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The Taluk Line And Border Rivers Problems Of "An Applied Geomorphological Study On The Shatt Al-Arab, Wasin Mohammed Ali Kazim

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study focused on excretion one of the dangers resulting from some river geomorphological processes, specifically in the area specified at the Shatt al-Arab river course in southeastern Iraq At the border between Iraq and Iran, about an estimated distance of (91) km, in which it relied on the Taluk line (the deepest places in the river course) the study of the inclination of the direction of the “taluk line” along the Shatt al-Arab waterway, towards the Iraqi side Because of the erosion of the banks of the Shatt al-Arab stream from the Iraqi side and sedimentation on the Iranian …

Educational Guidance And The Dangers Of Modern Communication Methods On High School Students, Sajjad Baqir Kazim

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The importance of researching the role of educational counseling in the educational institution and limiting the risks of modern means of communication to students and informing those in charge of the educational institution about the obstacles that educational counselors face during the performance of their work in order to identify them and find appropriate solutions to remove them and prevent their emergence, as well as give a picture to the scientific departments of the Department of Sociology and Service Social and Psychology and Counseling Department in preparing social workers, this research can benefit parents to know the real risks of …

Picturing A Storm Center In The Far East: Geopolitical Image And Representation Of Korea In Early American Newspaper Visuals, Jihyung Kim

Master's Projects and Capstones

This Capstone Project explores the image and representation of Korea in early modern American newspaper visuals during the period when Korea and the U.S. first began to engage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The American newspaper visuals, which interact with headlines, captions, and texts, are represented with specific patterns and features in close links to the newspaper's geopolitical discourse production, specifically the “Far Eastern Question,” which was produced by western powers and Japan. The visuals were intended to show Korea as a dangerous and uncivilized place, “a storm center in the Far East.” Such geopolitical visuals in …

The Effectiveness Of Deep Breathing Technique In Reducing Exam Anxiety Among Middle School Students, Wahab Abdel Saad

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The aim of the research was to build a guidance program to reduce exam anxiety using the deep breathing method. The experimental method was used for its suitability and the nature of the research. The research community included fourth-grade middle school students in the Al-Qadisiyah Central Preparatory Education Directorate for the academic year (2018-2019), numbering (8605). The research sample was the same as the research community after excluding the fifth and sixth preparatory stages and the exploratory experiment sample. The research sample was divided into two groups: an experimental group with (15) students. It was found that

Physiognomy Rules In Islamic Jurisprudence And Methods Of Proving Lineage, Hana Alwan Ghali

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Qayyafa is following the trail, and according to the law, it is based on some signs and quantities that result in the attachment of some people to others and the like, and this was common in the pre-Islamic era, and the Qa’if is the one who attaches lineage to others when suspected

The Recruitment Of The Segmentation In The Contemporary Arab Theatrical Script Selected Theatrical Scripts As A Model, Wasal Abbas Abdul Hussein

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Written work in the field of theater has been linked to the use of segmentation in theatrical scripts, given its importance in transforming the script into presentation and representational performance, at a time when the authors were keen to use it and employ it in different ways.

Previous Administrative Control Over Traditional Media: A Comparative Study, On Behalf Of Mohsen Nayef Hamoud

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

In the study of previous administrative censorship on the media, we deal with the legal texts and procedures laid down by the states in their legislation that will monitor the media activity before printing, broadcasting, sending, or publishing, and the difference between these instructions or the procedures prescribed by law on traditional media, whether readable, audible, or Visible.

The Extent Of Strategic Thinking In Physics For Middle School Students., Hawraa Ali Werwar Hashoosh, Saeed Hussein Ali Al- Thallab, Abd Alameer Khalaf Aratt

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study was conducted in Iraq / Babil Governorate, and aims to know the presence of strategic thinking among students of the fourth preparatory grade, and to know and reveal the relationship between strategic thinking and the outcomes of learning physics. Educational methods of teaching, and thus the list was formed in its final form, consisting of 40 paragraphs distributed over four areas, namely, patterns of strategic thinking (holistic thinking, abstract thinking, diagnostic thinking, planning thinking). Then the researchers distributed the scale to students of the fourth scientific grade for the academic year (2020-2021 AD). The validity and reliability of …

The Iraqi Communist Party: Founding And Intellectual Journey In Iraq 1934-1945, Aqtdar Mohsen Abdel Hamza, Mutab Khalaf Jaber

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The Iraqi Communist Party is one of the aspects of progressive socialist ideology in Iraq, which was able to find a place for it on the intellectual arena. The first signs of the emergence of communism, the thought advocated by the party in an organized manner, go back to the twenties of the last century, when the Hussein al-Rahhal group 1924 appeared, which was considered the basic nucleus from which the party emerged The Communist Party representing communism, was able to exert a clear influence on the intellectual arena in Iraq, and it also succeeded in different periods of the …

Phonetic Patterns Of Vowel Transformations Between Characterization And Employment Taxonomic Phonological Approaches In The Light Of Modern Linguistics, Jwad Kathem Abd

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The vowel sounds in Arabic are distinguished by the many transformations and changes that occur to them. In all of this, they are subject to phonetic and phonological laws that change their sound patterns and syllabic presence in the word; However, those patterns have not received an independent study that combines short and long ones, despite the large literature that has been written about them.

Legal Rooting For The Chanting Contract (Comparative Analytical Study ), Asaad Fadel Mandil Al-Jiashi, Hani Mohammed Glad Short

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

In the principle of freedom of contract in civil law, free persons enter into contracts to guarantee their interests under the conditions they want, but if they do not violate these contracts, they do not include Under the condition of law, public order or public morality, a person may be a natural or moral interest, which can only promote specific activities through the cheers and encouragement of some people, called People\'s cheers, also known as contract cheers with them, are limited in their work in the field of art over the past decade, considering that his purpose is to promote …

Spatial Analysis Of Infrastructure Services In Samawah City For The Year 2019, Shaima Talib Kazim Sandil, Maher Nasser Abdullah

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The increase in population in urban cities, especially in developing cities, has increased the demand for services, especially infrastructure services, as the research aims to spatially analyze infrastructure services, which included (water, electricity, sewage, communications, roads and bridges) and their spatial distribution and the extent of their efficiency and adequacy, and the study relied on the Descriptive, analytical and statistical method with the help of field study and personal interviews in order to explain and analyze the study problem, as well as using a number of maps and tables, and among the The most important results that the research has …

The Relative Impact Of The Appeal Against The Judicial Ruling In The Civil Procedure Law, A Comparative Study, Adel Ajeel Ashour Hamad

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The right to appeal the judicial rulings is guaranteed by the law for everyone who loses the case in whole or in part, and does not benefit from the appeal except for the one who filed it, and he is not affected by the appeal except for those who appeal against it. Other than the rest, on one of the convicts and not others, so does the amendment or apply cancellation to all the litigants who are appealed against, or is it limited to those who are challenged and contested against him? The law stipulated them, including indivisible lawsuits, solidarity …

The Weak Chains Of Transmission In The Book Al-Kafi: Identification And Significance, Amal Hussein Alwan

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

pillar in the noble hadith, knowing them an ensuring their safety is to ensure the authenticity of the hadith. And the reasons are among the matters that only the critic who is expert in the isnad and its arts can undertake, because of the experience that the expert critic and the freelance researcher must possess in diagnosing what is caused by the isnad. In addition to the fact that diagnosing faulty grounds requires a folded introduction - as they say It is the knowledge of the narrators’ layers, which is the knowledge of the narrators’ relationships between them in terms …

The Effectiveness Of The Amman Al-Massa And Al-Sahafi Newspapers Towards Jordanian Society (1964 - 1967), Hanan Fahim Al-Salihi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

In its development, Jordanian society passed through several stages, the most important of which was the traditional stage that witnessed the emergence of society and the beginning of the establishment of the ruling system, then the first stage, which witnessed attempts at political modernization, up to the stage of initiating reform in light of emerging democratic institutions. On resolving many transformations in the period 1964-1967, which resulted in a set of data and results that determined the nature of the work of the two journalists, Al-Sahafi and Amman Al-Massa, and internal and external factors, the most important of which are:

Archaeological Sources In The Study Of The History Of The Ancient East, The Sassanid State (226-651 Ad) As A Model, Anwar Abdul Ali Hamid Al-Mayah

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The mechanism of the study requires the researcher who is engaged in the study of the history of the ancient East in general, or the history of ancient Iran in particular, to identify the archaeological and material sources, because in knowing and studying them, the picture is complete for the researcher, who tries as much as possible to capture the historical incident to draw the clearest pictures of it. From this angle, the importance of studying archaeological sources in the history of Iran in the Sassanid era with all studies of the ancient East in general and the study of …

The American Project In Iraq After 2003: A Geopolitical Study, Faleh Abdul Farhoud, Latif Kamil Kiliwiun

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

There is no doubt that the American project in Iraq came to achieve its geopolitical aims after the year, 2003 which is represented in erasing the state and taking it out from its roots, and then working to build a political system that secures the interests of the United States in the country and its geographical neighborhood with the help of its regional and international location. The United States also seeks to control the Iraqi wealth and the natural resources in the country, especially oil and natural gas In addition, the USA tends to remove the Iraqi threat to Israel’s …

The Aesthetic Dimensions Of The Sculptural Murals In The Mandaean Temples In Baghdad, Suad Abdul Ghani Shia

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This research studying (the aesthetic dimensions of sculptural murals in Mandaean temples in Baghdad), investigating the research means for aesthetic dimensions in the structure of these murals and the nature of the formative formations, and the symbolic connotations they bear related to Mandaean beliefs.This research included four chapters, the first chapter of which concerned the methodological framework of the research, represented by the research problem that was identified, in (What are the aesthetic dimensions of sculptural murals in Mandaean temples in Baghdad)? Also, the chapter contained the objective of the research: (Identification of the aesthetic dimensions of the murals of …

Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Saadoun, His Biography And His Sports Role In Kuwait 1934-1982, Wedad Abdel Sada Fazaa, Ghanem Naguib Abbas

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Ahmed Abd Aziz Jassim Al-Saadoun who is one of the oldest Kuwaiti figures in the world of politics and sports as he was one of the founders of the Al-Nahda Club in 1954, and held the position of secretarial in it until its dissolution in 1959, and he was one of the claimsants and founders of the Kazma Club, which was founded in 1961, and he held a secretariat in it as well From its inception Until 1968, he was elected president of the Kuwaiti Football Association in 1968 until 1976, and during these years he was able to achieve …

The Geopolitical Significance Of The Port Of Gwadar Challenges And Future Visions, Vian Ahmed Mohamed

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The port of Gwadar is a major turning point in the Pakistani economy, as it is characterized by a very important strategic location and has characteristics that enable it to play an active role in the region, being a land bridge linking Central Asia, especially the countries of Central and South Asia, by the sea, and also linking the Chinese economy (west of China to the port). And due to its distinguished strategic location, which made it a center of attraction for large commercial ships, despite all the positive advantages, there are obstacles that stand in the way of completing …

Media Stylistics Linguistic Representation, Realization, And Perception, Hussein Huwail Ghayadh

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Communication can be accomplished through the processes of encoding (developing and sending messages) and decoding (turning messages into thoughts). Communication generally manifests itself within the perspective of some social situation which is responsible for setting the context for the conveyed interlocutors’ intentions. This paper looks at how the messages are encoded by the interviewee, how his linguistic choices are stylistically and constructive, and how his arguments are logically arranged. Not only the interviewee’s task, but this paper also detects how the audience perceives the intentions, how they match the linguistic choices with their referents (semantic or pragmatic referents). It also …

Amad City In The Books Of The Countrymen Yaqut Al-Hamwi And Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Moneim Al-Hamiri As An Example, Hello Jabbar Manshad

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study aims to shed light on the city (AMAD) in the books of Al-Baladanyan (Yaqout Al-Hamwi Muhammad Bin Abdul-Moneim Al-Hamiri Al-Akhtarian), and search the information that they have handled about it, in connection with the historical material that they included in their books: The Glossary of Countries, and the Perfumed Kinds in the News of the Countries, as they are considered Part of the island’s core is the work of Mosul, which is located between the Tigris and Mosul, and they have given it several names in their books, and this made the researcher suggest one of the names, …

Estimation Of The Surface Runoff Volume Of Wadi Al -Ghadari Basin By (Cn-Scs) Method., Nadia Qasim Mohammed Al-Zarfi, Adnan Awda Fleih Al-Taie

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Al-Ghadari Basin is one of the hydrologically unexamined seasonal valleys, with an area of ​​about (573.2 km2). It is located within the administrative boundaries of Al-Muthanna Governorate. The research aims to estimate the basin runoff using a (SCS-CN) technique developed by the US Soil Conservation Department, which deals with several variables, including land cover, soil quality and the amount of precipitation. The study relied on the highest rainfall intensity that occurred for the rainy season (2018-2019). The daily precipitation of Al-Samawah climate station, which was a total precipitation of (60) mm, in March (3/31/2019). The basin was divided into four …

Variation In The Density Of Passenger Transport Vehicles On The Main Road Between The Governorates Of (Muthanna - Diwaniyah), Asaad Abbas Hindi Al-Asadi, Haider Ghali Ajzan Al-Jiyashi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research aims to study and analyze the density of passenger car traffic on the road (Al-Muthanna - Al-Qadisiyah Governorate) in order to identify the extent of the variation in the intensity of this movement and what are the reasons that led to that, considering that this movement is the measure by which it is possible to know the extent of the road’s efficiency in meeting The different needs of its users, by using the method of counting the traffic (1), which is one of the best ways through which it is possible to know the number of cars that …

Environmental Assessment Of Pollution By Bacteria And Fungi In The Euphrates River Bank Soils In Al-Samawah District, Names Butcher Lavi, Anwar Sabah Mohammed Al-Kalabi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research aims to study the contamination of soils on the banks of the Euphrates River in the district of Samawah with different types of bacteria and the frequency ratios of fungi, (10 sites) were identified distributed on the banks of the Euphrates River. The total of the tested bacterial samples reached (40 samples) per depth (0 - 30 cm) (60 - 30 cm) during summer and winter, and (20 samples) for fungi to a depth of (0-30 cm), the results of the research showed the presence of different types of bacteria and different Digits, the most prominent species are …

Criminal Protection Of Health Facilities In Iraqi Legislation (Comparative Study), Ghusn Manahi Khayun Alhasanawii, Latif Abdul Hussein Musa

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

In our research, we discussed the criminal protection of health facilitie as a comparative study where it has a distinct importance among the interests that the legislator aspires to protect by legal texts. Health facilities constitute a threat to the internal security of the country, especially after being accompanied by descriptions that make it inherent to influence that security, such as the terrorist description, but at the level of external security, these crimes were considered one of the means used by some countries to violate security, etc. I hope for other countries either to influence them only or to interfere …

Soundboard Scholar No. 7: Cover

Soundboard Scholar

Cover image: José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850–1899), O violeiro (The Guitarist). Oil on canvas, 1899. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Cover design by Colleen Gates.

Book Review: Media Education In Latin America, Helen J. Dewaard

Journal of Media Literacy Education

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Viral Hangouts: The Media Literacy Lifeline I Didn’T Realize I Needed, Scott Spicer

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article describes my experience as an academic media librarian initially seeking guidance on best support practices for the virtual world from other media literacy educators at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. What I found through the Virtual Viral Hangouts community turned out to be so much more! In addition to sharing tips on media literacy education (my contribution emphasized commercial media resources and student created media projects in virtual contexts), I also developed dear friendships with participants from all walks of life. The one hour a day spent away from my daily work served as a lifeline, …

Connect The Dots, Edward Mcdonough

Journal of Media Literacy Education

During the dawn of the Covid Pandemic our isolation was a depressant. As teachers we were struggling with how to teach, as the popular saying explains, in an environment “that was like building an airplane as we were learning how to fly it.” As a teacher in practice, Virtually Viral Hangouts became my antidepressant. This daily online community of educators gave me the skills to teach more effectively during the pandemic and beyond. The experience taught me how to seek and forge connections with students and cyber colleagues; how to carve out a cyber environment of psychological safety to …