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Controlling Textures in TSP Art
Get PDFBy making simple modifications to how we calculate distances between points/cities, we control textures in TSP Art
Universal Preschool and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Florida and Vermont
Get PDFThe United States lags far behind other developed countries in terms of preschool provision and access. Because subsidized preschool effectively serves as childcare for enrolled students, preschool policies have ramifications in the labor market; namely, whether or not parents return to work after having children. This paper investigates the only two state-wide universal pre-k programs in the country, those of Florida and Vermont. I use a synthetic controls approach in order to address the impact these programs have had on maternal labor force participation rates in each state. I find that while Vermont’s pre-k policy may have produced a significant increase in maternal labor force participation, the results from Florida’s policy are insignificant. This outcome suggests that differences in how the policies have been implemented drive whether or not the policy has meaningful impacts on mothers’ decisions to rejoin the labor force. Vermont offers more full-day options than Florida, although both programs are only free for half-day provision; additionally, Florida offers programming for children ages 4 and up, while Vermont offers programming for children 3 and up. Finally, I suggest other routes to explore which may aid pre-k policies in making it more accessible for mothers to return to work: these include more targeted programs, more full-day options, and subsidized (rather than free) provisions
Migratory Stories: Building Ethical Immigration Policy
Get PDFYorki J. Encalada Egúsquiza, an academic who studies border issues, discusses the reality that Child Migrants (CM) face, “They are minors traveling alone, then they have to appear in immigration courts, regardless of age. We\u27re talking about children, in some cases, toddlers, without lawyers, who have to face a court that wants to deport them.” United States immigration policy fails to aid CMs who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border; in a practice of exclusionary policy, it further traumatizes children who have journeyed to the U.S. alone. Using interviews I have conducted, memoirs, political theory, and scholarly literature, my research scrutinizes U.S. immigration policy surrounding CMs and the ethics behind policy making. This thesis examines the CM experience through three stakeholders\u27 eyes: CMs, policy organizations, and provider organizations. Their viewpoint develops an understanding of the unethical practices of current policy while examining the everyday work that stakeholders do to aid in the CM experience. Through theoretical conceptions of cosmopolitanism and ethics, this thesis develops a framework on ethics, creating a standard for ethical policy making founded on a mutual understanding that stakeholders must be involved in policy making for CMs. This thesis calls attention to the inherent unethical nature of and sheer lack of policy for CMs and the ethical reasoning behind why the U.S. must approach this crisis in an informed and ethical way
“I am a Hindu; I am an Indian and I am a Man” A Rhetorical Analysis of Contemporary Hindu Nationalist Political Ideology
Get PDFThis paper explores the roots of Hindu Nationalist religiopolitical rhetoric. The argument centers around Ram Madhav’s 2021 book The Hindutva Paradigm: Integral Humanism and the Quest for a Non-Western Worldview. In addition, it examines texts from the websites of various organizations in the Sangh Parivar, a term used for a collection of groups that are aligned in their conservative, Hindu Nationalist agenda. A rhetorical analysis of Hindu Nationalists’ language reveals how the Sangh Parivar attempts to distinguish its worldview from so-called western social structures in order to establish the ancient legitimacy of Brahminical Hinduism. Further, this paper frames contemporary Hindu Nationalist rhetoric within the context of historical British colonial efforts to reify Brahminical Hinduism and consolidate Hindu identity in contrast to a Muslim ethnoreligious “other” for Britain’s political benefit. This framing reveals how Hindu Nationalist rhetoric parallels and builds on colonial political tactics, illuminating the fallacy of Hindu Nationalists’ anticolonial narrative
Catechol-Based Colorimetric Sensors for Lead Ions in Water
No full textHeavy metals can have major public health issues when the population is exposed. This is especially true when public water sources are contaminated with metals such as lead. Our research focuses on the interaction between melanin-like materials and lead ions and other heavy metals. The polymerization of 4-methyl-catechol (4-Me-Cat) yields a melanin-like coating that binds metal ions with an observable color change. When metal ions bind to membrane discs coated with the 4-Met-Cat-based material, the discs darkening from yellow all the way to black, in the most optimal cases. The amount of heavy metal ion added to the discs, and the amount of time the discs were incubated played a large part in how much the color changed. We have looked into the kinetics of the binding with changing times and temperatures. After the color was tested, the metal ions were stripped from the discs using EDTA, but the discs did not return to their original yellow color. Instead, they became pink, suggesting that the metal ions are inducing permanent changes to the material. We have started analyzing samples of the material extracted into organic solvents through IR and UV/Vis spectroscopies, to gain an understanding of what is happening to the material and the color change mechanism. We ultimately aim to lower the detection limit to be able to accurately detect the presence of low concentrations of lead in a sample of water
Dreaming of a White Christmas: Examining Nostalgia, Trend Perceptions, & Climate Change Attitudes
No full textDue to the common media portrayal of a “white Christmas” (WC), many Americans idealize snowfall during the Christmas holiday. For those living in regions that experience snowfall, this may foster a sense of nostalgia for past WCs. This study investigates how this nostalgia shapes memory for the number of WCs experienced in the past and, in turn, how these memories influence estimations of future WCs. Participants tended to estimate a steep decline in WCs over time, both when remembering the past and estimating the future. Moreover, predictions of future WCs were related to attitudes about climate change, suggesting that nostalgia can be incorporated into strategies to promote sustainability
In the Eyes of the Beholder: The Radicalization of the Virgin of Guadalupe Within Latine Spaces
No full textThe 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Its Lessons for COVID-19
No full textThis article reviews the global health and economic consequences of the 1918 influenza pandemic, with a particular focus on topics that have seen a renewed interest because of COVID-19. We begin by providing an overview of key contextual and epidemiological details as well as the data that are available to researchers. We then examine the effects on mortality, fertility, and the economy in the short and medium run. The role of non-pharmaceutical interventions in shaping those outcomes is discussed throughout. We then examine longer-lasting health consequences and their impact on human capital accumulation and socioeconomic status. Throughout the paper we highlight important areas for future work
Or, (2022) Image 09
No full textOr,December 8-11, 2022Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, Oberlin College
By Liz Duffy AdamsDirected by Chris Flaharty
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