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  For No Reason at All - The...

  Jeffrey A. Hinkelman

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  The years following the signing of the Armistice saw a transformation of attitudes regarding military conflict as America attempted to digest the First World War. During these years popular film culture in the US created new ways of addressing the impact of the war on individuals and society. Filmmakers created works that promoted their own ideas about the depiction of wartime service—ideas that frequently conflicted with established, heroic tropes for the portrayal of warfare on film. 
   
   
   
  Filmmakers spent years modifying existing standards and working through storytelling options before achieving a consensus regarding the fitting method for rendering war on screen. This process reached its peak during the Pre-Code Era of the early 1930s when the initially prevailing narrative would be briefly supplanted by an entirely new approach that questioned the premises of wartime service. The rhetoric of these films argued for an antiwar stance that questioned the wartime experience. 
   
   
   
  For No Reason at All: The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film discusses a variety of Great War–themed films made from 1915 to the present, tracing the changing approaches to the conflict over time.

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  Lincoln But Trump - Narrative...

  PhD Randy Olson

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  THE NARRATIVE DIAGNOSIS: I have some bad news for you — your AF (AND Frequency) is a bloated 3.8%, your N.I. (Narrative Index, BUT/AND ratio) is an anemic 4. There’s a real risk of you boring an audience to death. 
  The ABT Narrative Template, already famous for its use in “Cat Herding" and “silo busting," now has two very powerful metrics — the AF and the NI. 
  In this ground-breaking and original book, Lincoln But Trump, Randy Olson introduces a whole new quantitative component to both narrative structure and, crucial for today’s world, messaging. 
  Here, for the first time ever, are two very simple but powerful “narrative metrics” that now make possible the “narrative diagnosis” of content. The metrics do for storytelling the same thing a doctor does to assess your health — i.e. they tell you if you have a problem. 
  Is it quackery for simpletons? A fair question, but just look at the simple patterns that emerge, starting with the metrics for the legendary 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates. The data are as clear as "night and day" (the same comparison a reporter used to describe the two candidates). The results have been sitting there waiting to be discovered for 160 years. 
  It’s a whole new way to look at messaging and narrative strength for both the political and historical worlds. 
  - Park Howell, Host, The Business of Story Podcast 
  Following the basic ABT (And, But, Therefore) form that Olson has been researching for 15 years, he outlines the need for a quantitative approach. He introduces the two metrics, then applies them to the novel idea of, “Narrative Forensics” in which hypotheses can be tested by calculating the two metrics for various materials. 
  Using the two narrative metrics Olson shows how you can diagnose your own narrative strength, then work to improve it. 
  Download the appendices at http://abtnarrative.com or https://abtagenda.substack.com

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  The Abercrombie Age - Millennial...

  Myles Ethan Lascity

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  Be popular and good-looking—it's the key to a happy life. Luckily, with a bit of know-how and money, you, too, can have it all. At least, that's what teen pop culture was selling in surround sound at the turn of the millennium. From movies like Clueless to TV's Dawson's Creek to the music videos on MTV's Total Request Live and the catalogs of Abercrombie & Fitch, a consumer-minded ethos drove pop culture storytelling as millennials came of age in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But in the long shadow of the Great Recession, the upwardly mobile aspirations fostered by the era's popular culture and media seem to have been thwarted. Many millennials today lack the wealth their parents had at the same age, and the gaps between rich and poor rival those of the Gilded Age. 
   
   
   
  The Abercrombie Age reconsiders teen popular culture from the turn of the twenty-first century, revealing how it told young people that life not only could but surely would get better. Far from frivolous or forgettable, the era's superficial, materialistic culture sold millennials unrealistic expectations of what life could offer, setting up a stark juxtaposition with the realities of today.

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  A Vindication of the Rights of...

  Mary Wollstonecraft

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  One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman advocates for the education of women in a time where the opposite belief was predominately held. Written during the French Revolution, Wollstonecraft's work had a significant impact on those advocating for women's rights during the nineteenth century.

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  Fear and Trembling -...

  Søren Kierkegaard, Tim Zengerink

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  What if you could explore the profound relationship between faith, doubt, and the search for meaning in life? 
  Fear and Trembling: Kierkegaard’s Journey into Faith, Doubt, and Ethics brings you Søren Kierkegaard’s groundbreaking exploration of faith and morality, thoughtfully adapted for today’s listeners. 
  Written in the 19th century, Fear and Trembling delves into the “leap of faith”—an act of trust and surrender beyond reason. Through the story of Abraham and Isaac, Kierkegaard examines the tension between personal faith, ethical obligations, and the complexity of the human condition. His reflections challenge readers to question belief, doubt, and sacrifice. 
  This isn’t just a philosophical work—it’s a transformative guide to grappling with the struggles of faith, ethical dilemmas, and the courage to face life’s uncertainties. Whether you seek spiritual wisdom, study philosophy, or explore deeper questions of existence, Kierkegaard’s timeless insights will inspire and challenge you. 
  What You’ll Discover: 
  - The Nature of Faith and Sacrifice: Understand faith as a personal, transcendent experience beyond logic. 
  Ethics and Moral Dilemmas: Reflect on the tension between religious obedience, personal responsibility, and societal norms. 
  - The Leap of Faith: Discover what it means to take a leap of trust in moments of fear and doubt. 
  - Modernized for Today’s Listeners: Experience Kierkegaard’s profound insights in clear, accessible language tailored for modern understanding. 
  Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling remains a cornerstone of existential philosophy, offering timeless reflections on faith, ethics, and human nature. His ideas challenge us to confront uncertainty with courage, embrace responsibility, and deepen our understanding of what it means to believe. 
  Download your copy today and explore the transformative power of Søren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling.

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  Pacific Theater in 1944 The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The powerful forces of the United States Navy (USN), Marine Corps, and Army advanced inexorably against Imperial Japan in 1944. Following massive interdiction of Japanese merchant shipping by American submarines and multiple naval victories, the Americans stood poised to liberate the Philippines, then move on to locations closer to the Japanese home islands. 
  In early 1944, arguments raged over the best approach to the “strategic triangle” created by Formosa, Luzon, and China. Finally, on March 12th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff – consisting of Admirals William D. Leahy and Ernest J. King, and Generals George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold - issued a directive picking the next target: “[T]he most feasible approach to the Formosa-Luzon-China area is by way of Marianas-Carolines-Palau-Mindanao area, and that the control of the Marianas-Carolines-Palau area is essential to the projection of our forces into the former area, and their subsequent effective employment therefrom.” 
  The Americans' plans focused on three islands near the southern end of a 15-island, north to south aligned island chain: Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. These islands, relatively large, offered space for the construction of large air bases within strategic bomber range of Japan itself, as well as closer targets. 
  The Japanese also recognized the strategic importance of the Mariana Islands, and Saipan in particular, given its location just 1,272 miles from Tokyo itself. This would place the Japanese capital well within the 3,250 mile range of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. With these facts in their possession and the Marianas as one of the Americans' most logical next choices, the Japanese worked to move both reinforcements and materials for new fortifications to the southern Marianas in early 1944. 
  With that, the stage was set for the kind of deadly amphibious operations that would take place not only on the Marianas but also Iwo Jima and Okinawa after it. 

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