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Artist Presentation: Sculpture and Ceramics
No full textI will begin by reading a short excerpt from my artist statement and then I will continue by showcasing a few of my mixed media sculpture and ceramic work that I have finished over the last year as a Bachelor of Fine Arts student. I use elements of minimalism, abstract expressionism, and conceptual art languages in my work, along with yarn work, ceramics, and found objects. My concepts generally center around gender identity and gender creativity. I will describe why my chosen materials, techniques, and forms relate it to my concept work
The Effects of Nitric Acid Rain on Sunflower Plants (Helianthus annuus)
Get PDFNitric acid rain is a product of nitrogen oxide, a greenhouse gas, when it reacts with water in the atmosphere. Studies of acid rain on Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, have found negative effects on plant growth, but those were a result of sulfuric acid rain. Sunflower sprouts were grown in a greenhouse beside a control group and watered with dilute nitric acid with pH3-4 and measurements were compared to the control group over the course of nine weeks. The significant differences were in stem height, midday leaf photosynthesis, midday leaf transpiration, and total shoot biomass. Had the study continues further there is evidence that a few more measurements would have become significant. Acid rain from the release of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere could have adverse effects on sunflowers and industries that rely on them in the future
Stack a Deck by Shuffling
Get PDFHidden amongst traditional card shuffling is the mathematical beauty known as the perfect shuffle. The perfect shuffle appears to be shuffling the cards, but when repeated a certain number of times, returns the cards to their starting order. Behind the perfect shuffle, each card follows a pattern that can be modeled mathematically and is quite fascinating. This poster will use the typical perfect shuffle, along with a few variations, to work on stacking a basic 52 card deck that starts in New Deck Order. The goal is to get a Royal Flush to the top of the deck by simply shuffling. Can it be done
Death Squads: The Hidden Killers of Colombia
Get PDFThis thesis highlights the origins of paramilitary death squads in Colombia and further examines the background of their relationship with the military and government. In 1948, the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Gaitan led to a period of political unrest known as “La Violencia.” This situation jeopardized Colombia’s alliance with the United States, and American advisors recommended the creation of civil defense patrols to combat communism. Consequently, military forces allied to the government operated in rural Colombia against communist supporters. There was, however, little control over these troops, and its members committed multiple crimes, including mass murder. Those who stood against them, such as prosecutor Ivan Gomez, faced death threats and witnessed the assassination of colleagues, while corrupt justices and politicians did not intervene. Therefore, the close association between the Colombian government and the paramilitaries has resulted in the lack of prosecution of these death squads for their crimes. To approach this topic, I will use interviews with members of the AUC, which was the largest paramilitary group in Colombia, and Human Rights Watch reports. I will also look at works of many historians who examine how the Colombian military cooperates with paramilitaries, enables their crimes, and prevents their prosecution
Peace, Action and Conflict within the Baha’i faith
No full textThis project seeks to understand peace as a concept, action and way of life within the Baha’i community in Salem Oregon. Baha’ism was founded in 1863 and spread across the world with its message of peace. The importance of the subject of peace within the Baha’i community not just as a concept, but as a way of existing and interacting in the world led me to my main research question: what does world peace look like to Baha’i and how do they plan to achieve it?
Secondarily, what is the Baha’is relationship with other world religions, especially Abrahamic religions and how do they promote peace within the local community, more specifically with poor or disenfranchised people? The importance of the research lies in a better cross-cultural understanding of what peace is and how it operates
Cultivating Confidence: Embodying Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Novice Signed Language Interpreters
Get PDFInterpreter Training Programs (ITPs) are tasked with the responsibility of preparing prospective interpreters for certification and work in the professional field. Many ITPs focus on the student’s development of technical skills required for interpreting but ignore the cultivation of the student as a whole (Smith & Maroney, 2018). There currently is limited research concerning the importance of self-confidence in interpreters.
The purpose of this study is to show the significance of self-esteem and self-efficacy on novice interpreter success. Furthermore, the present study investigates the possible use of high-power poses for interpreters coping with lack of confidence. Prospective and novice American Sign Language/English interpreters in the state of Texas were surveyed to explore their levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy as well as gauge their self-perceived levels of competence and confidence. A small sample of prospective and novice interpreters were also interviewed to test the use of high-power poses and explore confidence at a deeper level than ascertained from the survey.
Results from the survey and interview illustrate the crucial role that confidence plays on interpreter success. They also display the link between competence and confidence. Additionally, coping mechanisms are suggested for dealing with stressful scenarios, including implementation of high-power poses
Representation in Children’s Literature: An Analysis of Disability in Picturebooks
Get PDFIn my project I will be analyzing how physical disabilities are portrayed in children’s literature. Specifically, I will be doing a content analysis of four picture-books that have won the Schneider Family award, which is given to books that embody the disability experience for child or adult audiences. Using the guided questions from the article “Beyond the Medal: Representations of Disability in Caldecott Winners,” I am going to determine if the characters with disabilities are portrayed in an ableist way. Appropriate representation is important for marginalized people, including people who have disabilities. Providing picturebooks that embrace disability rather than marginalize it has a positive impact on all children in a classroom. The goal of my project is to create an understanding of the importance of non-ableist representation of characters with disabilities in picturebooks. After using the article to analyze the picturebooks, I will use the picturebooks that represent disabilities in an appropriate way as the basis of lesson plans to use in an elementary school classroom. The lesson plans will be centered around the importance of inclusion and lead to a discussion with students about why it is important to learn about people that might be different from them. I hope that my lesson plans will be useful in my own future classrooms, and potentially the classrooms of other educators too
Swimming Towards Change: Analyzing the heroic framing of Che Guevara in the film “Diarios de Motocicleta
Get PDFThrough semiotics, framing and marxist methods of analysis, this essay examines the heroic framing of Ernesto “Che” Guevara presented in the film Diarios de Motocicleta. The plot of the film follows the road trip Guevara takes with his friend Alberto Granado on an old motorcycle through South America. As they witness poverty and inequality across the continent, there are many instances where it would seem that Ernesto is beginning to form the communist ideologies which eventually guide him to be the face of revolution. The film downplays these ideologies by only commenting on classism through the use of material signs, which Ernesto overcomes physically rather than philosophically. This depiction of material problems with physical solutions creates a simpler situation for the audience to comprehend; one in which the morality of Ernesto is unquestionable, and his selflessness is emphasized through physical sacrifice