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Prologues & Poets. On the Opening Lines of the Gilgamesh Epic
No full textProfessor Sasson inspects "versions of the prologues to the Gilgamesh Epic
(GE), thereby hoping to uncover their foundation, report on their secrets,
and experience their meaning over time."Divinity Schoo
Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman on the Image of the Dog throughout Jewish History
No full textIn this podcast, Chris Benda, theological librarian at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, interviews Professor Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman about the book that he co-edited with Rakefet Zalashik, A Jew's Best Friend?: the Image of the Dog throughout Jewish History
Howon Lee, Capstone
No full textTeaching and Learning Department Capstone ProjectThis is my capstone portfolio for the ELL strand. The portfolio consists of three parts which are 1) philosophy of teaching, 2) artifact introduction, and 3) reflection. In the philosophy of teaching, I discuss what my beliefs are about education by defining my context of teaching, deliberating current issues of ELL education, and discussing my stance as an ELL teacher in tandem with a literature review. In the second part, artifact introduction, I demonstrate my professional competence by providing artifacts I have constructed throughout the teacher training I have received at Peabody within each domain of the TESOL standards. I delineate what a teacher who mastered each domain looks like and present two artifacts for each domain to defend my proficiency in each area. The artifacts that I present are the composite of various types of writing for various purposes: lesson plan, unit plan, presentation slides, analysis paper, and a blog. In the last part, I reflect on the capstone experience by self-evaluating my accomplishment. I narrate my strengths and weaknesses I have found through the capstone experience, and ponder how I will develop the area I am less confident at. Furthermore, I elaborate how I will apply my education at Peabody and capstone experience to my future teaching. Lastly, I articulate how I will put efforts to be a better teacher by becoming a lifelong learner.Department of Teaching and LearningPeabody College of Education and Human Developmen
Culture Card: The Beijing Olympics and the Politics of Mega-Events
No full textHistory Department Honors Thesis, 2013. Awarded Highest Honors and The Dewey Grantham Award for best honors thesis.Department of HistoryCollege of Arts and Scienc
Simulations of Nano-Structures in Time Dependent External Fields
Get PDFTime Dependent Density Functional Theory is used to probe the
structure of matter. Coulomb explosion of small hydrocarbons driven by
strong laser pulses and electron holography of molecules are studied
in a theoretical framework. The spectra of the ejected protons
obtained computationally is in good agreement with experimental data
of Coulomb explosion. TDDFT allowed us to obtain time-dependent data,
giving us a deeper understanding of the process. Our computational
approach to electron holography provides 3-d reconstructions of simple
molecules. Further investigation is needed in order to reconstruct
larger molecules.Department of Physics and AstronomyCollege of Arts and Scienc
Before the Political Marriage: The Initial Encounters Between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan
No full textHistory Department Honors Thesis, 2013. Awarded Highest Honors.Department of HistoryCollege of Arts and Scienc
An anomalous measurement of delta m31 squared from neutrino oscillations at the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment
No full textIn 2012, the collaboration overseeing the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino
Experiment announced results which determined the magnitude of the mixing
angle \theta_{13} with unprecedented precision. However, no attempt was made
in the collaboration’s publications to predict the value of the most
relevant mass-squared difference to the observed oscillation, \delta
m^2_{31}. This paper presents the results of an analysis which suggests that
the Daya Bay data prefers a value of \delta m^2_{31} which is far greater
than its presently recognized value. Specifically, it is found that Daya Bay
predicts \delta m^2_{31} = 3.53_(-1.07)^(+.74) × 10^(-3) eV^2, where the
cited uncertainties correspond to the 99% confidence bounds. This
measurement excludes the most precise current measurement of \delta
m^2_{31}, the MINOS result, at a 99% confidence level and is in turn
excluded by the MINOS data at a 10 \sigma level. The possibility that
sterile neutrino effects are the cause of this anomalous result is
considered and used to suggest further work.Department of Physics and AstronomyCollege of Arts and Scienc
Neighborhood Place: Unpacking the Role and Reach of a Community-Based Service Collaborative
Get PDFLeadership Policy and Organizations Department Capstone ProjectDepartment of Leadership Policy and OrganizationsPeabody College of Education and Human Developmen
Vanderbilt Hustler; Vol. 125 Iss. 12 February 14, 2013
No full textThe official student newspaper at Vanderbilt University