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In the chapter “Queering Frankenstein: the motifs of otherness and non-normativity in »Penny Dreadful«”, Barbara Braid offers an interpretation of Frankenstein’s creatures presented in the series from the perspective of queer theory. The queer is understood here as a wide range of non-normativity and difference, including subjectivities and actions which subvert stabilities and norms. The author identifies the links between queer theory and the gothic, which allow to see the characters which are monstrous, undead, abject—or simply Other—as representations of difference. In this light, the presented analysis shows the three creatures made by Frankenstein and Victor Frankenstein himself as characters related to each other in non-normative ways, creating a queer quasi-family. This discussion is also contextualized by references to Mary Shelley’s original novel and some of its classic film adaptations and their comparison with Penny Dreadful. Frankenstein’s creature is, due to its nature as the undead made of fragments of corpses, an abject thing, an embodiment of Otherness. In the series, Victor creates three beings, which are in a constant tension with each other. The firstborn John Clare murders the second creature, Proteus, out of hatred for their “father” Victor; the third being is Lily, another embodiment of the Bride of Frankenstein, destined to be with the creature, but desired by Victor. She becomes a dangerous fiend, femme castratrice, who desires a new world order and subordination of human beings. These two surviving Others—John and Lily—represent two different attitudes to their otherness. John Clare yearns normality and tries to achieve it by establishing a family with a human woman; Lily, a demonic man-eater, terrifies him. On the other hand, Lily strikes a relationship with Dorian Gray, equally non-normative, in order to achieve a queer monstrous supremacy over the world. However, both Frankenstein’s creatures fail and become alone. Therefore, the chapter is concluded with suppositions that question whether the motifs of otherness play an unequivocally subversive role in Penny Dreadful.
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This paper examines the notion of identity from the perspective of the Future Studies. It is exposing certain theories of the future, as well as the history of research of this phenomenon in light of the recent rise of the study of the future, which, as a systematic planning and forecasting, takes a crucial place in the management of risks in present uncertain, complex and often contradictory times. The Future Studies examine global trends, challenges and opportunities faced by the modern world. It is assumed that the 21st century will be marked by identity, as opposed to the 20th century that was marked by ideology. In the globalized world comes to dissolution traditional core of identity which allowed the unity of one person. Without this core, an identity becomes pure contingency. What will become of the man of the future will depend on how the future world looks. But, what will be the world in the future?
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The article presents the technology for integration of refugees through projects run by unemployed Bulgarians with appropriate education, further education and the provision of employment. Shared significant European experience in organizing training and job placements for refugees, enabling to use any level of qualification of foreigners, and to ensure the security of the population.
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Perpetrators of extreme crime often suffer from brain diseases which do not exclude legal sanity – schizophrenia and alcoholic disease. Traditional judicial practice regards them as mitigating circumstances which prevent the imposition of the gravest penalty prescribed. However, after the introduction of life imprisonment (1996) and life imprisonment without commutation (1998) judicial approaches deviate from that concept thus establishing conflicting solutions. The article argues that traditional concepts should be restored. The article is based on a case-law study and an in-depth analysis of a selection of cases.
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Under the Bulgarian Criminal law the court may impose probation as punishment or impose a probation measure during the testing period in the case of suspended sentence and early release. Once imposed they become part of the probation regime during test period and any failure to observe them triggers consequences unfavorable for the sentenced person. The adhesion of our country to the European Union in 2007 and the free movement of persons and services faced criminal justice science with new challenges. In 2012 Bulgaria transposed Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA dealing with the transfer of probation measures and the application of the principle of mutual recognition of probation decisions and alternative sanctions. The basic principles and aims of the Decision are implemented in the national legislation through the Act on the recognition, execution and forwarding of judgments and probation decisions for the purposes of supervision of the probation measures and alternative sanctions.
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Perpetrators of extreme crime usually suffer from mental health damages which do not qualify as legal insanity. The most common among them is the mental/personality disorder. Judicial approaches towards it differ from concept that it is a sufficient condition to deny the imposition of the gravest penalty to a belief that it is a sufficient ground for imposing it as it is directly related to the perpetrator’s dangerousness. The article argues that personality disorder is a mitigating circumstance which prevents courts from choosing the gravest penalty. The article is based on a case-law study and analyses in depth a selection of cases.
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Some of the elements of a sustainable restorative justice politics will be presented – at the intersection of jurisdiction, law, education, social work, local governance, etc. An analysis of these will be suggested with the aim of a realistic planning of the change and of preserving its core values.
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Modern information technologies are found in all areas of the national economy, the tourism sector being one of the main beneficiaries. With the emergence of IT in the travel sector, the tourist has a lot of choices, the Internet being one of the most popular search and information tools. Undoubtedly, these tools are advantageous for companies and for users. Tehnologiile informaţionale moderne se regăsesc în toate domeniile economiei naţionale, sectorul turismului fiind unul dintre beneficiarii principali. Odată cu apariţia IT în sectorul călătoriilor, turistul are o mulţime de opţiuni de alegere, Internet-ul fiind unul dintre cele mai populare instrumente de căutare şi informare. Indiscutabil, aceste instrumente sunt benefice atât pentru companii, cât şi pentru utilizatori.
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The study addresses the problem of the medieval seasonal settlements from today’s South-Eastern Bulgaria. Three of them are located on the territory of the mining and electricity complex of “Maritsa-Iztok”. Two of them are entirely excavated and are situated on the land of Gledachevo village, the third one is partially studied and is located nearby Polski Gradets village, and the last one — in the area of “Shihanov bryag” nearby the city of Harmanly.Archaeological data undoubtedly points to the fact that there is no cultural layer in any of the seasonal settlements. There are neither archaeological materials nor artefacts excluding some pottery pieces. There are no graveyards, which once again is a proof of the brief habitation in these areas. According to the ethnographical data, there are four basic types of stock-breeding. The first is the so-called Alpine or mountain stockbreeding, the second one — transhumance, the third one — nomadism, and the fourth one — stationary livestock farming.The analysis of the archaeological and ethnographical data allows us to infer that, for the time being, there is no connection between seasonal settlements and transhumance or nomadism. Anyway, there is no doubt that they are related to the mobile stock-breeding.
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Eksperci zajmujący się teoretycznymi i praktycznymi aspektami public relations zwracają uwagę na specyfikę relacji między przedsiębiorstwami a organami decyzyjnymi w państwie. Obecność państwa w gospodarce wynika nie tylko z faktu, że skarb państwa jest właścicielem lub współwłaścicielem wielu firm, ale przede wszystkim z tego, iż organy państwowe lub samorządowe określają – poprzez akty prawne – zasady funkcjonowania gospodarki. Państwo jest nie tylko regulatorem, ale także aktywnym podmiotem gospodarczym (np. inwestorem). Dlatego też wyodrębnienie w ramach public relations specyficznych cech komunikowania przedsiębiorstwa z decydentami wydaje się w pełni uzasadnione. Komunikowanie między tymi podmiotami określa się mianem public affairs, a w literaturze bardzo często wskazuje się na ekonomiczne podstawy takiej działalności. Wyodrębnienie public affairs związane jest z jeszcze jednym aspektem. W publicystyce określa się go mianem „negatywnego public relations branży public relations”. Teoretycy i praktycy zwracają uwagę na negatywne konsekwencje nadmiernego odwoływania się do public relations przez polityków i partie polityczne, dla których wszelkie działania są albo „jedynie działaniami z zakresu public relations”, albo „czarnym public relations”. W rezultacie w opinii publicznej kształtuje się negatywny obraz takiej działalności, często identyfikowany z propagandą. Wprowadzenie pojęcia public affairs ma zapobiegać negatywnym tendencjom w interpretowaniu roli public relations we współczesnym społeczeństwie. Autor porządkuje ten złożony obszar. Wyjaśnia pojęcie public affairs i pokrewne, analizuje kwestie tożsamości, wizerunku i reputacji firmy. Wreszcie poświęca podrozdział społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu.
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The communication presents a training technology, which allows the transformation of the teacher-student relationship from a vertical one into a horizontal one, defined as – the technology of the developmental dialogue. The advantages of using this technology in continuous training are discussed.
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Brak możliwości przetestowania produktu turystycznego przed jego konsumpcją i nieświadomy charakter niektórych motywacji turystycznych to jedne z głównych problemów, z jakimi zmagają się przedsiębiorcy w branży turystycznej. Prowadzi to do poszukiwań nowych rozwiązań i nowych środków reklamy, które zachęciłyby potencjalnych turystów do określonych aktywności turystycznych. Jednym z takich rozwiązań jest, wykorzystywana już w turystyce, technologia wirtualnej rzeczywistości. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja wpływu wirtualnej rzeczywistości na motywację uczestnictwa w turystyce ekstremalnej. Omówione zostało zarówno pojęcie turystyki ekstremalnej, zagadnienie motywacji turystycznych, jak i istota wirtualnej rzeczywistości. Po dokonaniu przeglądu literatury przedmiotu z tego zakresu przedstawiono wyniki eksperymentu z wykorzystaniem gogli VR, na podstawie którego wskazano na istotne przesłanki stosowania wirtualnej rzeczywistości w procesie kształtowania motywacji turystycznych.
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In the last dozen months we have seen a spectacular comeback of power politicsin international relations. It is partially caused by a crisis of democracy and of theinternational liberal order as well as by an increase of unilateralism in the policy ofbig states. At the same time, we note a peculiar pandemic of a petty tyrant type ofpoliticians who are power hungry and ready to change the political system of theircountry in order to extend their rule indefinitely. The trend has been accompanied bya dramatic decrease of moral standards in international politics. The trend of powerpolitics has been dictated by the US administration and enthusiastically followedby Russia and China, which feel in their natural element in it. The same has beennoted in the policy of a number of mid-size powers. The Middle East seems tobe a regional laboratory of this tendency, with the dangerous example of Saudi--Iranian confrontation. The new global political context means the risk of furthermarginalization of the European Union. Additionally, internal problems made theUnion even weaker. Macron’s and Merkel’s position has been put into question andturbulent Brexit damaged the energy and image of both the UK and the Community.Poland’s policy, marked by the rise of centrifugal nationalistic political forces, looksmore like part of the problem than the solution of the troubling European situation.
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2018 was a year of substantial internal reconfigurations in the EU. In the article,the author focuses on three processes with the biggest potential for change. There isgrowing awareness of practical difficulties of leaving the EU in an orderly fashion,especially in light of the severe political crisis in Great Britain. Chancellor AngelaMerkel declared her plan to leave (in an orderly way) and the opinion polls beforethe European Parliament elections suggest there is a possibility of a relative successof Eurosceptic parties, which would result in anything but order. The power gamewithin the EU starts with the May 2019 elections and it will take up a better part ofthe year. The consequences of 2018 political decisions are still unknown – growinguncertainty being the only certain factor.
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Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit der Beseitigung von Störungen der Aussprache bei Kindern. Von der Autorin wurde die Methodik der Korrekturentwicklungsarbeit zur Beseitigung von Störungen der Aussprache von Sibilanten abgefasst, die auf einem System von Trainingsübungen basiert.
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This article deals with the problem of the role of the school psychologist in the psychological counseling process of children with special educational needs. In the context of inclusive education, the services of the psychological counseling office focus on supporting the process of developing the student's personality as well as providing the psychological support to his family.
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We are increasingly seeing crisis situations where communication and coordination between institutions as well as the public have played a key role in the consequences of the crisis. Although the problem of refugee influx has passed its hottest moment in out country, this example can always be used as a case to be discussed and analyzed in the context of interinstitutional communication and coordination. The оbject of the article is the refugee crisis in Bulgaria, the subject of research will be communications, as part of the crisis management. The tasks of the author are: 1. to present the refugee crisis in Bulgaria and its basic parameters; 2. Provide communications, in particular during crisis, as part of crisis management; 3. to present a model for crisis communications. The material will aim to present a concrete alternative communication model during the refugee crisis in Bulgaria. The work will be limited only in the context of the refugee crisis in Bulgaria in the period of its biggest boom in 2014-2015.
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