We live and we die…that much holds true. What we do in between becomes our TRACES… My thesis exhibition is comprised of acrylic paintings, silkscreen prints, charcoal drawings and a relief panel piece all relating to the lives of twelve residents of an independent living housing facility in Lethbridge, AB. Through interviews with the residents, I obtained images of their past and present which are reflected in this body of work and portrayed as TRACES of their lives. The work is very flat, hard edged, and colorful. I created a system whereby I took an image and broke it down into simple shapes. From this I then produced a painting using many layers of acrylic paint, meticulously executed resulting in a steady hard line as the colors meet. To express my work I utilized canvas, mdf board and paper. Silkscreens also form part of the display, but the breaking down of the image is consistent throughout.

Putting Makeup on Dead People is a collection of ten short stories narrated by Donna that relate key moments in her life from early childhood through her mid-thirties. Because of the author's belief in the circularity of time and of what makes up human identity (what we do, what happens to us, to whom we are related), the stories do not progress chronologically. The collection pays particular attention to Donna's relationship with key family members: her father Nicky, her mother Martha, her Uncle Lou, her Aunt Selena, and her siblings, Linnie and B. Many of the stories also attend to Donna's relationship with Charlie, the man who finally becomes her husband. Through these stories of one woman's life, this collection explores themes of loss, healing, and personal growth. Ultimately, this work encapsulates one person's discovery of her core identity, underneath and in addition to all of the layers added to that core, through relationships, life experiences, successes, and failures.

Naturen i The Secret History beskrivs både som en ytlig omgivning, som instinkter och lagar, som material eller fenomen. Det ges uttryck både för hur människor kan kontrollera och använda sig av den, och hur det är någonting som står över oss. Detta kan tyda på att naturen, istället för att vara någonting annat än människan, är ett intrikat system av påverkan som vi innefattas i. Samtidigt skiljs dock människan från naturen genom språket, där ord som mänskligt, kultiverat, artificiellt och rationellt får sin betydelse i motsättning till djuriskt, primitivt, naturligt och instinktivt. Djuriskhet skildras tillexempel både någonting som finns inom alla människor, och något som skiljs ifrån det mänskliga genom att benämnas som djuriskt. Romanen kan således sägas vara väldigt realistisk i dagens samhälle med ”complex and contradictory attitudes to ’nature’ and our place within it”. Samma sak gäller huvudpersonerna och händelserna i boken. Drivet bakom backanalen är att förlora det rationella och mänskliga jaget, att helt gå upp i det primitiva och djuriska, i naturen. De upphöjer det irrationella, samtidigt som de närmar sig detta rationellt. De försöker använda sig av kulturen för att komma närmare naturen, de försöker forcera fram det naturliga. De avslöjas som förljugna så till den grad att det kan anses vara deras sanna natur. Romanen efterliknar en tragedi men innehåller även element från den kritiska komedin. Allting blir komplext och motsägande, det går således inte att läsa ut något entydigt svar på hur man ser på eller använder sig av naturen, utan det är just komplexiteten som förmedlas. Även om berättelsen går ut på att bli en del av, eller inse att vi är, en del av naturen, så visar dessa ständiga motsättningar på hur vårt tänkande och vårt språk sätter upp hinder för att fullständigt kunna gå upp i naturen, eftersom allt tänkande och talande om naturen kräver att vi distanserat oss från den. Människorna är alltså i grunden en naturlig varelse, men som skiljer sig från den i ögonblicket de reflekterar över naturen, det blir alltså en slags metafysik för vilddjur. Även om Tartts roman således inte ger någon entydig bild av naturen eller ger anspråk på att vara sann mot någon slags objektiv natur kan den i högsta grad anses vara sann mot vår komplexa och motsägande syn på, diskurs om, och användning av naturen.

Thesis (M.A.)--Stony Brook University, 2008. / This official electronic copy is part of the DSpace Stony Brook theses & dissertations collection maintained by the University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives on behalf of the Stony Brook Graduate School. It is stored in the SUNY Digital Institutional Repository and can be accessed through the website. Presented to the Stony Brook University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy; as recommended and accepted by the candidate's degree sponsor, the Dept. of Philosophy. Includes bibliographical references.

This report investigated the lichen flora of the Mt Donna Buang Scenic Reserve in Victoria, There were several aims: to describe the lichens of the region, to produce a pictorial key enabling field identification and to determine any distribution patterns. A floristic survey covering approximately 50 square km was undertaken to determine lichen diversity of the region generally. Lichens were sampled along roads, tracks, walking trails and in sections of bush, taking into account forest type and, particularly, areas that were lichen rich. Seventy-five lichen species in 43 genera and 27 families were identified and described from the region. An unknown, species H, also was described. Of the 76 lichen species, 22 were crastose and the remainder macrolichens. The best represented families were: Cladoniaceae (8 species), Hypogymniaceae (6), Lobariaceae (7), Lecideaceae (6), Pannariaceae (6) and Parmeliaccae (6). This study described 12 species (17%) which previously were not known for Victoria and which are a first record for the state. These include: Cladonia sarmentosa (J.D. Hook & Taylor) Dodge, Graphis librata Knight, Parmelinopsis neodamaziana (Elix & Johnston) Elix & Hale, Pertusaria novaezelandiae Szatala, Placopsis pardlina f. microphylla Lamb, Porina leptalea AX. Sm., Pseudocyphellaria ardesiaca Galloway, Trapeliopsis congregant (Zahlbr.) Brako, Menegazzia myriotrema (Mull. Arg.) P. James, Bunodophoron scrobiculatum (Church. Bab,) Wedin, Parmelia testacea Stirton and Menegazzia purpurascens S. Louwhoff sp. nov.. The last eight species are new to the mainland and, apart from Menegazzia purpurascens, previously were known only from Tasmania. Five main elements of distribution were identified for the lichen flora of the Mt Donna Buang Scenic Reserve: cosmopolitan, austral/australasian, paleotropical, pantropical and western pacific. The majority of species (68%) had austral/australasian distributions, eleven (16%) were endemic to Australia and nine (13%) occurred only in Tasmania , Victoria and New Zealand. A pictorial, dichotomous key was constructed for the lichen flora of the Mt Donna Buang Scenic Reserve. Previously, keys to the lichen flora of Tasmanian rainforests were suggested as appropriate to similar areas in Victoria, however, the Victorian forests include a significant sclerophyll element The key presented is specific for the study site but is appropriate to similar regions in Victoria and has been tested in a number of these areas. The key was designed to be ‘user-friendly’ so that the experienced and inexperienced alike are able to use it. A more detailed investigation of the lichen flora of the Mt Donna Buang Scenic Reserve was carried out in order to determine distribution. A total of 50 quadrats, each 20m x 20m in size, were sampled. Within each, the dominant vegetation type was determined and individuals were identified and location noted. The cover abundance of each lichen species on each individual tree was estimated using a modified Braun-Blanquet scale. A total of 710 trees, representing 13 different species, were examined. Nothofagus cunninghamii (Hook.) Oerst, Eucalyptus regnans R Mull., Acacia dealbata Link, A. melanoxylon R. Br., Hedycarya angustifolia A. Cunn. and Atherosperma moschatum Labill. were the six most common tree species encountered at the study site. Nothofagus cunninghamii supported the greatest lichen diversity (39 species), although most species occurred on less than 10% of the trees. The majority of lichens occurring on N. cunninghamii A. melanoxylon, A. dealbata and H. angustifolia were foliose or crustose, those on £. regnans fruticose and foliose and those on A moschatum crustose. Bunodophoron australe was the only lichen species at the study site to occur on one host, Nothofagus cunninghamiL Many occurred on a number of different hosts, but were most common on one particular tree species. The distribution of lichens at the study site was analysed with a rnultivariate statistical package (PATN) which dealt with ‘pattern analysis’. The program ‘SSH’ in PATN which uses the Bray-Curtis ordination technique, was used to create scatterplots displaying the degree of dissimilarity between quadrats in terms of presence/absence of lichen species. The program ‘TWAY’ in PATN was used to construct a two way table to display which lichen species occurred in each vegetation type. The pattern analysis revealed that the lichens of the Mt Donna Buang Scenic Reserve were not restricted to any particular forest type, but particular lichens, or groups of lichens, tended to predominate in certain vegetation communities. This concurs with work done by others in Tasmanian forests. Quadrats which were situated in cool temperate rainforest were grouped more closely with each other than with quadrats in other vegetation types. These also supported the greatest number of lichen species. This was not surprising since N. cunninghamii the dominant tree species in cool temperate rainforest, supported the greatest lichen diversity.

A pesquisa busca analisar as tensões humano-máquina em materiais pedagógicos utilizados pela enfermagem em terapia intensiva e, entre esses materiais pedagógicos foram analisados os manuais e protocolos assistenciais. Para desenvolvê-la, apóio-me na teorização cultural e no trabalho de autores e autoras que têm problematizado a noção de corpo e de sujeito na pós-modernidade a partir dos pressupostos teóricos do pós-estruturalismo. Entre os/as autores /as utilizados, indico os estudos de Donna Haraway e seu entendimento de ciborgue – uma idéia produtiva que possibilita explorar a ciborguização da cultura contemporânea e suas implicações para a enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Utilizo a abordagem metodológica da análise cultural tal como esta vem sendo desenvolvida pelos Estudos Culturais que se aproximam do Pós-estruturalismo, para descrever e analisar, em três lições, alguns dos diferentes tipos de ciborguização que se materializam na prática da enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Para tal intento, selecionei alguns acontecimentos que sintetizam significados importantes da terapia intensiva na contemporaneidade, a saber: o atendimento avançado de reanimação cardiorrespiratória, a produção de imagens de corpos doentes através de um complexo sistema de monitoramento e o deslocamento das fronteiras entre a vida e a morte. Com base nessa análise, discuto no final, os desdobramentos dessas tensões no discurso da humanização da assistência na área da saúde.

A pesquisa busca analisar as tensões humano-máquina em materiais pedagógicos utilizados pela enfermagem em terapia intensiva e, entre esses materiais pedagógicos foram analisados os manuais e protocolos assistenciais. Para desenvolvê-la, apóio-me na teorização cultural e no trabalho de autores e autoras que têm problematizado a noção de corpo e de sujeito na pós-modernidade a partir dos pressupostos teóricos do pós-estruturalismo. Entre os/as autores /as utilizados, indico os estudos de Donna Haraway e seu entendimento de ciborgue – uma idéia produtiva que possibilita explorar a ciborguização da cultura contemporânea e suas implicações para a enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Utilizo a abordagem metodológica da análise cultural tal como esta vem sendo desenvolvida pelos Estudos Culturais que se aproximam do Pós-estruturalismo, para descrever e analisar, em três lições, alguns dos diferentes tipos de ciborguização que se materializam na prática da enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Para tal intento, selecionei alguns acontecimentos que sintetizam significados importantes da terapia intensiva na contemporaneidade, a saber: o atendimento avançado de reanimação cardiorrespiratória, a produção de imagens de corpos doentes através de um complexo sistema de monitoramento e o deslocamento das fronteiras entre a vida e a morte. Com base nessa análise, discuto no final, os desdobramentos dessas tensões no discurso da humanização da assistência na área da saúde.

A pesquisa busca analisar as tensões humano-máquina em materiais pedagógicos utilizados pela enfermagem em terapia intensiva e, entre esses materiais pedagógicos foram analisados os manuais e protocolos assistenciais. Para desenvolvê-la, apóio-me na teorização cultural e no trabalho de autores e autoras que têm problematizado a noção de corpo e de sujeito na pós-modernidade a partir dos pressupostos teóricos do pós-estruturalismo. Entre os/as autores /as utilizados, indico os estudos de Donna Haraway e seu entendimento de ciborgue – uma idéia produtiva que possibilita explorar a ciborguização da cultura contemporânea e suas implicações para a enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Utilizo a abordagem metodológica da análise cultural tal como esta vem sendo desenvolvida pelos Estudos Culturais que se aproximam do Pós-estruturalismo, para descrever e analisar, em três lições, alguns dos diferentes tipos de ciborguização que se materializam na prática da enfermagem em terapia intensiva. Para tal intento, selecionei alguns acontecimentos que sintetizam significados importantes da terapia intensiva na contemporaneidade, a saber: o atendimento avançado de reanimação cardiorrespiratória, a produção de imagens de corpos doentes através de um complexo sistema de monitoramento e o deslocamento das fronteiras entre a vida e a morte. Com base nessa análise, discuto no final, os desdobramentos dessas tensões no discurso da humanização da assistência na área da saúde.

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In 1958, actress Donna Reed formed her own production company to create The Donna Reed Show, which ran successfully until 1966. One of only two female television producers working in Hollywood, Reed’s show foreshadowed much of the discontent illustrated in Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique. The series explored Donna’s frustrations with housework, her interest in professional activities outside the home, and her determination to be an equal in her marriage. However, The Donna Reed Show also diverged from Friedan on key issues by elevating the housewife and establishing her moral authority, thus foreshadowing more conservative “maternal” feminism as identified by Christina Hoff Sommers. The Donna Reed Show has been falsely grouped with other family sit-coms as conformist and has been largely overlooked for its contributions to the feminist movement by scholars, when in fact Reed created the most complex mother character on television at the time.