Social Research Process: Fieldwork, Analysis, and Reporting
Continuing Contact with the Applicant During Fieldwork
Contacts with the applicant can be maintained throughout the fieldwork, especially when it comes to qualitative practices. During initial interviews or discussion groups, changes to the script or even the design of the practices may be proposed. These changes should only be undertaken with the explicit agreement of the applicant. The open nature of qualitative practices allows for such adjustments.
Multi-Method Research
When conducting multi-method
Read MoreDescartes’ Substance, Method, and Ideas: A Philosophical Analysis
Descartes’ Concept of Substance
First Definition: Descartes used ‘substance’ and ‘thing’ as synonyms. A substance is a concrete existing entity that is independent for its existence. It does not need anything else to exist. Only God is a true substance, as creatures depend on God for their existence. However, the concept of substance applies differently to God and creatures.
- Infinite Substance: God, who is absolutely self-defined.
- Finite Substances: Souls and bodies, which depend on God but not on
Critical Systems: Challenges and Development Strategies
Week 1: Critical Systems
Emerging Challenges
- Reliability: Ensuring consistent performance under specified conditions.
- Security: Safeguarding against unauthorized access and attacks.
- Trustworthiness and Privacy: Maintaining the confidentiality of user data and ensuring that the system behaves in a trustworthy manner.
- Intuitive User Interface and New Platforms: Enhancing user interaction and adapting to emerging technology platforms.
Mitigating System Failures
System failures can be prevented or mitigated
Read MoreAmerican Literature: Twain, James, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Faulkner
American Humor and Cosmopolitanism: Twain and James
LIT 54
1. Introduction
2. 19th Century American Literature Revival
Throughout the 19th century, a real revival of American literature took place. Authors like Whitman, Poe, Twain, and James contributed to the creation of a distinctive American literature with its own idiosyncratic voice. We will delve into two major American novelists of the century: Twain and James, who gave a new impetus to American fiction. With a humorous tone, Twain created novels
Read MoreAvant-Garde Movements & Generation of ’27: Key Features
The Avant-Garde: An Overview
1 – What are the avant-garde?
The avant-garde encompasses a collection of literary and artistic movements that developed in Europe and America during the first third of the twentieth century.
2 – What was the most important feature of the avant-garde?
The most important feature is a break not only with prior art and literature, but with all accidental aesthetic tradition.
3 – Common features of the avant-garde:
There are four:
- Antirealism: a break with the idea of art and literature
Nietzsche’s Philosophy: Critique, Morality, and the Superman
Nietzsche’s Philosophical Task
The philosophical task proposed by Nietzsche is twofold:
- A negative aspect: a critique of the main concepts of religion, philosophy, and morality.
- A positive aspect: the attempt to understand and explain life as a deep background on which everything arises.
Critique of Metaphysics
Since we know this world is unreal, we must look at the other for being in possession of the truth. So dedicated to finding, to “speculate” over the movement of the world: what is to be the world
Read MoreLittle Red Riding Hood in Manhattan: A Modern Fairytale
Sarah’s Life in Brooklyn
Little Red Riding Hood in Manhattan is the story of a girl named Sarah who lives with her parents in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Vivian Allen, takes care of her family and works at the hospital caring for the elderly, and her father is a plumber. Sarah is 10 years old, very freckled and thin. She loves reading and fantasizing about the stories her grandmother, Rebecca, tells her. Rebecca is a former music-hall singer on Broadway and lives alone in Manhattan.
Weekly Visits
Read MoreIndustrial Revolution and Key Economic Concepts
Key Terms of Unit 2
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period of significant technological and economic change, initially in Britain (c. 1750-1800). It began with the accumulation of trading capital and the mechanization of the textile factories of northern England and then Scotland. Dependent on the application of steam power, it also required factory production and an urban workforce. Populations grew, and the working classes suffered in the new towns. Industrialization was
Read MoreBaroque Poetry: Quevedo, Góngora, Themes and Techniques
Quevedo’s Style: Characterized by a focus on the “bottom,” Quevedo’s work is marked by ingenious ideas and sharp language. He employs short phrases, rhythm, and a prose filled with antitheses, paradoxes, and parallels, creating both mobility and difficulty. His style is evident in both prose and verse. Quevedo uses a variety of puns, contributing multiple meanings through words with different but similar sounds (paronomasias). He uses syntactic devices, such as hyperbaton, to upset the logical order
Read MoreImpressionism: Origins, Characteristics, and Cultural Impact
Impressionism: Historical and Cultural Context
The Impressionist movement emerged in Paris during the second half of the 19th century. The city’s boulevards, parks, and expositions, including the Eiffel Tower, became prominent features. Artists and intellectuals gathered in cafes, discussing art, politics, and literature, identifying with the bohemian lifestyle. While the art world was still largely controlled by the Academy, Impressionists applied Chevreul’s color theory to their works. The creation
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