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An Analysis of Selected Contents Related to the Usage of Art and Aesthetic in Two Texts in Art EducationPierce, Dorothy Manes 12 1900 (has links)
Because the terms art and aesthetic are often ambiguously used, the purpose of this study was to develop a method of analyzing and clarifying their usage in written texts. Chapter I includes hypotheses and assumptions of this study. The first hypothesis was that it is possible to develop a systematic, objective, and replicable method of analyzing and clarifying the usage of art and aesthetic in art education texts. The second hypothesis is that, as a result of this analysis, it is possible to compare the usage of art and aesthetic in one text with the usage of these same terms in another. The two texts chosen as sources of data were Becoming Human Through Art by Edmund Burke Feldman and Emphasis; Art by Frank Wachowiak and Theodore Ramsey. The assumptions upon which this analysis was based are (a) that frequency of mention indicates author emphasis, and (b) that, based on analysis which indicates emphasis, summary definition of an author's teaching beliefs regarding art and aesthetic would be possible. Although both hypotheses are accepted, limitations of the method result from the subjectivity which existed in the selection of variables, the inference of contextual meaning which determined placement of variables in categories, and inference of emphasis based on resulting frequencies. Recommendations for further research are (a) examination of categories for appropriateness and inclusion of all relevant variables; (b) use of the method of contingency analysis to determine the usage of other ambiguous words and phrases; (c) use of variables associated with art and aesthetic as a thesaurus for future reference; and (d) application of the method to other literature in art education, transcribed interviews, and/or classroom instruction.
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And We Are InsubstantialMcKnight, Samuel Lee 20 April 2015 (has links)
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A comparative review of the works of Feldman, Sternberg, Gardner and Eisner and the resulting practical application for the secondary art classroomDenmark, Heather 01 May 2011 (has links)
Some fields come and go, but there will always be a need for older generations to teach the younger generations. For this reason, teachers will always be needed. The material that they choose to teach can sometimes determine the outcome of a nation. Take a look into German and Roman histories; they are littered with teachers convincing students that their way is right. I think that it is imperative that we research the full potential of what we are teaching our students. For that reason, my thesis will consist of analyzing and synthesizing the research of Feldman, Sternberg, Gardner and Eisner, gathering information on their works and applying them to art education. I will apply my findings to the modern day secondary art classroom; whether it is classroom design or visual handouts, I will use the knowledge gathered to better equip the room to the advancement of multiple intelligences in hopes of inspiring my future students to be creative and lifetime learners.
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Leibniz Did Not State Leibniz's LawHogan, Adam D. 10 June 2014 (has links)
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Modélisation biomécanique du visage: Etude du contrôle des gestes oro-faciaux en production de la paroleNazari, Mohammad Ali 30 September 2011 (has links) (PDF)
Un modèle tridimensionnel du visage a été élaboré, dans la perspective de contribuer à l'étude de questions importantes sur le contrôle moteur de la production de la parole. Ce modèle est construit sur un maillage constitué d'éléments hexahédraux et de clavettes, qui comporte 3 couches distinctes et est symétrique par rapport au plan medio-sagittal. Les muscles faciaux sont représentés dans le maillage par un sous-ensemble d'éléments contigus. Les propriétés élastiques des éléments du maillage sont décrites par une loi de comportement de type isotrope quasi incompressible et hyperélastique. Dans une première phase de ce travail, pour étudier les conséquences globales de l'activation des muscles oro-faciaux sur les mimiques faciales et les gestes labiaux, et plus particulièrement sur les gestes labiaux en parole, un modèle linéaire de muscle a été élaboré. L'influence des variations de la raideur des tissus mous sur les gestes faciaux a été étudiée. En effet, l'activation des muscles entraîne un raidissement des tissus mous musculaires concernés. Cet effet est pris en compte dans le modèle de muscle par un changement de la loi de comportement hyperélastique avec l'activation musculaire. Une attention particulière a été portée dans cette étude à la production du geste de protrusion/arrondissement des lèvres qui est un geste fondamental dans la production des voyelles arrondies, en particulier en Français. Nous montrons que le raidissement des tissus mous musculaires facilite la production précise de ce geste grâce à l'existence d'un effet de saturation dans la relation entre les activations musculaires et les paramètres géométriques des lèvres qui sont pertinents acoustiquement. Ce résultat souligne l'importance des propriétés dynamiques des articulateurs dans la production des gestes de la parole, et il nous a incités à améliorer encore la modélisation de la source principale de force en production de la parole, c'est-à-dire les muscles. C'est pourquoi, un modèle de muscles plus réaliste a été élaboré qui se fonde sur une loi de comportement transversalement isotrope quasi incompressible et hyperélastique et sur un modèle de muscle de type Hill. Ce modèle a été implémenté dans le logiciel éléments finis ANSYS® grâce à sa fonction de programmation USERMAT. La prise en compte supplémentaire d'une loi caractéristique force-vitesse a permis la modélisation complète d'un modèle de muscle de type Hill. Ceci a été fait sous ANSYS® grâce à sa fonction de programmation USERELEM. Cette loi caractéristique force-vitesse introduit un effet d'amortissement dans le mouvement du muscle du fait d'une atténuation croissante de la force musculaire lorsque la vitesse de compression du muscle augmente. Ce nouvel élément de type muscle a été conçu de manière telle qu'il est possible d'implémenter d'autres modèles de muscles que le modèle de type Hill. C'est pourquoi nous avons aussi implémenté le modèle de Feldman, qui a été utilisé de manière importante à Gipsa-lab dans les dernières années. L'intégration du modèle de Feldman dans une structure à éléments finis a nécessité une reformulation de façon à le rendre compatible avec une modélisation distribuée. Les modèles de Hill et de Feldman ont ensuite été incorporés dans le modèle de visage pour remplacer le modèle linéaire initial. Dans ces conditions les premières simulations du geste de protrusion/arrondissement labial ont donné des résultats réalistes. Finalement une comparaison des résultats obtenus avec le modèle de Hill avec ceux qui génère le modèle de Feldman montrent que les formes labiales finales sont très similaires pour les deux modèles.
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Among the Voices Voiceless: Setting the Words of Samuel BeckettLyszczarz, Joseph E. 08 1900 (has links)
Among the Voices Voiceless is a composition for flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), viola, cello, percussion, piano, and electronics, based on the poem "What would I do without this world faceless incurious" by Samuel Beckett. The piece is a setting for disembodied voice: the vocal part exists solely in the electronics. Having no physical body, the voice is obscured as the point of empathy for the audience. In addition, instrumental solos compete for focus during the work's twenty minute duration. In passages including a soloist, the soloist functions simultaneously as antagonist and avatar to the disembodied voice. Spoken word recordings and electronic manipulation of instrumental material provides further layers of ambiguity. The companion critical essay "Among the Voices Voiceless": Setting the Words of Samuel Beckett proposes the distillation of Beckett's style into the elements of prosaicness, repetition, fragmentation, ambiguity, and symmetry. Discussions of Beckett's works such as Waiting for Godot and Molloy demonstrate these elements in his practice. This framework informs the examination of two other musical settings of Beckett's poetry: Neither by Morton Feldman and Odyssey by Roger Reynolds. Finally, these elements are used to analyze and elucidate the compositional decisions made in Among the Voices Voiceless.
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The Blame Game: An Axiological Approach to the Doctrine of Doing and AllowingCleary, Christine Ann 10 December 2013 (has links)
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Comunicação visual no livro ilustrado: palavra, imagem e design contando histórias. / Visual communication in picturebook: word, image and design telling stories.FERREIRA, Anália Adriana da Silva. 11 June 2018 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2017-05-03 / Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar a comunicação visual e a relação palavraimagem mediada pelo design em livros ilustrados, para isso, selecionou-se o
acervo da Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil, FNLIJ, especificamente a
categoria Criança. Realizou-se estudo panorâmico de caráter histórico-cultural do
livro infantil no Brasil, observando temáticas, concepções gráficas, autores, ilustradores e a narrativa visual com o intuito de compreender o objeto e identificar a participação do design gráfico no mesmo; levantamento e discussão sobre as classificações do livro infantil, as necessidades de leitura de imagens e os aspectos do design na organização visual também foram contemplados nesta dissertação. Os livros selecionados passaram por análise sintática e semântica para melhor observar as articulações entre as narrativas visual e verbal. Para análise sintática utiliza-se as teorias da Gestalt como norteamento, observando formas, cores, tipografia e composição. Para análise semântica o uso da Semiótica, identificando ícones, índices e suas simbologias. A metodologia seguiu as etapas propostas pelo Método Feldman de Leitura de Imagens e precisou ser adaptado para o livro ilustrado com aplicação das teorias mencionadas. Como resultado destaca-se a diversidade de concepções na narrativa visual e as experimentações que o design
possibilita ao livro. Espera-se por meio deste trabalho contribuir para a ampliação
de estudos do design no livro infantil, fomentar a discussão sobre leitura de imagens e as práticas de projetos de comunicação para criança. / This research aims to investigate visual communication in picturebooks and the
text-image relation mediated by the design. Therefore the collection of the FNLIJ,
Brazilian version of International Board on Books for Young People – IBBY,
specifically the Child category was selected. In order to understand the object and
identify the participation of graphic design in it, a panoramic historical-cultural study
of the children's book in Brazil was carried out, emphasizing its thematic, graphic
conceptions, authors, illustrators and visual narrative. This study also comprises a
selection and discussion about the child book classifications, the need to foment for
reading images, and the aspects of design in the visual organization of the
information. The selected books were analyzed syntactically and semantically to
better observe the articulations between the visual and verbal narratives. The
syntactic analysis followed Gestalt theories as a guide, observing forms, colors,
typography and composition. The semantic analysis was conducted through
semiotics theories to identify icons, indexes and their symbologies. The
methodology was an adaptation of the steps proposed by the Feldman Method of
Reading Images redirecting to the Picturebook with application of the mentioned
theories. As a result, this research highlights the diversity of composition of the
visual narrative and the experimentation that the design makes possible to the
book. Moreover, it seeks to contribute to the growth of design studies in children's
books, to stimulate the discussion about reading images and for the practices of
communication projects for children.
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Embryo Adoption: Implications of Personhood, Marriage, and ParenthoodMcMillen, Brooke Marie 14 April 2008 (has links)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / One’s personal claims regarding personhood will influence his moral belief regarding embryo adoption. In Chapter One, I consider the personhood of the human embryo. If the human embryo is a person, we are morally obligated to permit the practice of embryo adoption as an ethical means to save human persons. However, for those who do not claim that an embryo is a person at conception, embryo adoption is not a necessary practice because we have no moral obligation to protect them. There are still others who claim that personhood is gained at some point during gestation when certain mental capacities develop. I offer my own claim that consciousness and sentience as well as the potential to be self-conscious mark the beginning of personhood.
Embryo adoption raises several questions surrounding the institution of marriage. Due to its untraditional method of procreation, embryo adoption calls into question the role of procreation within marriage. In Chapter Two, I explore the nature of the marriage relationship by offering Lisa Cahill’s definition of marriage which involves both a spiritual and physical dimension, and then I describe the concept of marriage from different perspectives including a social, religious, and a personal perspective. From a personal perspective, I explore the relationship between marriage and friendship. Finally, I describe how the concept of marriage is understood today and explore the advantages to being married as opposed to the advantages of being single.
Embryo adoption changes the way we customarily think about procreation within a family because in embryo adoption, couples are seeking an embryo from another union to be implanted into the woman. This prompts some philosophers to argue that embryo adoption violates the marriage relationship. In Chapter Three, I further consider the impact of embryo adoption on the family as an extension of the marital relationship as well as the impact of embryo adoption on the traditional roles of motherhood and fatherhood. I examine motherhood by looking at how some philosophers define motherhood and when these philosophers claim a woman becomes a mother. After considering these issues regarding motherhood, I examine the same issues surrounding fatherhood.
Peg Brand, PhD., Chair
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