When one is invited to a ‘60s, ‘70s, or ‘80s decade theme party, they would expect to walk into a colorful room, perhaps with people dressed in miniskirts and tie dye, patent leather and knee-high white boots. Maybe the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, or even Madonna would be playing in the background as peace signs are held up in pictures and phrases such as “Rad!” and “Groovy!” are flung around. However, one would not expect to walk into a decade theme party and see a simulation of a police state, with
Comparing Gravity's Rainbow and Vineland From the author of Gravity's Rainbow (1973), the famous apocalyptic novel of World War II, comes Vineland (1990), a trip into the California of 1984: a Reagan-era wasteland of yuppies, malls, food-preservatives and, above all, the Tube: the Cathode-Ray Tube. The opening line of Gravity's Rainbow, "A screaming comes across the sky," which describes a V-2 rocket on its lethal mission, finds a way into Pynchon's latest work, albeit transformed: "Desmond
World Regional Geography 15 September 2016 Vineland, New Jersey, though I have not lived here that long, I have come to realize that it has a few special things about it. In my essay I hit on points about my neighborhood, the local area, and the regional terrain as well as the landscape. How strong urbanism plays a role in Vineland. If the area I reside in, is formal or functional region or if it is a combination of both. Then, if the boundaries of Vineland are sharply defined or board zones of transition
The Televisual Culture in Vineland Mark Robberds’ 1995 Article "The New Historicist Creepers of Vineland" is an insightful look into how Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel fits the new historicist criteria of Michel Foucault, Stephen Greenblatt, and other new historicists. He convincingly argues for the "vinelike" characteristics of the novel, and shows how it is "genealogical in structure and archeological in content" (Robberds 238). What Robberds means is that Vineland is a complex narrative with
historians are baffled by nearly every aspect of their colony. The forces that made them abandon Vineland, their main colony, are the subject of an ongoing debate on both sides of the Atlantic. The nature, location, and inhabitants of the Americas the Vikings knew would all have been obstacles to forming a permanent settlement. The economy, the driving force for colonization, also affected the need for Vineland. The peninsula in the northwest corner of Europe known as Jutland has been inhabited by Scandinavians
The second document is an October 20, 2004 FIF which appears to be the only time we attempted to conduct a cognitive test. The two sentence intellectual portion of the report states that the WJ-III test of cognitive ability was attempted on 10/20/2004. The second sentence says “Informally, Sarah appears to be intellectually functioning in the below average range.” Petitioner is correct that no other info was provided and no further testing was ever conducted by KISD in the area of cognition. The
FAPE , also known as Free Appropriate Public Education is a law that was passed in during the 1970s, a time in which civil rights for all people were being pushed. FAPE states that special education services and general education services are to be delivered without charge of the family, but of that of the public expense. It is important to recognize that the services should be mandated given by public education and if is is unavailable private services can be provided (Gartin, Murdick & Fowler
Childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma are a worldwide issue, affecting more than 800,000 children just in the United States. Childhood abuse has been defined as any treatment that is willfully or unreasonably done to a child that causes physical injury, emotional injury, or any injury to the health and wellbeing of the child. The effects of maltreatment can last long into adulthood, and can include anxiety, depression, dissociation, intrusive thoughts, impulsivity, and later on the development of
is based on perception, there will always be some sort of discrepancy but it has proven to be a reliably source and measure for the adaptive behavior. Reference (MMY) Balla, David A., Cicchetti, Domenic V. & Sparrow, Sara S. (2010). Review of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition. In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook with
“Make love, not war”, a very popular anti-war slogan that emerged during the 1960’s, represented a principle belief that ultimately created the counterculture, and explained the simplicity of ideals that the counterculture era encompassed. The counterculture was comprised of many parts of society which encouraged the transformation in attitudes towards society in middle class, mostly white, young Americans. The characteristics which supported the counterculture movement included hippies, drug culture
The history of Canada lies till the period of Paleo-Indians thousands of years back to this day. Canada has been a good place to live for many years by different groups of Aboriginal peoples, with separate trade networks, mystical beliefs, and social ladders. Some of the civilizations that was living in Canada at that time was running down because of the reason when the first European arrival’s and discoveries through archaeological research. Several contracts and laws have been approved between
The Protestant Reformation was a major European movement in the 16th century that reformed the Catholic Church. The Reformation imposed in medieval Christianity, this was toward the beginning of the modern era. A German Augustinian by the name of Martin Luther King (1483-1546) put a document called the 95 thesis in a town called Wittenburg. HIs 95 thesis challenged some important Roman Catholic beliefs. Martin Luther’s father was a poor farmer, and to help the family finances he was a copper
There has been reason that genes have been the cause of criminal behavior. Recently there has been many studies that: “Recent studies in behavioral genetics indicate that some violent criminals are genetically predisposed to violent behavior. One study has found that a mutation in the structural gene for monoamine oxidase A gives rise to an acute build-up of neurotransmitters associated with the body’s ‘fight or flight’ responses to stressful situations (Evansburg 2001)” (Wilson). Also
Galton theory was that intelligence is the human sensory acuity and order for humans to know anything it can only be producing through senses. A person that is very intelligent because they have a sensory acuity that can be produced through heredity. Galton did an experiment of eminence among the offspring and their parental guardians. Galton studied judges, statesman,poets and many more. Galton believed that intelligence besides human nature is measured scientifically. The invention of the IQ testing
It was a pleasure to see Daniel (age 4 years, 2 months) in clinic on January 9, 2014 as part of his ongoing developmental assessment. Developmental testing was performed to assess his social communication, behavior and interactions, and to identify any restrictive interests or repetitive behaviors. A physical examination and some brief cognitive measures were also obtained. Daniel’s father accompanied him to this visit. Daniel was first seen in Developmental Clinic on December 19, 2013. At that
Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was born in 1937 in Glen's Cove, New York. He is the author of V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, Slow Learner, Vineland, and Mason & Dixon. Nothing else is known of this author (not exactly true, but close enough to the truth to make that last blanket statement passable). He has attempted to veil himself in total obscurity and anonymity. For the most part, he has succeeded in this, save for a rare interview or two. In 1974 he
Department of Politics, Stanford University 1. Contexts of economy “Society is responsible for sexism,” says Debord; however, according to Prinn[1] , it is not so much society that is responsible for sexism, but rather the dialectic of society. In a sense, Sartre suggests the use of postcapitalist appropriation to deconstruct capitalism. If one examines Lacanist obscurity, one is faced with a choice: either reject subcultural discourse or conclude that class has significance, given that the
This paper will review five studies concerning the behavior and development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The studies investigate how autism effects communication, socialization, cognitive development, and a number of other areas. Researchers use many different types of scales to measure and compare the difference between children with ASD and typically developing children. Methodology Study 1 Morgan, Lindee, Wetherby, Amy M., Barber, Angie (2008) Repetitive and stereotyped movements
research questions’ dual pronged nature both qualitative and quantitative measures were used. These included, Life domains/addiction severity index, Brief symptoms inventory, Post-Traumatic Stress Diagnostic scale, Connor -Davidson Resilience Scale, Vineland Social emotional scales and the Wraparound Fidelity Index, as well as focus group interviews and analysis of Wrap around
Imagine yourself camping in the Pine Barrens. You hear a noise and then see a strange creature lurking in the shadows. Could it be the Jersey Devil? The Legend of the Jersey Devil began in 1735, it was supposedly the thirteenth child of Mrs. Leeds. When she found out she was pregnant with her thirteenth child, she cursed it and said it better be a devil. When it was born, the midwife died of shock and the Devil ate its twelve sibilants, sparing its mother and flew out the chimney (Juliano 1)