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Meditation On Wendell Berry’S The Gift Of Good Land, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger Dec 2009

Meditation On Wendell Berry’S The Gift Of Good Land, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger

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No abstract provided.


Deliberation Versus Dispute: The Impact Of Argumentative Discourse Goals On Learning And Reasoning In The Science Classroom, Mark Felton, Merce Garcia-Mila, Sandra Gilabert Dec 2009

Deliberation Versus Dispute: The Impact Of Argumentative Discourse Goals On Learning And Reasoning In The Science Classroom, Mark Felton, Merce Garcia-Mila, Sandra Gilabert

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Researchers in science education have converged on the view that argumentation can be an effective intervention for promoting knowledge construction in science classrooms.However, the impact of such interventions may be mediated by individuals’ task goals while arguing. In argumentative discourse, one can distinguish two overlapping but distinct kinds of activity: dispute and deliberation. In dispute the goal is to defend a conclusion by undermining alternatives, whereas in deliberation the goal is to arrive at a conclusion by contrasting alternatives. In this study, we examine the impact of these discourse goals on both content learning and argument quality in science.


How Values In Scientific Discovery And Pursuit Alter Theory Appraisal, Kevin C. Elliott, Daniel J. Mckaughan Dec 2009

How Values In Scientific Discovery And Pursuit Alter Theory Appraisal, Kevin C. Elliott, Daniel J. Mckaughan

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Philosophers of science readily acknowledge that nonepistemic values influence the discovery and pursuit of scientific theories, but many tend to regard these influences as epistemically uninteresting. The present paper challenges this position by identifying three avenues through which nonepistemic values associated with discovery and pursuit in contemporary pollution research influence theory appraisal: (1) by guiding the choice
of questions and research projects, (2) by altering experimental design, and (3) by affecting the creation and further investigation of theories or hypotheses. This analysis indicates that the effects of these values are sufficiently complex and epistemically significant to merit further attention.


Aesthetics Versus Ethics: Is There Good And Evil In Music?, Lilianne Doukhan Nov 2009

Aesthetics Versus Ethics: Is There Good And Evil In Music?, Lilianne Doukhan

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A balanced and informed approach to the topic must take into account the dynamic character of the musical experience. Musical meaning cannot be attached to isolated elements of the musical language, such as an instrument, a chord, a melody, or a rhythmic pattern. Those elements are neutral in themselves. However, music does affect us strongly when it acquires meaning within an event, an experience. When melodies, chords, rhythms, and harmonies are combined together, they are given a specific meaning within a particular cultural setting and are, then, interpreted as happy or sad, elevating or debasing.


Historians And The Many Lyndon Johnsons: A Review Essay, Kent B. Germany Nov 2009

Historians And The Many Lyndon Johnsons: A Review Essay, Kent B. Germany

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No abstract provided.


Doing Justly, Roy Gane Oct 2009

Doing Justly, Roy Gane

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No abstract provided.


"You Shall Bear Witness To Me": Thinking With Luther About Christ And The Scriptures, Gary M. Simpson Oct 2009

"You Shall Bear Witness To Me": Thinking With Luther About Christ And The Scriptures, Gary M. Simpson

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To get Scripture right, we must start with the right questions, as Martin Luther did: What is Scripture for? What is the relation between Christ and Scripture? Between law and gospel? How does the gospel function as promise?


Review Of America's Prophet: Moses And The American Story, Michael F. Russo Oct 2009

Review Of America's Prophet: Moses And The American Story, Michael F. Russo

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No abstract provided.


Don Reitz: Out Of The Ashes, Jo Farb Hernandez Oct 2009

Don Reitz: Out Of The Ashes, Jo Farb Hernandez

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The writer discusses the work of ceramic sculptor Don Reitz on the occasion of an exhibition of his work at the Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery at San Jose State University in San Jose, California, from October 28 to December 19, 2008. Over the past 50 years, Reitz has worked unflaggingly, investigating different clays, types of firing, and ceramics traditions. This master technician and unique potter opts to dramatically alter his thrown forms, manipulating classic contours by pushing, pulling, stabbing, marking, and painting.


The Creative Urge, Jo Farb Hernandez Oct 2009

The Creative Urge, Jo Farb Hernandez

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No abstract provided.


Moving Forward And Outward, Geoffrey D. Reynolds Oct 2009

Moving Forward And Outward, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

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Moving Forward and Outward is the third of five short articles about the history of Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan.


Between Monks: Saigyo's Shukke, Homosocial Desire, And Japanese Poetry, Jack C. Stoneman Oct 2009

Between Monks: Saigyo's Shukke, Homosocial Desire, And Japanese Poetry, Jack C. Stoneman

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Among the many theories that attempt to explain Saigyo’s (1118-1190) sudden and dramatic transformation from samurai to Buddhist monk at the age of twenty three, the most controversial is what I am terming “the homosexuality theory.” At the time Saigyo, or Sato Norikiyo, as he was known before his tonsuring, left his family and career to become a monk, he was in the employ of Retired Emperor Toba (1103-1165) as a member of the Northern Guard (hokumen no bushi), an elite group of bodyguards and personal companions. According to the homosexuality theory, Saigyo became a monk in order …


What The Sam Chicken?, Scott Moncrieff Oct 2009

What The Sam Chicken?, Scott Moncrieff

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No abstract provided.


Revolutionary Decision, Meredith Jones-Gray Oct 2009

Revolutionary Decision, Meredith Jones-Gray

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No abstract provided.


¡Fuera En El Primer Strike!: ¿Niega La Epístola A Los Hebreos El Perdón A Quienes Pecan Voluntariamente Después De La Conversión?, Felix H. Cortez Sep 2009

¡Fuera En El Primer Strike!: ¿Niega La Epístola A Los Hebreos El Perdón A Quienes Pecan Voluntariamente Después De La Conversión?, Felix H. Cortez

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Internet And American Business, Eds. William Aspray And Paul E. Ceruzzi, Joseph A. November Sep 2009

Book Review: The Internet And American Business, Eds. William Aspray And Paul E. Ceruzzi, Joseph A. November

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No abstract provided.


A Conversation With Roger R. Keller, Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D. Sep 2009

A Conversation With Roger R. Keller, Kenneth L. Alford Ph.D.

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An interview with Roger R. Keller, Director of the Chaplain Candidates Program at BYU, regarding Brigham Young University's Chaplain Candidates program at BYU. Interview conducted by Kenneth L. Alford.


Religion And Immigration, Old And New, Mark A. Granquist Jul 2009

Religion And Immigration, Old And New, Mark A. Granquist

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Two great waves of immigration since the middle of the nineteenth century have had great impact on United States culture and religion. While there have been tensions and conflicts, the benefits to both the civil and religious communities continue to be striking.


Guatemala's Green Revolution: Synthetic Fertilizer, Public Health, And Economic Autonomy In The Mayan Highland, David Carey Jul 2009

Guatemala's Green Revolution: Synthetic Fertilizer, Public Health, And Economic Autonomy In The Mayan Highland, David Carey

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Despite extensive literature both supporting and critiquing the Green Revolution, surprisingly little attention has been paid to synthetic fertilizers' health and environmental effects or indigenous farmers' perspectives. The introduction of agrochemicals in the mid-twentieth century was a watershed event for many Mayan farmers in Guatemala. While some Maya hailed synthetic fertilizers' immediate effectiveness as a relief from famines and migrant labor, others lamented the long-term deterioration of their public health, soil quality, and economic autonomy. Since the rising cost of agrochemicals compelled Maya to return to plantation labor in the 1970s, synthetic fertilizers simply shifted, rather than alleviated, Mayan dependency …


Skeleton And Source Of Life, Roy Gane Jul 2009

Skeleton And Source Of Life, Roy Gane

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No abstract provided.


Review Of A Brave Vessel: The True Tale Of The Castaways Who Rescued Jamestown And Inspired Shakespeare's The Tempest, Michael F. Russo Jun 2009

Review Of A Brave Vessel: The True Tale Of The Castaways Who Rescued Jamestown And Inspired Shakespeare's The Tempest, Michael F. Russo

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No abstract provided.


Growing As A College, Geoffrey D. Reynolds Jun 2009

Growing As A College, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

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Growing as a College is the second of a series of short articles concerning the history of Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan.


The Vacant Parish: Managing A Pastoral Search Process, Skip Bell Jun 2009

The Vacant Parish: Managing A Pastoral Search Process, Skip Bell

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: Kant And The Metaphysics Of Causality By Eric Watkins, Konstantin Pollok Jun 2009

Book Review: Kant And The Metaphysics Of Causality By Eric Watkins, Konstantin Pollok

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No abstract provided.


Networks Of Dissent: Emergent Forms In Media Based Collective Action, Ted Coopman May 2009

Networks Of Dissent: Emergent Forms In Media Based Collective Action, Ted Coopman

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The micro radio movement expanded over the course of 1990s and resulted in the creation of a Low Power Radio Service in 2000. Micro radio activists successfully leveraged the then emerging Internet and other digital technologies to further their cause. By doing so, participants developed new modes of organization and repertoires of action unique to the new interface between analog and digital worlds. In exploring this phenomenon, I developed dissentworks theory – describing how collective action emerges within digital environments. I offer his approach as a tool to reassess the impacts of an infrastructural approach to media based dissent collective …


Digital World Update For Nlu Cmb, May 2009 Revised, Kathleen A. Walsh May 2009

Digital World Update For Nlu Cmb, May 2009 Revised, Kathleen A. Walsh

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No abstract provided.


A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (T-Addendum), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi May 2009

A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (T-Addendum), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi

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An Annotated Bibliography of Books Printed in England before 1700 and housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Harold B. Lee Library.


A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (M-S), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi May 2009

A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (M-S), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi

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An Annotated Bibliography of Books Printed in England before 1700 and housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Harold B. Lee Library.


A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (A-E), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi May 2009

A Pilgrimage Through English History And Culture (A-E), Gary P. Gillum, Susan Wheelwright O'Connor, Alexa Hysi

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An Annotated Bibliography of Books Printed in England before 1700 and housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Harold B. Lee Library.


Women, Work, And Family In The Antebellum Mountain South, Max L. Grivno May 2009

Women, Work, And Family In The Antebellum Mountain South, Max L. Grivno

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No abstract provided.