Activities: Line and Rotational Symmetry

1991 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-302
Author(s):  
Nancy Whitman
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Symmetry ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
The World

Introduction: The NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards (NCTM 1989) recom- mends that teachers connect mathematics to the world outside the classroom. Classroom activities should afford students the opportunity to work individually as well as in small- and large-group arrangements. Teachers should furnish experiences that enhance students' ability to communicate in mathematics and that integrate the students' cultural background into the learning of mathematics. The activities described in this article respond to these recommendations. They were designed for students in Hawaii, but all students can benefit from doing them.

Religion and Locality

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-168
Author(s):  
Hisanori Kato
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Background ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Social Setting ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
The World ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
Indigenous Religions ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Local Languages

Indonesia is known for its multicultural social setting, with approximately three hundred local ethnicities and five hundred local languages. Religions also have infiltrated into the life of Indonesia. Among six officially recognized religions, Islam occupies the majority religion in the country, and the total number of Muslims is almost two hundred million. That makes Indonesia the most populous Muslim country in the world. However, we also know that the legacy of pre-Islamic civilizations, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and indigenous religions, is still deeply rooted in Indonesian soil. With this socio-cultural background, Indonesian Islam has developed with the influence of local traditions. We see several Islamic rituals and practices that seem to have been "Indonesianized". Yet, this localized version of Islam is by no means favoured by more religiously strict Islamic groups. In 2015, Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization, launched the so-called Islam Nusantara movement, which upholds the essence of local culture in Islam. This newly-emerged religious movement also presents a profound question in relation to the authenticity of religion, that is, whether religions are able to maintain the "original" rituals and practices without historical,  geographical and regional influences. We will explore the development of the Islam Nusantara movement with this question in mind.

Interactive Visual Ideas for Musical Classroom Activities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Dwinal
Keyword(s):  
Streaming Media ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Tips And Tricks ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Resource Index ◽  
The World ◽  
Music Venues ◽  
Treasure Chest

This book is a resource on projection systems for any music teacher’s treasure chest of tools. Educators, from brand new to seasoned veterans, can discover new lessons, activities, and resources involving the projection systems already in their classrooms. From conventional projectors to streaming media players, beginners to the digital world will find tips and tricks to start using new systems. More experienced users will discover new resources and activities, from learning how to create VR worlds to demonstrate knowledge of music venues from around the world, to going on an outside safari to find missing instruments of the orchestra. This book also includes a resource index with app and website recommendations for going further and appendices that make it easier to find the activities and resources to fit any type of instruction. This book is a toolbox for teachers to keep on their desks to use every day to incorporate their digital tools in a meaningful way.

scholarly journals From the Field to the Laboratory: Quantifying Outdoor Mosquito Landing Rate to Better Evaluate Topical Repellents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Moreno-Gómez ◽  
Rubén Bueno-Marí ◽  
Andrea Drago ◽  
Miguel A Miranda
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Asian Tiger Mosquito ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Testing Conditions ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Asian Tiger ◽  
The World ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Vector-borne diseases are a worldwide threat to human health. Often, no vaccines or treatments exist. Thus, personal protection products play an essential role in limiting transmission. The World Health Organization (WHO) arm-in-cage (AIC) test is the most common method for evaluating the efficacy of topical repellents, but it remains unclear whether AIC testing conditions recreate the mosquito landing rates in the field. This study aimed to estimate the landing rate outdoors, in an area of Europe highly infested with the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894, Diptera: Culididae)), and to determine how to replicate this rate in the laboratory. To assess the landing rate in the field, 16 individuals were exposed to mosquitoes in a highly infested region of Italy. These field results were then compared to results obtained in the laboratory: 1) in a 30 m3 room where nine volunteers were exposed to different mosquito abundances (ranges: 15–20, 25–30, and 45–50) and 2) in a 0.064 m3 AIC test cage where 10 individuals exposed their arms to 200 mosquitoes (as per WHO requirements). The highest mosquito landing rate in the field was 26.8 landings/min. In the room test, a similar landing rate was achieved using 15–20 mosquitoes (density: 0.50–0.66 mosquitoes/m3) and an exposure time of 3 min. In the AIC test using 200 mosquitoes (density: 3,125 mosquitoes/m3), the landing rate was 229 ± 48 landings/min. This study provides useful reference values that can be employed to design new evaluation standards for topical repellents that better simulate field conditions.

William of Ockham and Lorenzo Valla: False Friends. Semantics and Ontological Reduction

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lodi Nauta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Background ◽  
William Of Ockham ◽  
Ontological Reduction ◽  
Abstract Entities ◽  
The World

AbstractAt first glance, Lorenzo Valla has much in common with William of Ockham. Both see language as the key to an understanding of the world, criticizing realist ontologies which admit of various abstract entities. Modern scholars have therefore often argued that Valla's transformation of medieval metaphysics and logic is nominalist in spirit and continues Ockhamist nominalism. The article criticizes this widely held interpretation. At closer inspection, Valla's views on ontology and semantics are very different from Ockham's. Apart from the obvious differences in cultural background, they show widely different approaches, methods, and arguments at a more philosophical level.

scholarly journals Analysis on the Impact of the Ideology Differences on Films — Take The Captain and Sullyas Examples

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
Weiyi Li ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Market Positioning ◽  
Social Ideology ◽  
The World ◽  
Similar Theme ◽  
The Impact

China and the United States share significant differences in social ideology and cultural backgrounds, resulting in many differences in narrative, humanistic expression, communication and target market positioning of films with the similar theme. This essay takes The Captain and Sully as examples. Through analysis and summary, the writer finds that the differences in social ideology and cultural background have an impact on the narrative tactic, target market, the production, and the circulation strategy of films. For example, at the narrative theme level, The Captain is country-centered, while Sully pays more attention to the inner changes of the characters. In terms of production, The Captain pays more attention to the excitement brought to the audience watching the movie, while Sully pays more attention to the movie story itself. In the choice of target market, the target market of The Captain is positioned in China, while Sully positioned in the world. The distinctive choices of plot and theme of the two films reflect the differences in cultures and ideologies of the two countries. The purpose of this essay is to provide film workers with new creative ideas through analysis, and to lead readers to think.

Fiji

2015 ◽  
pp. 1246-1270
Author(s):  
Hansdeep Singh ◽  
Jaspreet Singh ◽  
Marjory D. Fields
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Democratic Process ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The World ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Fiji is a very interesting case for studying the bridges between private and public spheres and social and cultural background. Despite its idyllic setting and concentration of resources, Fiji has one of the highest rates of violence against women, outside of conflict zones, in the world. The state, legal system, and society have simply failed to protect the women against different forms of violence and discrimination. The lack of parliamentary democratic process certainly has contributed to the deplorable situation. After analyzing the roots of the problem, the authors introduce comprehensive policy recommendations to help rectify the situation. The problems in Fiji are rather extreme, and there is a lot to learn for everyone about the weakness of state and institutions to perform some of their most fundamental functions.

Musical Representation and Vivaldi's Concerto Il Proteo, ò Il mondo al rovverscio, RV 544/572

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Ossi
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Compositional Techniques ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
The World ◽  
Musical Syntax ◽  
Arcadian Academy ◽  
Solo Violin

Vivaldi's concerto titles draw ambivalent reactions from historians, who see them as commercial hooks, rarely reflecting musical substance. But titles condition a work's reception, connecting it to a cultural context by which to steer a listener's reactions, both intellectual and affective. Eighteenth-century writers on aesthetics recognized the role of textual “ideas” in the reception of music. Vivaldi's Il Proteo, ò Il mondo al rovverscio is regarded as a “trick piece” in which the solo violin and cello parts are “reversed,” each being written in the other's clef. The concerto, however, invokes a deeper conception of the mundus inversus metaphor, in that it constitutes a remarkably sophisticated exploration of upside-down compositional practices. While the opening movement challenges notions of “correct” musical syntax, evoking the Carnival celebrations of the “world upside down,” the last presents a well-ordered example of Vivaldian ritornello form. Vivaldi included Il Proteo as the first concerto in a large group sold to Pietro Ottoboni in the mid-1720s, twelve of which bear titles. Some are as concrete as “The Four Seasons,” but others are more abstract, deriving from affective or intellectual subjects such as“Il riposo.” Il Proteo, in this context, seems especially sophisticated, cleverly satirizing some of the composer's own trademark compositional techniques. Its self-conscious treatment of style appears to address contemporary debates regarding music's ability to carry “meaning,” an ability that members of Ottoboni's Arcadian Academy seemed to deny but that others, such as the philosopher Antonio Conti, endorsed. Might Vivaldi have fueled these debates with a provocative set of concertos headed by Il Proteo?

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI ACCESSIBLE TOURISM DI TMII JAKARTA

Jurnal IPTA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Nurul Sukma Lestari ◽  
Rachel Dyah Wiastuti ◽  
Ika Triana
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Vertical Movements ◽  
Small Children ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Cultures

Indonesia is a big country consisting of various tribes and has different cultures from one to another. From this came the idea to create a tourist site with a cultural background. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is a tourist attraction established since 1975, an attraction with the theme of Indonesian culture. Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is still a tourist destination that has been chosen by many families. Likewise, schools that still do a lot of tourist visits for study tours Visitors to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah are still the second most in Jakarta. With the development of tourism, the concept of tourism for all it becomes an absolute necessity. Because throughout the world there is also a very significant increase in the number of tourists, and ten percent have special needs including elderly people, tourists with small children, pregnant women, tourists with permanent and temporary disabilities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out to what extent Taman Mini Indonesia Indah has implemented accessibility in tourism in accordance with standards set by the UNWTO. The method used is descriptive qualitative, where data is obtained through field research, documentation, checklists and literature studies. The results of the study are found that vertical movements still need to be improved because visitors using a wheelchair cannot enjoy all the regional platforms. And the suggestion from the research is to continue to improve the facilities so that everyone can access them by adding braille letters to the brochure and adding audio announcements to every tourist attraction.

Teaching Mathematics with Technology: Statistics and Graphing

1992 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
Janet Parker ◽  
Connie Carroll Widmer
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Technological Society ◽  
The World ◽  
Essential Skills ◽  
Analyze Data

A goal stated throughout the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards (NCTM 1989) is that all students be able to use mathematics to understand and interpret situations they encounter in the world around them. In this world, the proliferating use of computers has made statistics and graphs essential tools not just for students but for all of us. Every day we are deluged with statistical data generated by the computers used in all areas of society: political polls give us prevalent opinions on major issues; medical studies tell us the safety of new drugs; test scores indicate how our schools compare with the “average.” Often, capsules of the data are given as a graph; being able to interpret these graphs, to distinguish biased messages from reliable reporting, and even to create graphs to analyze data have become essential skills in our technological society.

IDEAS

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Moses ◽  
Linda Proudfit ◽  
William R. Speer
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Mathematics

The “IDEAS” section for this month focuses on connections between mathematics and music. including both the interpretation of music and the creation of music and musical tones. Music is very special. As a child listens to music, he or she may feel happy and want to smile or may feel a beat and want to clap or dance or may feel contemplative and want to think or write down some thoughts. The activities offer a variety of classroom happenings that tie together a student's perception of music and some important strands of mathematics. The visions of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards (NCTM 1989), including mathematics as communication, mathematics as reasoning, and mathematics as problem solving, are an integral part of these activities. Other emphasized standards are those on estimation, measurement. statistics, fractions, and patterns. The reproducible sheets for the “IDEAS” section are designed to be used by multiple grade levels. Included are four classroom activities and an activity sheet that involves parents and children in listening together to the radio.

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