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A New Look at Ezra Stiles and His Bills of Mortality for Newport
No full textLovers of Newport and her history are endlessly fascinated with the ten or fifteen years before the Revolutionary War. Like the people in many doomed societies, Newport’s prewar inhabitants seem fixed forever in a golden glow that was to be extinguished, in this case by the British occupation and the consequent diaspora. Cleric Ezra Stiles was a multi-talented man who kept obsessive records. In his Bills of Mortality for Newport he carefully noted the deaths of many Newport residents, and others, between 1760 and 1776. Stiles did not keep records only of his congregation or only of the rich and powerful Newport merchants and their families, he recorded every single death, including deaths of enslaved people, impoverished people, of non-Newport residents who died in Newport and Newport residents who died far from home. Stiles’ Bills of Mortality create a broader, more realistic picture of Newport by their inclusion of people of color, transients, servants, sailors, and small children. His short notes offer one last glimpse of a Newport that was about to disappear
Social Transformation through Art: Slow Food Ideology and the Social Protest Novel
No full textHumanities’ scholars often address the question of what it means to be human in the age of technology. Looking at our modern landscape, we observe that the twentieth century has brought about continual change in the way the United States produces food for Americans. New technology has slowly and steadily created a food supply that many consumers deem problematic. As a result, the last couple of decades have revealed a noticeable push back on this modernized food system by the Slow Food Movement. This humanities dissertation addresses, more specifically, what does it mean to be an eater in the age of technology? An interesting place to find the answer to such a quandary is in the novel. How does fiction engage in the current cultural milieu when it comes to matters of our food? How do novelists participate in the broader cultural discourse, and how do they attempt to engage readers to be more responsive and active participants? In an attempt to answer these questions, four fictional works were selected and examined through the lens of cultural criticism. Mining for evidence of Slow Food ideology, I found that the novels explored the failings of our current industrial food system and illuminated alternative ways of interacting with our land, our animals, and our planet. I noticed several themes begin to emerge through my investigation. The novelists wrote extensively about the agricultural systems at work today, including the use of chemicals, pesticides, and genetically altered crops. There was evidence that the farmers have taken much of the abuse when it comes to industrialized methods. Whether financially or physically, farmers have suffered the greatest burden. The novels also demonstrated an undercurrent of resistance to modern agriculture through many of the attitudes, actions, and blame professed by characters. Also, the novels revealed an element of teaching through the dialogue between various well-informed characters and others who were unaware or ill informed. Another significant element was the illumination of positive examples of slowness in practice. Mindfulness, pleasure, conviviality, and community, all concepts of slow food were plentiful in the fictional works. In addition, the novels featured attempts to bring about social repair through a critique of environmental abuse and depictions of the efforts at preservation. In lively, readable, and dramatic examples the novelists construct characters, form dialogue, and create contrasts that invigorate the current cultural discussion about our food industry. For the sensitive, active reader, these novels communicate slow food ideology and add to the modern eater’s understanding of this complex concern
Writing in Books: Lessons on New England Readers from the Ellery Library Collection
No full textIn his Ten Letters to Dr. Joseph Priestley, written at the turn of the nineteenth century, Noah Webster bemoaned the disgraceful destitution (in his words) of private and public American libraries, such as those at universities or libraries open to the public by subscription. “Very many of the best authors cannot be printed in the United States for half a century or more,” he complained, “and I am ashamed to own, that scarcely a branch of science can be fully investigated in America, for want of books.”1 And yet, despite this dearth in library collections, Webster maintained that Americans were incredibly well read: “They read not only the bible, and newspapers, but almost all read the best English authors, as the Spectator, Rambler, and the works of Watts, Doderidge and many others.” The Ellery Library Collection at the Newport Historical Society offers remnants of the individual and family libraries of New England that Webster praised so highly at the turn of the century. When exploring the breadth of this particular collection of books, we can see that Webster’s defense of New England readers is proven accurate. Moreover, the ways in which readers interacted with their books demonstrates how important books were in the colonial era and Early Republic. Finally, a close study of the physical traces and material composition of books which survive offer historians fresh perspective on readers and their books in previous eras
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Br. John Buckley [audio]
Get PDFOral History interview with Br. John Buckley, retired History professor and former Chairman of the History department. The interview was conducted on 7-12-2017
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Dr. William Hersh [audio]
No full textOral History Interview with Dr. William J. Jim Hersh, professor of Philosphy at Salve from 1970-2010 and the founder of the VIA Program. The interview was conducted on 7-5-2017
Barriers to Higher Education: Underrepresented Minorities\u27 Access to UCI
Get PDFEver since the removal of Affirmative Action in California from Proposition 209, the UC system has struggled with increasing the enrollment numbers of underrepresented minorities on their campuses. In response to this, many of the UC schools are adopting different policies to help counteract the negative effects of Proposition 209. This paper examines the effects of Proposition 209 on the underrepresented minority population in the UC system, specifically focusing on the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The areas of focus for addressing the issues of Proposition 209 at UCI are outreach programs, admissions policies, and recruitment programs. This paper examines different policy options that other universities have utilized in each of these areas, and if it would be feasible for these policies to be adopted at UCI. The area the UCI is weakest in is recruitment, and it is also the area in which it is most feasible to implement change
Security Challenges to Oman\u27s Religious Tolerance and Balanced Foreign Policy: An Analysis of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
No full textThe Middle East is in a state of turmoil, and there is hardly any Arab country which has not been affected by the so-called Arab Spring. Countries in the region, particularly members of the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, are faced with a host of challenges, foremost of which is the rise of violent extremism and terrorism. The Sultanate of Oman has carved a niche for itself in this turbulent part of the world as a peaceful, tolerant state with a foreign policy that has been described by many as quiet and well balanced. Thanks to its predominant religious group Ibadism, the cultural and geographical diversity of Oman and the government\u27s strict anti-religious bias laws, Oman has been able to navigate some of the most devastating events facing a number of Middle Eastern countries primarily religious violence and terrorism. This dissertation attempts to identify some of the immediate challenges to Oman’s Religious Tolerance and Balanced Foreign Policy and recommend ways and means to confront them. Caveat : The opinions expressed in this dissertation are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions or opinions of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura Tree) ID# Unknown
Get PDFLocation: In front of library
Height: 2.82 m
Diameter at Breast Height: 15 cm
Radius of Crown: 1.60 m
Condition: Unknown
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