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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"Spontaneity"”.
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Doing Spontaneity
… considers the rhetorical use of the term “spontaneity” and action affiliated with it from the perspective of ethnomethodology, as a dynamic social practice emergent from concrete interactions among people. I first consider a variety of existing operationalizations of “spontaneity” in …
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Kant’s theory of absolute spontaneity
… is only possible through the absolute spontaneity of the understanding. I spell out Kant’s concept of spontaneity as it appears in the Critique, and then sketch the implications both for Kant interpretation as well as contemporary accounts of objectivity in epistemology and philosophy …
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Spontaneity and Precision in the Drosophila Central Nervous System
<p>Many organisms that can locomote change their navigational strategies depending upon behavioral context. During foraging or exploration, for instance, many animals navigate by interspersing straight runs with turns whose direction and frequency may originate, at least at times, from largely …
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How We Do What We Do: Joint Action and Spontaneity
… extant theories do not meet the challenge of spontaneity because they cannot satisfy both requirements together. Chapter 3 develops the reasons account of joint action, which appeals to normative group reasons, in order to meet the challenge. Grasping a group reason forces agents to occupy the …
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The novelty of improvisation: towards a genre of embodied spontaneity
… novel. In this manner, the "novelty" of embodied spontaneity is uncovered. This heightened understanding of the improvisational impetus is considerably enriched through a detailed consideration of a diverse field of spontaneous movements that span numerous regions, periods and socio-political …
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Observational Animation: An Exploration of Improvisation, Interactivity and Spontaneity in Animated Filmmaking
… limit that level of personal interaction and spontaneity. By looking to both direct cinema and cinema verite, this thesis explores how live action documentary techniques translate into an animated film.</p><p>In this paper, I study and discuss several animated documentaries and the tendencies …
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Spontaneity to serendipity: from an enediyne core biosynthetic hypothesis to the hexadehydro-Diels-Alder reaction
Enediyne containing natural products have promising potential as cancer therapeutics due to their unique molecular architecture. The (Z)-1,5-diyn-3-ene subunit in the enediyne core can undergo cycloaromatization to yield a diradical capable of scission of the DNA double helix. While the biological …
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In memories to the future, building from spontaneity : reconsidering occidental theories and third world realities
… elite. The Third chapter explores 'learning from spontaneity' and is directed particularly to spontaneous settlements in the third world. This exploration demonstrates the interactive 'cross sectional universe' which impact the built environment. This universe considers place making as a dynamic …
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The Whiteface and the Auguste: the integration of structure and spontaneity in contemporary clown theatre performance
… to suggest that the consideration of both spontaneity and structure is paramount in the creation, rehearsal and performance of clown theatre. In my view, the Whiteface and Auguste clown partnership arguably represents a break in the tradition of circus clowns towards a more modern way of …
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Spontaneity by command: Soviet state-society relations under Gorbachev and the emergence of the Russian environmental movement
The reform process begun by Gorbachev in 1985 and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union present us with intriguing analytical challenges. A widely accepted explanation for the course of events which unfolded under Gorbachev stresses the central role that a modern and increasingly restive …
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Do children with autism use the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to make spontaneous requests?
… exists over the definition of the term ‘spontaneity’ and so researchers of the<br/>PECS who do report instances of spontaneity may be basing the judgment on<br/>different patterns of behaviour. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behaviour and the<br/>continuum model of spontaneity …
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Spontaneous Minds and Electric Romanticism: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Dylan, Joplin
… the spontaneous, but also redefined what spontaneity in terms of Romanticism looked like in twentieth-century America: the visionary poetic mode modernized for an electric, psychedelic age. The more material versions of electric Romanticism represented by Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Dylan all …
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Influence of selected personal, psychological, and institutional factors on involvement of community college faculty and counselors in service to the college and to the community
… variables using a stepwise regression procedure. Spontaneity, number of years employed, degree status, and race positively influenced involvement, whereas, the discipline areas of math/science and health/allied health had overall negative effects on involvement. Maslow’s proposition obtained …
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Making Friends
… in a haphazard assemblage style in pursuit of spontaneity and immediacy in creation.
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3x5 for concert band ; an analysis of the numerical bases of rhythm, gesture, melody and form
… the sake of intellectual exercise. A sense of spontaneity and unpredictability is also central to the conception of the work, as is a visceral impact. 3x5 for Concert Band is an attempt to reconcile the sometimes disparate worlds of structurally- and intuitively-based music. With a balance of …
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Improvisation and Visual Thinking Strategies In Art Education
… elements and possible educational benefits of spontaneity and improvisation in visual art education. The research draws from current practices and philosophies in music and drama education with the aim of developing collaboration, communication, problem solving, and creative and innovative …
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A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation
… around the role of the imagination and spontaneity in actor-training, and debate is raised regarding the concepts and practice of sensory and emotional memory training. The significance of teaching structure and form as a method for students to manipulate the medium of improvisation is …
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Searching for a Path to Authenticity Through Physical Theatre Practices as the Baron Docteur in Parks' Venus
… by deprioritizing vision and hearing, and spontaneity of action achieved through acknowledgement and acceptance of tension. Finally, I look at how I will continue this work in the future.
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An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction in General Chemistry at an Urban University.
… possibly due to a reduction in instructor spontaneity.
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Development of an intuition semantic instrument
… of intuition (wholeness, approximation, spontaneity, and personalization) were identified by a review of the literature and concept analysis. A random sample of 450 nurses in a southern state was selected. The subjects were predominately caucasian, married, females with an average of 13 …
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