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Towards an Ethos of Discussing In-Corporeal Gender in Fantasy Literature: Part I—A \u27Feminine\u27 Eldil and a \u27Masculine\u27 Vala
Get PDFOver the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people engaged with others on social media in ways that they had not before. During this time, many new interpretive communities arose. In one of these conversations, the way that fans interpreted Tolkien’s description of the physical characteristics of the Valar resonated with a passage in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra (the second book of his Space Trilogy) where the narrator describes the physical manifestation of Perelandra and Malacandra. In this paper I perform a close read of the two passages, to examine the textual meaning, to see what interpretive room there is in each, and also to contrast any elements of the texts that do not seem to align with one another
August 2025
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Colorectal Cancer by Stephen Drinnon, Pharm.D.
PHARMACIST’S IMMUNIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN IMMUNIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM
How Pharmacies Can Address Social Drivers of Healt
Perceptions toward wrongful convictions and needed reforms in the criminal justice system: Does working experience in law enforcement matter?
Get PDFThis study proposes to investigate how public views on the wrongful conviction issue are connected with the perceived need for criminal justice reform and whether the professional experience in law enforcement influences these perceptions. This study employs a qualitative research design, deriving its conclusions from the comparative analysis of the survey responses concerning the issue of wrongful convictions and the criminal justice system collected from 45 law enforcement professionals and 35 individuals without such experience. The comparative results reveal that for the respondents without working experience in law enforcement, racial/ethnical bias was one of the most substantial issues of wrongful convictions, while for the respondents with working experience in law enforcement, the main issue was connected to the harmful effect of such cases on the victims, their families, and society. The respondents from both groups believe that there is a need for criminal justice reform, particularly in several specific directions, including the justice system itself, legal defense, policing, investigation, diversity in the justice system, DNA technology, jury selection, training for law enforcement, prosecution, and defense attorney. However, there are notable differences between the groups in their ranking of the focus areas. The differences between the groups with different backgrounds and perspectives on the issue suggest that the development and implementation of the reform initiatives may require tailored approaches to address the specific concerns of each group
“They don’t want us anywhere”: The impact of anti-homelessness laws on unsheltered residents of Fort Worth, Texas
Get PDFAccess to public space is not afforded equally amongst the population. Often, the people who must spend most of their time in these spaces, people experiencing homelessness, are barred by local or state law from being there. Fort Worth, Texas, implemented a camping ban in 2019 that prohibits camping on public or private property. This article explores the impact of this ban on unsheltered people experiencing homelessness using semi-structured interviews with 18 people residing in encampments across the city. The findings document the tangible and existential losses endured by this group and the impact on the perception of their place in the city’s evolving social landscape
God’s Vow: A Note on C.S. Lewis’s Idea of Human Freewill and Divine Omnipotence
No full textThis note uses G.K. Chesterton’s understanding of vows as a hermeneutical key for a line from C.S. Lewis’ Miracles where Lewis says that God relinquishes part of his power by creating freewill. Chesterton’s idea of vows sees them as acts of power and freedom which paradoxically limit one’s freedom in the future by compelling one to keep one’s vow. The vow is an act of freedom which relinquishes one’s freedom by committing one to certain actions. Viewed through this lens, God’s creation of freewill is seen as an act of power and freedom
\u3ci\u3eGermanic Heroes, Courage, and Fate: Northern Narratives of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium\u3c/i\u3e by Richard Gallant
No full text\u3ci\u3eHistorical Dictionary of Horror Literature\u3c/i\u3e, edited by Mark A. Fabrizi
No full textBook review of Historical Dictionary of Horror Literature (2023) by Mark A. Fabriz
December 2025 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News
No full textDecember 2 Emeriti Honors and Reception
December 12 Fall Commencement
January 22 SWOSU Near You: Tuls