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National Report of Teachers' Experiences With School Justifications for Book Censorship
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 3, July/September 2025.ABSTRACT This study shares the findings from a large national survey of 4096 secondary English teachers to better understand their experiences with censors' justifications for book bannings. This study focuses on the 1793 teachers who said that their school, district, or library censored select books.
Ricki Ginsberg, Kyungae Chae
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Authorizing Tolkien: Control, Adaptation, and Dissemination of J.R.R. Tolkien\u27s Works [PDF]
, 2016 This article is the introduction to the special theme issue consisting of four essays on Authorizing Tolkien. Reid and Elam discuss medieval and postmodern theories of adaptation and interpretation and introduce the essays in the ...
Elam, Michael D., Reid, Robin A.
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There and there again: Hydrothermal vent communities at Mokuyo Seamount, 30 years apart
Ecological Research, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 389-402, July 2025.Revisiting the little‐known deep‐sea hydrothermal vent field on Mokuyo Seamount, Izu‐Ogasawara Arc 30 years apart revealed decadal changes in venting activity and faunal distributions. We also update the species list of chemosynthetic ecosystem at Mokuyo from three to 18, a key baseline data for the management of this ecologically significant site ...
Chong Chen +4 more
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The Story of Kullervo (2015) by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Verlyn Flieger [PDF]
, 2016 Book Review, by Dimitra Fimi, of The Story of Kullervo (2015) by J.R.R.
Fimi, Dimitra
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Superlongevity and African Ethics
Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 832-850, July 2025.ABSTRACT I apply African moral precepts to the topic of ‘superlongevity’. I make the case that African theories give rise to three specific sorts of moral concern about life extension that are distinct from similar objections in Western literature: first, superlongevity presents a challenge to identity; second, significantly longer lives face increased
Christopher S. Wareham
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Tolkien, Eucatastrophe, and the Re-Creation of Medieval Legend [PDF]
, 2017 Using comparative literary analysis, this essay examines three case studies from J.R.R. Tolkien’s oeuvre, in which Tolkien practiced eucatastrophic rewriting: his folk-tale, “Sellic Spell,” in which he re-creates the Old English poem Beowulf; his poem ...
Beal, Jane, PhD
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When science fiction collides with reality: The future of learning and the one after that
AI Magazine, Volume 46, Issue 2, Summer 2025.Abstract This article provides a somewhat whimsical discussion of the impact that AI, or “robots”, will have on the future of education. Interwoven with numerous references to science fiction, and at least one to Alice Cooper, is a very serious consideration of the manner in which AI may completely redefine the way we learn and grow as humans.
Steve Joordens
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Women & Tolkien: Amazons, Valkyries, Feminists, and Slashers [PDF]
, 2018 This paper reports on an early pilot project that asks women who self identify as readers or fans of Tolkien\u27s work and/or teachers who have taught Tolkien\u27s work, and/or scholars who have published on Tolkien\u27s work to answer a few open-ended ...
Reid, Robin A., Dr.
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How to Do Things with Words: Tolkien’s Theory of Fantasy in Practice [PDF]
, 2016 After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into his legendarium. In this projection the theory of what the human sub-creator does with thought and words became a model for what miraculous and magical ...
Cook, Simon J., Dr.
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Robotic mowing technology in turfgrass management: Past, present, and future
Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 3, May/June 2025.Abstract Robotic mowing equipment has rapidly increased in availability worldwide, but the first developed concepts for automating the mowing process are nearly 100 years old. The first attempt to commercialize a robotic mower was in the 1950s, with continued attempts to launch commercial products over subsequent decades.
J. Scott McElroy +6 more
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