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Because We Smile: Jonathan Swift\u27s Enthusiastic Magnifying Glass [PDF]
, 2005 Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was intellectually before his time. His insights into the human condition reveal a belief in the not-hopeless corruption of humanity.
Mink, Jared Timothy
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Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta‐conspiracy framing
British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Prebunking can be used to pre‐emptively refute conspiracy narratives. We developed a new approach to prebunking – fighting fire with fire – which introduces a plausible ‘meta‐conspiracy’ suggesting that conspiracy theories are deliberately spread as part of a wider conspiracy.
Mikey Biddlestone +5 more
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Information and affective valence influence judgments of complexity, liking and understanding
British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Visual complexity is a key factor in perceptual and evaluative judgments. People's representation of visual complexity is constructed from quantitative and structural image features, but it is also influenced by familiarity and expertise. We examined how people represent visual complexity and its impact on perception and evaluation, focusing ...
Xiaolei Sun +3 more
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“Thou Resemblest Now thy Sin”: Milton’s Spiritual-Aesthetic Translation
Revista de Lenguas Modernas, 2014 In his production of Paradise Lost, John Milton finds himself forced to express in words the physical qualities of objects that have no actual tangible form.
Oscar Delgado Chinchilla
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The Poetry of Christina Rossetti and Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Same Femme, Different Fate [PDF]
, 2017 Siblings Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Christina Rossetti both lived during the Victorian era and wrote poetry which epitomizes the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Kirsch, Carolyn A.
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Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.Abstract Cutout animation is one of the earliest forms of animation, and to this day remains a popular technique featured in numerous films including Monty Python and South Park series. Most computer animation systems, however, focus on different styles, including cel animation, making cutout animation somewhat underexplored.
Ivan Puhachov +3 more
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Beholding a ‘Brave New World’: Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana and William Shakespeare’s The Tempest [PDF]
, 2015 During the 15th and 16th centuries, the idea of the world was broadened on an unprecendented scale. The Portuguese and the Spaniards dominated a first stage in the maritime expansion and even divided the planet into two halves. Those times were primarily
Relvas, Maria de Jesus
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract In the western United States, conservation practitioners are increasingly working with private landowners to restore habitat for North American beavers (Castor canadensis) and to use nonlethal mitigation techniques when beavers damage crops and infrastructure.
Brian D. Erickson, Megan S. Jones
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Mit urody a Najbrzydsza kobieta świata Olgi Tokarczuk
Postscriptum Polonistyczne, 2020 Gender theory concerns most areas of woman‘s existence in a society and an artistic text is one of many subject manifestations, which may and is likely to influence public opinions.
Ivana Slivková
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Risks of concealing environmental degradation
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Current practice seeks to conceal the visual impact of land‐use change (i.e., development). Six percent of development impact assessments in Australia and 14% of the World Bank's assessments recommend visual impact mitigation. This mitigation results in, for example, vegetated buffer strips alongside cleared agricultural areas and earthen ...
Matt W. Hayward +8 more
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