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Illustrating Ecology: Artwork for Visualizing Concepts in the General Biology Lab
No full textScientific illustration plays a very important role in science education by providing students, scientists, and the general public with greater scientific understanding through visualization. Illustrations of the natural world have always been and continue to be crucial to society’s comprehension of science. Illustrations allow freedom to display concepts and ideas that we cannot fully convey with text. For instance, biological depictions range in scale from 3D models of microbiological structures to large-scale ecosystems. The purpose of this project was to use illustrations to help students visualize biological concepts, prepare them for laboratory procedures, and inspire them to continue in the sciences at Hope College. These illustrations were created for the General Biology Laboratory Handbook (Biology 107) at Hope College. The drawings were created using traditional graphite and ink, and were given a clean finish using Adobe Photoshop®. The illustrations were developed using concepts, descriptions, and directions the handbook provided, and they attempt to convey as many important points or concepts within them in a simple, informative manner. These drawings explain ecological concepts, directions for laboratory procedures, and anatomical features that may be difficult to visualize using only photographs. Some examples include forest succession (ecological concepts), recording and calculating stomatal density (laboratory procedures), and anatomical features in perch and daphnia
From Hippies to Hipsters: Changing Expressions of Cultural Citizenship at Music Festivals
No full textMusic festivals continue to attract young citizens across the United States. As Ryan Moore suggests in Sells Like Teen Spirit, the music of the 1960s was embraced as a way of bringing change to the world. As music continues to change, it represents cultural shifts. Music has been, and will continue to be, a representation of shifting ideologies throughout the decades. This project compares Woodstock’s impact on youth culture with the impact of modern music festivals, like Coachella, on contemporary youth culture. Data analyzed includes news articles, social media, and archival material. Promotional materials will also be examined to see how audiences are targeted differently across the years and what this reveals about the purpose of music festivals. Do youth still engage in music festivals as a form of social protest? Are music festivals a platform for youth to participate in cultural citizenship? Or are modern music festivals merely a large business venture? These questions animate this project to reveal how music continues to be an outlet for today’s youth to engage with cultural citizenship. However, music festivals are no longer used as a platform for the kind of cultural citizenship that was prevalent at Woodstock. Instead, they have become a space for youth to engage in commercialized neoliberal forms of citizenship. This project will be presented through the use of a fully interactive and immersive digital timeline hosted on a Weebly site. The timeline will include a variety of media, including photographs, music, videos, and oral narratives
The Face of Hope: How Perceived Minorities and Other Topics Have Shaped the Experience and Contributions of Hope Students
No full textThroughout the history of higher education, institutions have struggled with multiculturalism. Although there is a myriad of mission statements which proclaim their hope to entice and accommodate minority students, the struggle has remained in need of a solution. In recent years there has been research about the experiences of minority groups in higher education; this research highlights how minority students balance different cultures, how their identities affect their academic contributions, and how they see themselves in a pool of differing students. However, there has been a gap in research at small, private religious institutions. Although Hope College claims to be committed to increasing the diversity among its student body, it tends to draw students of similar backgrounds. While this propensity for the familiar is not a problem in and of itself, the homogeneity that sometimes forms in such groups can develop an echo-chamber that is less able to recognize voices that differ from the established “norm.” With our research we hope to fill this gap, by discussing and analyzing recorded student interviews in a series of podcasts that will highlight issues common among minority students. In exploring the commonalities among minority students at Hope, we will be able to offer not only a window into their experiences, but also a useful tool for institutions in the quest to create an education that encourages and celebrates all students. We assert that in order to accommodate this minority population and to accomplish diversity, the students and faculty of Hope College must create a wider platform for minority groups and make an effort to integrate their culture and experiences into the campus
Dreadful Old Maids: Jane Austen and the Unmarried Women of Regency England
No full textThrough her novels, Jane Austen discussed the social situation of the world in which she lived. Her novels place tremendous importance on marriage and marrying well. They illustrate how essential marriage was to the life of a woman in Regency England and how devastating it could be to remain unmarried. Austen’s novels include spinster characters, but it is her heroines, all of whom for a time must consider a future as a spinster, who can best illustrate the challenges facing unmarried women in Regency England. When Austen’s female characters Miss Bates, Emma Woodhouse, Jane Fairfax, Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth Bennet, and Anne Elliot are examined within the historical context of actual unmarried women in Regency England, they expose some of the challenges and insecurities women faced regarding marriage. They demonstrate the ridicule faced by unmarried women, how spinsters had no well-defined place in society, and how, for many women, any marriage was better than no marriage. Through her characters like Elizabeth Bennet and Anne Elliot, Jane Austen argues for the capability and intelligence of women independent from men, and through Miss Bates, Austen argues for a bit of understanding for “Dreadful Old Maids” such as herself. Austen’s plots highlight the importance and practicality of marriage, the consequences of remaining unmarried, and the dependence of women on men, but her female characters, especially those considering the spinster life, show that her women are more than their marital status, and being an old maid wasn’t necessarily all that dreadful
Magazine influence on body dissatisfaction: Fashion vs. health?
Get PDFFashion magazines have been shown to have a negative relationship with body dissatisfaction and psychological health, while the effects of health magazines on body dissatisfaction and psychological health have mainly been studied with men. However, because of gender differences, health magazine consumption effects on men cannot be applied equally to women. Therefore, the present study uses sociocultural theory to study health magazine and possible similarities to fashion magazine effects on women’s body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness. Sociocultural attitude toward appearance is then explored as a mediator and potential moderator in the established relationship between magazine consumption and psychological health, defined in this study as drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction. The sample of 230 college-age women completed a cross-sectional survey online. Results suggest differences between health and fashion magazines in their effects on body dissatisfaction. The results and their implications are discussed
The Anchor, Volume 129.23: April 20, 2016
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
The Anchor, Volume 130.05: September 28, 2016
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
Opus: Spring 2016
Get PDFAn issue of Opus from spring 2016.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/opus_2010s/1009/thumbnail.jp
Humility attenuates negative attitudes and behaviors toward religious out-group members
No full textHumility is marked by the regulation of selfish impulses for the sake of others, including holding a modest view of one\u27s beliefs (and their relative strengths and weaknesses). In three studies, we evaluated the extent to which humility attenuates negative attitudes, behavioral intentions, and behaviors toward religious out-group members. In Study 1 (N=159), humility regarding religious beliefs was associated with positive attitudes toward religiously different individuals. In Study 2 (N=149), relational and intellectual humility were associated with less aggressive behavioral intentions in a hypothetical situation in which their cherished beliefs were criticized. In Study 3 (N=62), participants implicitly primed with humility administered significantly less hot sauce (a behavioral measure of aggression) to a religious out-group member who criticized their cherished views relative to participants in the neutral prime condition. We highlight the importance of humility in promoting positive attitudes and behaviors toward religious out-group members
Plastic Fantastic: The Fiberglass Boatbuilding Industry in Holland, Michigan
Get PDFPlastic Fantastic: The Fiberglass Boatbuilding Industry in Holland, Michigan is a chapter concerning the use of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) to build boats starting in the 1940s. In the 1950s boat builders discovered that fiberglass would allow them to design boats that would lead to new boat sales and increased profit margins for years to come. This technology steadily spread throughout American boat manufacturing plants, including Holland, Michigan, placing the town among the leaders in the industry