social media allows for engaging communication and sharing of information in real-time on a global scale. It provides opportunities to build connections with audiences and understand customers. Optimizing content and publications for sharing across various social media platforms can help businesses expand their reach and engage with new audiences.
This webinar discusses the top 10 advantages of going digital with publications: 1) Reach a global audience at low cost, 2) Save money on printing and distribution while earning more revenue from advertisers, and 3) Be more eco-friendly by skipping printing. Additional benefits include creating engaging ads, free promotion on social media, connecting with readers through interactivity, gaining insights from analytics, adding purchasing links, monetizing archives, and gaining a business-building tool through a digital magazine.
This document discusses key concepts of existentialism including ontology, epistemology, ethics, and being. It outlines existentialist views on teaching and learning, curriculum, and provides a critique. The document is divided into two parts. Part A covers existentialist proponents such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Jaspers and their views on reality, knowledge, morality, and human development. Part B discusses implications for education including how the learner should be able to freely identify what is good for themselves, the role of the student in curriculum choices, and existentialist criticisms of school as dehumanizing.
The document discusses several common characteristics and themes seen in horror film killers. It notes that many killers are disfigured or wear masks to look different from normal humans. Their appearance isolates them and makes them appear more scary. Most killers also have a backstory that explains their troubled history and what caused them to become killers. Many films use everyday objects as weapons to increase tension by showing the danger of normal items. Resurrection is another common theme, as killers often survive apparent death. Understanding these conventions can help when creating a new killer character for a horror film.
Mercury disguised himself as a man and visited a sculptor's studio where he saw statues of Jupiter, Juno, and himself. When Mercury asked the price of each statue, the sculptor said Jupiter was a crown, Juno was half a crown, and he would throw in the statue of Mercury for free if Mercury bought the other two. This revealed to Mercury how humans valued the gods based on their status.
Mercury disguised himself as a man and visited a sculptor's studio where he saw statues of Jupiter, Juno, and himself. When Mercury asked the price of each statue, the sculptor said Jupiter was a crown, Juno was half a crown, and he would throw in the statue of Mercury for free if Mercury bought the other two. This revealed to Mercury how mankind valued the gods based on their status.
The text of the poem is presented with my notes, which are specific to my class, and not intended to be considered as an explication or full interpretation of the poem.
The student describes a land called Jarkaster that is inhabited by different races including centaurs, phoenixes, frostbites, yetis, and shadow creatures. The land has experienced religious and cultural divisions and was devastated by a long war between the three main lands. Several cities, towns, and geographic areas of the land are described, each with their own characteristics and inhabitants. Rules and a constitution have been established to govern the various societies after the war.
This document discusses how Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot aligns with the philosophical school of existentialism. It provides background on existentialism, noting its key tenets like the lack of inherent meaning or purpose in life, and humanity's responsibility to define existence for oneself. The document analyzes how Godot depicts these existentialist ideas through its plot of two men aimlessly waiting without knowing if their purpose will arrive, representing the absurdity and anxiety of the human condition with no higher power or meaning.
The document describes the eating habits of a teenage student. They wake up early for school and usually have a quick breakfast like toast or cereal. Sandwiches are important for snacks during breaks. They are always hungry and dreaming of chocolate. Dinner is usually before 6pm to avoid late night eating while doing homework. Late at night they eat everything they can find. On some days they buy cheap fast food in town for lunch. Their eating patterns are likely unhealthy and may impact their health later in life.
This document discusses the concept of theme in stories. It defines theme as the central idea or insight about life or human behavior that a story reveals. It notes that themes are not usually directly stated, but are revealed through characters' experiences. Universal themes that come up across different cultures deal with basic human concerns like good and evil, life and death, love and loss. The document provides guidelines for finding the theme, such as looking at what characters learn, the conflict and its resolution, and sometimes clues from the title. It cautions against accepting a story's theme at face value and suggests critically evaluating whether a theme is too simplistic or idealistic.
This document contains a summary of homework assignments for Tuesday, February 5, 2013. It includes the following assignments:
1. Reading - Complete practice book page 116.
2. Math - Complete page 290 exercises 11-20 in the homework notebook.
3. Spelling - Write the weekly spelling words ten times each.
4. Language Arts - Complete extra practice page 491 exercises 1-25.
5. Religion - Complete the attached handout which is due the next day.
This document provides an introduction to a new unit on myths. It asks students to consider what myths are by examining artworks and reading a Greek myth. It prompts students to discuss what they already know about myths and ones they have read before. Tables are included for students to analyze myths based on their title, what is seen, inferences that can be made, questions they have, as well as themes around animals/nature, gender roles, good and evil, and the creator. It ends by defining myths as traditional narratives about gods, heroes, and supernatural powers that convey societal beliefs.
This document outlines a research design proposal for Render, a company that provides custom-fit clothing. The proposal examines whether Render should only market to tech-savvy, higher-income men or expand its target market. Research methods include interviews with potential customers and experts, surveys, and observational studies. The proposal will apply expectancy value and consumer risk models to determine what factors influence men's clothing purchases and if Render can minimize consumer risk perceptions.
Regression Analysis presentation by Al Arizmendez and Cathryn LottierAl Arizmendez
We present an overview of regression analysis, theoretical construct, then provide a graphic representation before performing multiple regression analysis step by step using SPSS (audio files accompany the tutorial).
Final project on coca cola beverage company (autosaved)irambhatti26
The document provides an overview of Coca Cola's history, mission, vision, organizational structure, and management functions. It discusses how Coca Cola was founded in 1886 and is now one of the largest beverage companies in the world. It also outlines Coca Cola's mission to refresh the world and inspire optimism, as well as its vision to be the best and biggest bottler globally. The organizational structure and management functions of the company are also summarized.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help enhance one's emotional well-being and mental clarity.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Social media allows for engaging communication and sharing of information in real-time on a global scale. It provides opportunities to build connections with audiences and understand customers. Optimizing content and publications for sharing across various social media platforms can help businesses expand their reach and engage with new audiences.
This webinar discusses the top 10 advantages of going digital with publications: 1) Reach a global audience at low cost, 2) Save money on printing and distribution while earning more revenue from advertisers, and 3) Be more eco-friendly by skipping printing. Additional benefits include creating engaging ads, free promotion on social media, connecting with readers through interactivity, gaining insights from analytics, adding purchasing links, monetizing archives, and gaining a business-building tool through a digital magazine.
This document discusses key concepts of existentialism including ontology, epistemology, ethics, and being. It outlines existentialist views on teaching and learning, curriculum, and provides a critique. The document is divided into two parts. Part A covers existentialist proponents such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Jaspers and their views on reality, knowledge, morality, and human development. Part B discusses implications for education including how the learner should be able to freely identify what is good for themselves, the role of the student in curriculum choices, and existentialist criticisms of school as dehumanizing.
The document discusses several common characteristics and themes seen in horror film killers. It notes that many killers are disfigured or wear masks to look different from normal humans. Their appearance isolates them and makes them appear more scary. Most killers also have a backstory that explains their troubled history and what caused them to become killers. Many films use everyday objects as weapons to increase tension by showing the danger of normal items. Resurrection is another common theme, as killers often survive apparent death. Understanding these conventions can help when creating a new killer character for a horror film.
Mercury disguised himself as a man and visited a sculptor's studio where he saw statues of Jupiter, Juno, and himself. When Mercury asked the price of each statue, the sculptor said Jupiter was a crown, Juno was half a crown, and he would throw in the statue of Mercury for free if Mercury bought the other two. This revealed to Mercury how humans valued the gods based on their status.
Mercury disguised himself as a man and visited a sculptor's studio where he saw statues of Jupiter, Juno, and himself. When Mercury asked the price of each statue, the sculptor said Jupiter was a crown, Juno was half a crown, and he would throw in the statue of Mercury for free if Mercury bought the other two. This revealed to Mercury how mankind valued the gods based on their status.
The text of the poem is presented with my notes, which are specific to my class, and not intended to be considered as an explication or full interpretation of the poem.
The student describes a land called Jarkaster that is inhabited by different races including centaurs, phoenixes, frostbites, yetis, and shadow creatures. The land has experienced religious and cultural divisions and was devastated by a long war between the three main lands. Several cities, towns, and geographic areas of the land are described, each with their own characteristics and inhabitants. Rules and a constitution have been established to govern the various societies after the war.
This document discusses how Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot aligns with the philosophical school of existentialism. It provides background on existentialism, noting its key tenets like the lack of inherent meaning or purpose in life, and humanity's responsibility to define existence for oneself. The document analyzes how Godot depicts these existentialist ideas through its plot of two men aimlessly waiting without knowing if their purpose will arrive, representing the absurdity and anxiety of the human condition with no higher power or meaning.
The document describes the eating habits of a teenage student. They wake up early for school and usually have a quick breakfast like toast or cereal. Sandwiches are important for snacks during breaks. They are always hungry and dreaming of chocolate. Dinner is usually before 6pm to avoid late night eating while doing homework. Late at night they eat everything they can find. On some days they buy cheap fast food in town for lunch. Their eating patterns are likely unhealthy and may impact their health later in life.
This document discusses the concept of theme in stories. It defines theme as the central idea or insight about life or human behavior that a story reveals. It notes that themes are not usually directly stated, but are revealed through characters' experiences. Universal themes that come up across different cultures deal with basic human concerns like good and evil, life and death, love and loss. The document provides guidelines for finding the theme, such as looking at what characters learn, the conflict and its resolution, and sometimes clues from the title. It cautions against accepting a story's theme at face value and suggests critically evaluating whether a theme is too simplistic or idealistic.
This document contains a summary of homework assignments for Tuesday, February 5, 2013. It includes the following assignments:
1. Reading - Complete practice book page 116.
2. Math - Complete page 290 exercises 11-20 in the homework notebook.
3. Spelling - Write the weekly spelling words ten times each.
4. Language Arts - Complete extra practice page 491 exercises 1-25.
5. Religion - Complete the attached handout which is due the next day.
This document provides an introduction to a new unit on myths. It asks students to consider what myths are by examining artworks and reading a Greek myth. It prompts students to discuss what they already know about myths and ones they have read before. Tables are included for students to analyze myths based on their title, what is seen, inferences that can be made, questions they have, as well as themes around animals/nature, gender roles, good and evil, and the creator. It ends by defining myths as traditional narratives about gods, heroes, and supernatural powers that convey societal beliefs.
With no teachers or adults at the school, the students are left to their own devices. The document lists the names of many students who are now unattended at the school. It is unclear what will happen next without adult supervision.
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This document provides information about authors Cynthia Rylant and Sandra Cisneros, and analyzes the poems "Scarecrow" and "Four Skinny Trees". It discusses lessons learned from the scarecrow and trees, identifies the extended metaphor in "Four Skinny Trees", and examines details that reveal the author's perspective. The document also introduces the "Numbered Heads Together" strategy for discussion and providing responses to the class blog.
This document provides information about authors Cynthia Rylant and Sandra Cisneros, and analyzes the poems "Scarecrow" and "Four Skinny Trees". It discusses lessons learned from the scarecrow and trees, identifies the extended metaphor in "Four Skinny Trees", and examines details that reveal the author's perspective. The document also introduces the "Numbered Heads Together" strategy for classroom discussion.
Todorov suggests there are 5 stages of narrative: equilibrium, disruption of equilibrium, recognition of disruption, attempt to repair disruption, and new equilibrium. These stages are represented in a diagram with arrows showing the sequence. The disruption pushes a chain of events that makes up the plot. Different genres will show the stages differently. Levi-Strauss believed our world can be described through binary oppositions like good/evil and light/dark that provide structure and meaning. However, this can lead to problematic hierarchies. Barthes discussed how narratives provide mystery through enigmas that the audience tries to solve. Propp identified character functions like heroes, villains, dispatchers, and donors that typically appear in stories.
This 3 sentence summary provides the high level information from the document:
The document is an introduction to "speak: a hypertext essay" by Linda Carroli, which explores concepts of identity, otherness, love, and ethics through a nonlinear hypertext format. It acknowledges financial assistance and includes links to view the full online work and related multimedia content. The introduction frames the work as an exploration of concepts through a hypertext structure rather than linear text.
Pin On Dissertation Template. Online assignment writing service.Brooke Curtis
The document discusses the key features that a decision support system for a music store should have to provide valuable business intelligence to the owner. It should allow for easy input and retrieval of both internal and external data. Data should be easily analyzed through user-friendly interfaces like dashboards and filters. This would help the owner make informed decisions about inventory levels and predict customer needs to maximize sales opportunities and profits.
Pretend that your best friend invited you to the movies. You really want to go, but you promised your grandmother you would spend the afternoon with her. You have to decide whether to go to the movies with your friend or keep your promise to your grandmother.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
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.
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
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.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
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.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
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
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
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2. Preface:
the evolution of a Shimer student
Where do readers
come from?
Are they born of literary parents? Nurtured in well-
stocked libraries? Raised on a diet of semiotics
and structuralism?
Readers are individuals. They are deep thinkers
and voracious consumers (of facts, stories,
philosophies). They actively engage with other
perspectives and genuinely enjoy wrestling with
big ideas.
Shimer students may be many different things –
vegans, Francophiles, skydivers – but above all,
they are readers. They love to discuss, and they can’t
stand busywork. They are drawn to the Great Books
because the Great Books encourage a meaningful
examination of, well, just about everything.
Do you know a Shimer student? Are YOU a
Shimer student? If you’re ready to evolve your
reading life and join the Great Conversation – the
flow of human discourse from Plato to Pascal,
Simone de Beauvoir to Martin Luther King, Jr. –
then turn the page.
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3. Stuart: Mohini:
Darwin uses words like “variety” and “species” It’s the first page of chapter two. He really gets
and “breed.” He seems on the one hand to try to into it. And he makes a good point: “No one
preserve some principle with his categorizations, definition has satisfied all naturalists, yet every
but on the other to say it’s a matter of opinion. naturalist knows vaguely what he means when he
I wonder about that. speaks of a species.” He goes on to say variety is
hard to define, but I know it when I see it.
The
evolution
of original
thought. Landis Masnor
That’s the true purpose of every Shimer
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
class. And the beauty is that at Shimer, Primary academic interest:
everyone is equally engaged (and respectful Social Sciences and Theology
of one another’s opinion). And no two I knew I had become a Shimerian when:
classes are ever the same. Missing Assembly* felt irresponsible.
In the following pages you’ll meet a few
Chicago or New York? Chicago, no
Shimerians and you’ll see how things unfold question. It’s the underdog. Batman
when they sit down with a faculty facilitator lives here. Chicago does sleep.
to delve into the early chapters of Darwin’s
Nature or nurture? Both! Because nurture
The Origin of Species. shapes nature. And if you’re Freud, nature
shapes nurture, which shapes nature. But
Fair warning: The in-depth nature of a
I don’t think he figured that last part out.
typical classroom conversation can,
on occasion, cause existential crises, Gypsy or jetsetter? Jesus loves ’em both.
But there’s a reason he hung out with the
changes in personal philosophy, and
gypsies more. They’re more fun.
intellectual upheaval.
* ee page 17 for more about democratic
S
shared-governance at Shimer.
“Nor shall I here discuss the various definitions which have been given of the
term species. No one definition has as yet satisfied all naturalists; yet every
naturalist knows vaguely what he means when he speaks of a species. Generally
the term includes the unknown element of a distinct act of creation. The term
‘variety’ is almost equally difficult to define; but here community of descent is
almost universally implied, though it can rarely be proved.” – Charles Darwin
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4. Vicky Costello
Mazon, Illinois “In considering the Origin of Species,
Primary academic interest: it is quite conceivable that a naturalist,
Social Sciences and/or Humanities
I knew I had become a Shimerian when:
Stuart: Trillian: reflecting on the mutual affinities of
organic beings, on their embryological
I started using the phrase “cultural relativity” Do you think that he wants to demonstrate I know he discusses that, but I don’t think
to end an argument. relations, their geographical distribution,
the utility of taxonomy? he talks about it here. geological succession, and other such
Gypsy or jetsetter? I’m not entirely
sure what a “jetsetter” is. The way I dress facts, might come to the conclusion that
screams “gypsy,” so I suppose I could go
with that one. On the other hand, if this
Mohini: Neel: each species had not been independently
mysterious “jetsetter” thing is some form of It puts pressure on taxonomy to be more Right, that’s where you don’t get different created, but had descended, like varieties,
jetpack I could put on, I would, of course, detailed, so when you come across an animal species; you get different breeds of pigeons. from other species.”
choose jetsetter.
in one color and then in another color, you So I’m wondering: Does that get rid of species
Kant or Kafka? Neither, please. But allow
me to offer Machiavelli as an alternative. have to make far harder choices. Where do altogether, or do you just have to be very
True, he doesn’t have that lovely alliteration
that you all were going for, but he wrote the
you draw the line for a species? What about careful? At some point, you have a red bird and
catch-all encyclopedia of how to win the interbreeding? When animals interbreed are a blue bird and a purple bird. Are those three
people over. He would easily beat both Kant
and Kafka in a fight. they still in the same species? different species? Are they two?
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5. Mohini: Vicky:
Well, we’re talking about the difficulty in To be the same species, two animals need to be
language, in defining. And I don’t think getting able to breed and produce viable offspring. So,
rid of the language is going to help. We can with what you said, Neel, if those blue and red
either talk about each red bird and each blue bird and purple birds can all reproduce with each other
without recognizing they are all the same kind without having sterile children like lions and
of bird, they just have different colored feathers, tigers do, then they’re all part of the same species.
or we can group them together by difficult If they can’t, well, then you’ll just have these
characteristics. Do we lose something by ignoring useless ligers!
their individual characteristics? Yes, but do we gain
something by grouping them together? I think so.
Stuart Patterson
Scottsdale, Arizona
Primary academic interest:
Utopia and its discontents.
I knew I had become a Shimerian when:
I finished my “light paper” (the final essay
in Natural Sciences 3, in which I was
a student during my first semester as a
faculty member).
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Chicago or New York? Seattle? And I’ve
never been to Toronto, but I hear it’s nice
there, too.
Nature or nurture? Yes? I wouldn’t want
to be stuck wholly in one or the other.
Gypsy or jetsetter? Cosmopolite. In the
ancient sense of the term.
Kant or Kafka? Kierkegaard. That is,
both/and.
Kindle or paperback? Memory. I like
reading, but I like remembering even more.
“The author of the ‘Vestiges of Creation’ would, I presume, say that, after
a certain unknown number of generations, some bird had given birth to a
woodpecker, and some plant to the misseltoe, and that these had been produced
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perfect as we now see them; but this assumption seems to me to be no
explanation, for it leaves the case of the coadaptations of organic beings to each
other and to their physical conditions of life, untouched and unexplained.”
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Michael:
Back to language for a moment … I’m wondering Mohini:
if to properly define species, you first have to We see that to some degree today. We see people
look at your motivation for seeking the definition. looking for the gene for homosexuality and
Do we make a detailed catalog of all possible wanting to have designer babies. And is that a
traits because we simply want to categorize them danger? Are we twisting around nature’s idea
Mohini Lal and have a greater knowledge, OR do we want that has no real purpose?
McKinney, Texas to categorize them so we can keep track of what
Primary academic interest:
we think these animals should be like? It seems
Social Sciences (Pre-Law) as though in this chapter the whole purpose of
I knew I had become a Shimerian when: categorization is to fulfill a desire that humans have
I woke up one morning and was constructing
Punnett squares in my head before I even made to control nature.
it to the sink to brush my teeth.
Chicago or New York? Chicago, hands down.
I live here because I want to live here; Shimer
is an added bonus.
Nature or nurture? Nurture, à la Simone
de Beauvoir.
Kant or Kafka? Conklin, or Kingsolver, maybe.
Kindle or paperback? Whichever is handiest to
get some reading done. Usually I read novels on
my phone’s Google Books app.
Mohini came to Shimer prior to high school
graduation through the Early Entrant program. Michael Doherty
For more information about this program,
contact the Admission Office.
Evanston, Illinois
Primary academic interest:
Using philosophical discourse to inspire
mindful, positive, and practical change.
I knew I had become a Shimerian when:
A book ceased to be a book and became an
ever-potentially-explosive learning device.
Nature or nurture? Nurture. Two things
seem to define being human: having life
and imagination. Nature takes care of birth
and death, but everything in between – the
meaning, purpose, and quality of life – is a
matter of human imagination. If “choice” is
another word for “being able to imagine and
create alternatives,” what else is imagination
but potential imaginaction?
“As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive;
and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence,
it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable
to itself, under the complex and sometimes varying conditions of life, will
have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected.”
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7. Michael:
I don’t know if Darwin offers an
explicit answer one way or the
other, but it brings us back to an
earlier question. Do we think we Landis:
can compartmentalize species or Darwin is mapping species Neel Rana
do we keep things as a spectrum differently from Lamarck, Livermore, California
so that when you bring up who puts humans at the Primary academic interest:
Ethics in general, in particular Utilitarian
humans it’s like, “Ah well, top. According to Lamarck, and Pragmatic.
humans seem to display these all creatures are striving to I knew I had become a Shimerian when:
traits, so …” Maybe humans are become what humans have What I was reading and what I was discussing
became so genuinely interesting that it no
uncomfortable with things being become. What Darwin is longer seemed like work.
Trillian Bergmann one big spectrum. Maybe we saying is that humans aren’t Gypsy or jetsetter? Gypsy. To reference a
Madison, Wisconsin need extreme categorization. “purposed” – whatever form recent Dr. Who episode: You always want to
go to Apalapucia, not the Planet of the Coffee
Primary academic interest: species have taken is incidental. Shops. Sure, going off the beaten path may
Basically everything, but specifically
Humanities and the overlap of Humanities Mohini: Darwin does invoke a Creator,
get you into trouble (in the Doctor’s case it
always does), but in the end the experience is
but he’s removing choice from worth so much more.
and Natural Sciences. Well, it’s the deconstruction
the creation of species. Kant or Kafka? Kafka’s brilliant, don’t get
I knew I had become a Shimerian when: of a hierarchy. We can so me wrong, but as someone who’s interested
I started getting (and making) the jokes.
easily change the animals in ethics, and as fundamentally a structural
Nature or nurture? I prefer to see it as It seems like Darwin is thinker, Kant is just the best.
a combination. Biology isn’t destiny and when we start applying these
not everything is socially determined. turning away from the idea
principles to humans as
Looking at it this way gives you the most that there is a conscious
freedom and choice. organisms. It’s the destruction
design behind creation. In
Kindle or paperback? The only drawback to of a hierarchy because we’re
books is that there’s a limit to how many I can Chapter 1, he starts with an
bring home with me. I’ve always loved the not up above animals. We’re
analogy that likens natural
feeling of being surrounded by bound paper. one of the animals with very
selection to conscious
interconnected rules.
breeding. That is, it looks like
intention in speciation, but
nature isn’t conscious, and
therefore can’t act consciously.
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“No one ought to feel surprise at much remaining as yet unexplained in
regard to the origin of species and varieties, if he makes due allowance for our
profound ignorance in regard to the mutual relations of all the beings which
live around us.”
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8. Trillian: Stuart:
I think this connects to something we were And the outcomes of breeding
discussing earlier: Darwin’s idea of conscious can be surprising.
breeding leads us back to the question of how
to properly define species. Landis:
In discussing this it’s hard not to draw from other
Stuart: sources, like Mendel. This conversation has made
How so? me see that Darwin is expounding on his theory
of a process, and yet he still doesn’t know how the
Trillian: process originates. Mendel gives more of an answer.
With breeding, you see how different kinds of Darwin looks like he’s falling back on ideas like
animals are able produce viable offspring. If creators, and his doubts in that first chapter show
the parents are TOO different, however, it’s him working out a new idea – one he himself still
not successful. So, it seems that the conscious has questions about.
decision-making in breeding and what
Darwin’s talking about . . .
Stuart:
You mean chance in natural selection?
Trillian:
Yes – they’re similar because they’re both
constrained. Neither breeders nor nature
can successfully combine animals that
are too different. But the constraints aren’t
always obvious.
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9. And after four years of PROFOUND intellectual inquiry?
You’ll Be
Ready for More.
(Shimer is in the top 1% of U.S. colleges in the rate at
which our graduates go on to get PhDs.)
Shimer more closely resembles a graduate the Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social
program than your typical undergraduate Sciences, and Integrative Studies. If you
experience. You won’t find big, anonymous see yourself majoring in something really
lecture-style classes here; instead, you’ll specific – engineering or medieval history,
sit around a table with eight or nine other say – Shimer is probably not for you. On
students (and one faculty member, who’s the other hand, if you’re looking for a
really more of a facilitator than a professor) broad intellectual foundation, one that will
and engage in free-flowing inquiry. You’ll serve you well on any life path, then this is
use the power of thoughtful discourse to the place!
unlock the meaning of the text – and to And if you’re concerned that a Great
spur a mind-opening series of questions Books education might be too “classical,”
and answers. think again. A significant part of your
Shimer students study original source coursework is made up of electives, and
material, the Great Books of Western you can register for those classes either
civilization. And in light of the present-day at Shimer or at other colleges in the area
estimation of who’s made Western civilization (such as the Illinois Institute of Technology,
“great,” you’ll also read contemporary, non- our host campus, or the VanderCook College
Western, female, and ethnically diverse of Music).
thinkers. (As one of our faculty members As a Shimer graduate, you’ll have the
has been known to say, “This is Reformed confidence and intellectual flexibility to be
Great Books, not Orthodox.”) Most successful in any arena you choose, from
important, the program encourages a politics to business to social activism.1 You
critical reading of these works. The author definitely won’t suffer from not having
is another “voice” at the table, one whose taken any “Intro to” or “Survey of ” classes.
opinion is to be respected, but who isn’t off (Or from missing out on four years of tests
limits to questioning. and lectures; turns out there aren’t many
Great books and great ideas don’t fit tests and lectures in the “real” world.)
into tidy categories: to be understood, they You’ll be accustomed to encountering
demand their readers make connections different perspectives and comprehending
between many disparate fields of knowledge. new things. You’ll have fine-tuned your
So, Shimer doesn’t offer traditional majors. values. And you’ll be ready to live a creative,
Rather, you can concentrate your studies in fulfilling life.
1. What, don’t believe us? If there’s a particular career you think you might want to pursue, contact
the admissions office and they can put you in touch with a Shimer alum who’s working in the field
that interests you.
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10. Shimer may seem small,
but the truth is you’ll have access to
All the
Resources of A
Large Urban Campus,
not to mention a diverse, historic city as your backyard.
Shimer is a community within a community: exactly the same weight. In other words, we
a small, private liberal arts college housed don’t just talk about democracy at Shimer;
in a much larger university (the Illinois we practice it!
Institute of Technology). Shimer is located There is a genuine feeling of camaraderie
on IIT’s main campus – designed by Mies here, and not just because of our small size.
van der Rohe, for you architecture buffs – Shimer is a community because our students
in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of share an intellectual life. When you reference
southside Chicago. an idea from Plato’s Symposium or a concept
As a Shimer student you’ll take most from Einstein’s Relativity, your fellow students
of your classes with fellow Shimerians, but will know what you’re talking about and will
outside of class, the social scene is as big as respond with their own ideas – ones that will
you care to make it. You’ll have access to help you discover new connections. You may
all of IIT’s student facilities, as well as the not always agree with your classmates, but
university’s 150 clubs and organizations. you’ll know that they’ve done the reading
(Then again, some of the most fun you’ll have and are trying their best to comprehend the
at Shimer is the unplanned kind. Like getting material, just as you are. They’ll respect you
together with your classmates to watch for standing by your opinion. And even more
terrifically bad movies. Or trawling the city for changing your mind.
for vintage clothing and vegan soulfood.) All this takes place against the backdrop
Shimer students also have a role in of Chicago, one of the most historic, high-
running the institution, something you energy, and culturally rich cities in the
won’t find at most colleges. Since the late U.S. Whether you’re passionate about art
1970s, Shimer students, faculty, staff, or theater or film or food, there’s plenty
administrators, and trustees have all been to discover. Wander the halls of the Art
enfranchised in the school’s governance Institute or the Museum of Contemporary
through the College’s Assembly, a democratic Art. Stargaze at the Adler Planetarium. Lose
body that meets regularly. Through a series yourself in a deep-dish pizza at Malnati’s or
of committees, the voting members of the Gino’s East. You could be here for decades
Assembly have a say in the business of the and never get to the bottom of this city!
College – and every person’s voice carries
Shimer tends to attract its share of artistic people, and you’ll have ample opportunity to
showcase your creative side. Check out YouTube videos of Orange Horse, our annual Vaudevillian
extravaganza, and you’ll see what we mean.
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11. oxford
university
Where does every brainy, creative, scholarly student
really, really want to study? It’s the oldest English-
speaking university in the
world (and could be your
Oxford,
home away from home).
of course.
Shimer will send you there
(among other places).
One of our recent graduates said it best: lay a foundation for future plans. Summer
“Shimer-in-Oxford is the longest, most student internships have included a stint at
inspiring, most educational vacation I’ve ever Loyola University’s Women and Leadership
taken.” Imagine poring over ancient texts in Archives; a trip to Haiti to work with a
the Bodleian Library, or gazing at Egyptian microfinance organization; and an internship
Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum. with an eco-friendly bed and breakfast in
Maybe even nipping over to the Eagle and Montezuma, Costa Rica.
R enee M eschi .
Child (the very pub once frequented by J.R.R. And back in Chicago, on campus, the
Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) for fish and chips. scholarship is equally far-reaching. Twice
Juniors and seniors are eligible for the during your time at Shimer you’ll take
Oxford program and can choose to go for a comprehensive exams, which are intensive
pupa , and self - portrait by
semester or an entire year. The program follows weeklong events designed to showcase how
the classic “Oxbridge” (Oxford and Cambridge) well you’ve absorbed and understood the
system of tutorials: You’ll meet once a week material. When you’re not “comping” at the
with your professor, called a tutor, and between end of a semester, you’ll complete a semester
meetings will study, write, and read more project. It must in some way relate to the core
than you’ve ever read before. But don’t curriculum, but other than that, the sky’s
worry – your first and second years at Shimer the limit. You can embark on a journey of Costa Rica
J onathan T imm . B utterfly ,
will have prepared you well! Past topics of experimental cuisine, create an original work
Student Renee Meschi
student tutorials have ranged from “Principles of art, or write anything from a research immerses herself in the
meditative rhythms of life
of Architecture” to “Plato on the Afterlife” to paper to a collection of poetry. in Montezuma.
“Evolutionary Biology.” (Darwin would have Your final magnum opus at Shimer is
been so proud…) You’ll also continue to take a Senior Thesis, a yearlong project that you
upper-level Shimer core courses. will work on with two faculty advisors. The
and bookshelf by
Oxford is an academic adventure like Thesis does not have to directly relate to your
no other – but it’s not the only exceptional course of study; instead, it’s an opportunity
experience you’ll have at Shimer. The highly for you to explore a topic of your choosing
competitive Shimer Internship Program is and demonstrate the critical, analytical, and
another opportunity for a select number creative abilities you’ve developed during
O xford C amera
of students to broaden their horizons and your years at Shimer.
of
P hotos : I nterior
When not hitting the books, Shimer-in-Oxford students have plenty of time to explore, with
excursions to London, Stonehenge, and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
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12. If you think you have
Shimerian genes (we think
you do, or you wouldn’t be
reading this),
come visit.
It’s the best way to see if
Shimer is right for you.
shimer.edu
You can tour the campus, meet students
and professors, and sit in on a class or two.
If you’ve already been to campus, it’s
time to apply. We admit students for both the
fall and spring semesters and no minimum
grade point average or test score is required.
(We care more about your interview and
writing samples.)
You can learn more about admission,
campus visits, tuition, and financial aid at
shimer.edu.
In the meantime, if you have questions,
feel free to give us a call at (312) 235-3500
or email us at admission@shimer.edu.
You might just be
a Shimer student.
Shimer College is an equal opportunity educator and employer. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, gender identification/expression, national origin,
sexual orientation, or disability in admittance of students, granting of financial aid, or hiring and retention of faculty, administrative staff, and other employees. Shimer College is firmly committed
to the development and maintenance of equal opportunity and affirmative action in all aspects of the College.
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