This dissertation investigates whether there is a theme of future hope in Proverbs. Chapter 1 surveys scholarship on this point. Most scholars who believe Proverbs is only concerned with this present world do not read Proverbs in its canonical context. This dissertation argues t…
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In contemporary South Korea, the concept of "unification preparation" (t'ongil chunbi) has spawned a diffuse web of South Korean institutions - from government agencies, think tanks, media groups, NGOs, churches, to corporations - that are united by the shared mission of prepari…
In the final extant letter of his Epistulae Morales, Seneca the Younger attributes the human good to the work of cura, “care” or “concern,” before abruptly discussing how humans, unique among animals, have access to future time. This dissertation argues that Seneca’s distinctive…
According to experts, the planet is now in a geologic period called the Anthropocene in which human action will progressively alter the course of life on Earth and the systems that support it. Every year global temperatures rise, and the frequency and severity of natural disaste…
Parallel systems are pervasive nowadays. Specifically, modern computers have embraced multicore architectures due to the difficulties of exploiting higher clock speeds on single-core CPUs. However, parallel programming is challenging. Determinacy race, in particular, is a common…
Wage differentiation between women and men is not limited to a certain region or ethnicity, the distinction extends globally, including the most developed countries in the world. In Qatar, figures at the local level still show that males receive a higher rate of wages than femal…