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Oct 30, 2023Open    AccessArticle

"Power Dynamics and Colonial Exploitation: Unveiling Predatory Forces in ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes'"

Ayleen Latiesha Silaen, Cerin Potoboda, Chloe Fay Marpaung
This abstract explores the dynamics of power, oppression, and resistance within the context of colonialism and postcolonialism, drawing on Robert J.C. Young's theoretical framework (2005). Analyzing the movie's portrayal of humans' control over apes, the hierarchical relationship between colonizers and colonized becomes evident. The belief in human supremacy over apes is contextualized within discussions of colonial ideologies and racial hierarchies, reflecting a colonial mindset rooted in notio...

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Sep 11, 2023Open    AccessArticle

EXPLORING THE FACTORS OF STUDENTS DECISION ON CHANGING A DEGREE PROGRAM AFTER ADMISSION IN A UNIVERSITY

Dr. Rana Abdul Shakoor, Anila Yasin
Schools, and universities are worthless without students. The most valuable resource for every educational institution is its students without any doubt. The academic achievement of students is intimately related to the social and economic prosperity of the nation. The academic performance of the students is crucial in developing the highest caliber graduates who will serve as outstanding leaders and human resources for the nation, contributing to the economic and social growth of that nation. ...

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May 19, 2023Open    AccessArticle

Memory and Metanarratives: Recalling/Retelling ‘Life and Political Reality’ of Pre- & Post-Liberation Bangladesh in Shahidul Zahir’s Novella

Mansi Wilkinson, Shailendra P. Singh
A close connection exists between literature and history, especially in times of major upheavals in the political and cultural climate of a nation. While history posits itself as fact, literature represents those facts by connecting disperse events and telling an overarching story of the historical record. When understood in this context, historical memory becomes the cornerstone of individual and collective identities. The shared experiences enable a community to pull an array of distinct memor...

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Sep 23, 2022Open    AccessArticle

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SIGNIFICATION AND SUGGESTION

Joby John
The academic paper entitled, “A Comparative Study on Signification and Suggestion” is an attempt to compare and study two key terms in the philosophy of language such as Signification (Sign, Signifier and Signified) and Suggestion (Vyanjana). These two terms are still a subject of research in modern semantics. This comparative study aims at comparing both Eastern and Western schools of philosophy of language to come up with the similarities and individual traits of both schools. In order to ...

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Sep 23, 2022Open    AccessArticle

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSCENDENTAL LEAP

JOBY JOHN
This paper is an attempt to introduce and explain the term Transcendental Leap in the field of semantics. With this concept, the process of meaning-making is explained more clearly. The semantic process of Transcendental Leap takes place within the Neuro-context of a person. Therefore, the transcendental leap varies in accordance with the expansion of one’s neuro-context. This academic paper opens the door of linguistics to the field of science, especially to Neuro-Linguistics. The academic pape...

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Jul 03, 2020Open    AccessArticle

Cognitivismos y conductismos mitos que obstaculizan el diálogo, análisis de los conceptos de conducta y cognición, y propuestas de integración teórica

Sergio Barrera, Gerardo Primero
En este texto se elabora un análisis historiográfico, filosófico y teórico en torno a diversas propuestas de caracterización, demarcación, y explicación de la conducta y la cognición. Asimismo, se construyen argumentos para favorecer una comprensión más integral y elaborada de los programas de investigación acerca de la conducta y la cognición. Con este fin, en la primera sección analizaremos y cuestionaremos tres mitos acerca de la historia de la psicología: la tesis de los paradigmas hegemóni...

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Mar 18, 2020Open    AccessArticle

The Concept of a Marginal Personality in the Process of Acculturation

Olena Berezinska
The purpose of our article is an analysis of cultural marginalization, the correlation of this definition with the processes of cross-cultural contacts and assimilation. The basis of this study is the interrelation of value systems of two cultures in which a person is involved, the result of which is the ambiguity, the uncertainty of status and role in the process of intercultural interaction. Based on the analysis of events and facts from different areas of human activity, we determine the tren...

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Mar 18, 2020Open    AccessArticle

The Beginning of Theory and Practice of New Media: Alan Kay’s and Ted Nelson’s Projects

Oleksandr Mandelina
The article elucidates the conceptual context of new media occurrence. Initially, the idea of a personal computer contained a concept of media, which was serving as a guideline in PC development. Having this considered, the research focuses on Alan Kay’s and Ted Nelson’s key ideas of (1) turning a computer into a personal meta-medium due to a user interface and (2) the idea of hypertext. Alan Kay considers media as a driving change for developing of thinking patterns and new competencies. While...

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Mar 18, 2020Open    AccessArticle

The Culture of Time in Tibetan Buddhism: The Introduction to the Historiography of Kalachakra

Olena Kalantarova
The article is devoted to the issue of the culture of time in Tibetan Buddhism. To study the subject, the author of the article chooses the doctrine of time, named Kalachakra Tantra, and its tradition of texts. In addition, the author pays attention to the importance of the open teachings of the HH Dalai Lama XIV in the 20th century beyond Tibet for the development of Kalachakra’s scientific research. In fact, this essay is only the preparation for the historiographic research of Kalachakra. The...

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Mar 18, 2020Open    AccessArticle

“Generation of Autodidacts”: Italian Humanists of the First Half of the XVth Century in Search of Their Identity

Maria Kushnareva
Cases of autodidactism, though sporadically, have been occurring during the whole course of history. They could be considered as a specific feature of Italian Renaissance culture and since that time became a part of real life. The spread of autodidactism in the XVth century was caused by a wide range of social, economic, and cultural processes. Italian humanisis of the second generation declared themselves as autodidacts either in direct or in indirect ways, but the correctness of such declarat...

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