Dissertations / Theses: 'Symbolism of the circle'

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Christie, Angela. "Cultural Biography : The Ethnic Identity of Cherokee Women of North America and the Symbolism of the Sacred, Consonant Circle, 1540-Present." Paris 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA030174.

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Les Indiens cherokees, une ancienne tribu matrilinéaire nord-américaine, ont autrefois occupé la vaste région du sud des Appalaches aux États-Unis. Depuis l'arrivée de De Soto en 1540, les Européens et leurs successeurs euro-américains ont colonisé la très riche patrie cherokee au nom de la destinée manifeste. Des épidémies les ont frappés à plusieurs reprises et après la découverte d'or sur le territoire cherokee, le Président Andrew Jackson et le Congrès américain ont ordonné l'expulsion de presque 17. 000 Cherokees, qui ont été forcé à effectuer une marche de plus de 2000 kilomètres vers l'Oklahoma en 1838-39. Sur cette « Piste des larmes », environ 4. 000 Cherokees sont morts et de nombreux autres ont péri l'année suivante. Très tôt, les patriarcats européens et américains ont aussi essayé d'éliminer les puissantes femmes cherokees de la gouvernance tribale. Alors, les pensionnats ont été conçus pour détruire leur culture tenace et les enfants cherokees ont été enlevés afin d'être christianisé et assimilé dans la société américaine dominante. En dépit des traités violés, de l'expulsion et des pressions pour l'assimilation, qui dure maintenant depuis des siècles, le système de clan matrilinéaire a survécu. Guidées par Selu, la Mère du Maïs, les femmes cherokees sont restées les gardiennes de la conscience sociale, politique, et religieuse de la tribu, et elles continuent à être influencées par le paradigme du cercle sacré qui est au centre de leur vision du monde. L'approche ethno-historique de cette biographie culturelle des femmes cherokees révèle leurs tragédies et leurs triomphes
The Cherokee Indians, an ancient matrilineal North American tribe, once occupied the vast Southern Appalachian region of the United States. After De Soto's arrivai in 1540, Europeans and their Euro-American successors colonized in the name of Manifest Destiny the abundant Cherokee homelands. Epidemics repeatedly struck, and after discovery of gold on Cherokee land, President Andrew Jackson and the U. S. Congress ordered the removal of some 17,000 Cherokees who were forced to march over 1,200 miles to Oklahoma in 1838-39. On the "Trail of Tears," around 4,000 Cherokees died, and many more perished the next year. Early-on, the European and American patriarchies also attempted to remove the powerful Cherokee women from tribal governance. Boarding schools were then created to destroy their tenacious culture, and Cherokee children were taken to be Christianized and assimilated into mainstream American society. In spite of broken treaties, Removal, and assimilation pressures now spanning centuries, the matrilineal clan system has survived. Guided by Selu, the Corn Mother, Cherokee women have remained the guardians of the tribe's social, political, and religious consciousness, and they continue to be influenced by the paradigm of the sacred, consonant circle central to their worldview. The ethnohistorical approach of this cultural biography of Cherokee women reveals their tragedies and triumphs

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Ivarsson, Viva, and Linus Johansson. "Talking Through Symbols : The Relationship Between Player, Symbols and Their Meaning." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-255241.

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Idag använder spelindustrin flertalet metoder för att leda spelare igenom spel som färg- och ljussättning och användandet av former. Denna uppsats fokuserar på det sist nämnda och försöker besvara frågan: I valet mellan simpla symboler, finns det en specifik symbol som spelare föredrar att följa och vad assosierar de med denna symbol? För att besvara denna fråga skapades ett test som undersökte spelares val då de presenterades för tre symboler, en cirkel, en triangle och en fyrkant. Testet var en spelprototyp som bestod av en korridor, vilket var spelets inlärnings område, och ett rum med tre dörrar, vilket var det huvudsakliga testet. Testet visade att det inte fanns en viss symbol som spelare följde mer än någon av de andra, men att associationerna med symbolerna verkar stämma överrens med tidigare studiers förklaring av vad symbolerna står för. Detta visar på att att symbolerna kan användas inom speldesign för att framföra meddelanden till spelaren och hjälpa till att leda dem i nya områden.
Presently the video game industry uses a number of methods to lead the players though the games such as colours, lights and shapes. This thesis focuses on shapes and tries to answer the question: In choosing between basic symbols is there a particular symbol that players prefer tofollow and what do they associate with that symbol? In order to answer this question we created an experiment in which we tested how test subjects respond to three primitive shapes, triangles, circles and squares. The experiment consisted of a corridor with a door in one end, acting as the controls tutorial, and a room with three doors which was the actual experiment. Our test shows that there is not a certain symbol that the test subjects prefer to follow, but that the associations to the symbols seem to be true in comparison to earlier made studies on what these symbols are viewed to represent. This points at the possibility that the symbols can be used in game design to convey messages to the players and be used to guide the players in new environments.

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Reu, Caroline Marie. "Corporate, cirque, commute : an adaptation of situationist theory to contemporary america." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23450.

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Bogdanova, Maya. "Use of English in advertising and journalistic discourse of the Expanding circle: data from Bulgarian magazines." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of English, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-40798.

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The combination of the socio-political changes following 1989 and the current status ofEnglish as the language of international communication promoted dynamic transformations ofthe attitude and usages of English in Bulgaria. The purpose of this study is to investigate theforms, functions and symbolic value of English in the Bulgarian advertising and journalisticdiscourse. The emphasis is on non-established words as opposed to established borrowings.Two hypotheses encapsulating the possible relation between English usages in advertising andjournalistic discourses are in the centre of investigation:

Hypothesis 1 The use of the English language remains on the symbolic and visual level in theBulgarian advertising and journalistic discourses.

Hypothesis 2 The symbolic value of English usage in advertising discourse is the same as thatof journalistic discourse.

Prior to the analyses, the study introduces an overview of the Bulgarian linguistic situationand a summary of studies in the area of contact phenomena between English and Bulgarian.Special attention is paid to publications discussing advertising and journalistic discourse.On the base of two principles – genre and readership – six magazines have been selectedto provide the data for the study: Маниджър(Manager); Story, НашДом(Our Home),ЖенатаДнес(The Woman Today), ЖурналзаЖената(Women’s Journal), and Top GearБългария(Top Gear Bulgaria). Using a set of criteria the process of collecting data hasextracted the occurrences of English from all advertisements, section and column headings,article titles, and the featured article of each issue. English occurrences have been classifiedfirst according to their generic function and position in the textual unity, and then, accordingto symbolic value ascribed by English.The statistical data confirms that the use of English in advertising discourse is common;on average 66% of the advertisements contain English words. Cross-reference with the type offunction reveals, however, that only 17% of the English used in advertisements adds semanticvalue to the Bulgarian-English mixing. Therefore, in advertising discourse English remainsmainly a tool for adding symbolic value. As far as the journalistic discourse is concernedEnglish usages are not as frequent; nevertheless, great variations are exemplified. Suchvariation is observed in the heading data where one of the magazines contains no English inthe headings while another uses English in all but four of its headings. The findings of thestudy reject both of the hypotheses although variations are observed and have been describedin this study. The analyses demonstrate that advertising discourse uses English in order toexploit the value of English as the lingua franca of the world, while the journalistic discoursedraws on the symbolic associations of English as the language of popular culture.The results of this study provide a comparison between advertising and journalisticdiscourses. Furthermore, it offers a picture of the situation in Bulgaria twenty years after thepolitical changes and a good intermediate point in the process of spread of English, whichcontinues to modify the linguistic situation of the country.

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Botha, Fourie. "Symbolic masters/semiotic slaves : subjectivity and subjection in Atwood, with reference to The circle game and Two-headed poems." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13932.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-86).
This dissertation explores the construction of the subject via a relationship of power in two poem sequences, 'The circle game' and 'Two-headed poems', by Margaret Atwood. I argue that Atwood proposes a subject similar to the kind of subject found in psychoanalysis. Like the psychoanalytic subject, Atwood's subject is formed in relation to its other. This relation is essentially a power relation and can become unbalanced, forcing one of the two parties into a subjugated position. Atwood not only exposes these skewed relations of power, but also explores possible solutions for escaping or reconfiguring these relationships. The first chapter briefly discusses theories of the subject by Freud, Lacan and Kristeva. I use Hegel's dialectic between the 'master' and 'bondsman', and subsequent psychoanalytic and postcolonial applications of it, to examine the construction of the subject in terms of an other in Chapter 2. Postcolonial map theory and Kristeva's ideas on the abject are used to verbalize the divisions, but also the interactions, between the subject and its other as well as possibilities of escape. Chapter 3 demonstrates these power relationships, and their expression in cartographic terms, in 'The circle game'. In Chapter 4, I show how processes analogous to the eruption of poetic language into the symbolic order are described in the poetry. Even though these processes do not provide a clear-cut solution to the position of the subjected, their presence signals the possibility of renegotiating unbalanced relationships of power.

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Morin, Peter. "Circle." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33720.

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This written thesis supports the MFA exhibition, Circle. In both thesis and exhibition, I articulate that the act of speaking language creates connection for both the speaker and the listener to the history of knowledge and ideas within its specific community of origin. The spoken language is connected to the history of knowledge and ideas within its specific community of origin and has a structure which implies physicality; therefore, the spoken language exists beside other established created objects within indigenous practice. Through the documentation of unique situations of indigenous language speaking within contexts of cultural practice, this thesis articulates my process of speaking my indigenous Tahltan language as a performance of indigenous Tahltan meaning which, in turn, is part of the creation process of the indigenous Tahltan objects in Circle. Both thesis and exhibition together are an offering of a blanket, a river, stones, salmon, and the Tahltan land, as an embodied practice of articulating Tahltan epistemologies through the creation of objects connected to spoken Tahltan language.

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Verma, Pooja. "Golden Circle." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10638738.

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Due to the mounting rate of patients suffering from PTSD starting at a young age, there have been many studies and guidelines to help improve the conditions of these patients. Though there are many hospitals focusing on treatment of patients suffering from mental diseases, none of these hospitals or clinics concentrate on the welfare of the children suffering from PTSD specifically. The business plan discussed here addresses this concern. It is a healing center “Golden Circle” providing care and treatment to young adults aged between 13–25 years suffering from PTSD especially after road traffic accidents located in Los Angeles County. Golden Circle business plan is proposed to help identify the market trends and areas of concern by studying the company analysis, market potential and demand, competitor analysis, customer analysis, marketing strategy, feasibility and SWOT analysis, legal and regulatory issues and finally the financial analysis. Golden Circle is anticipated to help the society as well as generate good profit.

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Picón, Bruno Daniela. "Recepción de William Blake : desde su público contemporáneo hasta el Surrealismo." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/285267.

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En esta investigación exploramos la historia de la recepción del poeta, artista y visionario inglés William Blake (1757-1827), indagando en los diversos aspectos de la concreción de su obra en su propio tiempo, a través del siglo XIX y las primeras décadas del siglo XX. A partir de una perspectiva metodológica comparada e interdisciplinaria, este estudio considera los contextos críticos y artísticos en los cuales el foco en la dimensión visionaria de la figura y/o la obra de Blake se hace particularmente relevante. Hemos atendido a los aspectos específicos de su recepción crítica y artística en la obra de los simbolistas ingleses y franceses del siglo XIX (particularmente en la obra de Odilon Redon); en el Círculo de Eranos y la psicología profunda a comienzos del XX (C. G. Jung: El Libro Rojo); y finalmente en algunas figuras destacadas del Surrealismo (específicamente en el grupo cercano al Atelier 17 y Max Ernst).
In this research we explore the history of the reception of the English poet, artist and visionary William Blake (1757-1827), considering the various aspects of the reception of his works in his own times, through the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century. From a comparative and interdisciplinary methodological perspective, this study considers both the artists and the critical contexts in which the focus in the visionary dimension of the figure and / or the work of Blake were particularly relevant. We have attended to the specific critical and artistic aspects of his reception in the works of the English and French Symbolists in the nineteenth century (particularly in Odilon Redon's work); in the Eranos Circle and depth psychology of the early twentieth century (C. G. Jung: The Red Book), and finally in some of the important figures of Surrealism (specifically in the group close to the Atelier 17 and in Max Ernst).

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Duffié, Mary Katharine. "The talking circle." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276982.

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The text and accompanying video tape describe the "talking circle" ritual as it is being used spiritually by a Native American group in Southern Arizona. The text analyzes the evolution of the ritual and applies widely accepted models of group therapy to its uses in the following capacities: Spiritually, (and in) Substance Abuse, Education and the Psychological Treatment of Troubled Teen-agers. The video tape features interviews with local practitioners and is narrated by a traditional Chippewa Indian.

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Hyatt, Maripatricia. "Coming Full Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1959.

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Artist Statement From my earliest memories pattern and repetition of the details in my surroundings were things that caught my attention. The patterns found in the living room wallpaper, the fabric of my mom’s dress, the texture in the buttons found in the sewing box were all fascinating to me. Figuring out the rules of the pattern and being able to predict what came next satisfied my need for order. More recently, I have found myself breaking the rules of predictability by disrupting pattern and combining unexpected materials. With a focus on textiles, I am inspired by and drawn to processes that can be used to simulate the lines, pattern, repetition, and unexpected variety that is found in nature and architecture. There is whimsy in the multiple threads that make up the sights around us expressed in color and stitched line. I cycle through a process of identifying textures and patterns that attract me, then finding new ways to translate them in my art.

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Shutt, Jason. "A New Circle." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2001. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3031/.

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This reflexive documentary film explores the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe of Texas and examines questions of cultural identity. The twenty-one minute film uses footage of cultural events, reservation landscape, photographs, and interviews to bring the viewer into the lives of the Alabama-Coushatta people. The written portion of this thesis details the entire processes of making the film, from the proposal stage to the post-production stage. This includes an examination of the film's evolution from using a proposed ethnographic approach to one less scientific and more personal.

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Luthman, Carolina, and Denise Vestman. "Symbolism som styrmedel." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-314799.

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Organisationer har som utmaning att hitta styrmedel som resulterar i att deras medlemmars beteende är i enlighet med deras mål och strategier. I vanliga fall undersöker man traditionella styrmedel som cybernetisk styrning och finansiell fokus. Denna studie utforskar hur organisationskulturen påverkar styrningen och mer specifikt hur organisationer använder sig av symbolism i form av riter som styrmedel för att uppnå sina strategier och mål. Trice och Beyers sex typer av riter och Dandridges et al.:s modell för symboler används som teoretisk referensram för studien. Sex personer från olika delar inom en och samma organisation intervjuades för att ge en inblick i vilka riter som fanns samt vad de används till. Resultaten visade att 1) symboler som används vid riter och ritualer ansågs vara en av de avgörande faktorerna till varför anställda tänker och agerar på ett sätt som är i linje med organisationens mål och strategier, 2) att en och samma rit kunde ha olika kategoriseringar, samt 3) att det vid vissa tillfällen kan vara önskvärt för ledare att undvika olika typer av riter, framför allt när man vill främja kreativitet och fritt tänkande.

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Swoboda, Sylvia. "Symbolism and Art." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2034.

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I am interested in communication through symbolism. The symbols that I incorporate in my mixed media work are simplified into essential lines and shapes. I use the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life diagram as a structure to hold my own personal symbols. These symbols are my interpretation of the phases of life. I also use prehistoric symbols such as the spiral, circle, square, triangle, and cross as a focus to emphasize the beauty of these very basic lines and shapes which we see all around our world. To emphasize the beauty of symbols I use repetition, color, and texture. Life is overwhelming and chaotic at times. Having simplicity in my visual surroundings creates a sense of tranquility and contentment. I aim to convey these feelings to the viewer while having them interpret what the symbols mean to them.

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Jonna, Grönlund, and Kalami Kasra. "Symbolism in Games." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4815.

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This research project is about symbolism and semiotics (the science of signs) in digital-games. There’s firstly introductory information about what symbolism and semiotics are and the different aspects of them that is needed to fully understand the subject. These are things such as the two parts of a sign, signifier and signifier as well as the three modes of signs, symbolic, iconic and indexical. Then there’s information about how this is all put together in a digital game, that a game isn’t playable without some form of signs and that besides making the game playable it is used to enhance the characters, story and experience for the player. How this is used in a more practical way is mentioned further to the end with the different approaches of working with symbolism in games. There’s either being subtle or making symbolism the main focus of the game. Through all this there’s also the importance of considering your audience and if they will understand your signs that is talked about.

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Stevenson, Jean. ""The circle of healing"." School of Native Human Services, 1999. http://142.51.24.159/dspace/handle/10219/456.

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Many Aboriginal communities and urban Aboriginal people in the field of social services are utilizing Healing Circles. Talking Circles or Sharing Circles as a way of providing group support for people who are dealing with issues such as addictions, violence, grief, and trauma. The Native Council of Canada's 1993 report affirms that "traditional Healing Circles are being used with increasing frequency in urban Aboriginal communities" (p. 1).

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Sarghi, Georgian. "The Circle Packing Theorem." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/18804/.

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Il teorema di Koebe-Andreev-Thurston concerne l'esistenza di impacchettamenti di cerchi con un dato grafo di contatto. In questo lavoro presentiamo una dimostrazione elementare di tale teorema, insieme a qualche esempio di applicazione. Descriveremo, nel terzo capitolo, la congettura di Thurston sull'approssimazione di mappe conformi tamite impacchettamenti di cerchi e daremo una dimostrazione del teorema del separatore planare basata sul teorema di Koebe-Andreev-Thurston.

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Zanger, Maggy. "The Circle of Poison?" College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/295721.

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Lightfoot, Ashley Charles. "Embeddable Spherical Circle Planes." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Mathematics and Statistics, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3514.

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Spherical circle planes are topological incidence geometries; one has a 2- sphere P and a collection of 1-spheres in P such that any three points in P determine exactly one of these 1-spheres (the ‘circles’ of the spherical circle plane). A determination of the homeomorphism type of the circle space (the collection of 1-spheres suitably topologised) of a topological 2-dimensional Möbius plane, which is a spherical circle plane with the additional property of the axiom of touching, was given by Karl Strambach in 1974. Embeddable spherical circle planes are a type of spherical circle plane that are not, in general, Möbius planes, constructed on a 2-sphere P in ℝ3 by taking the circles to be precisely the non-trivial plane intersections in ℝ3 with P. We show that the circle space of an embeddable spherical circle plane is homeomorphic to the 3-dimensional projective space minus one point. Furthermore, it is shown that the flag space of an embeddable spherical circle plane is homeomorphic to the flag space of the classical flat Möbius plane; a topological description of the latter is also given. An apparent gap is the literature is also filled: we prove the well-known conjecture that the flag space of a general spherical circle plane is a 4-dimensional manifold. Finally, we define the notion of isotopy equivalence between spherical circle planes and prove that embeddable spherical circle planes are isotopy equivalent to the classical flat Möbius plane.

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Kepka, Jennifer A. 1979. "Magic Circle: A Novel." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9879.

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viii, 109 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Chapter I. Prologue -- Chapter II. The Gerhardts -- Chapter III. Frank and Evelyn
Chair of the Examining Committee: David Bradley

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Bonner, Ryan K. "Horizon Makes a Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4747.

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Mullan, Anna. "Virgil and Numerical Symbolism." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/811.

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In the final book of the Georgics, Virgil digresses into a nostalgic and regretful explanation of his inability to include a proper discussion of gardening because he is spatiis exclusus iniquis (147). Often deemed “the skeleton of a fifth book of the Georgics” the exact meaning and intent behind this passage is still largely contested. In this paper I will attempt to de-strange this passage by examining it philosophically and allegorically, particularly by means of numerical symbolism.

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Hanlon, Teresa J. Elder, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Circle justice : an ethnographic study." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 1999, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/106.

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This thesis examines the presence of community in Blackfoot Justice Circles through ethnographic, qualitative methods. Five Blackfoot Justice Circles, observed in 1996-1997, and an Innu Healing Justice Circle, are compared in structure, roles and content. The Innu circle data is found as a report and recorded as an appendix to R. v. Sellon (1996). Seven in depth interview held with circle leaders and prominant circle participants generated data used to describe and define current perceptions of traditional concepts among circle leaders on a Blackfoot reserve. Theoretically the work arrives at a principle of justice according to a concept of authentic morality expressed through problem-solving and care. The principle is collectively based on the ideas and works of Menno Boldt, Herman Bianchi, Elliot Studt, John McKnight, Carol Lepannen Montgomery, John Braithwaite, Howard Zehr, and Ruth Morris as well as peacemaking concepts. The study explores transformative justice, as differentiated from restorative and retributive justice.
xii, 258 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.

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Springborn, Boris Andre Michael. "Variational principles for circle patterns." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2003. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=969719892.

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Kepka, Jennifer A. "The magic circle : a novel /." Connect to title online (Scholars' Bank), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9879.

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Bachmaier, Christian. "Circle planarity of level graphs." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=973953985.

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Harris, MaryLea Martin. "The Path Is A Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1455.

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Elder, Hanlon Teresa J. "Circle justice, an ethnographic study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0020/MQ49148.pdf.

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Knight, Barbara. "Squaring Paul Tillich's ecclesiological circle." Thesis, University of Chichester, 2009. http://eprints.chi.ac.uk/817/.

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The thesis presents the hypothesis that the systematic theology of Paul Tillich (1886-1965) offers significant new benefits towards church unity. The methodology used in pursuit of this aim, is a critical analysis of Tillich's early and late thought. Tillich' s work was influenced by the German philosophical and theological schools and came to expression in American academia in his publication Systematic Theology. The results of this analysis reveal Tillich's consistent commitment to the concept of Gestalt. This finding has been broadened to include the concept that the strength of ecclesial unity is dependent upon the understanding that every ecclesial denomination is an effective element in the constituency of the whole Church. This argument is supported by a deconstruction of Tillich' s system that is keyed into the hermeneutical theories of Gadamer and Derrida. The system is then reconstructed in terms of a new Gestalt that turns on the hypothesis that there is a relationship of synthesis between philosophy and theology within the Tillichian system, rather than the complementary relationship that Tillich claims. This conclusion is based upon the system being perceived as being founded upon the Western classical philosophical and theological traditions. A critique of Tillich's incorporation of modern existential hermeneutics into this system is made principally in relation to the existentialist thought of Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre. A hermeneutic of Tillich' s existential critique serves to highlight the questions that result from existential disruption rather than to label him as an existentialist per se. The system is thus moved forward into the post-modern context under new hermeneutics. An analysis of Tillich's ecclesiology reveals that this is both eschatological and Trinitarian in nature. The relationship between Tillich's system and ecclesiology is brought into dialogue by means of their being expressed in terms of an ecclesiological circle. These hermeneutics are compared and contrasted with the ecclesiologies of Zizioulas and Haight and the published ecumenical documents of The World Council of Churches in order to reveal their commonalties. When the system has thus been applied to the current ecumenical dialogue, then it becomes apparent that the raison d'etre of Tillich's system is the Church and the raison d'etre of the Church is the system. The squaring of Paul Tillich's ecclesiological circle is thus made complete.

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McCaughan, Gareth J. "Some results on circle packings." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360625.

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Scott, Tashiara. "Bantaba: Designing the Sacred Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5848.

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MOTIVATION In Richmond, there are 1.21 times as many African Americans as any other ethnic group. Yet 63.4% of African Americans live in poverty (Richmond, VA). African Americans face greater exposure to stress due to low socioeconomic status and poverty. In these communities, “discrimination and deprivation undermine individuals’ ability to accumulate the social and material resources to mitigate the effects of stress” (Brondolo, 2018). In this city’s African American community, where stress levels are high and consequential health concerns are prevalent, dance can be a remedy for managing stress and improving health (Hanna, 2006). DESIGN PROBLEM How can an intentionally designed interior environment support dance as a remedy for stress and its negative health effects? How can the design of this environment celebrate the culture of the African American community? METHODS Literature reviews on the relationship between space and dance will help inform design decisions. Studies of programmatic precedents will focus on spaces involving dance, healing, community engagement and cultural specificity. Studies of conceptual precedents that involve movement, rhythm and the body will take place. Rudolf Laban’s notation system for studying movement in dance will be utilized to analyze the movements required of African dance, resulting in a more targeted design approach. A dancer with a background in African dance will serve as a research advisor. Interviews of African American dancers will be conducted to gain insight into the practice of dance and the needs of a dance space. PRELIMINARY RESULTS Research shows that dance reduces stress levels. Specifically, African dance, significantly decreases perceived stress and repeated practice can lead to overall stress reduction (West, J. et al). African dance’s main purpose is to serve as an expression of the physical and psychological states of individuals, allowing for emotional release.(Welsh-Asante, 1996). Dance can be used to cope with stress by discharging repressed aggression, improving self-esteem and allowing for self expression . Dance also prevents stress through physical exercise (Hanna, 2006). Additionally, research from Steven Holl, Santiago Calatrava and other architectural masters discuss the relationships between dance and architecture. CONCLUSION The research will inform the design of a cultural dance center for the city’s historically African American neighborhood. The interior design of this center will support African dance and culture, foster creativity, and encourage stress reduction. The design will also support the secondary programs of dance movement therapy, seminars, celebrations, community outreach, educational programs, and exhibitions.

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Skipper, Jason E. "The Origins of a Circle." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1077306765.

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Zanardelli, Theodore. "Garden: Smear the Black Circle." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1342563284.

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Evans, Huw Gordon James. "Resonance scaling of circle maps." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14805.

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Nestiius, Liam. "Connections on the circle bundle." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Algebra och geometri, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-453794.

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Li, Gregory Kenneth, and 李群雄. "Tantric symbolism in Vajrayogini imagery." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45166225.

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Sharma, Kajali. "Symbolism in Anita Desai's novels /." Sittingsbourne (GB) : Asia publishing house, 1991. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb374709766.

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Berglund, Axel-Ivar. "Zulu thought-patterns and symbolism /." Bloomington (Ind.) ; Indianapolis (Ind.) : Indiana university press, 1989. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37482915p.

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Rowbottom, Anne. "Royal symbolism and social integration." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715421.

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Nilsson, Anna. "Circle-to-circle amplification to improve the sensitivity of a magnetic nanoparticle-based DNA detection protocol." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Molekylärbiologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-447369.

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Magnetic nanoparticles have great potential in the biomedical and diagnostics field. Due to their small size, the particles have a high surface-to-volume ratio which enables for biofunctionalisation with different molecular probes. This makes itpossible to target them against a wide variety of biomarkers. In this project, the aim was to develop a magnetic nanoparticle-based DNA detection method with respectto sensitivity by employing circle-to-circle amplification, which is an extension of rolling circle amplification, in order to increase the assay sensitivity. The method provides high specificity due to the use of padlock probes for amplification. The project included testing and optimising the protocol used for DNA amplification and detection with a synthetic target, which involved testing different padlock probes, incubation times and incubation temperatures. Lastly, the method was tested on a biological target. It has recently been shown that specific aggregation occurs between magnetic nanoparticles and DNA, which enables for a visual readout strategy sincethe aggregates are visible to the naked eye. Initial testing of the method yielded asensitivity of about 100 attomoles. The achieved sensitivity after the optimisation work was 1 attomole of both synthetic and biological DNA targets. This is an improvement compared to the 400 attomoles that has previously been reported with one round of rolling circle amplification. The results can be used in further development of the naked-eye DNA detection method towards the realisation of a commercially attractive bioanalytical device.

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Shaw, Janis Adele. "Women's circle spirituality, a narrative inquiry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0015/MQ47091.pdf.

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Kennedy, Ellen. "Circle in a dynamic software environment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0009/MQ42402.pdf.

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Howard, Jane Elizabeth. "A study of quality circle development." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1986. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13926/.

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Quality circles are a form of group activity designed to impact on attitudes to work and to improve company performance. This study notes the introduction and rise in importance of this phenomenon in UK industry and sets out to examine the concept in operation. The quality circle is defined and explored and its aims and objectives are examined. The literature on quality circles is reviewed and is found to comprise mainly anecdotal articles written for management journals, although the amount of rigorous research is growing. Its place in wider management theory is then considered, focussing on a number of key areas which the quality circle can be said to span. The second part of the thesis describes the case study of quality circles in action at an electronics firm, which was the backbone of the three year research programme. A number of hypotheses were developed and they are discussed in turn. A research methodology was subsequently devised to throw light on the most significant of these hypotheses, using three main techniques - attitude survey, interview and group process observation. The resultant data is described and presented in tables to be found in the appendices. Conclusions are drawn about the quality circle programme under scrutiny. It was not thought prudent to generalise too far, but a number of less specific conclusions are expressed, together with suggestions for further work in the field which would generate useful results.

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Jolly, Anna. "Madonnas by Donatello and his circle." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260560.

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Naidu, Sam. "The writing circle by Rozena Maart." Wasafiri: The magazine of international contemporary writing, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/54017.

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Vreeland, Mary Colleen. "Transitions: Starting the Second, Full Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/930.

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This thesis will focus on the transitional influences that have led me to start the second circle of my professional life. It is an open and honest exploration of the back-story of my life and the academic and professional influences that led me to seek a Master of Fine Arts Degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. With no parallels and therefore no excuses insinuated, I will be open and dissect more of myself as the whole focus of the thesis in hopes of offering clarity to myself and other mature and disabled students seeking to become a better teacher and artist.

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Rose, Simon. "Finite subset spaces of the circle." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32327.

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In this thesis we investigate a new and highly geometric approach to studying finite subset spaces of the circle. By considering the circle as the boundary of the hyperbolic plane, we are able to use the full force of hyperbolic geometry—in particular, its well-understood group of isometries—to determine explicitely the structure of the first few configuration spaces of the circle S¹. Once these are understood we then move onto studying their union—that is, exp₃(S¹,)—and in particular, we re-prove both an old theorem of Bott and a newer (unpublished) result of E . Щепин (E. Shchepin) about this space.
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Watanabe, Chikako Esther. "Aspects of animal symbolism in Mesopotamia." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.624215.

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Espy, Amanda M. "Crisis of Symbolism in Contemporary America." Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527501.

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This thesis concerns itself with the crisis of symbolism in contemporary America and the impact this has on the collective and individual American in the 21st century. The research is rooted in the perspective of Jungian philosophy and tradition, and is presented through hermeneutic methodology. This thesis explains why symbols are important in creating consciousness, viewpoints of Jungian analysts about a crisis of symbolism, the role of nothingness as a contemporary anti-symbol symbol, and the way the lack of symbolism plays out in collective American symptomology. This thesis reaches the conclusion that Americans have effectively eliminated meaningful symbols and have entered a post-deconstructionist era in order to allow space in which to create new, more meaningful symbols. The role of the contemporary depth psychologists is to remind their patients of their part in participating in symbol making as a participation in the psychological health of society as a whole.

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Wang, Tao. "Colour symbolism in late Shang China." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.309360.

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Ayrey, Craig Leslie. "Debussy and the techniques of symbolism." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1997. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/debussy-and-the-techniques-of-symbolism(c3c28864-a08a-49ae-8077-acf11312adf7).html.

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