This thesis is an exploration of human imagination and creativity as it pertains to poetry. With the rise of “intelligent” machines, it is the duty of scholars, thinkers, philosophers, and artists to gauge the ethics of using robots to create art, create information, and create in general. With that in mind, this thesis aims to distinguish the definitions of natural and artificial intelligence. This distinction is at the heart of what makes poetry inherently human. AI poses a threat to poetry and the act of artistic expression. Additionally, AI poses a threat to the human imagination. The aim of the …

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Volume 12, Issue 1 Aug 2023

Volume 12, Issue 1

Medical Muse

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Volume 11, Issue 1 Aug 2023

Volume 11, Issue 1

Medical Muse

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Volume 10, Issue 2 Aug 2023

Volume 10, Issue 2

Medical Muse

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Volume 10, Issue 1 Aug 2023

Volume 10, Issue 1

Medical Muse

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Volume 9, Issue 2 Aug 2023

Volume 9, Issue 2

Medical Muse

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Volume 9, Issue 1 Aug 2023

Volume 9, Issue 1

Medical Muse

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Volume 8, Issue 2 Aug 2023

Volume 8, Issue 2

Medical Muse

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Volume 8, Issue 1 Aug 2023

Volume 8, Issue 1

Medical Muse

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Elements Of Creative Writing, Grant Tracey, Rachel Morgan, Jeremy Schraffenberger Aug 2023

Elements Of Creative Writing, Grant Tracey, Rachel Morgan, Jeremy Schraffenberger

Faculty Book Gallery

This free and open access textbook introduces new writers to some basic elements of the craft of creative writing. The authors—Rachel Morgan, Jeremy Schraffenberger, and Grant Tracey—are editors of the North American Review, the oldest and one of the most well-regarded literary magazines in the United States. We’ve selected nearly all of our readings and examples from writing that has appeared in our pages over the years. Because we had a hand in publishing these pieces originally, our perspective as editors permeates this book. As such, we hope that even seasoned writers might gain insight into the aesthetics of our …

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Infrared, Michelle L. Gorodisky Aug 2023

Infrared, Michelle L. Gorodisky

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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A Few Words From Our Staff Aug 2023

A Few Words From Our Staff

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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Diane And Marlisa Digress[Ed]: An Interview Exerpt Aug 2023

Diane And Marlisa Digress[Ed]: An Interview Exerpt

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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"Do You Want To Build With Snowman?": Positioning Twine Story Formats Through Critical Code Study, Daniel Cox Aug 2023

"Do You Want To Build With Snowman?": Positioning Twine Story Formats Through Critical Code Study, Daniel Cox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Using critical code studies, this dissertation examines the Twine story format Snowman. Despite existing books on the authoring tool Twine, a central part of its functionality, what it names "story formats," is rarely covered. This study steps into this gap and, based on my own experiences through working on story formats and documenting examples using Twine, explores the greater social context of the story format Snowman through examining its source code. This dissertation consists of three chapters, each using a different set of research methods. First, the metaphor of a stack is used to better understand how software like Snowman …

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