Month: February 2015
Factors Influencing the Decisions of Non-Medical Professionals in Barangay Tugatog, Malabon in Choosing the Most Appropriate Health Information
“Laughter is the best medicine” already became a household phrase, oftentimes used as a joke when someone doesn't want to …
Eve and Her Beings: A Chopin-Brainard Simulation
This study investigates the characteristics of Eve reinvented in Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard’s "Magdalena" and Kate Chopin’s "The Awakening" through the signification …
Bibliotherapy in the Malaysian Public Libraries: A Conceptual Framework
The formation of an information society is for the development of society and it is a ticket to face the …
Consumerism and Possibility of an Authentic Self in Murakami Haruki’s Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Jean Baudrillard, in The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures, defines consumption not as “… individual function of interest across a …
A Psychedelic Sagaciousness into Victor’s Life: Khushwant Singh’s Burial at Sea
Khushwant Singh, one of India’s most read and well-known writers in Contemporary Indian Literature, has written about the societal, political …
Searching for Home: A Reader Response of Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”
Jhumpa Lahiri was able to share with the world her first book, a collection of nine stories, Interpreter of Maladies, …
Transportation, Mobility, And Horror: Conan Doyle’s Tales of Mystery and the Supernatural
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many tales of mystery and the supernatural from 1890s to 1910s, years saw the advancement …
Portrayal of New African Women in Post Colonial Nigeria in the Plays of Osonye Tess Onwueme
Osonye Tess Onwueme is the only Nigerian dramatist who presents the concept of ‘New African Women’ in renewed light where …
The Country and City in Mia Couto and Bernardo Elis Short Tales
Abstract: This article compares aesthetically the short tales written by the brazilian Bernardo Elis and Mozambican Mia Couto based on …
A Citation Analysis of the Philippine Journal of Nutrition, 2001-2011
Journals are effective tools in publicizing updated information, and reflect interactions of information on a certain field of knowledge. This …
Creating a Library Powerhouse
Within the context of 21st century learning and teaching, libraries have been obliged to reassess their resource base and augment …
A Critical Study of John Donne’s Allegorical Poetry with the Concepts of Yin and Xiu in Wenxindiaolong
Widely hailed as one of the greatest achievements in Chinese literary criticism, Liu Xie’s Wenxindiaolong has benefited generations of writers …
What Makes Them Flip the Pages? An Information Literacy Skills Assessment of the DLSU Integrated School Grade 9 Students
In the LIS literature, emphasis was and always been on the importance of information literacy as a life-long skill that …
University Students’ Awareness towards Online Access Tools: A Case Study of the University of Tsukuba
This study sought to identify students’ awareness and accessibility of the information access tools (OPAC and a MetaFind tool named, …
Interaction between Study and Social Agenda: A Case Study Analyzing the Publications Academic Newsletter of a Chinese Civilian Research Institute
Public opinion is very crucial to influence policy maker's decision. Although the civilian research institutes that are consistent with the …
Website Labels Construction Based on Thesaurus Concepts
Website labels are the identifiers used to represent chunks of website contents after organizing information. The design of website labels …
From a Traditional Library to a New Digital Library: HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College Library Case Sharing
With the rapid development of technologies such as high-speed Internet and Web 2.0 applications, the greater availability of digital libraries …
Computer-Assisted Memory Retention
Students need to memorize a large amount of information for studies and examinations. But the majority of them are frustrated …
A Revolution of E-Learning Tools & Its Impact on Higher Education with Special Reference to E-Learning Courses: A Study
Abstract: 21st Century is the leading edge of electronic expansion worldwide. It comprises IT, ICT, BT and nano-technology. In this …
Social Capital Ellaboration in the Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center – Indonesia : Preserving Cultural Identity
Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center (abbreviated BP3) is a technical implementation unit of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia …
The Power of the Image : Photographs in the University of the Philippines Baguio Cordillera Archives
Photographs played a major role, sometimes more than the written text, in American colonial efforts in the Philippines at the …
The Power and the Empowerment of Man: A Study of Human Nature in J.J. Rousseau’s Political Thought
J.J. Rousseau is known for his ardent critique of the Enlightenment. Following the First Discourse, in which he gives an …
Comparing Mathematics Textbooks from Taiwan and Indonesia in Exponents and Logarithms
Textbooks provide three critical features for teachers: the sequence of the material presented, suggested content to be taught, and a …
The Language of Legends: Indigenous Instructional Materials
Legends are fully formed narratives that are considered recapitulations of past experiences, showcasing the identity of a people. With this …
The Goal of Teaching Literature: Global Citizenship beyond Narrow Boarders?
This paper aims to shed light on some important issues related to teaching literature in the global context. It seeks …
Power Shift: Reinterpreting the G.E. Morrison Collection
The Dr George E. Morrison Collection of diaries, manuscripts and photographs – held by the State Library of New South …
Between Fiction and Documentary: The “Documentary-ness” of Still Life (Jia Zhangke, 2006)
Concerning Jia Zhangke’s pursuit of an ingenuous cinematic language, Jia’s particular documentary-inflected realism, most evident in his use of nonprofessional …
Diminished Power: The Fall of Wonder Woman
One of the most recognized characters that has become a part of the pantheon of pop-culture is Wonder Woman. Ever …
Use of Technology in English Language Teaching: Is it Helping Students and Teachers?
Electronic devices can be bought cheaply, and nowadays everybody is using all sorts of these devices. Many new apps, devices …
(Re)imagining and (Re)negotiating the Taiwanese Sense of Self: “The Taipei Experience” in the Post Taiwan New Cinema
Since the Emergence of the Post Taiwan New Cinema, advocates of the Taiwanese New Cinema’s recuperation of “The Taiwanese Experience” …
Combining Digital Games with Art History to Create an Interdisciplinary Learning Experience for Students
This paper presents an interdisciplinary to develop content-aware application which combines game with art. The employment of content-oriented game enhances …
Contemporary Chinese Theatre and Rebellion against Tradition: Influence of Culture Changes in Little Theaters
The traditional Chinese Theater is distinguished by a cultural privacy that distinguishes it from other theaters. By the beginning of …
An Analytic of Smuggling Conduct in Royal Writing of Ngo-Pa
This research was conducted to study the meaning of the sign in the writing after the author defined the concept …
Sustainable Development in the Ovop Movement: Human Resource Development in Community Organizations in Japan
This study is concerned with sustainable development in the OVOP movement in Japan. The findings of the OVOP movement are …
The Development and Promotion of High School Energy Technology Curriculum
Recent discussions about energy shortage and sustainable energy have made energy education more important and play a pivotal role in …
A Study of Cross-Cultural Values on the Policy Implementation of Foreign English Teachers in Primary Schools
The objective of this paper is to investigate the cultural differences between Chinese English teachers and foreign English teachers by …
Goodnight & Night – A Fictitious Commodity of Conceptual Art
《Goodnight&night》is an art creation using FLOSS., combining open source with space exhibition. The core of 《Goodnight&night》is an explosive cell phone …
Traditional Art, Interactive Technology, Gamifying Cloud: Cross-Cultural Hybrid Puppetry New Experience
Puppetry is the key project intangible cultural heritage in Taiwan, which has developed into the most drama performances featuring arts …
Rendezvous and Interaction between Singapore Malaya and Vietnam in the 19th Century – A Discussion Based on the Works by Vietnamese Ambassadors
Due to the increasing need of materials, trading, and labors during the industrial revolution in the 19th century, westerners started …
Using Literature for Emotional Literacy Education: A Review and Proposal for Hong Kong Universities
Daniel Goleman��s 1995 book Emotional Intelligence has been credited for bringing the importance of emotional intelligence (and emotional literacy, which …
Realism in William Ernest Henley’s Poems
This study investigates the formalistic elements and the mimetic signification of reality in William Ernest Henley�s ten selected poems using …
Anthology of the Life and Works of Ilokano Women of Nueva Vizcaya
The study aims to introduce the foremost Ilokano women writers of Nueva Vizcaya who are not known in Philippine literature …
“‘Knock it Out of Them'”: The Matter and Meaning of Stone
Novalis' HENRY VON OFTERDINGEN (1802), Ludwig Tieck's "The Runenberg" (1804), and E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Mines at Falun" (1819) are three …
Fantasy Versus Authenticity in Doris Lessing’s the Fifth Child
Doris Lessing, the Nobel Laureate, one of the most prominent British novelists, and adorned with many achievements, focuses on identity …
The Reconstruction of “Fon Long Nan” Thai Folk Dance
This research was aimed to study the history, dance characteristic and factors analysis on the development of the “Fon Long …
The Great Global Acceleration of 1890-1914: Eça de Queirós, Imperialist Power and the Far East
This research analyzes the Far-Eastern scripture of the Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós (1845-1900), one of the controversial and acclaimed …
Globalism, Sustainable Future and Gandhian Philosophy: A Critique on Dominant Managerial Philosophy and Search for Egalitarian Alternative
This paper attempts to examine and critique globalism in terms of its de-humanizing and anti-civilizational dimensions. Capitalism during the twentieth …
The Pre–predicativeness of “Power”: The Cyber Society versus the Autonomous Totarientality of the New Natural—E–nvironments
Initially defining the totariental (total+pole–less+disorienting), the Author argues: Positive law as a point of reference has been replaced by cyber-foundation …
Visual Communication on Cross Cultural Folktale (Case Study: Indonesian and Korean Folktale)
Cultural become a reflection from a state or a country. The effort from a community to defend cultural with all …
The Power of the Public in Remaking the Space: Reflections from Istanbul’s Gezi
The public space is the legitimate platform to present power - the ability to make a difference in the world; …
On the Power of the ‘Non-Complete’: Through Architectural Descriptions in Literature
Power, in architecture, is established by the preference for completion, stability, and unified objects and concepts. Reality, rather paradoxically, suggests …
Introduction to the Study of the Non-Image
Based on contemporary cultural studies, it is intended to develop the concept of the Non-Image which corresponds to the new …
The Power of Quantity in Ai Weiweis Sunflower Seeds
Can quantity be a type of power��Perhaps, this question will be answered by the work titled Sunflower Seeds produced by …
Practicing Ecopsychology in Brunei Darussalam: Creating Clay Vessels in Memory of a Disappearing Landscape
Ceramists are generally thought of as studio artists that craft either functional ware (pottery) or nonfunctional ware (fine art/sculpture). Sometimes, …
Preparing Teachers of Art at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman
Higher Art Education in Oman has a very short history. Officially, Art Education programme for preparing teachers of Art was …
The Power of Rhetoric Figures as Foregrounding Elements in J. Steinbeck’s the Pearl
A writer's style of narrating is worth analyzing, especially when this style of writing can serve as a powerful tool …
Contemporary Theater in Japan: The Group Chelfitsch and the Instability in the Scene
The Japanese theater is known around the world for the traditional Kabuki and the classical Noh. However, the contemporary theatrical …
The Cultural Politics of Power in the Yorùbá Dùndún Drumming Tradition
In every society, social values are constructed and monitored by those who have power and influence - kings, queens, politicians, …
Actor – Costume Relationship: Costumes as Live Scenery on Stage?
What is costume? Is it just a cover of the actor's body that reflects already known artistic functions of the …
Power in the Discourse of Art: Ephemeral Arts as Counter-Monuments
This study investigates how transience is articulated in contemporary sculpture. The term, process art was first used in the late …
Arts beyond the Patterns: Integrating Illustration and the Cultural and Creative Industries in Digital Evolution for the Masking Tape Design
A second major milestone occurred in 1925 when Richard G. Drew, a young lab assistant, invented masking tape for 3M …
Introducing Cinemagraphs as a New Format for Fashion Online Advertising in Korea
Fashion marketing has used different ways to promote fashion goods, including advertisement. Print or digital media were exploited, however, both …
An Analysis on the Differences in Visitor Behaviors between Traditional and Digital Exhibitions Taking Kaohsiung Museum of Shadow
In recent years, the evolution of new technologies has affected the relationship between visitors and exhibitions. Therefore, this study attempts …
Influences of Knowledge and Attitude on Using Social Media towards Adolescence’s Behavior in Using Social Media for Learning in Bangkok Area
This research aims 1) to investigate a relationship among adolescence’s knowledge, attitude, and behavior in using social media for learning …
Barangay Arimbay’s Indigenous Verbal Lore: An Anthology of Riddles
Barangay Arimbay's Indigenous Verbal Lore: An Anthology Of Riddles The general objective of the study was to analyze various types …
Writing Forces: Revisiting the Aesthetic Concept of Shi 勢 in Chinese Calligraphy Criticism
Ideas regarding forces in things – and artists’ sensations and presentations of such forces – have been discussed by Western …
Shakespearean Intertextuality in “The Rivals”
This paper explores Shakespearean intertextuality in The Rivals (1775), a comedy by the British playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In this …
Death in the City: Cemeteries of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
With the advent of modernity, death is excluded from the routines of everyday life. Instead of individual graves which had …
The Power Dynamics of New Social Movements in Post Industrial Society: A Theoritical Analysis.
Since 2011 we have been witnessing different kinds of New Social Movements. The Jasmine Revolution and Arab Spring in the …
The Social Dynamics of Pilgrimage in “Emak Ingin Naik Haji”
Faith of belief in any religion causes a strong desire or is referred to as determination. This phenomenon is stated …
The Power of Action and Silence in Joshua Oppenheimer’s the Act of Killing and the Look of Silence
Film as one powerful media to penetrate political and cultural barriers is evident in two Joshua Oppenheimer’s films on Indonesian …
The Images of Vietnamese Women in Three Films by Tran Anh Hung
The Trưng sisters (c. 12 - AD 43), Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị , were Vietnamese women who rebelled against …
Twisting Realism: The Representation of Power in the Portraits of Ottoman Sultans in the Early Photographic Era
The chronicles of history suggest that the period between the second half of the 18th throughout the end of the …
Representations of Thailand in European Spy and Action Adventure Films of the 1960s
The James Bond spy thriller The Man with the Golden Gun (UK 1974) is among the most famous European films …
Participation in Social Media: Authoring Authority
This paper argues that while active participation within social media in the realms of political discourse, exemplified by platforms such …
The News Literacy in Views of Thai News Consumers in Media Convergence Era
The objectives of this research were 1) to study the characteristics of the Thai news consumers having news literacy in …
Thainess in Contemporary Performances on Thailand’s Got Talent
The talent competition on the television programme, Thailand’s Got Talent, illustrates that certain groups of competitors seek to build their …
Redefining Crafts and Crafts Enterprise in the Twenty-First Century: A Theoretical Analysis
When studying crafts as a tangible material culture associated with intangible heritage contexts, it is essential to investigate the terms …
Thought and Image in Goncalo M. Tavares: A Contemporary Writing
The paper takes part of a project on Representation and Image, within the line of current research Literature, Theory and …
The Power of Fiction: The Nameless Book and the Birth of Literary Criticism in Japan
Mumyōzōshi (The Nameless Book, ca. 1200) is frequently cited as the first work of prose criticism in the Japanese literary …
The Power of Popular Culture in Salman Rushdie’s “The Ground Beneath Her Feet”
This paper discusses elements of popular culture found in Salman Rushdie’s "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" and bases its arguments …
The Literary Figuration and the Constellation of Power in the Play “The Life of Edward II of England”
Believing in the necessary and close connection between aesthetics and politics runs like a golden thread through the whole work …
Optimistic Dogmatism and Pessimistic Empiricism
Edward Bellamy, a 19th-century American utopian socialist, held that a utopian vision can be achieved through both faith and science, …
A Journey to the Contemporary Past: Edward Bond’s the Fool, Artist Responsibility in Light of Power of Capitalist Marketing and Neoliberalism
The concern of this study is how the text is interpreted within a theoretical and critical framework such as Cultural …
European Narratives of the Insular Space : Poetics of the Social System after 1945
In European postmodern literature, the topos of the island becomes even more central than previously because of its way of …
The Wonder of the Power of Language in Alice in Wonderland
Power is a game played by everyone. Learning to confront the power game is important if we do not want …
Arabizi: Is Code-Switching a Threat to the Arabic Language
Classic Arabic is widely spoken all over the world and is the official language in 23 Arab countries. Moreover, Arabic …
A Survey of Vocabulary Learning Strategies of English for Business Communications (EBC) Students at NUIC
This survey tries to investigate the receptive vocabulary size levels and the vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) of ninety-three Bachelor of …