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Showing 1 to 20 of 888 for “"joy"”.
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Joy Harjo's Poetics of Transformation
For Muscogee Creek poet Joy Harjo, poetry is a real world force that can empower the reader by utilizing mythic memory, recovery of history, and a spiral journey to regain communal identity. Her poetic career transforms from early lyric poems to a hybridized form of prosody, prose, and myth to …
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Let it all be joy
… marriage, gladness, and the persistence of joy in face of all the world.</p>
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THE JOY IS IN THE PATTERN
… etc. I love pattern and my paintings reflect the joyful contemplation of their orderly repetition. I find inspiration in decorative organic form. From wind-swept leaves dancing on an afternoon run and a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the local market stand to the clothes in my closet and …
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A prospective investigation of joy and trait gratitude
… relationship between trait gratitude and future joy. The purpose was to determine if trait gratitude could predict future joy. Previously, studies have not examined the specific relationship between these two emotions, but there is good reason to believe that joy is a distinct positive emotion, …
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What Joy from Misery: the Pleasures of Horror
This thesis investigates the allure of narrative genres, such as horror, that have historically been viewed as philosophically (and often morally) problematic owing to their negative content and the painful emotional responses they elicit. It departs from the majority of classical and contemporary …
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'Does it Spark Joy?': KonMari Decluttering in the UK
Does it spark joy?’: a question put forward by the Japanese tidying up expert Marie Kondo that has attracted attention in the West since her first book was published in English in 2014 (Kondo, 2014). The KonMari method was designed by Kondo to help others declutter and organise their homes by …
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Reactions to men and women expressing sadness, joy, and anger
… or female), and the emotion expressed (sadness, joy, or anger) by a hypothetical character (male or female) affected the participants' reactions to the character. Ratings were obtained from 66 male and 66 female college students on: 1) causal attributions, 2) behavior-gender congruence, 3) …
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Scepticism and ironic correlations in the joy statements of Qoheleth?
This Ph.D. dissertation examines the seven joy statements in the Book of Qoheleth (2.24-25; 3.12-13; 3.22; 5.17-19; 8.15; 9.7-9; 11.8-9) in order to understand their literary nature and effects. The thesis question which this dissertation attempts to answer is: Can scepticism and ironic …
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LEAP FOR JOY: AMPLIFYING JOYFUL LEARNING FOR CHINESE ELL STUDENTS
… linguistically responsive pedagogy (CLRP) and joyful learning strategies to support Chinese ELLs. In PAR project and study over 18 months, we focused on building teacher capacity in working with Chinese ELLs in math instruction to elevate joyful learning. As we engaged in professional learning, …
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Socialist women in Australia, c.1890-c.1918 / Joy Damousi.
This thesis seeks to assess the role women played in the socialist movement in Australia between 1890 and 1918. It also examines socialists' response to the question of women's position in society and the attitude by socialists towards the contemporary feminist movement. These themes are explored …
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Socialist women in Australia, c.1890-c.1918 / Joy Damousi.
This thesis seeks to assess the role women played in the socialist movement in Australia between 1890 and 1918. It also examines socialists' response to the question of women's position in society and the attitude by socialists towards the contemporary feminist movement. These themes are explored …
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The Joy of Improvising Music Together – An Autoethnographic study into using simplicity and humour in music improvisation as a vehicle to elicit joy and build community
… group music improvisation can be used to elicit joy and build communities.<br/>Drawing from positive psychology and theology, this research defines joy as a positive emotional state encompassing happiness, empathy, empowerment, and engagement with others. The community origin of music …
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The impact of the joy in practicum education module series : a mixed-methods pilot study in identifying and cultivating joy as a social work practicum instructor.
… social work practicum instructors can cultivate joy within their roles in the professional development of student interns. Expanding on previous research of joy in various professions, the study examines both quantitative and qualitative aspects of joy in social work practicum education. The …
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Empowering Women Principals to Find Joy: Nurturing Mental Health and Wellbeing
… mental health and wellbeing while promoting joy. A blended transformative and authentic leadership approach is applied to a critical feminist stance that is underpinned with a social justice lens, ethic of care, and appreciative position. A logic model that considers inputs such as individual …
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'A Deep and Imperturbable Joy': Saving Christianity from Postmodern Evangelical Heresy
<p>This paper offers an internal critique of evangelical Christianity as a thoroughly postmodern expression of Christianity in the sense that evangelical worship is informed by minimalist tendencies that lead to 'de-sacramentalized' life and worship. The standard for 'orthodox' Christian worship by …
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