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Attack of the New B Movies
Since its inception in 1992, the Sci-Fi Channel (later rebranded as SYFY) has aired more than 500 network-produced or commissioned films. Campy and prolific, the network churned out one low-budget film after another, finally finding its zenith in the 2013 release of Sharknado. With unpretentious charm and a hearty helping of commodified nostalgia, the Sharknado franchise briefly ruled the cultural consciousness and temporarily transformed SYFY's original films from cult fringe to appointment television. Naturally, the network followed up with a steady stream of sequels and spin-offs, including Lavalantula and its sequel, 2 Lava 2 Lantula! This collection of essays is the first to devote crit...
Monsters of Film, Fiction, and Fable
Monsters are a part of every society, and ours is no exception. They are deeply embedded in our history, our mythos, and our culture. However, treating them as simply a facet of children’s stories or escapist entertainment belittles their importance. When examined closely, we see that monsters have always represented the things we fear: that which is different, which we can’t understand, which is dangerous, which is Other. But in many ways, monsters also represent our growing awareness of ourselves and our changing place in a continually shrinking world. Contemporary portrayals of the monstrous often have less to do with what we fear in others than with what we fear about ourselves, what...
Gothic dreams and nightmares
Gothic dreams and nightmares is an edited collection on the compelling yet under-theorised subject of Gothic dreams and nightmares ranging across more than two centuries of literature, the visual arts, and twentieth- and twenty-first century visual media. Written by an international group of experts, including leading and lesser-known scholars, it considers its subject in various national, cultural, and socio-historical contexts, engaging with questions of philosophy, morality, rationality, consciousness, and creativity.
Presagi di postumanesimo
La filosofia degli ultimi decenni ha visto la nascita di correnti che cercano di decifrare, interpretare e indirizzare l’impatto della scienza e della tecnologia sulla vita e sul destino dell’umanità. Transumanesimo e postumanesimo ritengono che l’Uomo sia destinato a mutare se stesso e il proprio rapporto col pianeta e le altre creature, ed espongono le loro teorie ricorrendo alle immagini della fantascienza contemporanea. Ma le odierne immagini futuribili erano state già rappresentate nel romanzo gotico, nei scientific romances inglesi e nella letteratura pulp statunitense, ispirandosi alle meraviglie che la scienza del tempo proponeva. Per questo si può parlare di proto-trans- e proto-post-umanismo. Frankenstein e le opere di Wells, i romanzi di Odle e Stapledon, i racconti pulp di Keller e Hamilton, con la loro variegata umanità e le relazioni tra umano e l’Altro, hanno anticipato e probabilmente anche ispirato i filosofi trans- e post-umanisti contemporanei.
Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
This authoritative reference work will provide readers with a complete overview of artificial intelligence (AI), including its historic development and current status, existing and projected AI applications, and present and potential future impact on the United States and the world. Some people believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize modern life in ways that improve human existence. Others say that the promise of AI is overblown. Still others contend that AI applications could pose a grave threat to the economic security of millions of people by taking their jobs and otherwise rendering them "obsolete"-or, even worse, that AI could actually spell the end of the human race. This volume will help users understand the reasons AI development has both spirited defenders and alarmed critics; explain theories and innovations like Moore's Law, mindcloning, and Technological Singularity that drive AI research and debate; and give readers the information they need to make their own informed judgment about the promise and peril of this technology. All of this coverage is presented using language and terminology accessible to a lay audience.
Teacher-Made Assessments
Assessment is not only a measure of student learning, but a means to student learning. This bestselling book guides you in constructing and using your own classroom assessments, including tests, quizzes, essays, and rubrics to improve student achievement. You will learn how to weave together curriculum, instruction, and learning to make assessment a more natural, useful part of teaching. Find out how to... ensure your assessments are fair, reliable, and valid; construct assessments that meet the level of cognitive demand expected of students; create select-response items and understand technology-enhanced items that are increasingly being used on assessments; use constructed-response items and develop scoring criteria such as rubrics; and analyze student results on assessments and use feedback more effectively. This second edition features updated examples that reflect the Common Core State Standards as well as other content standards and new, useful samples of teacher-friendly techniques for strengthening classroom assessment practices. No matter what grade level or subject area you teach, this practical book will become your go-to resource for designing effective assessments.
The George Riat and Frances Hoferer Family and the Michael Hoferer and (1) Mary Derosier and (2) Barbara Schroepfer Families
George Riat was born on June 21, 1832 in Roppentzwiller, France. His father was Joseph Riat and his mother was Catherine Schmitt. He emigrated in 1854 and settled in Hamilton, Ohio. He married Catherine Frances Hofferer of Ribeauville, Alsace, France on February 4, 1856 in Butler County, Ohio. They later settled in Pot- tawatomie County, Kansas where they raised their family. George died in 1894 and Frances died in 1897. Descendants and relatives lived in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, Colorado, California and elsewhere.
Assessing Deeper Learning
Deeper learning has been defined as “the skills and knowledge that students must possess to succeed in 21st century jobs and civic life” (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, 2013). Assessing Deeper Learning: Developing, Implementing, and Scoring Performance Tasks examines the role of performance assessment to facilitate student attainment of the core competencies of deeper learning. The book details a journey that a large school district undertook to create a system of performance tasks designed to assess students’ proficiency in critical thinking, problem solving, and effective communication. Chapters devoted to the development and implementation of the district’s high-quality per...
Europe Without Soldiers?
An informative consideration of the future of Europe's armed forces.
