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Reviewed by: How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell Denise E. Finnegan-Hill John Powell. How to Train Your Dragon. Los Angeles: Omni Music Publishing, 2020. [xvi, 384 p. ISBN 9781734507928 (paperback), $85] Rarely does one find a published copy of a film’s score, particularly from a film as recent as 2010. The film How to Train Your Dragon received critical acclaim when it was first released with many reviewers acknowledging the role of the score in the film’s success. The score by composer John Powell, received its own recognition with an Oscar nomination for Best Score and winning Film Score of the Year from the IFMCA Awards. The score is written for full orchestra with a variety of folk and non-Western instruments. The published score is great for anyone studying film music, presenting a unique opportunity to dive deep into a newer score without having to rely on one’s ear and assist in widening the base of film music research. The lack of scholarly research on Powell, limited to only a composition dissertation chapter by Jennifer Dirkes (“Synchretic Analysis and Storyboard Scores: The Musical Rhythm of Filmic Elements,” [PhD diss., University of California-Los Angeles, 2017]) and my own Master’s thesis (“Thematic Development in John Powell’s Score for How to Train Your Dragon (2010),” [MM thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020]) leaves much room for exploration of Powell and the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. The How to Train Your Dragon score is unique to Omni Music Publishing’s collection as both the only score by Powell and the only score for an animated film, helping to diversify the emerging “canon” brought about by the limited publication of film scores. The published score will allow more scholars to explore Powell’s thematic technique and other aspects of his composition style that have not yet been researched. The thematically driven nature of the score that is in many ways more akin to the classic scores of John Williams, than other scores of the same year such as Oscar nominees The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and Inception (Hans Zimmer) is possibly why Omni chose this score for publication alongside well-known composers like James Horner, Bernard Herrmann, and Elmer Bernstein. The publication was successful enough that Omni is set to publish the score for the second How to Train Your Dragon film in fall of 2021. Apart from Batman and Batman Returns (Danny Elfman) this is the only other series of scores Omni has published to date. Pending the success of the second score, I’m sure they will consider releasing the score for the third film as well, giving scholars the opportunity to study the entire franchise more easily. The publication is a beautiful edition, clearly laid out for ease of study. Abridged film credits and a relatively short introductory “analysis” of some [End Page 466] main themes and where they appear in the score are included. The film credits page mentions only those involved in the music production apart from the directors and main voice actors. This page is helpful to see everyone involved in the music production besides Powell, including a long list of orchestrators and arrangers, reminding us that although Powell will get credit for every choice made in the film’s music, it is not likely that he made every small decision, an important thing to note when writing about film music. Unfortunately, there is no indication of which orchestrator or arranger worked on which parts of the score. One may assume the names are listed by amount of contribution since they are not in alphabetical order, but there is no confirmation of this idea. At the bottom of the same page are the “book credits” showing that Powell and others from his production company, 5 Cat Studios, were involved in creating this publication. Timothy Rodier from Omni Music Publishing is also listed and credited with the layout and design of the book, but unfortunately there is no indication of how much input Powell had in the publication’s production and could possibly be listed as a courtesy or simply because the publisher went through...

ABSTRACTThe title of this study is The Psychological Aspect Of Main and Secondary Character In TheMovie How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014). How to Train Your Dragon 2 premiered at the 2014Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2014, and was released in the United States on June 13. Thismovie was launched by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. How toTrain Your Dragon 2 is an interesting movie with Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifullyanimated story. The discussion of this study focussed on the topic psychological analysis. Thepsychological analysis focuses only on psychological aspect of main and secondary character andthe conflict experienced together with problems of main and secondary character. According toWilliam Kenney (1966:5) states that there are two types of conflicts and they are external andinternal conflict. Internal conflict is mostly occurs within a single man or conflict between an ideaand another. The definition of psychological aspect through the conflict is analyzed based on thetheory proposed by Bernhardt (1953) who divides the psychological aspect into want, emotions,and feelings. This study will be collected by documentation method. The data collection will betaken from the movie. The data will be collected by watching and understanding the movie andrelate to the topic. Listen the dialogue carefully and read the movie scripts reapetedly. Afterward,finding the statement relate to the psychological and conflict of the Hiccup as the main character.This study result brought some conclusions. The conflict of the main character could becategorized into two general types of the conflict: internal and external conflict arise betweenHiccup the protagoinst against Drago Bludvist the main antagonist of How To Train Your Dragon2. Drago Bludvist is a cruel, ruthless, twisted man whose main goal is to conquer the world withhis enormous army of both humans and dragons, he is feared by all and destroys anyone who getsin his way. Pyschological aspect means anything that relate to the psychological condition of thecharacter as the inside things in human being , for instance ; ego, temperament, mentality,ambition, frustration, attitude, qualities, abilities, etc. It deals with the personal qualities whichrelated with a character behavior and activites of human being as a reflection of psychological life.The psychology of main character can be analyzed through mentality, manner, feeling,imagination, thought, sense, etc. Therefore, the effect of literature an influence upon its readers oraudience psychology. Psychology discovers the stream of consciousness as the real of reproductionof the actual mental processes for the mind.The analysis of psychological aspect of main characterdivides into five classes of human motive those are: the appetites, the wants, the emotion, andsocial movies.Keywords : Psychological, Character, and MotivationABSTRAKJudul penelitian ini adalah Aspek Psikologis Karakter Utama dan Sekunder Dalam Film How toTrain Your Dragon 2 (2014). How to Train Your Dragon 2 tayang perdana di Festival FilmCannes 2014 pada 16 Mei 2014, dan dirilis di Amerika Serikat pada 13 Juni. Film ini diluncurkanoleh DreamWorks Animation dan didistribusikan oleh 20th Century Fox. How to Train YourDragon 2 adalah film menarik dengan cerita animasi yang seru, bergema secara emosional, danindah. Pembahasan penelitian ini difokuskan pada topik analisis psikologi. Analisis psikologishanya berfokus pada aspek psikologis karakter utama dan sekunder dan konflik yang dialamibersama dengan masalah karakter utama dan sekunder. Menurut William Kenney (1966:5)menyatakan bahwa ada dua jenis konflik yaitu konflik eksternal dan konflik internal. Konflikinternal sebagian besar terjadi dalam satu orang atau konflik antara ide dan ide lainnya. Definisiaspek psikologis melalui konflik dianalisis berdasarkan teori yang dikemukakan oleh Bernhardt(1953) yang membagi aspek psikologis menjadi keinginan, emosi, dan perasaan. Penelitian iniakan dikumpulkan dengan metode dokumentasi. Pengumpulan data akan diambil dari film. Dataakan dikumpulkan dengan menonton dan memahami film dan berhubungan dengan topik.Dengarkan dialognya dengan seksama dan baca kembali naskah filmnya. Setelah itu, ditemukanpernyataan yang berkaitan dengan psikologis dan konflik Hiccup sebagai tokoh utama. Hasilpenelitian ini membawa beberapa kesimpulan. Konflik karakter utama dapat dikategorikanmenjadi dua jenis umum konflik: konflik internal dan eksternal muncul antara Hiccup protagonismelawan Drago Bludvist antagonis utama How To Train Your Dragon 2. Drago Bludvist adalahpria yang kejam, kejam, bengkok yang tujuan utamanya adalah menaklukkan dunia denganpasukan besar manusia dan naga, dia ditakuti oleh semua orang dan menghancurkan siapa sajayang menghalangi jalannya. Aspek psikologis berarti segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengankondisi psikologis karakter sebagai hal-hal yang ada di dalam diri manusia, misalnya; ego,temperamen, mentalitas, ambisi, frustrasi, sikap, kualitas, kemampuan, dll. Ini berkaitan dengankualitas pribadi yang terkait dengan perilaku karakter dan aktivitas manusia sebagai cerminankehidupan psikologis. Psikologi tokoh utama dapat dianalisis melalui mentalitas, sikap, perasaan,imajinasi, pemikiran, rasa, dll. Oleh karena itu, pengaruh sastra mempengaruhi psikologipembaca atau penontonnya. Psikologi menemukan aliran kesadaran sebagai reproduksi nyatadari proses mental yang sebenarnya untuk pikiran. Analisis aspek psikologis karakter utamamembagi menjadi lima kelas motif manusia yaitu: perasaan, keinginan, emosi, dan sosial.Kata Kunci : Psikiologi, Konflik, dan karakter

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BackgroundExecutive functions are higher cognitive control functions, which are essential to physical and psychological well-being, academic performance, and healthy social relationships. Executive functions can be trained, albeit without broad transfer, to this date. Broad transfer entails the translation of improved cognitive functions to daily life (behaviors). The intervention Train your Mind was designed to train executive functions among elementary school children aged 9 to 11 years, and obtain broad transfer in terms of enhanced physical activity, healthy eating, and socioemotional regulation.ObjectiveThis paper aims to describe the cluster randomized trial to test the effectiveness of the Train your Mind intervention.MethodsTrain your Mind was integrated into the existing school curriculum for 8 months (25 weeks excluding holidays). The effectiveness of the intervention was tested in a cluster randomized trial comprising 13 schools, 34 groups (school classes), and 800 children, using a battery of 6 computer tasks at pre- and postmeasurement. Each of the 3 core executive functions was measured by 2 tasks (Flanker and Go/No-Go; N-Back and Running Span; Attention Switching Task and Dots/Triangles). Moreover, we administered questionnaires that measure emotion-regulation, cognitive errors, physical activity, dietary habits, and the psycho-social determinants of diet and physical activity. Body mass index was also measured. Multilevel analyses will account for clustering at the school and group levels, and randomization took place at the school level.ResultsResults are currently being analyzed.ConclusionsThe main purpose of this study is to test Train your Mind’s effectiveness in enhancing executive functions. Second, we investigate whether increased executive functions lead to improved physical activity and healthy eating. If found effective, executive function training could easily be integrated into school curricula everywhere, and as such, boost health, academic performance, and emotion-regulation of elementary school children, in a cost-effective manner.Trial RegistrationNetherlands Trial Register NTR5804; http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=5804 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6z9twosJ8)Registered Report IdentifierRR1-10.2196/7908

Film is a medium that still exists and is used to convey a message. Films also influence audiences so that they create depictions that change people's thinking patterns. This research discusses the value of responsibility as part of character education in the animated films How To Train Your Dragon 3 The Hidden Word and Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure. In both animated films, they tell stories about action and adventure that contain and display an attitude of responsibility.This research aims to (1) Explain the characteristics of the main characters in the animated films How to Train Your Dragon 3 the Hidden Word and Tinker Bell and The Lost Treasure, (2) Explain what attitudes of responsibility are contained in the animated films How to Train Your Dragon 3 the Hidden Word and Tinker Bell and The Lost Treasure are seen from the indicator of the value of responsibility. The approach uses library research, the method used in analyzing is the content analysis method with data collection techniques by means of observation and documentation (observing the films How To Train Your Dragon 3 The Hidden Word and Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure). Based on data analysis, it was found that the attitude of responsibility seen in terms of the indicators of responsibility found and obtained in this research include: (1) doing what is expected (should) be done. (2) Future plans. (3) Be persistent and always try. (4) Discipline yourself. (5) Think before acting. (6) Set a good example for others. (7) Responsible for words, (8) Responsible for actions and attitudes

Reviewed by: How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen Elizabeth Bush Paulsen, Gary How to Train Your Dad. Farrar, 2021 [192p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780374314170 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780374314187 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 4-7 Carl realizes he’s blessed with a really good single father—attentive, ethical, engaged in his community, and in his way a solid and reliable provider even though what [End Page 27] he provides is a trailer set in an industrial zone, food either homegrown or salvaged from dumpsters, and clothing sourced from garage sales or deep discount bulk buys. Dad’s commitment to cheap is based on firm philosophical belief that barter is the best form of commerce, and Carl respects that. As a boy on the cusp of his teens hoping to catch the approving eye of classmate Peg, though, Carl knows that riding a homemade recumbent bike to school and wearing secondhand pink overalls embroidered with cute sayings isn’t going to get the job done. Inspired by a puppy-training pamphlet in a bag of kibble, Carl decides that a system of gentle negative and subtle positive reinforcement will steer his dad away from the dumpster and garage sale circuit and into the world of cash transactions and middle-school-worthy goods. Carl’s recount of the training program, its fallout on his best friend Pooder and skunk-shredding pet pit bull Carol, and its satisfying if unpredicted conclusion are relayed here in often hilarious detail via episodes that ring like updated Jean Shepherd. Breezy and light, with a grounding touch of tenderness, this is both an entertaining solo read and a solid suggestion for family sharing. Copyright © 2021 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Much too often, the mental aspect of sport performance is overlooked. While all top athletes are in outstanding physical condition and technically exceptional, mental preparation is often what separates the best from the rest. This is just as true for young athletes as it is for pros and Olympians. And even though relatively few athletes will ever reach the top of their sport, the attitudes and life lessons learned from mental training—such as motivation, confidence, focus, perseverance, and resilience—will serve them well in all aspects of their lives. In Train Your Mind for Athletic Success: Mental Preparation to Achieve Your Sports Goals, Dr. Jim Taylor uses his own elite athletic experience and decades of working with some of the world’s best athletes to provide competitors of every ability with insights, practical exercises, and tools they can use to be mentally prepared when it really counts. His Prime Sport System explores the attitudes that lay the foundation for athletic success, the mental obstacles that can hold athletes back, the preparations they must take, the mental muscles they should strengthen, and the mental tools they need to fine tune their competitive performances. Most importantly, Dr. Taylor shows athletes practical strategies they can use to become mentally strong so they can perform their best when it matters most. Train Your Mind for Athletic Success goes well beyond the typical mental skills that are discussed in other mental training books. Readers will not only learn why mental preparation is so important to athletic success, but also where they personally are in each area thanks to brief mental assessments in each section of the book. In addition, each chapter includes exercises to show athletes how to incorporate mental training directly into their overall sport training regimen. The most comprehensive and in-depth book on mental preparation for athletes available, Train Your Mind for Athletic Success is an essential read for athletes, coaches, and parents.

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We developed the How to Train Your Robot curriculum to empower middle school students to become conscientious users and creators of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI becomes more embedded in our daily lives, all members of society should have the opportunity to become AI literate. Today, most deployed work in K-12 AI education takes place at strong STEM schools or during extracurricular clubs. But, to promote equity in the field of AI, we must also design curricula for classroom use at schools with limited resources. How to Train Your Robot leverages a low-cost ($40) robot, a block-based programming platform, novice-friendly model creation tools, and hands-on activities to introduce students to machine learning. During the summer of 2020, we trained in-service teachers, primarily from Title 1 public schools, to deliver a five-day, online version of the curriculum to their students. In this work, we describe how students' self-directed final projects demonstrate their understanding of technical and ethical AI concepts. Students successfully selected project ideas, taking the strengths and weaknesses of machine learning into account, and implemented an array of projects about everything from entertainment to science. We saw that students had the most difficulty designing mechanisms to respond to user feedback after deployment. We hope this work inspires future AI curricula that can be used in middle school classrooms.

Much too often, the mental aspect of sport performance is overlooked. While all top athletes are in outstanding physical condition and technically exceptional, mental preparation is often what separates the best from the rest. This is just as true for young athletes as it is for pros and Olympians. And even though relatively few athletes will ever reach the top of their sport, the attitudes and life lessons learned from mental training—such as motivation, confidence, focus, perseverance, and resilience—will serve them well in all aspects of their lives. In Train Your Mind for Athletic Success: Mental Preparation to Achieve Your Sports Goals, Dr. Jim Taylor uses his own elite athletic experience and decades of working with some of the world’s best athletes to provide competitors of every ability with insights, practical exercises, and tools they can use to be mentally prepared when it really counts. His Prime Sport System explores the attitudes that lay the foundation for athletic success, the mental obstacles that can hold athletes back, the preparations they must take, the mental muscles they should strengthen, and the mental tools they need to fine tune their competitive performances. Most importantly, Dr. Taylor shows athletes practical strategies they can use to become mentally strong so they can perform their best when it matters most. Train Your Mind for Athletic Success goes well beyond the typical mental skills that are discussed in other mental training books. Readers will not only learn why mental preparation is so important to athletic success, but also where they personally are in each area thanks to brief mental assessments in each section of the book. In addition, each chapter includes exercises to show athletes how to incorporate mental training directly into their overall sport training regimen. The most comprehensive and in-depth book on mental preparation for athletes available, Train Your Mind for Athletic Success is an essential read for athletes, coaches, and parents.

The purpose of this course is to study how to construct a consistent lighting style for animation, as well as, the techniques used to achieve that style. The How to Train Your Dragon franchise and specifically How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is used as a case study. None of the design principles presented here are specific to How to Train Your Dragon, they are basic design principles found in many films, both live action and animated. It is the choice of which design principles to use and how we combine and prioritize them that creates a unique style. The goal is to show that our choices are not random, but carefully constructed to serve a story and the vision of how it needs to be told. Using a single film, which is part of a larger franchise for this study provides two advantages. First, the key to consistent style is making consistent choices. By using a single film we are able to dive deeper into the choices and their motivations and also build a stronger case for demonstrating consistency. Second, having access to before and after examples provides a much clearer visual example of the principles being employed, why they are chosen and then finishing with the mechanics of how they are actually achieved.

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Nonprofit Communications ReportVolume 20, Issue 10 p. 2-2 Sending the Right Message Train Your Spokespeople To Become Better Communicators First published: 02 September 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/npcr.32027Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume20, Issue10October 2022Pages 2-2 RelatedInformation

ABSTRACTUsability and user experience (UX) methods come from academic environments, where industrial conditions such as time and resources are not of prime importance. Furthermore, usability and UX methods originate from a time when almost all software developments followed a traditional approach, such as the waterfall model. These two facts entail that existing methods often are too resource demanding and complex to apply directly into today’s agile, industrial environments. In this paper we make the claim that methods must be updated and tailored in order to be applicable within the agile, industrial development framework of today. We pursue a solution to simplify well-known methods and to train software developers to perform the UX work. To do this, three methods are modified via an iterative process together with the development of supporting materials. Software developers in three companies are trained in the methods to assess the approach. We find that it indeed is feasible to update and tailor existing usability and UX methods to fit into an agile, industrial environment. Furthermore, we show that it is possible to train developers to perform the usability and UX methods via one-day, in-situ sessions using an ‘instructor’-teaching approach. The training is based on hands-on exercises and real-life tasks. This further boosts the developers’ confidence in performing UX work and promises a better consideration of UX in the development phases. We evaluate our approach through observations of the developers performing the UX tasks on their own at a later point in time.

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