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March 25, 2023

The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films 28 Visions of the Hero’s Journey

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Free Download The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films: 28 Visions of the Hero’s Journey By Donald E. Palumbo
2014 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 0786479116 | PDF | 2 MB
One of the great intellectual achievements of the 20th century, Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces is an elaborate articulation of the monomyth: the narrative pattern underlying countless stories from the most ancient myths and legends to the films and television series of today. The monomyth’s fundamental storyline, in Campbell’s words, sees "the hero venture forth from the world of the common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons to his fellow man." Campbell asserted that the hero is each of us–thus the monomyth’s endurance as a compelling Description structure. This study examines the monomyth in the context of Campbell’s The Hero and discusses the use of this versatile narrative in 26 films and two television shows produced between 1960 and 2009, including the initial Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983), The Time Machine (1960), Logan’s Run (1976), Escape from New York (1981), Tron (1982), The Terminator (1984), The Matrix (1999), the first 11 Star Trek films (1979-2009), and the Sci Fi Channel’s miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) and Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune (2003).

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March 25, 2023

The Art and Science of Drawing Learn to Observe, Analyze, and Draw Any Subject

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Free Download The Art and Science of Drawing: Learn to Observe, Analyze, and Draw Any Subject by Brent Eviston
English | October 5, 2021 | ISBN: 1681987759 | 224 pages | PDF (Converted) | 23 Mb
Drawing is not a talent. It’s a skill anyone can learn. This is the philosophy of drawing instructor Brent Eviston based on his more than twenty years of teaching. He has tested numerous types of drawing instruction from centuries old classical techniques to contemporary practices and designed an approach that combines tried and true techniques with innovative methods of his own. Now, he shares his secrets with this book that provides the most accessible, streamlined, and effective methods for learning to draw. Taking the reader through the entire process, beginning with the most basic skills to more advanced such as volumetric drawing, shading, and figure sketching, this book contains numerous projects and guidance on what and how to practice. It also features instructional images and diagrams as well as finished drawings that showcase Brent’s creative work.With this book and a dedication to practice, anyone can learn to draw!

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March 25, 2023

Neo-Confucianism and Science in Korea Humanity and Nature, 1706-1814

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Free Download Sang-ho Ro, "Neo-Confucianism and Science in Korea: Humanity and Nature, 1706-1814 "
English | ISBN: 0367441004 | 2021 | 204 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Historians of late premodern Korea have tended to regard it as a hermit kingdom, isolated from its neighbours and the wider world. In fact, as Ro argues in this book, Korean intellectuals were heavily influenced by both Chinese Neo-Confucianism and the European Enlightenment in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

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March 25, 2023

Materials Innovations and Solutions in Science and Technology

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Free Download Materials Innovations and Solutions in Science and Technology: With a Focus on Tropical Plant Biomaterials
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031266358 | 481 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 68 MB
This book offers innovative ideas and solutions from tropical fruits and crops for engineering problems. It covers a wide range of topics related to science, engineering, and technologies. The topics shared in this book enable practitioners and innovators to develop subsequent novel ideas and methods for solving engineering and technological problems for organizations to sustain its operation in global challenges.

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March 25, 2023

Lingua Cosmica Science Fiction from around the World

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English | 2018 | ISBN: 0252041755 | 378 Pages | EPUB (True) | 0.5 MB
Anthologies, awards, journals, and works in translation have sprung up to reflect science fiction’s increasingly international scope. Yet scholars and students alike face a problem. Where does one begin to explore global SF in the absence of an established canon? Lingua Cosmica opens the door to some of the creators in the vanguard of international science fiction. Eleven experts offer innovative English-language scholarship on figures ranging from Cuban pioneer Daína Chaviano to Nigerian filmmaker Olatunde Osunsanmi to the Hugo Award-winning Chinese writer Liu Cixin. These essays invite readers to ponder the themes, formal elements, and unique cultural characteristics within the works of these irreplaceable-if too-little-known-artists. Dale Knickerbocker includes fantasists and genre-benders pushing SF along new evolutionary paths even as they draw on the traditions of their own literary cultures. Includes essays on Daína Chaviano (Cuba), Jacek Dukaj (Poland), Jean-Claude Dunyac (France), Andreas Eschbach (Germany), Angélica Gorodischer (Argentina), Sakyo Komatsu (Japan), Liu Cixin (China), Laurent McAllister (Yves Meynard and Jean-Louis Trudel, Francophone Canada), Olatunde Osunsanmi (Nigeria), Johanna Sinisalo (Finland), and Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Russia). Contributors: Alexis Brooks de Vita, Pawel Frelik, Yvonne Howell, Yolanda Molina-Gavilán, Vibeke Rützou Petersen, Amy J. Ransom, Hanna-Riikka Roine, Hanna Samola, Mingwei Song, Tatsumi Takayuki, Juan Carlos Toledano Redondo, and Natacha Vas-Deyres.

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March 25, 2023

Learning Data Science

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English | 2023 | ISBN: 9781098112998 | 531 Pages | EPUB (True) | 9 MB
As an aspiring data scientist, you appreciate why organizations rely on data for important decisions-whether it’s for companies designing websites, cities deciding how to improve services, or scientists discovering how to stop the spread of disease. And you want the skills required to distill a messy pile of data into actionable insights. We call this the data science lifecycle: the process of collecting, wrangling, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data.

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