Get a glimpse into the life and work of painter sculptor and printmaker Edgar Degas who is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. Best known for his depictions of young dancers on the stage and in the studio Degas was an accomplished draughtsman and portraitist of superb emotional depth. Much of his work eschewed bright colors and spontaneity for carefully studied interiors and scenes of daily life. This book explores the full range of Degas s work from his celebrated paintings of dancers and depictions of cafe life to his pencil sketches and wax and bronze sculptures. Stunning reproductions help readers understand many aspects of Degas s oeuvre such as his gift for capturing movement the ways he drew inspiration from Japanese prints and Old Masters and his experiments with color and form. A biographical text traces Degas s life from his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts and his early history paintings to his friendships with Cassatt and Manet his reliance on painting dancers to keep him financially afloat and his lonely final days in Paris. Accessible and engaging this exploration of Degas s life and art looks beyond his well-known works to reveal a talented and complicated genius.

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Diese Studie untersucht die Übernahme von Csikszentmihalyis Konzept des Flows in ein Modell zur Online-Informationssuche das auf einem Kosten-Nutzen-Rahmen basiert. Die Einbeziehung der hedonistischen Perspektive stellt eine wesentliche Erweiterung des Modells zur Informationssuche von Verbrauchern dar und kann somit als ergänzende Perspektive zur Informationssucheforschung angesehen werden die bislang vernachlässigt wurde. Die bestehende Forschung zur Informationssuche von Verbrauchern neigt dazu sich auf den Kosten-Nutzen-Rahmen zu konzentrieren und befasst sich hauptsächlich mit praktischen Produkten wie Autos und Computern. Insbesondere in Online-Umgebungen besteht jedoch die Möglichkeit dass Verbraucher die auch hedonischen Wert anstreben die Informationssuche fortsetzen selbst wenn die Kosten höher sind als der Nutzen. Diese Studie konzentriert sich auf diese zusammengesetzte Perspektive und übernimmt das Konzept des Flows als Variable in Mediator- und Moderatorrollen.

WPA: WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION publishes articles and essays concerning the organization administration practices and aims of college and university writing programs. Possible topics include writing faculty education training and professional development; writing program creation and design the development of rhetoric and writing curricula; writing assessment within programmatic contexts advocacy and institutional critique and change; writing programs and their extra-institutional relationships with writing s publics; technology and the delivery of writing instruction within programmatic contexts; WPA and writing program histories and contexts; WAC / ECAC / WID and their intersections with writing programs; the theory and philosophy of writing program administration issues of professional advancement and WPA work; and projects that enhance WPA work with diverse stakeholders. CONTENTS OF WPA 48.2 (Spring 2025): FROM THE EDITORS: Manifesting Our Value in This Moment by Tracy Ann Morse Patti Poblete Wendy Sharer and Kelly Moreland EVERYTHING IS PRAXIS: Addressing Equity Gaps in an HSI First-Year Writing Program: Institutional Initiatives and Faculty Collaborations by Md Mijanur Rahman Danelle Dyckhoff Stelzriede and Linda Margarita Greenberg For TAs By TAs: Building Community Through a Teacher s Guide by Emma Boddy Destiny Brugman Rena Perez and Sara Webb-Sunderhaus ESSAYS: WPA Protocols for Increased Retention: Writing Program Administrators and Health of the University by Kay Siebler Navigating Competing Values at Public Liberal Arts Colleges: WPA Work and Mission Alignment by N. Claire Jackson Reframing Composition Discourse in the Age of Completion-Based Policy Reform by Halle M. Neiderman Toward an Intellectually Honest Evaluation of Writing Administration s Quotidian Labor by Daniel Libertz and Joshua Barsczewski BOOK REVIEWS: Review: Desegregation State: College Writing Programs after the Civil Rights Movement by Nicole O Connell Review: Systems Shift: Creating and Navigating Change in Rhetoric and Composition Administration by Anjelica Rechsteiner

Growing older may be inevitable but there is much you can do to fight senility. By studying communities where people tend to live exceptionally long lives using brain scanning technologies such as fMRIs and conducting longitudinal studies of the population researchers have uncovered a wealth of information about staying healthy and keeping your mind sharp. The science behind the aging brain tells a fascinatingand often counterintuitivestory. Taught by Professor Thad Polk a neuroscientist and award-winning professor at the University of Michigan these twelve eye-opening lectures will give you new insights into what happens to the brain over timeas well as strategies to mitigate the effects of aging and enhance your quality of life into old age. Mixing scientific research and practical applications Professor Polk brings cutting-edge science to life. He takes you down to the cellular and even molecular level of the brain to teach you what you can do to prolong your health and keep your mental edge. Aging affects us all but as you will learn in The Aging Brain you have some control over how it affects you. You can face the challenges of aging with comprehension and confidence armed with knowledge to help you live a longer healthier and more enjoyable life.