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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"obscurity"”.
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Obscurity and involvement on the unconscious of thought in Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume
… I conclude by pointing to the categories of obscurity and involvement, which appear in each of their accounts, as being singularly useful for the project of exploring the unconscious of thought.</p>
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Obscurity and the mythic quest for shape: a discussion and explication of Dylan Thomas' Altarwise by Owl-light
… Moreover, as the sonnets epitomize the technical obscurity and ambiguity of Thomas' early poetry, they also further suggest the continuing ambiguity and obscurity characteristic of the poetic presentation of Thomas' vision of the shape and meaning of reality at every period of his life.
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From some obscurity to clarity in Boom clay behavior: Analysis of its coupled hydro-mechanical response in the presence of strain localization
Deep disposal of the high-level and high-lived radioactive wastes in the potential geological formations is envisaged as a possible solution in the framework of long-term management of these wastes. The argillaceous materials, namely Boom Clay, are potential to constitute the natural barrier aimed …
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A Promenade for Isolation
This building emerges as a solitary work from obscurity. Its form is a composition of disjointed rooms connected by common themes: frontality, obscurity, artifice, and seclusion.<br /><br />In the first part, the plan appears as a map of a promenade which is the main ordering device of the building …
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The Odd Words in the Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins
… contributing to this so-called oddity and obscurity. The present study is an attempt to consider Hopkins' vocabulary as one of the possible sources of the alleged oddity and obscurity of his verse; it is an attempt to determine whether Hopkins’ theory of poetry demanded the use of odd …
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Looker: Stories
… August 2013 and February 2015, deal with love, obscurity, isolation, failure, vulnerability and insecurity, looking and losing, the fears tied up in all these, and, once in a while, gaining.</p>
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Essential Caretaking for Artists with Disabilities: Exploring the Overlooked Histories of Hazel Knapp and Grandma Moses
… artists, Hazel Knapp (1908–95), who fell into obscurity, and Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860–1961), best known as Grandma Moses, this is a comparative analysis of how disability influenced their artistic practices and shaped their divergent career outcomes. Knapp was born with …
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KIT CARSON'S LAST FIGHT: THE ADOBE WALLS CAMPAIGN OF 1864
… this conflict has been relegated to historical obscurity. In this paper, I examine why Kit Carson's 1864 Adobe Walls Campaign is forgotten, I measure the success of the mission, and place it in the larger context of nineteenth century Indian Wars, particularly those prosecuted against plains …
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Samuel Parris: minister at Salem Village
… began exhibiting strange behavior. "It began in obscurity, with cautious experiments in fortune telling. Books on the subject had 'stolen' into the land; and all over New England, late in 1691, young people were being 'led away with little sorceries.'" The young girls of Salem Village had devised …
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Women's Contributions to Viola Repertoire and Pedagogy in the Twentieth Century: Rebecca Clarke, Lillian Fuchs, and Rosemary Glyde
… it will chart the viola’s journey from obscurity to recognition as well as its evolution from lowly harmonic filler to expressive, melodic voice.</p>
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The forgotten plan: the Czechoslovak two year plan in a European context, 1939-1989
… Union and Western Europe. Belying its current obscurity, the Plan continued to influence Czechoslovak politics and rhetoric at the time of the Communist takeover and over the course of the Cold War.
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The symbolic significance of the ghaita as used in Moroccan Sufism
… be more interesting because of their relative obscurity. They are a particularly interesting group because they are one of the few Sufi Orders that use the ghaita in their spiritual ceremonies (even though it is used widely as a secular ceremonial instrument), and this fact tempted me to …
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Daydreaming Devices
… uselessly and strictly relegated to the obscurity of intimacy.
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From Social Media to Deepfakes: Participatory human rights witnessing and advocacy using audiovisual media, incorporating the emerging impacts of deceptive AI and technologies for authenticity and trust (2007-22)
… and practical challenges around visibility/obscurity, trust and authenticity, and the impact of witnessing amidst media volume? How do emerging technological infrastructure and systems - particularly around media manipulation, deepfakes, authenticity and trust, and artificial intelligence - …
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The Rise and Fall of the Louisiana Muskrat, 1890-1960: An Environmental and Social History
… permanently altered. Muskrats shrank back into obscurity, and trappers struggled to embrace the nutria as a substitute. This thesis will trace the Louisiana muskrat industry's development starting with its rise in the 1890s, continuing through its years as a leading furbearer, and ending with …
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Lost In the Revival: The Sacred Choral Music of Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875-1938)
… composer, Rootham's music has fallen into obscurity since his death. The first chapter presents introductory material outlining the scope of the study. Chapters two and three are an abridged biography and a survey of Rootham's writings on the qualifications of and issues concerning the …
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Breaking Down the Monolith: Using Network Methods to Identify and Analyze Chicago’s Largest Landlords
… thesis, I address both types of large landlord obscurity in Chicago, IL. First, I comprehensively identify the largest landlords and the scopes of their portfolios by linking large, administrative datasets in a network model. I identify 48 landlords who each own 1,000 or more units in MFR …
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Shadow of the Headframe
… Headframe follows Attawapiskat’s journey from obscurity and into the international spotlight during the protest movement, Idle No More. Weaving together great distances, intimate everyday scenes, and archive images, the documentary chronicles the First Nation’s fight for awareness and justice …
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Shadow of the Headframe
… the Headframe follows Attawapiskats journey from obscurity and into the international spotlight during the protest movement, Idle No More. Weaving together great distances, intimate everyday scenes, and archive images, the documentary chronicles the First Nations fight for awareness and justice in …
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