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Rocznik SkrzatuskiThe article is devoted to the question of whether it is possible to find Christological motifs in Tolkien’s Legendarium without an overinterpretation. On the basis of the written statements of J.R.R.
Jakub Sitarz
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Epistocracy and the Commitment Problem
Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The epistocracy debate has turned largely on the character of the electorate—what voters know, whether competence filters can be designed well, and what filtered selection produces. Another strand has focused on the legitimacy of epistocratic justifications. I ask instead about the equilibrium effects of the institution.
Simon Goldstein
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Constitutional implications of ‘The Hobbit’ legislation [PDF]
, 2011 In October 2010 an amendment to the Employment Relations Act 2000 was passed under urgency. This amendment redefined the employment status of workers in the film industry.
Wilson, Margaret
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Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 82, Issue 11, Page 1809-1821, November 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Treatment expectations for medical and psychological treatments and positive patient‐provider interactions are critical mechanisms driving the placebo effect and may augment an intervention's effects. However, it remains unclear whether optimizing treatment expectations is beneficial for all individuals.
Stefan Salzmann +4 more
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - A New Era of Realism? [PDF]
, 2015 Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is a familiar blockbuster franchise, adapting a well-known piece of literature and designed to appeal to global audiences.
Elliott, Darren Jack
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Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning, 2014 : Tove Jansson is above all known as the creator of the Moomin world which includes novels, short stories, picture-books and comic strips. Between 1958 and 1966, however, she produced over a hundred illustrations offering a novel and idiosyncratic take ...
Olga Holownia
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Modulational Instability of Optical Vortices in Engineered Saturable Media
Engineering, 2022 Propagation of light beams in turbid media such as underwater environments, fog, clouds, or biological tissues finds increasingly important applications in science and technology, including bio-imaging, underwater communication, and free-space ...
D.G. Pires, N.M. Litchinitser
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The problem of free will is child's play
Philosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-154, April 2026.Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
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The Commercialization of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in Its Film Adaptations [PDF]
, 2019 Tato bakalářská práce pojednává o různých případech nadměrné komercializace ve filmových adaptacích J. R. R. Tolkienova románu Hobit. Práce zkoumá změny, které byly provedeny během procesu adaptace tohoto známého románu na filmovou trilogii od Petera ...
Šťastný, Michal
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Architectural Dynamics in Tolkien’s Novel, The Hobbit: A Literary and Cinematic Perspective
PLANARCH - Design and Planning ResearchThis study investigates the dynamic interplay between architectural elements and narrative construction in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit (1937) and its cinematic adaptations directed by Peter Jackson.
Yasemin Mısırlı, Zeynep Tuna Ultav
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