. The addition of an optimal amount of noise boosted a weak periodic signal, resulting in the greatest signal-to-noise ratio (top graph). In the power spectrum of the output (bottom graph), the weak signal, now de- tectable, appears as a narrow spike rising above a broad background of noise (Moss and Wiesenfeld 67).
Making the analogy to sound, which follows strict rules and laws, makes understanding literature easier for less creative types like me.
, the effect of an ephemeral existence, and bound to appear obtuse to future readers who, living among other circum- stances and sensitized by other concerns, bring to the same words a different web of meani
As people and society change, our interpretations of texts will change as well.
, that future circumstances might bring other possibilities for meaning.
The meaning of a piece will change over time, even if that not what the author intended.
In Ghana, captives were given ceremonial baths before sale to wash them dean of old identities
By forcing the slaves to lose their identities, they would be less likely to fight.
It was one thing to be a stranger in a strange land, and an entirely . worse state to be a stranger to yours~lf.
The worst part of slavery was not the torture or the separation from one's home, but the loss of one's identity. This is something that Kindred shows really well.
This was as true in Africa as in the Americas.
The author is showing how, as bad as slavery became in America, it all started in Africa. Slavery was a worldwide issue.
Like all the best science fiction, it gives us hope that there are different ways be citizens of the modern global world.
The author is saying that my seeing a futuristic world, we can learn about our own world.
Stories about travel through time and spaceand stories about encounters with the alien otherare idealways to bring those historical experiences to life for new audiences
A book that comes to mind besides Kindred is Speaker of the Dead, from the Ender's Game series. It deals with relations between humans and another alien race and many of the themes in the book could be applied to race relations in the world today.
Afrofuturism is speculative fiction or science fiction written by both Afrodiasporic and African authors.
He's defining terms he uses in the article to clarify his arguments.
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It is interesting how pictures and words used to be one in the same and only now are they coming back together.
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Separating comics from graphic art and writing and treating it as its own art style while allow it to flourish.
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The expectation that comics be simple has led authors to create simple comics.
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The best way to show the effectiveness of comics is through comics. The whole argument that the author is making is that words cannot express the same ideas as pictures. It would be almost hypocritical to use only words to say that.
When I look back, it's clear to me that I d' d 0 Iscovere ctavia right when I needed her.
The author is showing us where she received much of her inspiration.
A graph1c-nove a aptat10n o c fi · b k K' d d C believe it? And created by visual mad scientists ct10n oo , tn re . an you · Johnjennings and Damian Duffy to boot? Fantastic.
The author uses vivid imagery to create excitement about the graphic novel.
The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
I am interested to see how this applies in Kindred
If you've read Kindred before, the graphic-novel format will renew the story.
This makes me a little excited because I have read the original book, so I might be able to get a new perspective this time.