54 research outputs found
I Going Away. I Going Home. : Austin Clarke\u27s Leaving this Island Place
Austin Clarkeâs âLeaving This Island Placeâ is one of scores of Caribbean autobiographical works that focus on a bright, young, lower-class islander leaving his/her small island place and setting out on âEldorado voyages.â The narrative of that journey away from home to Europe or Canada or the United States and the later efforts to return may be said to be the Caribbean story, as suggested in the subtitle of Wilfred Carteyâs study of Caribbean literature, Whispers from the Caribbean: I Going Away, I Going Home, which argues that while in Caribbean literature there is much movement away, there is also a body of literature in which âthe notion of âawayâ and images of movement out are replaced by images of returnâ (xvi). Traditionally, however, the first autobiographical works, such as George Lammingâs In the Castle of My Skin, V. S. Naipaulâs A House for Mr. Biswas, Merle Hodgeâs Crick Crack, Monkey, Jamaica Kincaidâs Annie John, Michelle Cliffâs No Telephone to Heaven, Edwidge Danticatâs Breath, Eyes, Memory, and Elizabeth Nunezâs Beyond the Limbo Silence, have focused on the childhood in the Caribbean and the journey awayâor at least the preparation for that journey. Such is the case with Clarkeâs âLeaving This Island Place.
Residual Stress, Microstructure and Hardness of Thin-Walled Low-Carbon Steel Pipes Welded Manually
Numerical Simulation and Optimal Control of Air Separation Plants
Numerical simulation has already become an indispensable tool in the chemical engineering industry. In this paper, the extension of an already existing simulation package to the efficient and reliable solution of optimal control problems for optimal plant operation is discussed
An integrative investigation of sensory organ development and orientation behavior throughout the larval phase of a coral reef fish
Environmental conditions and paternal care determine hatching synchronicity of coral reef fish larvae
Comparative study of metamorphosis in tropical reef fishes
This study explores the types of changes in pigmentation and morphology that occur immediately after settlement in 13 families of tropical reef fishes encompassing 34 species. The morphology of individual fishes was recorded daily from when they were first caught at night as they came into the vicinity of a reef to settle. Changes in pigmentation and morphology were species specific and often varied greatly among species within a family or genus. Pigmentation changes were typically rapid (<36 h) and dramatic. Morphological changes involved the elongation and regression of fin spines and changes in head shape and body depth. Eighteen percent of species experienced changes in snout shape and dorsal spine length of greater than 5%. Similarly, 15% experienced changes in pectoral fin length and head length of greater than 5%. Changes typically occurred gradually over 6 or more days, although in about 44% of the species the major change in one of the measured body dimensions occurred rapidly (within 36 h). Moderately strong positive relationships were found between both growth and developmental rates and the extent of metamorphosis in the damselfishes (Pomacentridae) (r=0.48 and 0.63, respectively). This suggests there may be a minimum level of development necessary to be a fully functional demersal juvenile. Although many of the changes that occur are subtle compared to the preceding development, these changes occur at an important ecological transition
Can galactography-guided stereotactic, 11-gauge, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy of intraductal lesions serve as an alternative to surgical biopsy?
Investigating the effectiveness of a learning activity supported by a mobile multimedia learning system to enhance autonomous EFL learning in authentic contexts
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