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Sublime Memories: Bones as a medium for cyanotype printing and indigo dying; The strength derived from connection to the environment; And the power of the color blue
Get PDFThis project attempts to portray how connections to the environment provide strength and opportunities for growth. By printing cyanotype images of landscapes and plant life on bones, my work links the ecological world with a representation of mortality. The symbolism of bones provide concepts of strength and life, while the symbolism of blue evokes emotions of distance and longing that create a dreamy memory-inspired image quality throughout the series. The historic processes of cyanotype printing and indigo dying were successfully modified for the medium of bones, allowing both artistic techniques to work together in harmony
Captivity Literature and the Environment : Nineteenth-Century American Cross-Cultural Collaborations
No full textIn his study of captivity narratives, Kyhl Lyndgaard argues that these accounts have influenced land-use policy and environmental attitudes at the same time that they reveal the complex relationship between ethnicity, landscape, and authorship. In connecting these themes, Lyndgaard offers readers an alternative environmental literature, one that is dependent on an understanding of nature as home rather than as a place of temporary retreat. He examines three captivity narratives written in the 1820s and 1830s - A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, The Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, and Life of Black Hawk -all of which engage with the Jacksonian policy of Indian removal and resist tropes of the so-called Vanishing Indian. As Lyndgaard shows, the authors and the editors with whom they collaborated often saw their stories as a plea for environmental and social justice. At the same time, audiences have embraced them for their vision of a more inclusive and less exploitative American society than was proffered by the rhetoric of Manifest Destiny. Their legacy is that while environmental and social justice has been slow in fulfilment, their continued popularity testifies to the fact that the struggle for justice has never been ceded.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/writing_center_books/1008/thumbnail.jp
Hibernator and non-hibernator responses to acute changes in water intake
Get PDFHibernating animals undergo dramatic changes in metabolic rates during torpor. One of most notable changes in these animals is the ability to maintain blood pressure and perfuse certain organs. Consequentially, blood perfusion to the kidneys is greatly decreased and the ability to concentrate urine halts. However, about once a week, torpor is interrupted and the animal becomes active to rewarm itself about once a week. This activity induces rapid regeneration of the extracellular osmotic gradient of the kidney, and allows urine to be concentrated. Nonetheless, regaining the extracellular osmotic gradient creates a potentially fatal consequence to the kidney cells. To combat the adverse effects of regaining an osmotic gradient, the animals significantly increase protective mechanisms within their kidneys, such as heat shock proteins (HSP) and organic osmolytes. It is well known that these rapid changes occur during cold-seasons, and little research has been done to compare these protective mechanisms within hibernating animals during the summer. To address this question, we worked in conjunction with a previous researcher to compare the data that has been done on a typical hibernator (Ichtidomys Tridecimlineatus) to data of a non-hibernator (Rattus Norvegicus). Rattus Norvegicus was placed under various water intake regimes to facilitate changes in the vertical osmotic gradient of the kidney. We then measured renal expression of HSP70, papillary urea, sorbitol, and the glomerular filtration rate in response to changes in the vertical osmotic gradient. Experimental treatments led to expected changes in urine volume and concentration for the rats, and serum homeostasis was largely maintained. GFR significantly decreased in the dehydration groups compared to the 600mM sucrose groups. The expression of HSP70 was not significantly different in any of the rat groups, but there was increased sorbitol concentrations as papillary urea concentrations increased during combination treatment
Let Your Light Shine: A Holistic Reflection on the Individual in a Community
Get PDFSic luceat lux vestra, or “Let your light Shine” This phrase from the Gospel of Mattew stresses the importance that we all have a light or a talent and we should shine our light for all. The problem though is when we live in the same community for so long, we start to lose our uniqueness and eventually become close-minded to new experiences. By encountering and learning from other communities, we are made aware of this issue and other strengths and weakness of our own community that we take for granted. My disclaimer about this paper is that it is not a typical scholarly paper. This paper is filled with an accumulation of my observations and encounters living in different communities: my college experience, living in the Japanese community through my study abroad program, and my experience in the martial arts community. I will draw upon these experiences as well as use other scholars to provide insights into my experiences. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that communities are formed due to the unique individuals that are a part of the community, rather, than the standards we label individuals and to achieve this, it requires an openness to everyone’s differences. I will support this thesis by evaluating: the relationship between leaders and the community, suffering’s role in a community, listening as a tool to recognize and overcome our differences and that an inclusive community begins with the acceptance of our unique selves
Different Approaches, Different Interpretations, Same Nonsense: Aquinas, Luther, and Ways Justification Does Not Work
Get PDFAn Interview with Fanny Howe
Get PDFFanny Howe, author of the The Needle’s Eye: Passing through Youth, visited the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University on January 22, 2017. Fanny Howe was a finalist for the National Book Award for her book of poetry Second Childhood and her fiction has been considered as a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize. We were fortunate enough to spend a sunny afternoon in our dining room with Fanny and hear her discuss her thoughts on literature, religion, life, and politics
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Get PDFThe Wagner-Berger Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing
In 1987, Patricia and Leonard Porcello endowed this prize to honor Patricia’s parents, Louis and Mary Wagner-Berger, and to support college women who are interested in writing short stories and novels. It is designed to encourage and reward excellence in creative writing at the College of Saint Benedict.
The Wagner-Berger Prize for fiction is the first scholarship of its kind at the College of Saint Benedict. It is a scholarship awarded annually to the CSB student who submits the most original, previously unpublished short story. All submissions are judged by a committee of English Department members, and the winner recieves an award of $1,000. Studio One is honored to publish this year’s winner CSB senior Yariset Rodriguez
Arsacids, Romans, and Local Elites: Cross-Cultural Interactions of the Parthian Empire
No full textFor almost 500 years (247 BCE–224 CE), the Arsacid kings of Parthia ruled over a vast multicultural empire, which encompassed much of central Asia and the Near East. The inhabitants of this empire included a complex patchwork of Hellenized Greek-speaking elites, Iranian nobility, and semi-nomadic Asian tribesman, all of whom had their own competing cultural and economic interests. Ruling over such a diverse group of subjects required a strong military and careful diplomacy on the part of the Arsacids, who faced the added challenge of competing with the Roman empire for control of the Near East. This collection of new papers examines the cross-cultural interactions among the Arsacids, Romans, and local elites from a variety of scholarly perspectives. Contributors include experts in the fields of ancient history, archaeology, classics, Near Eastern studies, and art history, all of whom participated in a multiyear panel at the annual conference of the American Schools of Oriental Research between 2012 and 2014. The seven chapters investigate different aspects of war, diplomacy, trade, and artistic production as mechanisms of cross-cultural communication and exchange in the Parthian empire. Arsacids, Romans, and Local Elites will prove significant for those interested in the legacy of Hellenistic and Achaemenid art and ideology in the Parthian empire, the sometimes under-appreciated role of diplomacy in creating and maintaining peace in the ancient Middle East, and the importance of local dynasts in kingdoms like Judaea, Osrhoene, and Hatra in shaping the geopolitical landscape of the Near East, alongside the imperial powerhouses of Rome and Parthia.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/classics_books/1002/thumbnail.jp