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Paper: Beware The Cat in the Hat: How Children’s Literature is a Reflection of a Bleak Society
Get PDFChildren’s literature is full of messages that are relayed to children. Unfortunately, many of these messages are involve cultural appropriation. Others involve harmful interpretations of sexuality, consent, and identity. This essay explores why classics such as Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie. All these books present different problematic material, which must not only be revaluated based on content, but also on the way it is taught and relayed to children. Along with the books listed above, this essay also looks to improve the future of children’s literature by drawing attention to several exams of progressive books. These include I am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel, The Three Pigs by Bobbi Salinas, and Can I Touch Your Hair? By Irene Latham and Charles Waters
Smoking Cessation Treatments Varenicline (Chantix®️), NRTs, and Nicotine Dependence
No full textVarenicline was approved in 2006 by the FDA as an effective smoking cessation drug. Varenicline was designed to bind with α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) to work as both an agonist and antagonist. Other drugs like nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) have also contributed to the decreasing rate of active smokers in the United States. The mechanisms of varenicline and its role in addiction are reviewed in this paper. With NRTs and recent trends in electronic smoking devices, nicotine dependence is still a cause for concern due to studies connecting nicotine with cell proliferation and heart disease
Like Lighting: An Investigation into Bainton and Marius’s Account of Luther through Biography
Get PDFSynthesizing and critically analyzing Roland Bainton and Richard Marius’ biographical approach to Luther, I will argue that Martin Luther’s theological development of Justification of Faith was partially triggered as a method that absolved Luther of his religious fears
Code-Switching in a Bilingual Workplace
Get PDFBilingual people often find themselves in a situation where they switch from one language to another. As with the number of Spanish speakers exponentially increasing in the United States, “code-switching” within Spanish and English is more noticeable within work spaces. When and where does code switching occur? Why does it occur? And what does it mean about the work environment? This essay will argue that code switching can be used within any environment, regardless of class or education. First, it’s important to know the history of code switching and how it differs from Spanglish. “In-groups” can be formed with basic similarities and can affect code switching. There are different places one could code-switch, and there doesn’t exist much research on code switching within formal settings. Some think that people switch languages due to lack of education and knowledge of the language, but switches are due to stylistic choice and emphasis. This information will be combined with a study of editorial meetings within a bilingual company, Telemundo Chicago. Using transcriptions of editorial meetings at Telemundo, situations in which code switching occurs will be analyzed, and it will be seen how code switching is used in a workplace to conserve identity and create an in-group.
Keywords: Code Switching, Spanglish, workplace, television, Telemundo, Hispanics, informal, Spanish, English
Code Switching in a Bilingual Workplace
Get PDFBilingual people often find themselves in a situation where they switch from one language to another. As with the number of Spanish speakers exponentially increasing in the United States, “code-switching” within Spanish and English is more noticeable within work spaces. When and where does code switching occur? Why does it occur? And how will it affect a work space? This essay will argue that code switching can be used within any environment, regardless of class or education. First, it’s important to know the history of code switching and how it differs from Spanglish. “In-groups” can be formed with basic similarities and can affect code switching. There are different places one could code-switch, and there doesn’t exist much research on code switching within formal settings. Some think that people switch languages due to lack of education and knowledge of the language, but switches are due to stylistic choice and emphasis. This information will be combined with a study of editorial meetings within a bilingual company, Telemundo Chicago. Using transcriptions of editorial meetings at Telemundo, situations in which code switching occurs will be analyzed, and it will be seen how code switching is used in a workplace to conserve identity and create an in-group.
Keywords: Code Switching, Spanglish, workplace, television, Telemundo, Hispanics, register, informal, Spanish, English
Assessing the Rock Island Community Garden Program
Get PDFAs part of Sustainable Working Landscapes Initiative with Augustana College’s Upper Mississippi Center, students in Urban Design and Environmental Justice (Geography 325) conducted research on Rock Island’s community garden program this fall. The City of Rock Island currently has 21 vacant-lot community gardens and plans to expand the program to 24 gardens in 2019. The purpose of this project was to develop an initial assessment of the community garden program and provide general information about the benefits of urban gardens. Students worked with Dr. Strunk to conduct a survey with current garden program participants and tested soil from 14 gardens for lead contamination. Students collected 3 soil samples from 3 different sections of most gardens (north, middle, south sections). The soil tests showed that sections of 5 different gardens (#3N, #10M, #11N, #11M, #11S, #15N, and #21)have elevated lead levels above the EPA standard of 400 parts per million. The remaining 8 gardens will be tested for soil lead contamination in early 2019. Students also created informational resources about the health benefits of gardens, conducted research about features of successful after-school gardening programs to be discussed with Rock Island-Milan school officials, and developed a proposal for a recipe book that can be used to raise awareness about the diversity of cultural practices in gardens and raise money for small-scale garden grants. Finally, students developed a proposal for a rainwater harvesting system and created designs for a sign for Rock Island Urban Farms and a future community garden site on city property
Peter Mathias Lindberg: Augustana Alum of 1886
Get PDFPeter Mathias Lindberg graduated from Augustana in 1886. We will discuss his career as a pastor, his family history, and his genealogy
Latin America and the Swedish diaspora: the case of Cuba and Argentina
Get PDFI spent a week at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Center to explore materials that would highlight the history and cultural influence of Swedish and Scandinavian immigration in Latin America. Before beginning my research, I pinpointed a few texts and publications at the Center that I thought would help to develop further connections between race and immigration for Latin America. My intention was to include the subject in the delivery of my Latin American Studies courses at Augustana College and eventually pen a journal article on the research findings. Once I began working at the Swenson Center, I was happy to find a wealth of unexpected materials to enhance my investigation
