The Old English poem known in the modern era as Beowulf consists of some 3182 lines of alliterative verse. The poem is preserved on folios 129r to 198v of a unique and badly damaged Anglo-Saxon manuscript sometimes called the ‘Nowell Codex’ and now known by its shelf mark as the London, British Library, MS. Cotton Vitellius A.xv. The text was copied by two dif…
This book is a development of Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophy. And the goal is to make Sartre’s work relevant for issues in contemporary philosophy in a new way. The relevance of the French philosopher for the study of human beings lies in two essential dichotomies that pervade his thought. That is, the dichotomy of freedom/facticity and that of individual/gro…
Shoes are accessories. They add the finishing touches to an outfit, complete a look. Shoes offer up information about so-cial identities, class, and gender roles. From clogs to sandals, high heels to brogues, sneakers to boots—shoes have become indispensable extensions of the body, shaping the way we stand and walk. With the appropriate footwear, walking can assume entirely differe…
One of the unsung successes in standardization in computer science has been the regular expression (often shortened to regex), a language for specifying text search regular expression strings. This practical language is used in every computer language, word processor, and text processing tools like the Unix tools grep or Emacs. Formally, a regular expression is an algebraic notation for charact…
At early times, the universe was hot and dense. Interactions between particles were frequent and energetic. Matter was in the form of free electrons and atomic nuclei with light bouncing between them. As the primordial plasma cooled, the light elements—hydrogen, helium and lithium—formed. At some point, the energy had dropped enough for the first stable atoms to exist. At that moment, photo…
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question of esports and their role in society. A diverse group of authors tackle the impact of esports and the ways in which it has grown within the entertainment industry around the world. Chapters offer a coherent response to the following questions: What role do esports play in the entertainment industry? What communication skills can be le…
Pada lanskap yang sureal, Margio adalah bocah yang menggiring babi ke dalam perangkap. Namun di sore ketika seharusnya rehat menanti musim perburuan, ia terperosok dalam tragedi pembunuhan paling brutal. Di balik motif-motif yang berhamburan, antara cinta dan pengkhianatan, rasa takut dan berahi, bunga dan darah, ia menyangkal dengan tandas. "Bukan aku yang melakukannya," ia berkata dan melanju…
"Aku tak percaya bapak-bapak anggota dewan, aku lebih percaya kepada dinding toilet."
Di puncak rezim yang penuh kekerasan, kisah ini bermula dari satu peristiwa: dua orang polisi memperkosa seorang perempuan gila, dan dua bocah melihatnya melalui lubang di jendela. Dan seekor burung memutuskan untuk tidur panjang. Di tengah kehidupan yang keras dan brutal, si burung tidur merupakan alegori tentang kehidupan yang tenang dan damai, meskipun semua orang berusaha membangunkannya.
Tentang seekor monyet yang ingin menikah dengan kaisar dangdut.