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It is believed that about the same time certain barbarian people were entering Greece from the north, others came into the Italian peninsula from the same direction.
Bloom, Robert L. +6 more
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Placement and displacement : the fallen woman in discourse : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University [PDF]
This thesis is an invitation to reconsider the process of reading and representing the fallen woman. It combines an eclectic theoretical approach, drawing on works by Foucault, Derrida and Kristeva, with the metaphor of colonisation and the palimpsest ...
Dacre, Anna
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Framework for X‐ray mirror surface shape fitting
The closed‐form expressions for elliptic cylinders, hyperbolic cylinders, ellipsoids, hyperboloids, and diaboloids used for X‐ray mirror surface shapes are summarized. Additionally, a four‐layer framework to fit the measured surface shape data in slope or height for convenient X‐ray mirror surface characterization is proposed.For accurate ...
Lei Huang +9 more
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Seasonal body mass dynamics mediate life‐history trade‐offs in a hibernating mammal
We tested a suite of ecological hypotheses to explain variation in seasonal body mass dynamics of a fat‐storing mammalian hibernator. We further demonstrated that pre‐hibernation mass gain in ground squirrels mediates an annual allocation trade‐off between current and future reproduction as the squirrels forage and rear young under predation risk ...
Austin Z. T. Allison +4 more
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Classic anthropological accounts of miniature objects have focused on their spatial and aesthetic dimensions, with more recent work addressing their communicative potential, connections with play, and role in protecting threatened cultural knowledge. This article analyses responses to a miniature landscape model of yhyakh, a festival celebrated in the ...
Alison K. Brown
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Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
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Once again, I have spent the semester working on the Civil War Institute’s Killed at Gettysburg project. This project continues to be one with which I feel a strong connection, as I have always taken an interest in the stories of Gettysburg’s fallen.
Bilger, Ryan
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Old School Catalog 1913-14, Chicago College of Dental Surgery [PDF]
https://scholar.valpo.edu/oldschoolcatalogs/1117/thumbnail ...
Valparaiso University
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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Old School Catalog 1910-11, Chicago College of Dental Surgery [PDF]
https://scholar.valpo.edu/oldschoolcatalogs/1017/thumbnail ...
Valparaiso University
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