This essay investigates Fray Ramon Pane's text from 1500 CE,Relacion acerca de las antiguedades de los Indios,within the literary context of the paradoxography.It examines cultural frameworks and general literary ...This essay investigates Fray Ramon Pane's text from 1500 CE,Relacion acerca de las antiguedades de los Indios,within the literary context of the paradoxography.It examines cultural frameworks and general literary knowledge that would have been understood by Pane within the structures of Spanish and Hieronymite societies.This essay compares the framework and content of Pane's work with the known paradoxographies of Aelian and Aristotle,focusing on the emphasis placed by Pane on transformation via linguistic translation/interpretation and mythological animal representation.Through my analysis of the original text,I outline Pane's transliteration of Taino mythology and culture,emphasizing the significance of this New World text itself within the paradoxographical genre,a genre that had generally been in disuse long before Europeans arrived in the Caribbean.While I base my analysis in the study of genre,my general focus is the inclusion and importance of transformation and animal lore within Taino culture,and their transliteration into a little-used European genre by a little-known Spanish friar.展开更多
An engineering and economic analysis of energy loss through single paned windows in a large college building is presented.The goal of this work was to determine an economically viable solution for Marietta College to ...An engineering and economic analysis of energy loss through single paned windows in a large college building is presented.The goal of this work was to determine an economically viable solution for Marietta College to save on energy costs.Based on the model presented,the economics of double paned window installation are investigated.An alternative solution employing the addition of storm windows to the existing single paned windows has yielded very exciting results.While double paned windows are generally the first thought when it comes to energy efficient windows,this work shows that storm window addition yields a much lower investment and quicker payback period for this specific building.The engineering analysis and experimental technique presented can be used to investigate the cost benefit of single paned window upgrades for other buildings.展开更多
文摘This essay investigates Fray Ramon Pane's text from 1500 CE,Relacion acerca de las antiguedades de los Indios,within the literary context of the paradoxography.It examines cultural frameworks and general literary knowledge that would have been understood by Pane within the structures of Spanish and Hieronymite societies.This essay compares the framework and content of Pane's work with the known paradoxographies of Aelian and Aristotle,focusing on the emphasis placed by Pane on transformation via linguistic translation/interpretation and mythological animal representation.Through my analysis of the original text,I outline Pane's transliteration of Taino mythology and culture,emphasizing the significance of this New World text itself within the paradoxographical genre,a genre that had generally been in disuse long before Europeans arrived in the Caribbean.While I base my analysis in the study of genre,my general focus is the inclusion and importance of transformation and animal lore within Taino culture,and their transliteration into a little-used European genre by a little-known Spanish friar.
文摘An engineering and economic analysis of energy loss through single paned windows in a large college building is presented.The goal of this work was to determine an economically viable solution for Marietta College to save on energy costs.Based on the model presented,the economics of double paned window installation are investigated.An alternative solution employing the addition of storm windows to the existing single paned windows has yielded very exciting results.While double paned windows are generally the first thought when it comes to energy efficient windows,this work shows that storm window addition yields a much lower investment and quicker payback period for this specific building.The engineering analysis and experimental technique presented can be used to investigate the cost benefit of single paned window upgrades for other buildings.
