The Authorial Sublime: Text and Apotheosis

By definition, the sublime is unknowable, and therefore similarly unachievable. This essay, however, challenges the notion of sublimity as unattainable by comparing the literary criti-cisms of Roland Barthes and Hélène Cixous. In comparing their works and analyzing the dual significance each puts on the importance of “audience” as contributor, the very transformative characteristic of the sublime becomes apparent in the author. Writing is an uncanny act, and reading becomes a reimagining of what constitutes the sublime for and within each person who engages with a text. Roland ’s famous “The Death of the Author” elevates the author to a perpet-ual liveliness when read in conjunction with Hélène Cixous’s concepts of self, text, and the Third Body, therefore transcending the author from death to sublimity, even as the author’s works forever incur the uncanny responses of their perpetually-shifting audience and contextualization. Writing, thus, acts as a way by which one may surpass the limits of independent humanity and achieve the status of sublime

Teacher Perceptions of Factors Influencing Their Self-Efficacy with Using One-to-One Technology During Literacy Instruction

Teacher perceptions of factors that influence their own self-efficacy with using one-to-one technology during literacy instruction were examined through a multi-site, multi-subject case study. An initial survey was administered to determine the self-efficacy level of a group of participants from a school district that was implementing a one-to-one technology initiative. From this initial data set, four participants with varying levels of self-efficacy were invited to participate in the second, qualitative, phase of the data collection process to better understand factors they perceived to influence these levels. Results revealed that teachers perceived their self-efficacy of one-to-one technology use during literacy instruction to be influenced by several factors including the overall value they assigned to technology and the level of technical and moral support they received. Common themes emerged that indicate more can be done to improve teachers’ self-efficacy with one-to-one technology use, which may in turn increase district’s return on their technology investment

Transition a Squadron to Microsoft Teams

Over the past six weeks, I have embarked on a quest to increase my squadron\u27s productivity by addressing continuity, communication, and file storage. The method by which I addressed these issues is by transitioning the squadron to Microsoft Teams. The transition to Teams required planning, as we have four major sections of the squadron, all working different shifts because we operate 24/7. It required creativity, not only because of the 24/7 ops but also because utilizing Teams was different from the traditional way in which we would solve these sorts of problems. It also required me to get out of my comfort zone. I am an instructor, so teaching others was easy, but I am not technologically inclined, so tackling a project about technology required me to push myself. The project was an overall success, with room for improvement and growth in the future. We have transitioned roughly 90% of the squadron to utilizing Microsoft Teams for their shops and teams. We have created an easy way to communicate with each other and track goals, tasks, and projects. Overwhelmingly, the people utilizing the new system agree that it is a good move and valuable

Assessment of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension's Ifmaps Program as Perceived by the County Professional Field Staff

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An Analysis And Application Of The Major Psychological Concepts For The Religious Educator-Counselor

Since most of the psychological literature has been written for the professional psychologists and it requires the acquisition and retention of an abundance of technical terms, it was felt that it was impractical for the religious educator-counselor to be encumbered with such a task who is not necessarily a professional

Synthesis and NMR characterization of new tert-Butyl thiosemicarbazone compounds and corresponding palladium complexes

This work shows the synthesis and characterization of a series of tert-Butyl thiosemicarbazone compounds, based on the 4-tert-Butyl-3-thiosemicarbazide substrate. The corresponding palladium complexes of this series of ligands were obtained via a reaction with Palladium(II) Chloride. After synthesis and purification, the 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra were obtained using a 500 MHz NMR spectrometer. Experimental data was observed using 2D NMR techniques, such as, HSQC (hetero-nuclear single quantum coherence) 1H-13C NMR and HSQC 1H-15N NMR to give evidence for the structures of these new compounds

Chronicles of Oklahoma

Article narrates an evening where the author witnesses a church revival within a Creek camp. Many of the tribal members converted into the Methodist church during this event. Included is a folktale of the tie-snakes that was told at the camp