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Multi-ethnic pretend play family set
No full textAction Figures (Toys).; Asian American families--Models.; African American families--Models.; Minorities--Models.; Toys.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/kits/1409/thumbnail.jp
missing pieces
Get PDFthe way i feel
when i think of how things could have been
is nothing compared to the way i feel
when i remember how they were.
sometimes
the past feels sweeter than the future and
the present feels harsher than i’d hope
Comm 105
Get PDFsuperficial smatterings of truth,
the suggestion of frailty.
it is difficult to live fully,
or at least fully aware
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Get PDFCracked, dry, tortured skin
And blood
Not dripping
But dried and scabbed
Clinging to my skin
In a hundred tiny spot
Little Boy Bones
Get PDFLittle boy bones.
Crushed under the weight of hard-line masculine agenda;
An initiation,
A solemn rite,
A poison called elixir,
Told to smack your lips at the taste like iron,
From the blood of Christian warriors,
Chivalry turned violent, turned blind-
Your only mirror, a blade.
The death of generations of manhood in that cup, that elixir you’re forced to swallow
The Weaver’s Tale: A Mythical Retelling of Arachne and Minerva
Get PDFThere was no honor in Hypaepa.
A poor town, with poorer people. My father, with no wife to feed the mouths of my brothers, married me off as soon as I was able. Fortunately for myself, my husband was only a handful of years older than I; I know of many girls my age nursing children born from the seed of a man older than their fathers. Unfortunately for all of us, my husband was poorer than even my father. And with a ring and a vow, so was I. Famine, plague, storm, every ailment the gods could hurl upon us—they came without mercy. We prayed, we sacrificed, we confessed every offense we could think of. Even when death claimed my husband—and my future—there came no deliverance from the gods
Blurry Eyes
Get PDFHave you ever looked into the world with your blurry eyes?
To look around and see the world less clearly than before?
My blurry eyes look into the world and see trees.
I don\u27t see leaves connected by various branches,
though I know they\u27re there
Rapid Orthotics for Cure Kenya: Mechanical Design and Modeling of 3D Printed Sockets
Get PDFRapid Orthotics for Cure Kenya (ROCK) works with CURE, a non-profit orthopedic workshop in Kjabe, Kenya, to implement a 3D printing system for manufacturing custom prosthetics and orthotics. The goal is to reduce the production time and cost for the current transtibial sockets being manufactured in the orthotic clinic to give the patients a way to integrate into society and reduce stigma from their communities. The team has developed a transtibial socket for below-the-knee amputees produced by a 3D printing system that converts a scan of the residual limb to a model that takes a third of the time to print versus the current manufacturing method. The current focus of the team is to develop a rigorous testing procedure adhering to the requirements set by the ISO 10328 Standard, an internationally recognized testing method. In order to ensure the safety of the sockets, tests must be run demonstrating that the product can withstand the different forces experienced during the gait cycle. Due to the complex geometry of the applied forces outlined in the ISO 10328, the team has designed a novel testing rig that interfaces with the MTS machine at Messiah University to apply the necessary forces according to the geometry outlined in the standard. Additionally, computer-based simulations are being developed in SolidWorks, a 3D modeling software, to determine how the components will behave under certain loading conditions. This is done to ensure accordance with the 10328 Standard and will be critical in the future for developing necessary cyclic tests.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1013/thumbnail.jp
Designing a Locally Manufacturable Wheelchair for Nepal
Get PDFPersons with disabilities in developing countries often lack the basic equipment needed to assist them in their daily lives. International Nepal Fellowship (INF) is a Christian medical organization located in Nepal that provides medical care and assistance to people with disabilities and other conditions. Currently, INF imports expensive wheelchairs that undergo a prolonged border process before being received. INF has reached out to the Collaboratory to design a wheelchair that can withstand the challenges of Nepal’s terrain and can be manufactured from local materials. The Nepal Wheelchair team accepted this challenge and set out to design a wheelchair that can fulfill their needs. The team began by researching wheelchair models for inspiration and eventually settled on two preliminary designs. In January 2020, the team traveled to Pokhara, Nepal to gain feedback from the staff at INF and select a final design based on their comments. During this trip, the team acquired and brought back locally available materials and parts available in Nepal in order to construct a prototype. This year, prototyping has been completed for the following elements: the central frame, wheel lock, footrest, wheel mounting assemblies and armrest fixtures. As a result of knowledge gained during prototyping, some design changes to the wheelchair have been made. Moving forward, the team will test the overall prototype for durability and prepare a manufacturing manual for INF.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1010/thumbnail.jp
Landmine Neutralization: Air Excavation Unit
Get PDFThe Landmine Neutralization team’s poster will present our team’s progress towards designing and prototyping an air excavation unit. To accomplish this, the project team is working with the HALO Trust, the world’s largest demining NGO. The HALO Trust works in many countries to remove the remnants of war, including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXOs). This project seeks to help deminers by providing a device that blows air at high velocity to clear dust and other debris away from potential IEDs and UXOs in war-torn areas to help in their effort of demining. We have focused on designing our prototype to operate reliably in harsh environments while fulfilling our client’s specifications. Our client requested that we design our excavation unit to be easily installed onto their Volvo 220 backhoes and their custom-made backhoe attachments. The current design is modular and consists of a hydraulic motor powering a fan from a backpack leaf blower, all of which is assembled within a steel frame that attaches to the rake of the HALO excavators. Due to circumstances beyond our control, our project will be wrapping up at the end of this semester, which is sooner than anticipated. This means the goals of our project have been narrowed to having a functional prototype and relevant documentation that we can present to our client.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2021/1008/thumbnail.jp