Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” : The Hidden Messages and the Debate on the Target Audience

Oscar Wilde’s fairytales have been read to children for more than a century. Nevertheless, since the time of their publication in 1888 and 1891, the target audience of The Happy Prince and Other Tales and A House of Pomegranates have been the concern of critics. Delving into the context behind the rich and colourful imagery, one can find implications of homosexuality, the Paterian aesthetic and religious connotations. According to Carol Tattersall, The Happy Prince and Other Tales successfully mislead the public that it is innocent of any intention to undermine established standards of living or writing. Tattersall’s argument is based on comparing the first collection to Wilde’s second, A House of Pomegranates, which was perceived as “offensive and immoral” (136). On the other hand, William Butler Yeats states in his introduction to The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde that overall the reviewers of The Happy Prince and Other Tales were hostile because of Wilde’s aesthetic views (ixxvi). But Yeats overlooks the fact that Wilde was very pleased and proud, dashing notes to friends and reviewers and signing copies to many people (Tattersall 129). In general, the reception of Wilde’s first collection was more positive than that of the second because it was milder and more subtle in its controversial themes.

Ensidesapplikationers kodkvalitet och förvaltningsbarhet : En jämförelse av förvaltningsbarhet hos single-page applications utvecklade med AngularJS och React

Single-page applications have historically been subject to strong market forces driving fast development and deployment in lieu of quality control and changeable code, which are important factors for maintainability. In this report we develop two functionally equivalent applications using AngularJS and React and compare their maintainability as defined by ISO/IEC 9126. AngularJS and React represent two distinct approaches to web development, with AngularJS being a general framework providing rich base functionality and React a small specialized library for efficient view rendering. The quality comparison was accomplished by calculating Maintainability Index for each application. Version control analysis was used to determine quality indicators during development and subsequent maintenance where new functionality was added in two steps.   The results show no major differences in maintainability in the initial applications. As more functionality is added the Maintainability Index decreases faster in the AngularJS application, indicating a steeper increase in complexity compared to the React application. Source code analysis reveals that changes in data flow requires significantly larger modifications of the AngularJS application due to its inherent architecture for data flow. We conclude that frameworks are useful when they facilitate development of known requirements but less so when applications and systems grow in size.

The Last Page

“Louisa,” a photograph by Molly Hodson ’13.

The Last Page: Love Story

“Love Story” a poem by Lucy Dotson ’13J

The Last Page: Class: Act

Julian Giarraputo ’13 on matters of identity.

The Last Page: The Miracle of Zucchini

Julie Kafka ’12 on the small miracle that is growing zucchini on the Hill.

The Last Page: Something From Nothing

An encounter in Namiba leads to contemplation of the nature of waste.

Winning the Accreditation Game: The Library as Key Player and Hidden Gold Mine

Libraries are a central hub of information resources supporting college and university curricula. Several library strategies, cross-campus collaborations, and philosophical considerations of electronic and print offerings led to successful accreditations in business and engineering programs.

The Sage Page Fall 2014

Inside this Issue: Fall Service LearningBigs and LittlesCongratulations May 2014 Graduates!Why I Teach HonorsWUHA! ActivitiesSRHC ConferenceStudent SpotlightHonors Symposium SpotlightTravelling AbroadClass of 2018 and Transfers

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Inside this Issue: Spring Service LearningWhy I Teach HonorsHonors Course ReflectionsHonors LifeWays to Get InvolvedHonors Study Abroad SpotlightBigs and Littles

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Inside this Issue: Why I Teach HonorsHonors SymposiaSpring 2013 HonorsA Semester in PicturesFall Service LearningWhy I Chose HonorsWhat Honors Continues to Do For MeHonorable MentionsAcademia Achieved: A Reflection on Fall 2012Student Spotlight: Matthew NealHonors with International Experience: IndiaCongratulations December 2012 Graduates!

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Inside this Issue: Fall Service LearningWhy I Teach HonorsCongratulations May 2012 Graduates!WUHA! - A Semester in PicturesNew WUHA! OfficersHonors Educational Experiences Student Spotlight: Austin Bischoff 6 Study Abroad