Types Of Stories Research Articles

GENRE-STYLE PARADIGM OF THE MODERN UKRAINIAN MYSTICAL STORY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

The article presents an overview of the peculiarities of the modern Ukrainian mystical story as a literary genre. It also analyzes the problem of a clear definition of the term "mystical story", since there is no differentiation of this genre in modern literature, which would allow us to talk about its differences from other types of stories. The specifics of the interpretation of the mysticism in philosophical, religious and literary contexts are studied on the basis of the works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists. The genre attribution of the mystical story is outlined in comparison with the above mentioned genre categories (magical realism and whimsical prose). The article emphasizes the fact that the varieties of the short story as a genre of short prose have practically not been studied in the field of literature: for the most part, short stories have been considered only in comparison with other prose genres, while there are almost no attempts to classify the varieties of short stories. The paradigm of traditional images, characteristic of the Ukrainian mystical tradition and folklore (Blud, chort, domovyk) is considered. Stories from the collection "Ukrainian mysticism" are compared in order to analyze the categories of "mystical" and supernatural images embedded in them, attention is drawn to the peculiarities of the interpretation of elements characteristic of Ukrainian oral folk art. Subtypes of other genres present in mystical stories, such as detective and horror, are also distinguished, and the leading motives of such stories are determined (the motive of transformation, the motive of entering the other world, the religious motive, the motive of contrasting the ordinary and the other worlds). In addition, the paper presents the author's classification of mystical stories by genre and thematic characteristics.

DONKEY DIED, THE SNAKE (ALMOST) SURVIVED KUWAITI FOLKTALES, WHAT HAPPENED TO HEMARAT AL GHAYLA AND NESÓP?

The current paper is based on the conception that Kuwaiti people are forgetting their stories and it is largely down to the fact that the new generation of Kuwait hardly remember the fictional figures of the Tantal, Al Seolu, Sehaila Um Al­Khalajeen, Um Al­Sa’af Wa­Alleef, Al­Duaidea, Bu Darya, which is mainly due to historical and social background. The article intends to dwell on these types of stories and their meaning, focusing on the moral context, as well.

Reading in the short story collection "Do not sing for butterflies": An analytical study By Rami Abdullah Al-Junaidi

This research deals with an analytical reading in the very short story collection (Do not sing to butterflies) by the Jordanian writer Rami Abdullah Al-Junaidi, who is one of the pioneers of the very short story in Jordan, has his own culture and creative language, in writing this type of story, and the art of the short story This group has become a special and important place in the Jordanian literary and monetary arena, due to its artistic and aesthetic features such as condensation, paradox, surprise, and revelation. Technical characteristics: (addressing, paradox). The researcher relied on the descriptive analytical method to suit the nature of the research, in addition to using other methods as required by the context.

How do Different Types of User-Generated Content Attract Travelers? Taking Story and Review on Airbnb as the Example

User-generated content (UGC) has been validated as an important factor in travel decisions. However, it is still unclear whether different types of UGC function differently. Social cognitive theory was applied to investigate the different effects of two types of UGC, Story and Review on Airbnb, on attracting travelers through 2,271 accommodations in Beijing from December 2018 to September 2019 via the spatial Durbin model. The results indicate that, first, Story plays a positive direct role on reservation, implying that Story works as a push factor in attracting newcoming travelers to visit story-related accommodations; second, Review works as a pull factor by attracting extant travelers who have investigated nearby accommodations, based on the negative spatial spillover effect; and third, Review works as a moderating factor between Story and reservation. This research extends social cognitive theory to analyze different types of UGC functions in travel decisions.

Романтизм: типология моделей художественного двоемирия (на материале зарубежной литературы XIX века)

The paper is devoted to the principle of romantic bi-worldness and the peculiarities of its implementation in foreign literature of the XIX century. The main aim of the study is to determine the basic models of bi-worldness, each of which is a sign of the dialectical unity of opposites. The paper is novel in that it is the first to reveal, identify and describe the systemic plurality of artistic bi-worldness models in the aesthetics of Romanticism. The works by S. Coleridge, W. Wordsworth, R. Southey, G. Byron, W. Scott, W. Irving, J. F. Cooper, E. A. Poe, H. Thoreau, H. Longfellow and E. T. A. Hoffmann served as the practical material for the study. The content of the paper is determined by consistently examining the binary models and their systematisation in the context of romantic poetics. The essential features of each model are illustrated using the example of literary texts. As a result of the analysis, the following varieties of romantic bi-worldness have been identified: the West and the East, the present and the past, the present and the future, nature and civilisation, the material and the spiritual, reality and art. These matrices predetermined the formation of such genres as travelogues, historical novel, utopian novel, as well as three types of short stories - psychological, science fiction and detective (logical).

What is so funny about platform labour in Brazil? Ride-hailing drivers’ use of humour and memes on Facebook groups

In this article, we focused on data drawn from two Brazilian Facebook groups that discuss on-demand driving (Uber and 99Pop). We focus particularly on the use of humour in the stories that on-demand drivers (ride-hailing) share, as it was identified that humour is widely used within these groups. This article has three objectives: (1) to detect the types of stories shared by on-demand drivers in the Facebook groups; (2) to determine the relationships these stories have with the work of on-demand driving; and (3) to understand the dimensions of professional identity and negotiation of platform labour conditions. Therefore, three dimensions of the stories shared by on-demand drivers were identified: the relationships they establish with their clients, their relationships with the platforms (the affordances and limitations the platforms provide and represent), and the everyday work relationships among the drivers developed by establishing Facebook as a digital workspace. These dimensions lead to the formation and negotiation of their professional identity and reveal how they deal with precarity through humour.

Variability in Media Content of Public Health Outbreak Coverage: A Crisis Communication Approach

ABSTRACT This study investigated the stage-specific nature of media coverage of a large-scale dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. We employed the three-stage model of crisis communication and the extended parallel process model as an integrated theoretical framework. A content analysis of two years (2019–2020) of media coverage (N = 615) showed that the number of dengue-related threat messages was significantly higher during the precrisis and crisis response stages than the postcrisis recovery stage. By delivering higher threat messages during the early phase, the media successfully alerted their audience about the forthcoming dengue crisis. During the crisis stage, when people are expected to engage with the crisis responses, efficacy messages are critical, along with threat messages. However, the number of efficacy messages was relatively low across the stages. Coverage of efficacy messages was not significantly different across the crisis stages. The findings also revealed significant relationships with the nature of media coverage and source types and story types. Findings have implications for public health crisis communication and management.

Every color of the rainbow: a framework for analyzing LGBTQIA + representation in children’s picture books

This pilot project analyzed 185 children’s picture books, published 2018–2020, that feature members of the LGBTQIA + community as primary, secondary, or background characters. In developing a framework that builds upon classifications from Diverse BookFinder, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, and the Rainbow Book List, the purpose of the study was to determine which members within the LGBTQIA + community are most frequently represented in picture books and what types of stories are being shared about this community. Additionally, this content analysis explored the representation of intersecting social identities by tracking how often LGBTQIA + characters were also depicted as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or as having a disability. While the analysis revealed a surprising breadth of representation, it also highlighted the prevalence of biographies and stories of resilience in picture books featuring LGBTQIA + characters as well as the continued erasure of some LGBTQIA + identities and orientations, including nonbinary, bisexual, intersex, two-spirit, and pansexual representation. Although more than 60% of the sample included LGBTQIA + BIPOC characters, there was limited representation of LGBTQIA + characters who were depicted as having a disability. This study also revealed some challenges and inconsistencies in labeling LGBTQIA + content and characters, particularly in respect to gender nonconformity.

The story and the storyteller: Strategic storytelling that gets human attention for entrepreneurs

As a captivating way to engage, inform, and persuade one’s audiences, storytelling can serve as a strategic skill in an entrepreneur’s arsenal. Although entrepreneurs often use storytelling to mobilize financial resources from external stakeholders, less attention has been paid to how entrepreneurs can leverage this powerful tool to gain strategic partnerships. As such, there is little practical guidance on utilizing storytelling to gain a competitive advantage. In this article, we use wisdom from the academic and practical world to illuminate the science of storytelling, identify the type of stories that entrepreneurs may narrate (or refrain from telling), and understand the mechanism through which stories engage and persuade external stakeholders. We also highlight Freytag’s Dramatic Arc, which can teach entrepreneurs how to frame profound stories that gain attention from external stakeholders. We offer practical guidelines for entrepreneurs interested in learning and harnessing the power of compelling storytelling for strategic partnerships.

Narrative research on the stories about mystery and the spiritual beings of medicinal herbs in ancient China

Abstract Objectives This paper takes the folk stories of ancient Chinese medicinal herbs as the research object, aiming at depicting the understanding of the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual beings and immortals in the conceptual world of Chinese people. Methods Morphological research method is adopted to focus on the text of folk stories and relevant cultural significance. Results Since the Tang Dynasty, the records about medicinal herbs becoming spiritual beings and people becoming immortals after consuming them have been widely spread. Among them, three types of stories are the most representative: one is ginseng transforming into an old man or a boy, the other one is tuckahoe transforming into a child, and the last one is the Chinese wolfberry transforming into a dog. Conclusions The story of “consuming spiritual beings and becoming immortals” not only reveals the narrative rules of the orderly upgrading from low to high among plants, spiritual beings, human beings, and immortals but also reflects our ancestors' ultimate pursuit of longevity and becoming immortals. Relevant research on this topic could be beneficial to the presentation of the knowledge-generating process of the Chinese ancient folk culture and promote the theoretical construction of Chinese stories.

ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ЧИННИКИ РЕКРЕАЦІЙНОГО ВПЛИВУ НАРАТИВНИХ ВИДІВ МИСТЕЦТВА

Goal is to study of the relationship of coping strategies and emotional intelligence with the recreational potential of narrative arts (literature and cinematography). Methods. The Coping Strategies Questionnaire (WCQ) was used to study coping strategies, and the Emotional Intelligence Diagnostic Questionnaire (N. Hall) was used to study emotional intelligence. The following socio-demographic data were considered in the study: respondents’ gender, age and level of education. 56 respondents took part in the study, among which 47 were female and 9 were male. Results. For those who have a low level of development of these skills, narratives can serve as a negative factor that worsens their emotional state, indicate that the most frequent result of interaction with the narrative as a recreational process is the release of internal tension. The study showed that the most frequent result of interaction with the narrative as a recreational process is the release of internal tension (chosen by 48.2% of respondents), followed by calming down (23.2%), increasing the level of energy or strength (14.3%), increasing motivation (12.5%) and anxiety (1.8%). Respondents with a high level of “Managing their emotions” demonstrated a significant improvement in well-being after interacting with the selected narrative. A positive correlation was found between emotional intelligence, namely the “Managing Your Emotions” and “Feeling After Interaction” scales. For those who have a low level of development of these skills, narratives can serve as a negative factor that worsens their emotional state. It can be assumed that people with a high level of this indicator of emotional intelligence consciously or unconsciously understand what types of stories and in what way can affect their emotional state. It is assumed that the genre of the narrative (action, drama, comedy, etc.) and the features of its impact on the human condition are purely individual. Conclusions. It was confirmed that the type of narrative that can affect a person’s condition is a purely individual matter, there is no genre of cinema, literature, comics, series, etc., which can be called universal for overcoming a negative emotional state.

An ecolinguistic analysis of climate change news in Indonesia: The case of Mongabay

Joining a growing body of research in an attempt to further understand climate change discourse, this paper examines the narrative representation of climate change articles on Mongabay Indonesia (Mongabay.co.id), a news site focused on environmental issues. This paper focuses on articles published in Q1 2022 and Q1 2023 to assess how climate agendas emerge in said time periods. Stibbe’s multi-faceted ecolinguistic framework, aligned with Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), is used to analyze the corpus. A procedure outlined by Norton and Hulme is adapted to characterize the articles into multiple types of climate change stories: Ecoactivist, Smart Growth Reformer, Ecomodernist, and Lukewarmer. Contrary to Norton and Hulme, the Lukewarmer story is not identified in this paper due to its assertion of climate change being a non-emergency. Analysis of the corpus reveals a prominence of narratives that push for nature conservation, critique the environmental accountability of the government, and support policy and technological advances. This paper provides insights into news narratives and environmental perception in Indonesian societies. However, enhancing the corpus size in subsequent studies would enhance the examination of ecolinguistic expressions in a broader context.

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE COP AND THE ANTHEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FUNCTIONAL STYLISTIC

As the most influential theory in the last 20th century, Systemic Functional Linguistics provided a brand new perspective for analysis of literary works. This theory enables the linguistics and scholars to analyze language concisely and deeply. The Cop and the Anthem, as one of O. Henry’s famous short story, revealed the real side of American society in humorous language. This paper interprets the text of the Cop and the Anthem from the perspective of Functional Stylistic to analyze its language expression characteristics, plot setting and full-text cohesion. It’s expected to provide reference for the functional stylistic analysis of relevant types of short stories.

Robotic Drone Arm for civil structures inspection: Challenges and Future Directions

Over the past two decades, the field of civil engineering has witnessed a remarkable transformation with the integration of robotic technology in civil and infrastructures inspection. Robotic drone arms have emerged as a pivotal tool, offering unparalleled access to hard-to-reach areas and enabling comprehensive assessments of civil structures. This article presents a comprehensive review of the advancements, challenges, and applications of robotic drone arms for civil structure inspection over the last two decades. This article discusses the key developments in types of robotic drone arms, real-world applications, success stories, current challenges and future directions for civil and infrastructure inspection.

The Revealed Demand for Hard vs. Soft News: Evidence from Italian TV Viewership

We analyze minute-by-minute, individual level data on viewership for Italian TV news broadcasts (from AUDITELTM), matched with detailed data on content (from Osservatorio di Pavia). We are interested in the behavior of viewers, and in particular in their decision to switch away from a news program as a function of the type of story they are currently watching. Somewhat surprisingly, we find that “soft” news systematically induces viewers to switch away, even more than “hard” news. On the other hand, sensational stories about crime, accidents and disasters are associated with less switching. We also find significant differences in this switching behavior according to gender, age, and the specific TV channel being watched. For example, young people are relatively more likely to switch away from hard news than soft news, compared to older people. Institutional subscribers to the NBER working paper series, and residents of developing countries may download this paper without additional charge at www.nber.org.

Who Tells Your Story? Analyzing a Century of Utah History

Who Tells Your Story? Analyzing a Century of Utah History

Narrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 2023: An Estonian Case Study on AI Lore

With the rapid emergence of new technologies in contemporary societies, new reflections of human experience arise. One of the recent technologies introducing massive changes in human life as well as in human reactions is artificial intelligence (AI). In the spring of 2023, about six months after the text-based AI ChatGPT was made available to the masses (Pistilli 2023), the public discussion about AI was most intense in Estonian society. The aim of this article is to analyse the narrative motifs and ways of narrating (including a proposed typology) AI-related topics in the Estonian mainstream and alternative online media chat groups in May and September 2023 respectively. Six general types of narration on AI were detected. The collected material showed that Estonian AI lore is considerably polarised between strongly negative and positive stories. Especially during the first wave of AI discussion in May 2023 the majority of narratives had negative or doubtful tonality. One of the factors that triggers a negative or cautionary tone in AI lore seems to be the lack of transparency in AI development. In addition to AI story types, this article tries to map the archetypes of plot characters (actants) of AI lore based on Propp’s classification of fairy tales which distinguishes between seven behavioural patterns. In addition, this study revealed a specific fluidity beyond genre boundaries that has also been observed in urban legends.

Types and Issues of Parables of Holy Quran

Stories are a prominent piece of prose literature. Stories coming from Quran are the best of the stories according to their kinds based on the sayings from Quran. They are divided into two types of long stories and partitioned stories. The first part of this article discusses these kinds of stories while the second part discusses some fundamental aspects of Muslim humans such as the story and belief, story and mission, story and worshipping and story and morality. The entire purpose of these topics is motivating the human beings towards good deeds for example, integrity, truthfulness, having visions and other deeds. In general, this article analytically explains these topics and relies on a library research as well.

Building capacity for citizen science communication of water quality risks: exploring the enhancement of the communication infrastructure in Letcher County, Kentucky

ABSTRACT In regions of Eastern Kentucky, access to potable water has been diminished due to pollution and ageing infrastructure. Current communications regarding contaminated water are often inaccessible and infrequent to appropriately address the issues in target communities. To explore possible improvements to the community’s communication infrastructure, the researchers explored what types of stories should be used to communicate about water quality risks, who should communicate the stories, and how stories should be communicated. Researchers conduct 24 interviews with community members to derive emergent themes. The researchers concluded the communication infrastructure should be enhanced to engage the public about water quality risks. Risk messaging should share water quality information through stories that are designed to be easily digested and frequently distributed using laypeople’s terms, visuals, graphs, and maps. These stories should be shared using an integrated communication infrastructure where key community storytellers work together to share risk information across platforms and channels.

The Effectiveness of Using the Parallel Story Approach in Deepening the Islamic Identity in Schools of Karak Governorate

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of using the parallel story approach in deepening the Islamic identity in the schools of the Education Directorates in Karak Governorate. The sample of the study consisted of (87) students from the seventh grade who were randomly selected from one of the schools of the Directorate of Education in Karak during the first semester of the academic year 2022/2023. The parallel story approach was used in teaching the first experimental group, while the traditional method was used in teaching the students of the control group. To achieve the aim of the study, the tool prepared by the researcher was used, which is a test to find out the level of success in acquiring Islamic values, and four units of study were used from the Islamic Education curriculum for the seventh grade, and its contents were reformulated into four types of Islamic stories, taking into account the rules of writing the story. The study showed statistically significant differences at the level of (α = 0.05) between students' performance in imagination skills due to the teaching strategy used, in favor of the parallel story approach. It made a number of recommendations.