...It was Paul Castle who answered his own question on the Outpost Gallifrey forums: what’s most likely to set Doctor Who fans at each other’s throats? If anything can, ‘canon’ can. It’s my belief, indeed, that that’s what ‘canon’ is for. That that’s all that it’s for. Because ‘canon’ is purely and simply about authority, real or assumed, and nothing else. Let me explain… Back in the mists of time, the fans of Sherlock Holmes thought it would be funny to refer to those stories about Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as being ‘part of the Canon’. They were thinking of the books that had been officially declared to be part of the Bible. They thereby confused two things, and it’s their fault we’ve been in a linguistic twist about this ever since. The canon they referred to was decreed by authority, the theological authority of a group of high clerics concerning how much truth and how much fan fiction was contained in a particular proto-Gospel. The Canon of Sherlock Holmes stories, on the other hand, wasn’t decided by authority after the fact, but by authorial authority. If Conan Doyle wrote it, it was in. If he didn’t, it was out. Sherlock Holmes fans could have no debates about what was and wasn’t ‘canonical’. ‘Written by Conan Doyle’ was what their new version of ‘canonical’ meant. That new definition of ‘canon’ works fine if you’re dealing with works by one author. It works not at all in any other frame of reference. Doctor Who was created by many people, over a long...
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...Question: A band of 10 pirates are going to disband. They have divided up all of their gold, but there remains one GIANT diamond that cannot be divided. To decide who gets it, the captain puts all of the pirates (including himself) in a circle. Then he points at one person to begin. This person steps out of the circle, takes his gold and leaves. The person on his left stays in the circle, but the next person steps out. This continues with every second pirate leaving until there is only one left. Who should the captain point at if he wants to make sure he gets to keep the diamond for himself? What if there were 11 pirates? What if there were 12 pirates? What if there were 27 pirates? Etc. Answer: If there are 10 pirates the captain should...
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...Peterpan Cobalah Mengerti Intro : D... Bm... A... D G Bm A D... Bm A Aku takkan pernah berhenti D akan terus memahami Masih terus berpikir Bm bila harus memaksa A Atau berdarah untukmu D apapun yang kurasakan G Mencoba menerimaku Bm A Dan kamu hanya perlu terima D Tanpa harus memahami dan tak harus berpikir Bm hanya perlu mengerti A aku bernapas untukmu D Jadi tetaplah disini G dan mulai menerimaku D Cobalah mengerti G Bm semua ini menjadi arti A Selamanya takkan berhenti D Inginkan rasakan G ...
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...The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Appropriation) I was lying there still on the grass, the flock of sheep grazing next to me. My eyelids battered against my urges, resisting the need to sleep. I got up with the wind ruffling through my hair. I called "Dolly" to the nearest sheep. She came over and leaned in lovingly while I stroked its ear. Suddenly there was a rustle behind me. I turned around anxiously. To my horror I was staring eye to eye with a wolf. Its piercing blue eyes caused me to freeze, its neck white as snow. With two leaps it had reached me and in one quick move it pinned me to the ground. I tried to call for help, but I could only manage a weak gasp. Its eyes were filled with malice and intent while a tear rolled down my cheek. As it scratched my face, I finally managed a sound. "WOLF" I bellowed at the top of my lungs. I heard the village stir and I think the wolf heard it too as I watched it slip away into the night. After about 30 seconds the first villager appeared with a pitchfork. "Where is the wolf, boy?", he asked. I replied, "It disappeared into those bushes". The villager gave me a menacing look and turned to the bushes. "There is nothing there" he exclaimed. "Y-Yes there was just a minute ago", I pleaded. "The last time there was a wolf here, was many years ago", the villager stated. He continued, "It took away a boy just like you. He would cry wolf just to see us villagers panic and try to help. However when we got there, there would be no one except the boy...
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...My Wife Daniel Shelly ENG121: English Composition I Anne Fowler February 18, 2013 My Wife Most individuals can count on one hand whenever it comes to naming someone who has significant meaning in their life. I am no stranger when it comes to this fact. I am not so easily amazed when it comes to meeting people, but the first time I laid eyes on my wife I was astonished. I knew something was special about her and I was right. Some of the significant wonders about my wife that are special to me are her beauty, her sweet pea fragrance, and her voice. I don’t intend to sound weird, but I can stare at my wife all day long. Her beauty is so mesmerizing. Her creamy, butterscotch skin tone is like no other I have ever seen. Her eyes are round. Gazing into them is like staring at a full moon on a clear night. She stands at five foot one. Although she is small in stature, her enormous heart is one to die for. Her distinctive smile remains to be her most unique feature. It might not be the most perfect smile, but no one can deny its beauty. She bares all her pearly whites as the corner of her lips stretch from cheek to cheek. Everyone is beautiful in their own way and she definitely has her style. I am not one to have a keen sense of smell, but I would recognize her fragrance anywhere. Her choice of perfume is sweet pea from Bath and Body Works. I’ve grown accustomed to this smell. I could be blindfolded and sniff her out like a beagle hot on the trail of a rabbit. That fragrance...
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...Raspberry’s make a great jam and is a well known favorite in the Alaskan household. In Alaska the season for Raspberries is in the month of August. The quality of the berry is important for a successful jam making session. Domesticated raspberries, as opposed to the wild raspberry are by far the best choice available. They are considerably larger, juicier,and have a good amount acidity and pectin. Pectin is a jelling substance found naturally in a large variety of fruits. Raspberries are found to be high in pectin, while strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries are low in pectin. Finding a decent patch of berries to harvest that has not been picked through can sometimes be a challenge. Walmart and Fred Meyers will have everything needed to make raspberry jam. For the food portion of the shopping list, the following are needed: • At least 6 cups of white granulated sugar • 1 cube of butter • CERTO brand fruit pectin in the pouch found in the food storage section. • If you missed the berry picking season, frozen red raspberries will suffice. You will need at least 2 quarts of uncrushed berries. For the cooking and hardware portion of the shopping trip, gather the items listed below: • 1- 6 to 8 quart Stainless Steel sauce pot. It is important to use only Stainless Steel, as other metals such as aluminum will produce a chemical reaction with the berries which results in a tinny taste. • 1 - Large Stainless Steel Spoon • 1 - Stainless Steel ladle • 9 - 8 ounce...
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...Critical Analysis # 10 “Who Killed the Electric Car?” From the movie I watched, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” 2006 year by the director Chris Paine, is impressed me very much. The truth that coming out of this movie is leaving in the audience’s mind exclamation, contradiction, and questions. This is not just a film about a car, it is film about us. But more than that, it is an uplifting film about us. About the nation that could be prosper in the future life with amazing life conditions. The plot of this movie is about the electric car in 90-s which was very popular and was becoming very high on demand among U.S. consumers. However, for the big monopolies and for the government was unprofitably to multiply and distribute these electric cars. In fact, the electric cars were much cheaper in use for consumers, because of the several aspects. The first and the most important aspect was petroleum. For the petroleum company the electric car could cause their bankruptcy, and therefore it is not profitably to distribute on the market the electric car. Second, electric cars were much cheaper than gas/petroleum cars; in fact, they did not need the expensive repair like gas/petroleum cars needed. This means that enormous car and dealer shops will no longer need for E.C. Also, no longer need for E.C. expensive spare parts, therefore no more spending on car parts. The big pressure was coming from the petroleum companies and government; however, the biggest reason to terminate...
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...name Mutya Keisha Siobhan with the “original” Sugar Babes still putting out new music and playing their classics. This relates to the Ship of Theseus as the original band members represent the planks and oars of the ship being discarded and replaced. When the original members of the Sugar Babes decided to reform in 2011 under Mutya Keisha Siobhan it relates to the fisherman collecting the discarded pieces of the Ship of Theseus and rebuilding it. Creating the issue of who is the original and authentic Sugar Babes. So in this instance, who is the wright full owner of the brand name Sugar Babes who owns this identity, is it the original three girls who wrote the songs that launched the bands career, or the replacements that kept the band going. Should the Mutya Keisha Siobhan have the write to take back the name Sugar Babes, along with the wrights to their songs or did they relinquish that right by leaving the band years before. Where does the loyalty of the fans lay, in those who created the music or those who carry on the legacy? The story of this bands rocky road is a complex...
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...Psychology 110 Applications Assignment Sensation, Personality, Relationships Matthew Rodriguez 10/5/2014 Following essay will cover various aspects of Sensation, personality and relationship as it pertains. After consulting the figure and information on Sensation Seeking (Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White, C. 2011 pp.278) I would consider myself to be a Sensation Seeker. Since a Sensation Seeker is someone who needs more arousal than the average person (Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White, C. 2011 pp.277) and that arousal is not limited to something of high intensity or danger, I do find great arousal in many other things in my life and seek to repeat them as often as possible. I like to eat, and find myself eating for pleasure rather than nurture. I know things in my pantry are delicious or the leftovers from my wife’s home cooking are especially delicious, I like to eat them because I know they are good. I also get a great deal of good sensation from making my wife happy, and I always go out of my way to do what she wants because I like the feeling of seeing her happy. The advantages here are good for my wife, food is not being wasted and she is getting her way more often than not, it is bad for me because that need to please has come in the way of me completing other important tasks. Eating for pleasure has proved to be bad at times; I have put weight on in the past and not felt good about myself. The inner feeling I get from eating...
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...Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American animated and live action fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", which depicts a world in which cartoon characters interact directly with people and animals. Toon star Roger Rabbit worries that his wife Jessica plays pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. However, the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme (the practical joke-loving owner of the studio) is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect. A toon hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. During the search for the true killer, the detective wonders how Roger can have an exuberant spirit in the face of possible death. Roger tells him that "a laugh can be a very powerful thing, why sometimes in life it's the only weapon we have". At this moment the detective sees Roger in a different way. So Eddie Valiant manages to solve a crime in a town where "logic goes out the window". He kisses Roger, proving that he has regained his sense of humor, and the toons celebrate their victory. This film mixes the live and animated characters, and lots of references to classic animation, it brought many famous cartoon characters from different studios together on screen including Mickey Mouse (Disney), Bugs Bunny (Warner Bros.), Droopy Dog (MGM) and etc. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is a lots of fun, ironic...
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...Harlee Dean Talksport Interview Transcript- Interviewer: It’s been a strange season in many ways, you started off poorly but now you find yourselves two points off the top six Harlee Dean: Yeah, I think a lot has been said about Marinus and that he was the reason for the poor start and this that and the other but I think anybody that had come in with so much change and um things being so different from the way they were and so many new players coming in and players leaving it was a struggle for anybody. Then obviously Marinus left and Lee came in who had been there last year and knew what we was about and just reverted us back to that really he got us energised got us pressing higher and got us all motivated (.) his team selections were half the core of the team last season so the team felt together again it’s been tough for the foreign boys because the championship is a hard league frankly physical, games every week and it probably wasn’t what they’re used too and they were probably chucked in the middle of the deep end at the beginning of the season, Lee kept all the big boys that had been there and done it and put the foreign boys in as substitutes and stuff like that and we just got better and better and I think that’s half the reason we’re pushing back up {talk about Brighton, Reading and Christmas demands, sacrifices etc} Interviewer: So what is your contract situation at the moment? Is it the end of the season you’re contracted too? Harlee Dean: Yeah (.) my...
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...Book Report on “The Breathing Method by Stephen King” I. Characters * Adley, Dave – He is the lawyer who is invited by George Waterhouse in a gentleman’s club; He is the narrator of the story * Adley, Ellen – She is the wife of David Adley * Andrews, Peter – A lawyer that visited the gentleman’s club; He also told a story at the club * Carden, Robert – He is the partner of David Adley for over twenty years * Davidson, Ella – She was the nurse who helped Dr. Emlyn McCarron and Sandra Stansfield * Effingham - He is the partner of David Adley for over twenty years * Frasier - He is the partner of David Adley for over twenty years * Gregson, George – He visited the gentleman’s club * Johanssen, John - He visited the gentleman’s club * Johanssen, Arlene – She is the wife of John; Member of Ellen’s Theater Club * Kelly, Mrs. – She was the one who fired Sandra because she knew that Sandra was pregnant * Lawton - He is the partner of David Adley for over twenty years * McCarron, Emlyn – He was the doctor who told about the story “The Breathing Method” before Christmas day; He is the doctor who taught Sandra Stanfield “The Breathing Method” which helped her in her pregnancy; * Seville, Edward Gray – He was the author of the eleven books in the club * Stansfield, Sandra – She was the unmarried pregnant woman who visited Emlyn McCarron; She became friends with Emlyn Carron; Her other name was Jane Smith * Stein, Harry...
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...Insignificant Gestures Do you know how a little insignificant gesture can do a big change? In “Insignificant Gestures” Jo Cannon describes how insignificant gestures like drawing can make a total change of your life. The narrator in the story is a doctor who has lived and worked in Africa. In Africa he has a servant, Celia, who almost is his only human contact. Every evening the doctor and Celia draw together. One night Celia suddenly gets his patient. Celia falls ill and also gets attacked by her boyfriend. Celia is taken to a bigger hospital an hour and a half away. Later the narrator discovers that it is meningitis, but it was too late, Celia was dead. If he has seen that immediately he has been able to save her only with an injection of penicillin. After Celia’s death he returns to England and fells guilty about her dead. He also retrains to be a psychiatrist. In this story the narrator is the doctor who also is the main character. The story is written in first person narrative. The most of the story is flash backs from the narrator’s life in Africa. He is a 28 years old man who seems very honest because he returns to the police after discovering that Celia dies of meningitis. He is an idealist but realizes that he has to employ Celia in order to sustain her and her family. He does not socialize with other people than Celia and therefore you can see that he is very close to himself. He works a lot both day and night but in his spare time he is drawing which means a lot...
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...name (an anagram of companion show Doctor Who), Torchwood acknowledges the contradicting feelings of the show, a serious, dark drama that is at the same time a humorous, action-packed, sex-filled thriller. With guns pointed at each other’s head, Jack and John proceed to comment on each other’s “weight,” “hair,” and clothing, amiable small talk that seems out of place in such a situation. Likewise, when “murder” rehab is thrown in with the usual “drink, drugs, sex” rehab, Jack merely laughs and asks, “You clean now?” Juxtapositions like these help Torchwood multicast to several niche audiences— exactly what a cable channel like BBC America strives to do. BBC America, after all, also embodies a contradiction, claiming to be both American and British. The paratext behind this clip attempts to blend these identities together. Notably, Torchwood, a British import, is headed by Jack, an “American” captain played by Scottish actor John Barrowman. Meanwhile, John, his “British” partner in this clip, is played by American actor James Marsters. Their identities are further complicated by the fact that in the show, neither of them is even from Earth. Although Torchwood has become decently popular in its own rights, it still rides the coattails of Doctor Who. Not only does it benefit the network to reference their more popular show, but fans expect these tie-ins. Yet, even in dropping these references, Torchwood separates itself from Doctor Who, more explicitly courting gay men. The time...
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...administrative assistant cannot tolerate onions under pregnancy and acquires most of her knowledge about life and what to do, from women’s magazines. I also believe that she has a self-esteem problem in relation to her older sister who “has everything”. The narrator presents herself as a passive woman and is rather insecure about herself. She lets men, unborn or grown-up, control every aspect of her life. And last but not least she has an irregular heartbeat, and a malfunctioning reproductive system. She is fascinated by her boss and maybe as ‘all women’ by his power and high position; “...I do my work on his office computer just to touch the cashmere coat he leaves hanging...” Dr. James Soleander is the archetypical ‘Businessman who cheats on his perfect wife with co-worker’. We know him from novels and TV-shows like “Bridget Jones’sDiary”. He is well-dressed, wears cashmere sweaters and nice shoes, is wealthy, powerful, and in the end not interested in a serious relationship. He is also a married man and a heart doctor. According to our narrator he forgets many things, enjoys onions, as the narrator before her pregnancy, and is attracted to her irregular heartbeat. I perceive him as arrogant, selfish and insensitive because he has a good job and a beautiful wife who cares about him, and on whom he cheats. All through the story the heart plays a huge role. Her irregular heart might symbolize her unstable love life and instability in her life in general. Dr. James Soleander understands...
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