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How to Speak to God: A Fictional Exploration of Nuclear Testing in the American West
No full textMy novel-in-progress, How to Speak to God, explores the mythological, religious, and political narratives surrounding nuclear testing in the American West. It weaves the story of Annie Klein, a pregnant woman from a family deeply afflicted by nuclear testing, with that of Erik Daniels, a modern-day prophet. Annie bears the history of nuclear testing in her genes. She struggles with her fears for and ambivalence toward her unborn child, the loss of her Mormon faith, and the impending death of her beloved grandfather, a former physicist at the Nevada Test Site. Erik grapples with the burden of his faith, even as he urges his followers to see the awe-inspiring power of the atomic bomb as a manifestation of God on earth.
The formal structure of the novel expresses the fragmented imagination and complicated ethics of nuclear testing and the narrative of nuclear testing. Interspersed between the primary narratives are sections using the language of Cold War propaganda, eyewitness accounts of nuclear test, and declassified government documents. In some sections, I combine text from loosely transcribed Department of Civil Defense films with the protagonist\u27s account of her family\u27s nuclear experiences. In other sections, I write collective third person accounts set in small Nevada and Utah towns in the 1950s, where Cold War paranoia takes hold and strange creatures lurk in the desert. In form and content, my novel reflects the tension between public and private consciousness and investigates the ways we challenge and maintain perceived boundaries of narrative authority and convention
Sparrow Poem #1
Get PDFHolly Day has taught writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2000. Her poetry has recently appeared in Big Muddy, The Cape Rock, New Ohio Review, and Gargoyle, and her published books include Walking Twin Cities, Music Theory for Dummies, Ugly Girl, and The Yellow Dot of a Daisy. She has been a featured presenter at Write On, Door County (WI), North Coast Redwoods Writers\u27 Conference (CA), and the Spirit Lake Poetry Series (MN). Her newest poetry collections, A Perfect Day for Semaphore (Finishing Line Press) and I\u27m in a Place Where Reason Went Missing (Main Street Rag Publishing Co.) will be out mid-2018
Road to Parque
Get PDFHannah Kosel is a 2018 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict. One of Hannah’s greatest experiences as a student was living in Guatemala for a semester. However, with every exciting experience came an equally challenging experience. With an interest in photography and storytelling, Hannah uses photos from her time abroad to portray the most honest picture of the realities of immersing oneself in an entirely new culture. Building upon her studies of public health, Hannah will continue to engage with issues of homelessness and food justice after graduation and is eager to continue incorporating photography into this work
Fairies Under Water
Get PDFYuxuan Wang - “Mirror”: This picture was taken on the Lofoten Islands in Norway. It was picturesque, the beauty of these islands was simple, pure and breathtaking. It was hard to describe with words, so I chose to capture it with my camera. Five minutes after I took this picture, a boat came across on the little river, and the water surface was never a perfect mirror for the sky and mountain again. “Fairies Under Water”: These jellyfish in the picture are moon jellyfish from Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. The colorful lights in the water made the tank look like a place that only appeared in dreams. When the jellyfish swam up and down along with the water wave, like the fairies who lived in the wonderland
Ugly
Get PDFSarah Neve grew up in the small town of Minnetrista, Minnesota, with her three younger brothers. She currently attends the College of St. Benedict as a first year and is majoring in Creative Writing with a Music minor. She plans to become an author in the future through novels and possibly poetry. Sarah’s hobbies include drawing and slowly transitioning to a sustainable and environmentally-friendly lifestyle
Missa Gloriæ Patris (Score Sample)
Get PDFMissa Gloriæ Patris is a Latin mass setting in four movements for SATB choir and organ. The complete score is 55 pages long, and the full piece runs just over 25 minutes. Included here are first pages of each movement, as well as a companion paper, recordings of two of the pieces, and a worship aid from the premiere of the piece
What can Renaissance Studies Teach us about Inclusivity?
Get PDFIn this article I describe my pedagogical approach to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish texts. I contend that by studying the cultural output of a remote historical period, modern students can examine mechanisms of exclusion without feeling compelled to defend their own identity or group. Racial dynamics are significantly different in the early modern period, when structural inequalities targeted religious minorities—the ‘conversos’ who were descendants of Jewish and Muslim inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula. Since students do not personally identify with either the hegemonic identity of the noble Spanish male nor with the converso, they are able to examine racial and gender inequities in a less emotionally charged milieu. Furthermore, the grafting of racial difference onto religious minority that occurs in this era invites examination of the socially constructed nature of race as an identity category. After examining the racial and gender inequities of the early modern era, students are able to discuss the dynamics of systems of exclusion that have persisted into the modern age and, I hope, feel better able to identify and examine modern forms of racial and gender discrimination. Moreover, by examining a historically distant time period, students recognize the historical contingence of ideas regarding what is ‘natural’ and of identity categories themselves
Using Video in the Writing Classroom: An Inclusive Pedagogical Approach to Making Good Arguments
Get PDFFollowing Dr. David Concepción’s advice from the Mellon workshop in May, I decided to stop grading large-group discussion—and to not replace those points with other forms of oral performance like graded small-group discussion or speeches. I faced a problem, however, as my students’ grades were now almost completely determined by their writing ability. And if it is true that American students of color (ASOC), first-generation college students, ESL students, and those from other disadvantaged backgrounds more often struggle with writing than do their privileged peers, then my class was less fair than before the change. With (a lot of) help from Media Services, I decided to include a video essay production unit in my class. More specifically, students (in groups of three) had to create a video that tried to convince an undecided student to choose a common liberal arts major. The video needed to include a clear thesis, an engaging introduction, at least one interview, and effective secondary source material. Ultimately, things went well. Many students genuinely seemed to enjoy learning to use the equipment and editing software. Most groups worked very well together to create interesting and engaging videos. Some of those students who struggled on more traditional essays thrived during this unit. Of course, there were also some challenges, but I am already looking forward to this unit next year
Behavioral Response of Amano Shrimp with a Predatory Stimulus
Get PDFAmano Shrimp Evasion in Response to Predatory Stimulus This study observed the physical behavior of the crustacean Caridina multidentata, more commonly known as amano shrimp, and their response when introduced to a predation-like stimulus. This research sought to understand how amano shrimp are affected by the presence of fish and possible predation. This research carries significance as it could indicate whether the shrimp are affected by the water they’re in, and if that affects their capabilities to carry out their main commercial purpose. This study specifically looks at the amano shrimp and its ability to evade predation when exposed to a stimulus similar to that of a fish\u27s suction to obtain food. When amano shrimp are attacked by fish, the fish sucks water in rapidly to bring the shrimp into its mouth. The shrimp avoids the predation primarily through the use of their entire abdomen to push itself away from the suction. This motion is conducted with the use of leg-like extensions called pleopods and a uropod. Our research suggests there is a significant difference in evasion response when exposed to a predation stimulus while in fish contaminated water as opposed to clean water. The shrimp display a quicker response in fish contaminated water, and seem to be more cautious, as they display the response from further away