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Engineering a Custom Car Hauler : The Benefits of Computer-Assisted Design and Finite Element Analysis
No full textiii, 12 p.The design and manufacture of robust and reliable vehicles is a challenge that requires an interdisciplinary approach including mechanical analysis, materials science, and advanced simulation tools. In this research, I delineate the process of engineering the truck bed and ramps for a custom ramp truck built on a 1998 Ford E-350 Cab and Chassis. I consider a combination of mechanical and economic factors such as cost, weight, yield strength, and loading conditions to determine the most effective materials to use. Then, I employ industry-standard Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software to model the proposed vehicle components and simulate their behavior under desired load conditions. Through an iterative calculation- and simulation-based process, I develop an economical, safe, and reliable design that is ready for manufacture. Insights gained from this process highlight the importance of a multifaceted approach to vehicle engineering, as well as illustrate the pivotal role of advanced simulation tools in improving and validating potential designs
Religion in Knights of the Old Republic : Reconstructing Star Wars Canon
No full textiv, 59 p.Star Wars is a media franchise significantly influenced by multiple religions, particularly in the portrayal of the Force-wielding Jedi and Sith. However, the earlier movies’ major themes reveal their American context, which is expressed in the influence of American civil religion. The early movies include tropes ubiquitous in American civil religion like a good/evil binary, pro-colonialist allegory, and a period-typical perspective centering on white male protagonists. The Knights of the Old Republic series’ use of video game medium and narrative encourages players to reinterpret their perception of Star Wars canon in ways that criticize and contradict civil religious themes. These video games’ immersive gameplay also engenders critical thought about the function, ethics, and diversity of religiousness. The continuing influence of these games’ concepts in recent Star Wars media reflects how popular perceptions of religious ideas and canonical authority are ever-changing
Recognizing Simple Groups by Their Codegree Sets
No full text23 p.An arithmetic property of a group G is a property that can be expressed solely in terms of numbers. The restrictions that certain arithmetic properties place on the structure of a group is a well-studied and fruitful area of research; two of the most well-known theorems pertaining to arithmetic properties assert that all groups of order 2 are abelian and that all finite groups of odd order are solvable. While both of these theorems arise from a single arithmetic property, namely the order of a group, strong conjectures have been made concerning sets of arithmetic properties. For example, in 2000, Huppert conjectured that if a finite nonabelian simple group H and a finite group G share the same character degree set, then G ∼= H × A for some abelian group A. More recently, a stronger conjecture, often called the codegree version of Huppert’s conjecture, has been posed as question 20.79 in the Kourovka Notebook: if H is a nonabelian simple group and G is a finite group such that H and G have equal codegree sets, then G ∼= H. In other words, nonabelian simple groups are recognizable by their codegree sets. Huppert’s codegree conjecture has been verified for several simple groups, but it has yet to be completely proved. In this paper, we verify this conjecture for the sporadic groups and the simple alternating groups
The Effects of The Environment on The Mental Health of Inmates
No full textiii, 20 p.Prisoners’ mental health is often overlooked when we are looking for data regarding mental health. The purpose of the present literature review is to investigate the effects an environment like a prison has on the mental health of inmates. We gathered different journal articles that showed the type of challenges prisoners face inside prison and once they are released. We also gathered articles that focused on the resources given to individuals and the effect they had on their mental health. We found out that the mental health of prisoners drops when in prison due to the relationships and limitations they have inside. We found out that there are resources to help inmates inside the prison. We did the same process again when looking for the mental health outcomes for prisoners once released and the resources provided for them. We found out that there are a lot of dangerous challenges once an inmate is released, but the resources provided for them have decreased mental health and helped them
The Shadow and Glare as Constructing “Creole” : The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
No full textxiii, 76 p.George Washington Cable’s The Grandissimes contains critiques concerning the construction and treatment of Blackness throughout 19th century New Orleans as Louisiana was integrated into the United States. One of the ways Cable presents his criticism is through the two phrases that represent the condition of Blackness in the novel: “the shadow of the Ethiopian” and the “glare of the white man.” The author’s analysis of the text is complemented by six weeks in New Orleans and original research at the Cable archives at Tulane University, The Historic New Orleans Collection, the Amistad Research Center, and the New Orleans Public Library City Archives and Special Collections
If Lines : The Visual Sense and Impact of Lines
No full text23 p.This paper contains a written narrative, artist statement, and image addendum mine Studio Art Senior Individualized Project (SIP), which is the titled “If Lines.” Through continuous exploration and digging of lines, connecting, crossing, and rotating, that the main theme of my wood sculpture has gradually formed: The Visual Sense and Impact of Lines. I have always been interested in lines and complex lines. Line-drawing is one of the most important tools in the field of art, and it is also the simplest and most complex art in the world. Lines are all around us, and through features of human psychology such as finding straight lines and trying to make sense of what is being seen, we perceive the outside world as a set of arrangements corresponding to the surrounding background. How to show visual sense and impact through lines is what I pursue and have been working on. Interior design is what I am interested in and my starting point. I try to use wood, rope, and paper to create a sense of space, shadow, and viewing angles between the second and third dimensions, sequentially expressing and presenting the visual sense and impact I want to convey. In some of my works, I use traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joints to achieve precise and stable wood connections. Through my SIP, I hope these works resonates with the viewer and sparks a connection with the indoor spaces and architectural forms that surround us
Remaining in Fragments : A Collection of Visual Memory
No full text13 p.In this paper I explain the process of creating my Senior Integrated Project, and then describe concepts, themes, and give a description of individual pieces. My SIP was a series of paintings depicting visual memory. The paintings were informed by scholarly research and inspired by my own collage work
Exploration of Technology in Interactive Learning
No full textii, 5 p.For my SIP, I worked alongside Dr. Pam Cutter to try and build a virtual textbook through Runestone Academy which could be used as the central curriculum for the Comp 104 class. We intended to make use of the available Runestone Academy library of e-textbooks and modify an existing e-textbook to accommodate the goals of the course. Dr. Cutter proposed that my contribution to the project would be to help modify an existing virtual textbook, customizing it to fit the goals of the course, learn the functionality of the Runestone website and its educational potential, and assist with designing and planning the Comp 104 class
Plutarch’s Life of Camillus : An Intermediate Greek Reader
No full textxvi, 63 p.The text of this commentary was derived from the Greek text available on the Perseus-Tufts database. In addition to this, I consulted the Dickinson College Commentaries List of Core Ancient Greek Vocabulary, in order to incentivize students to learn the fundamental vocabulary words. I have included some of these words with strange principle parts in the vocabulary lists, and have made notes to create clarity. I have consulted Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon for deriving the meaning of vocabulary words, especially when the meanings of those words are specialized. Finally, I have extensively referenced Greek Grammar by Herbert Weir Smyth and A School Grammar of Attic Greek by Thomas Dwight Goodell for making clear some of the trickier syntax and grammar found across the text. All of these resources can be accessed online, either by visiting Perseus-Tufts or the Dickinson College Commentaries website, or by independent online sources. I am including glossary entries for common verbs if they have strange principal parts, and I am including principal parts where I think they are necessary for clarity. For compound verbs, I will supply the necessary principal part. Some words on the core vocab list are also glossed, especially if those words are in a rare form. Otherwise, the first principal part or first three will be listed. Overall, this text is suited for an intermediate Greek student with a solid knowledge of grammar and syntax basics, with the hope that the commentary and text will build upon existing fundamentals and facilitate the development of a greater reading proficiency of Ancient Greek. In addition, this text can be used by more advanced students as a reference for Plutarch’s Life of Camillus
Special Education: Woodsedge Learning Center Internship
No full text21 p.The purpose of this internship was to not only gain experience in the field of teaching, specifically special education, but also to try and guide myself in the direction of teaching I want to develop in. Interning at Woodsedge Learning Center, which is a neurodivergent only school, my main two goals coming out of this internship was to not only gain experience working with these students but also gain significant knowledge before entering my own teaching career. Throughout my time at the school, I also wanted to have the opportunity to establish the type of career direction within special education that I wanted to take. Whether that be in a similar school setting or different; also having the opportunity to choose whether I wanted to work with a wide variety of ages or if I wanted to land on one specific age group. After concluding my internship, I had the privilege to dive deeper into the process of applying for the master’s program of my choice and what my next steps were after Kalamazoo College to becoming a special education teacher