Pleroma is a digital drama: a work composed of digital animation combined with electroacoustic music, presenting an original dramatic narrative. Pleroma's dramatic elements evoke both the classical form of tragedy and the concept of perceptual paradox. A structural overview of the drama and its characters and a plot synopsis are given to provide context for the critical discussion. Analytical descriptions of Beethoven's Coriolan Overture Op.62 and Mahler's Symphony No. 9 are provided to give background on tragic form and Platonic allegory in music. An investigation into the elements discussed in the analysis of the instrumental works reveals several layers of possible interpretation in Pleroma. Dramatic elements allow for tragic narratives to be constructed, but they are complemented by character associations formed by pitch relationships, stylistic juxtapositions, and instrumentation. A copy of the dramatic text is included to supplement the multimedia production.

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[pt] A pesquisa é realizada sobre o texto de Lc 18,9-14 com uma aproximação da análise pragmático-linguística. O estudo parte do exame do termo justificado (Lc 18,14). A justificação, conforme propõe o autor sagrado, é uma consequência que Deus atribui ao homem a partir de fora. É acontecimento salvífico, o qual ocorre sem a participação desse sujeito. Para demonstrar isso, o presente estudo faz um recorte entre as personagens componentes do relato lucano: um coletor de impostos e um fariseu, ambos situados num templo a rezar. O fariseu, figura representativa do judeu observante das prescrições religiosas e por sua interpretação formalista da lei. A figura do coletor de impostos é frequentemente associada à categoria social dos pecadores. Merece destaque a utilização do termo dar graças (Lc 18,11) pelo hagiógrafo lucano, verbalizado pelo fariseu por razões discutíveis: Porque não sou como os outros homens: gananciosos, injustos, adúlteros; e nem como este coletor de impostos (Lc 18,11d-e). Já o coletor de impostos ao se reconhecer pecador e sem apresentar qualidades que pudessem comprar sua justificação, confia apenas na graciosa misericórdia de Deus. Tendo como auxílio a análise pragmático-linguística, a justificação acontece de um modo imerecido, incondicionado, desmedido, incomensurável da parte de Deus que conhece a precariedade e falência humanas. A apreciação valoriza o estudo diacrônico, fazendo uma interface com os estudos sincrônicos e análises intertextuais. Ao empregar o verbo justificado, o autor o faz de modo consciente e coerente para com os que se encontram em situação de fragilidade, o que demonstra um estilo narrativo próprio. / [en] The research is carried out on the text of Lc 18,9-14 with an approach to pragmatic-linguistic analysis. The study begins by examining the term justified (Luke 18,14). Justification, as proposed by the sacred author, is a consequence that God attributes to man from outside. It is a salvific event, which occurs without the participation of this subject. To demonstrate this, the present study takes a look at the characters that make up the Lucan story: a tax collector and a Pharisee, both situated in a temple praying. The Pharisee, representative figure of the Jew observing religious prescriptions and for his formalistic interpretation of the law. The figure of the tax collector is often associated with the social category of sinners. The use of the term giving thanks (Luke 18,11) by the Lucan hagiographer, verbalized by the Pharisee for debatable reasons, is worth highlighting: For I am not like other men: greedy, unjust, adulterers; nor like this tax collector (Luke 18,11d-e). The tax collector, on the other hand, recognizing himself as a sinner and without presenting qualities that could buy his justification, trusts only in the gracious mercy of God. Using pragmatic-linguistic analysis as an aid, justification occurs in an undeserved, unconditioned, disproportionate, immeasurable way on the part of God who knows human precariousness and failure. Appreciation values diachronic study, making an interface with synchronic studies and intertextual analyses. When using the verb justified, the author does so in a conscious and coherent way towards those who find themselves in a fragile situation, which demonstrates his own narrative style.

This essay applies a feminist neo-Marxist perspective to analyze the intricate parts of society in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The essay performs an analysis of societal norms and the influence the economy has on individuals with a focus on the character Charlotte Lucas by applying feminist and Marxist frameworks to the character and her choices. The analysis explores how Regency patriarchy influences the lives and choices of individuals such as Charlotte, who has to make decisions within societal constraints in pursuit of a stable future. An introduction to feminist neo-Marxism is made to establish a theoretical understanding of the gender roles and power dynamics in the novel. Interactions between gender expectations, economic factors, and class are highlighted. Regency societal norms and economic pressures are especially analyzed to contextualize Charlotte’s choices. This essay offers insight into the character’s motivations while highlighting what in the way society functions drives them to make the decisions they do, especially as women.

This thesis is devoted to learn detectors by object tracking in video sequence. In this thesis, we discuss methods for object tracking, object detection and online learning and possibilities of their using in sophisticated techniques, which combine object tracking and online learning detectors.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-09-01T13:12:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maurino Marques Nascimento Junior.pdf: 1599278 bytes, checksum: cea775b45a5fefccc276ed5d8d27437b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-01T13:12:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maurino Marques Nascimento Junior.pdf: 1599278 bytes, checksum: cea775b45a5fefccc276ed5d8d27437b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The gospel according to Luke, in the extended section of Jesus' ascent to Jerusalem (Lk 9:51–19:28), presents the conditions cited by Jesus for one to become his disciple. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine each of these conditions by focusing specifically on the text of Luke 14:25-33. To do so, an exegetical analysis of the text will be developed, which will serve as a basis for a subsequent theological analysis and consequent hermeneutic actualization. The theme is relevant, since discipleship has been and remains the essence of the Christian life in the sense of a godly life in community. The methodology applied in this work will be guided by a bibliographical research, which will be based on several authors, who have developed studies and research on the subject. The conditions put forward by Jesus, presented in the Lucan text, express the radicality and the necessity of a conscious decision on the position that will be adopted before them. From these factors will depend a genuine position as a disciple of Jesus Christ, who obeys and follows / O evangelho segundo Lucas, na extensa seção da subida de Jesus a Jerusalém (Lc 9,51–19,28), apresenta as condições citadas por Jesus para que alguém se torne seu discípulo. O objetivo da presente dissertação é examinar cada uma dessas condições, focalizando especificamente o texto de Lc 14,25-33. Para tanto será desenvolvida uma análise exegética do texto que servirá de base para uma posterior análise teológica e uma consequente atualização hermenêutica. O tema é relevante, uma vez que o discipulado foi e continua sendo a essência da vida cristã, no sentido de uma vida piedosa em comunidade. A metodologia aplicada neste trabalho se orientará por uma pesquisa bibliográfica, que tomará por base diversos autores que desenvolveram estudos e pesquisas sobre o tema. As condições apresentadas por Jesus e narradas no texto lucano expressam a radicalidade e a necessidade de uma decisão consciente quanto ao posicionamento que, diante delas, se adotará. Delas dependerá o seguimento genuíno do discípulo de Jesus Cristo

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-09-29T12:34:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Victor da Silva Almeida Filho.pdf: 1453247 bytes, checksum: 440494c02418fcfa50c70b51c2a54830 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-29T12:34:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Victor da Silva Almeida Filho.pdf: 1453247 bytes, checksum: 440494c02418fcfa50c70b51c2a54830 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-19 / Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUCSP / This study is an analysis of the account of Luke 7, 11-17 better known as the resurrection of the son of the widow of Naim. In a first moment the work deals with general questions of the Gospel according to Luke, presenting the structural analyzes of the narrative. So, the pericope of Naim assumes a literary function, serving to complete the answer to the messengers sent by John the Baptist (Lk 7, 18-23) about the identity of Jesus. To prove this, Luke employs the Greek verb σπλαγχνίζομαι, to be moved with compassion, to a widowed woman who was in a situation of vulnerability. We studied the rule for the use of this verb in the pericope as well as its semantic root and its two other occurrences in the Lucan Gospel. For the analysis and interpretation of Lk 7,11-17, analytical elements of contemporary biblical exegetical methodology were used. The research valorized the diachronic studies by making the interface with the synchronic studies and intertextual analyzes, aided by texts of the Magisterium of Pope Francis. The results achieved were a better understanding of the Lucan account, because in using the verb σπλαγχνίζομαι the author does so in a conscious and coherent way towards those who are in a situation of vulnerability and uses their own literary criteria and their particular narrative style / Este estudo é uma análise do relato de Lc 7,11-17, mais conhecido como a ressurreição do filho da viúva de Naim. Em um primeiro momento, o trabalho trata de questões gerais do Evangelho segundo Lucas, apresentando as análises estruturais da narrativa. A perícope de Naim assume uma função literária, completando a resposta aos mensageiros enviados por João Batista (Lc 7,18-23) sobre a identidade de Jesus. Para demosntrar isso, Lucas emprega o verbo grego σπλαγχνίζομαι, “ser movido de compaixão”, para uma mulher viúva que se encontrava em situação de vulnerabilidade. Foram estudados os critérios para o emprego deste verbo na perícope, bem como sua raiz semântica e suas duas outras ocorrências no Evangelho lucano. Para a análise e interpretação de Lc 7,11-17 foram utilizados elementos analíticos da metodologia exegética bíblica contemporânea. A pesquisa valorizou os estudos diacrônicos, fazendo a interface com os estudos sincrônicos e análises intertextuais, auxiliados por textos do Magistério. Os resultados alcançados foram uma melhor compreensão do relato lucano, pois, ao empregar o verbo σπλαγχνίζομαι, o autor o faz de modo consciente e coerente para com os que se encontram em situação de vulnerabilidade e se vale de critérios literários próprios e de seu particular estilo narrativo

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-01-22T11:34:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Renato Gonçalves da Silva.pdf: 1769090 bytes, checksum: 5cf45322c59b7a6eeb3eee12d2f3a476 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-22T11:34:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renato Gonçalves da Silva.pdf: 1769090 bytes, checksum: 5cf45322c59b7a6eeb3eee12d2f3a476 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-20 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present work aims to understand the intertextuality present in the Lucan account concerning the temptations of Jesus in the desert. In addition, to emphasize the importance of reading the Scriptures in canonical form, without reductionism or fundamentalisms, vices of understanding that generate errors and even conflicts between people very influenced by extremist ideologies, therefore, closed in their understandings referring to the complex and difficult realities of the current time. An appreciation for the tradition of the Scriptures is advocated, so that a correct understanding of the biblical text can be reached, avoiding, as it were, any effort to "twist" the Word of God, in order to make it say what, perhaps, never meant to say. By interpreting exegetically the teachings transmitted according to the Tradition of the inspired text, a new consciousness can be reached and it will allow an effective behavior in the fight against all that can represent evil and injustice / O presente trabalho visa entender a intertextualidade presente no relato lucano referente às tentações de Jesus no deserto. Além disso, ressaltar a importância de ler as Escrituras de forma canônica, sem reducionismo ou fundamentalismos, vícios de compreensão que geram erros e até mesmo conflitos entre pessoas muito influenciadas por ideologias extremistas e, por isso, fechadas em suas compreensões referentes às realidades complexas e difíceis do tempo atual. Defende-se um apreço pela tradição das Escrituras, para que assim se chegue a uma reta compreensão do texto bíblico, evitando, por assim dizer, todo e qualquer esforço em “torcer” a Palavra de Deus, visando fazer com que esta diga o que, talvez, nunca se pretendeu dizer. Ao interpretar exegeticamente os ensinamentos transmitidos segundo a Tradição do texto inspirado, pode-se alcançar uma consciência nova e que permitirá um comportamento eficaz na luta contra tudo aquilo que possa representar o mal e a injustiça

This thesis contains four essays, which studies the macroeconomic effects of fiscal and monetary policy quantitatively. The first essay investigates whether Swedish postwar business cycles have been generated by domestic or foreign shocks and finds that they are about equally important. In the second essay, the effects of government budget deficits on interest rates in Sweden are studied in a small open economy framework. The empirical results, which have high power due to very large swings in deficits and interest rates, provide support that larger deficits produce higher interest rates and thus give support against the ricardian view. The third essay seeks to identify optimal social insurance and redistribution levels in Sweden and the U.S. with respect to temporary and permanent idiosyncratic productivity risks. The results indicate that Sweden should reduce the social security level while the U.S. should approximately maintain the current level. In the last essay, the small sample properties of a well-known statistical test for the Lucas critique - the super exogeneity test - is studied in a general equilibrium environment. The results indicate that the super exogeneity test do not have sufficient power in small samples. / Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögsk.