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The Crime Of Indecent Assault In Uae Law, Salem Ali Alkaabi

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

The crime of indecent assault is considered one of the serious offenses condemned by UAE law due to its violation of human dignity and ethical and social values. This research focuses on the evolution of legal texts related to this crime, particularly the changes introduced in Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 concerning crimes and punishments, compared to the UAE Penal Code of 1987. The research also addresses the amendments made to the rules governing this crime, such as raising the age of the victim from 14 to 18 years and abolishing the crime of indecent assault with consent in …

Building For Success? Ninth-Grade Course Failures And School Configurations, Sarah Ruth Morris, Sarah C. Mckenzie

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This research study investigates the influence of school building configurations on the likelihood of ninth-grade student course failure. We analyze data from the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years in Arkansas, and we categorize buildings as “Non-transitional,” “Focus,” or “Traditional.” Employing logistic regression models and interaction terms, our research finds that ninth-grade students are less likely to fail in “Focus” building configurations compared to “Non-transitional” and “Traditional” building configurations. Moreover, we find economically disadvantaged ninth-grade students are less likely to fail when they attend “Focus” buildings than “Non-transitional” or “Traditional” buildings. Our findings emphasize the importance of interventions and policy adjustments …

Classics And Contemporary Popular Culture [Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal Of Popular Culture And Pedagogy, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring 2014)], Lynnea Chapman King, Anna S. Cohenmiller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Classics and Contemporary Popular Culture [Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring 2014)] (Online only)

Editorial

Moving Popular Culture Studies Scholarship into the Future, Lynnea Chapman King and Anna S. CohenMiller

Guest Editorial

“καλὸν ἀνθρωπίνου βίου κάτοπτρον”: Popular Culture as a Pedagogical Lens on Greco-Roman Antiquity, Kirsten Day and Benjamin Haller

Part I: Epic Reconsiderations

Wounds that Will Not Heal: Heroism and Innocence in Shane and the Iliad, Carl A. Rubino

O Homer, Where Art Thou?: Teaching the Iliad and the Odyssey through Popular Culture, Mallory Young

The Odyssey and its Odyssey …

Video Game Review — Final Fantasy Xiv: Level Up Forever, Brian Cowlishaw

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Review of the video game Final Fantasy XIV: Level Up Forever.

Graphic Novel Review — The Adventures Of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’Ll Ever Need, Robert G. Weiner

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Review of Daniel H. Pink and Rob Ten Pas's book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, New York: Penguin, 2008.

Experiments In Love: Longus’ Daphnis & Chloe And Henry De Vere Stacpoole’S The Blue Lagoon, L. Kirsten Day

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Despite a chronological gulf of nearly two thousand years, the second century C. E. Greek romance writer Longus and the early twentieth century Irish novelist Henry de Vere Stacpoole were prompted to produce their best works by a similar motive: an urge to explore the world, and particularly the phenomenon of love and desire, from a standpoint of complete innocence. Although the resulting novels, Daphnis & Chloe and The Blue Lagoon respectively, have no evident direct connection, they exhibit surprising similarities not only in plot, setting, and characterization, but also in the values, perspectives, and worldviews they advance. The striking …

Ovid And Mel Gibson: Power, Vulnerability, And What Women Want, Geoff Bakewell

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Knowledge of Ovid is invaluable for analyzing Nancy Meyers’s film What Women Want (2000). Advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a sexist, chauvinistic ladies’ man who acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking. He is in effect a second Tiresias, and this article examines him in light of the gender-bending seer from the Metamorphoses. Meyers links Nick’s miraculous transformation to his attempt to listen to women while simultaneously cross-dressing. He subsequently becomes an intermediary between the genders, especially on sexual matters. The article further examines the Nick/Tiresias parallel in light of Ovid’s treatment of other Theban …

The Labyrinth Of Memory: Iphigeneia, Simonides, And Classical Models Of Architecture As Mind In Chris Nolan’S Inception (2010), Benjamin Haller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Chris Nolan’s 2010 film Inception uses architecture as a language whereby to comment upon the relationship of the protagonist, Dom Cobb, with his deceased wife, Mal. This paper argues that three classical models – Homer’s tomb of Myrhine described in the Iliad, Iphigeneia’s dream of the collapse of the house of Agamemnon in Euripides’s Iphigeneia Among the Taurians, and Simonides’ Memory Palace mnemonic technique – manifest parallel uses of architecture as a metaphor for mind.

The film identifies each of its main characters – Dom, Mal, and Ariadne – with different architectures and with different modes of cognition. The …

300 And Fellini-Satyricon: Film Theory In The Tertiary Classroom, Leanne Glass

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Pedagogical practices in Reception-based courses on ancient Greece and Rome in film often focus on an individual film’s connections to its historical themes and meta-narrative. In contrast, courses based on Film Studies often focus pedagogical discourses on filmic techniques or the filmmaking process per se. Regularly, the two approaches remain discrete and discipline-based.

In view of this disjuncture in teaching approaches and foci, the intention of this paper is to explore the benefits of film theory, including its consideration of film technique, within Classical Reception courses. Therefore, the suggestion offered herein is that more emphasis on the pedagogies of Film …

Theseus Loses His Way: Viktor Pelevin’S Helmet Of Horror And The Old Labyrinth For The New World, Alison Traweek

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This article explores the relationship between the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, and Viktor Pelevin’s 2006 adaptation of it, The Helmet of Horror, particularly how it can serve as a case study for the nature and significance of adaptation. It examines the idea of memory, a central theme of the novel, and considers how three aspects of the original myth – the Minotaur, Ariadne’s thread, and the labyrinth itself – shape and inform Pelevin’s retelling. Each of these is unique to this myth in antiquity, and together, they structure the story. Each is also fundamentally connected to the …

The Odyssey And Its Odyssey In Contemporary Texts: Re-Visions In Star Trek, The Time Traveler’S Wife, And The Penelopiad, Mary Economou Bailey Green

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Homer’s The Odyssey is the archetypal quest story. The dialogue began with Homer, and contemporary texts and popular culture media have continued the tradition of deconstructing and recreating stories, addressing issues related to the human psyche. As Hardwick and Stray note, the relationship between ancient and modern is “not merely inherited but constantly made and remade,” one that we see in the following varied genres and versions that retell the Odyssean myth, relating re-visions of characters, relationships, structures, and themes. The original Star Trek episode “Who Mourns for Adonais” is an allegory of the Odyssean quest for human knowledge, while …

O Homer, Where Art Thou?: Teaching The Iliad And The Odyssey Through Popular Culture, Mallory Young

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Like so many of my academic colleagues, I spend an inordinate amount of time lamenting our students’ lack of engagement, discipline, and preparation. The problems are naturally exacerbated when the subject is literature and the literature in question is, by its nature, far removed in time and place from students’ daily lives. At the same time, requirements to study literature have become compressed, if not eliminated entirely. Ancient Greek works, in particular, seem to pose special problems for unmotivated or unprepared students. As our students become less likely to have a prior context from which to approach ancient texts, the …

Wounds That Will Not Heal: Heroism And Innocence In Shane And The Iliad, Carl A. Rubino

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

George Stevens’ film Shane, which dates from 1953, remains an especially successful version of the heroic paradigm that is established in Homer’s Iliad. Just as Achilles, the hero of Homer’s poem, considers abandoning the war at Troy in favor of a long and uneventful life at home, the film’s mysterious hero makes a futile attempt to abandon his violent past for a “normal life” as an ordinary farmer in the American west. In the end, however, the threatened status of the domestic world Shane is trying to enter makes it impossible for him to renounce his heroic nature and violent …

Guest Editorial: “Καλὸν Ἀνθρωπίνου Βίου Κάτοπτρον”: Popular Culture As A Pedagogical Lens On Greco-Roman Antiquity (Essays In Honor Of Kirsten Day), L. Kirsten Day, Benjamin Haller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Guest editorial for Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring 2014), Classics and Contemporary Popular Culture.

Editorial: Moving Popular Culture Studies Scholarship Into The Future, Lynnea Chapman King, Anna S. Cohenmiller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Editorial for Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring 2014), Classics and Contemporary Popular Culture.

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Marriott Student Review

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Dr. Nelson On His Passion For Finding The Joy In Family, Emily Pomeroy

Marriott Student Review

Recently, “Measuring Success Right,” the official English podcast from the Marriott Student Review, had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Larry Nelson. Dr. Nelson is a professor at BYU and actively studies emerging adulthood. He believes that the recent changes we have seen in this age group can be attributed to delayed marriage and graduation ages. Additionally, young adults today coin adulthood more as how they handle decisions and self-sufficiency than landing a successful career or being married. Often, in the past, young adults would quickly move to marriage or careers, which gave structure and accountability to their lives.

Un Testimonio De Fe, Perseverancia Y Lazos Familiares, Nurit Fort

Marriott Student Review

La historia de la vida de Kim es un extraordinario testimonio del poder de la fe, la perseverancia y los inquebrantables lazos familiares. Su historia se desenvuelve a partir de pruebas, milagros y una determinación inquebrantable, dejando una marca en cualquiera que la escuche.

Is It Luck Or Hard Work That Merits Success? What If It’S A Little Bit Of Both?, Riley Green

Marriott Student Review

The cut-off registration date for the youth Canadian Hockey League is January 1. Due to this being the program’s regulations, most of the kids signing up and making the team are born in January, February, and March. Their birthdays being earlier in the year provides them with more experience and more time to perfect their hockey skills than the other boys who sign up for the league. Imagine that the month you are born puts you ahead of hundreds of other boys fighting to achieve the same goal as you. Because you were born earlier in the year, you have …

El Amor En Los Pequeños Detalles Con Jeffrey Quintanilla, Bryan Barba

Marriott Student Review

En este episodio de Las caras del éxito, uno de los miembros del equipo relata su trayectoria desde Perú hasta BYU. Jeffrey Quintanilla comparte partes claves de su vida que lo han llevado hasta dónde se encuentra hoy, incluyendo su pasión temprana por la música, su travesía para aprender inglés e ir a la universidad en los Estados Unidos, y luego su posterior historia de amor que trascendió la distancia y superó una pandemia.

Ai In Hiring: Taking The H Out Of Hr, Johnny Paulsen

Marriott Student Review

In a recent conversation with students at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business, at least 20 students applying for jobs or internships received rejection emails within the same day of application. What could this mean? The answer: Students’ job applications are not passing AI resume screenings.

Experience Design: The Future Of Business, Grace Xiques

Marriott Student Review

Close your eyes for a moment and think about a few of your most powerful and meaningful memories. Was a specific business involved? What did that brand offer you that contributed to what is now a cherished memory? Whether your memory was of a beach vacation in Florida or a dinner at your favorite restaurant, every experience involves the products or services of one or more companies.

The Real Cost Of Tipping, Daniel Taylor

Marriott Student Review

Amidst the backdrop of inflation and a potential recession, tipping in the United States has been repeatedly scrutinized. As consumers grapple with the burden frequent tipping imposes on their finances, a pressing question emerges: can this trend be sustained indefinitely? These considerations prompt a deeper analysis of tipping and its economic impact.

It’S Time To Break Up With Work, Cody Larimer

Marriott Student Review

A recent study shows that employees are productive for only two hours and fifty-three minutes of an eight-hour workday. At first glance, three hours might not seem terrible, but this statistic demonstrates that employees are productive at work just over one-third of the time.

Byu Marriot School Of Business: Values Through Msr's Eyes, Savannah Pursglove

Marriott Student Review

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Determination: From, The Editor, Savannah Pursglove

Marriott Student Review

As we release the latest edition of the Marriott Student Review, themed “Determination,” I am filled with pride and respect for the values that define the students here at the BYU Marriott School of Business. The theme of determination resonates deeply with the core principles instilled in us as students of this esteemed institution.

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Marriott Student Review

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Vol. 38, No. 12 - Whole No. 237, Eleanor M. Farrell

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

Vol. 38, No. 11 - Whole No. 236, Eleanor M. Farrell

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

Vol. 38, No. 10 - Whole No. 235, Eleanor M. Farrell

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.