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Unmasking The Shadows of Gotham: A Study of Identity in The Batman (2022)
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This paper studies the theme of identity in The Batman (2022). It analyzes how the film navigates Bruce Wayne’s dual existence as a reclusive orphaned billionaire and an unrelenting masked vigilante. Through its gruesome atmospheric narrative, the film examines how trauma, vengeance, and justice shape Batman’s sense of self. Ultimately, it questions whether his masked persona is an instrument for justice or an escape from his identity. The film critiques the blurred lines between justice and vigilantism by juxtaposing Batman’s moral struggles with those of characters like the Riddler and CatWoman. Using rhetorical analysis, this paper investigates how The Batman portrays Bruce Wayne’s identity as fluid yet fragmented and influenced by Gotham’s corruption. It highlights the psychological and ethical predicaments that define Bruce Wayne’s transformation into Batman.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/ce_jsustudentsymp_2025/1058/thumbnail.jp
Behavior Analysis in Sports: Goal Setting Improves On- and Off-field Behaviors in Soccer Players
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Goal setting is a common behavioral intervention that involves selecting an observable and measurable behavior and creating clearly defined, objective criteria that indicate when the goal has been met. Although ample evidence suggests that goal setting is an effective intervention in sports, few studies have examined collaborative goal setting (i.e., goals that are determined by players and coaches). Additionally, prior research has focused on improving specific behaviors for player positions, which may limit the utility of goal setting as a team-wide intervention. The present research used a multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the effects of collaborative goal setting for on- or off-field behaviors in eight soccer players. Throughout all phases, participants self-recorded their behavior. In baseline, participants and their coaches selected a measurable behavior to improve. In the intervention phase, participants and their coaches set long- and short-term goals. Participants attended weekly individual meetings to receive feedback and set new short-term goals. All participants in the current study showed improvements in their selected behaviors, and seven (out of eight) participants met their long-term goal. High social validity ratings (e.g., satisfaction with procedures and results) were obtained from players and coaches. Limitations of the current study and directions for future research will be discussed.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/ce_jsustudentsymp_2025/1053/thumbnail.jp
An Illusion of Choice: An Analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer\u27s Gender Politic
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Male anxieties are the culmination of reactions that men project upon women when the patriarchy is subverted by female means. In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer illustrates how patriarchal rule determines the interactions between both men and women by developing complex figures who submit or rebel to the overwhelming societal expectations that dictate the performance of gender. Whereas characters such as Emilye of “The Knight’s Tale” are rewarded for their virtuousness and willingness to obey the demands of masculine society, characters such as the Wife of Bath in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” are villainized for subverting patriarchal values and deciding their own principles. Despite the lines drawn by Chaucer’s definition of masculinity and femininity in The Canterbury Tales, the introduction of Criseyde in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde creates a complex figure that exists between the favored and feared wife. While submitting to the feelings of “pity” she develops for Troilus’s lovesickness, Criseyde decides at the end of the poem to rebel from the wills of the patriarchal structures that govern her; instead, she paves a way for her own freedom by making a choice that villainizes her in the eyes of Pandarus, Troilus and the traditional male audience. In this presentation, I will analyze Criseyde’s complex identity through the different lenses of the favored and feared wife, exemplifying Chaucer’s demonstration of how the body is governed by existing and prevailing gender politics.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/ce_jsustudentsymp_2025/1039/thumbnail.jp
Investigation of the Mechanism and Purpose of Birds’ Head Bobbing
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This presentation will discuss why some bird species bob their heads and show how their musculoskeletal system allows this motion. Currently, there is a debate among scientists over whether the purpose behind the bobbing of the head of some bird species, including pigeons, is due to visual stabilization, balance, or another evolutionary adaptation. Research on a pigeon specimen was conducted at JSU to determine the mechanism and reason for the head bobbing movement. The presenter will share photos of the observations made in the lab and demonstrate how the neck muscles (longissimus capitis muscle, M. biventer cervicis muscle, and entotympanicus muscle) and other anatomical features support the hypothesis of visual stabilization. The results from the research hypothesize how the observed neck muscles have the capacity for this head movement. In addition, the observed neck muscles of the pigeon will be compared to vultures’ neck muscles from literature. Since vultures do not exhibit this unique movement, the locomotion of these two bird species will be contrasted to hypothesize the reason some species bob their heads.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/ce_jsustudentsymp_2025/1019/thumbnail.jp
In the Hull of the USS Disregard: An Analysis of Secretary of State Cordell Hull’s Execution of Foreign Policy In East Asia and the Precipitation of Armed Conflict Between Japan and the United States
No full textThe political career of Cordell Hull was motivated primarily by trade policy and the courting of Central America through the negotiation of reciprocal trade treaties that helped stabilize, for the most part, the entire Western Hemisphere. He was an obvious choice for Roosevelt’s cabinet to address economic instability. But why was he chosen for Secretary of State? The Open Door Policy, adopted by many Western nations in East Asia during the early 20th century, was a petri dish primed for the growth of political strife and international conflict. With the warnings from Hull’s predecessor, Henry Stimson, placed on the back burner in the name of popular isolationism, Hull would take office during a diplomatic period that was already experiencing conflict.
Hull appeared to many observers to be unprepared or unwilling to address Japanese treaty violations and aggression. With many State Department functions sometimes falling to Hull’s deputy, Undersecretary Sumner Welles, passivity towards Japanese military aggression was not uncommon. The question arises as to whether Hull was unwilling to intervene in the Manchu-Japanese issue out of fear that Japan might impair American trade interests in East Asia, or whether Hull’s Wilsonian tendencies placed faith in treaties that were held to less esteem by the cultures of East Asia, leaving the United States to stand naively by as the Imperial Japanese Navy grew stronger. This analysis examines the use of unilateral and multilateral trade restrictions as an economic strategy to prevent armed conflict and the implications of Hull’s use of such policies in delaying the United States’ entry into World War II.
In his autobiography, Hull describes his political evolution from “Gladstone liberal” to “Jeffersonian.” He later states that he had studied Wilson’s policies and that “there was no doubt that Wilson’s principles were [the same as his own].” Wilsonian tendencies are best summarized as an ideology that the “United States ought to be the supreme moral factor in the world’s progress.
Assessing Expected Cover of Invasive Flora Species Near Corridor Features by Distance
No full textFragmentation of landscapes has been a growing topic of interest within scientific literature over the past several decades, as the way we as humans affect our planet becomes more apparent as the years go on. As humans, we have shaped the land and what it contains in immeasurable ways, erasing or forever altering entire natural ecosystems. Chief among the drivers altering these ecosystems is the fragmentation of landscapes, which can have all kinds of effects on natural ecosystems, from limiting nutrient transport to providing easier access for invasives to permeate throughout a landscape. Corridors are significant areas of interest regarding landscape fragmentation, though research often focuses on road corridor types, causing knowledge of the effects of fragmentation from other corridor types to be difficult to find and often only pertinent to the areas where the studies were conducted. For trails, this means fragmentation effects are not as widely understood, and subsequently, it makes management of trail systems within ecosystems more difficult. This paper aims to provide a starting point for (1) understanding trail corridor fragmentation impacts by assessing invasive plant species spread and (2) develop a method for identifying potential hotspots along corridors of invasive species spread. The results from this study show strong road effects at the test sites, with two scale types (plot and cell) showing near-road relationship between occurrence and intensity of invasive species. For trails, interestingly, there is higher invasive species intensity in the far bin compared to the near bin, indicating potential effects of usage patterns or trail maintenance along the trail of focus
Student Government Association Archive: Finding Aid
No full textThis collection is comprised of digitized minutes, resolutions, newsletters, and other documentation related to the JSU Student Government Association, Student Senate, and general student affairs. Some of the items are digital only; others are physical items that have been digitized. Some of the materials were originally stored in the Alabama Gallery filing cabinets.
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Skinned Worlds: Virtual Reality and the Postbiological
No full textThis paper explores the concept of “skinning” in educational virtual reality (VR) environments, reframing it as a dramaturgical and pedagogical act rather than a mere visual overlay. Through comparative analysis of The World of Hugo Simberg and C!ao: Piazza Navona Experience, the study investigates how design decisions shape user identity, agency, and the performance of learning. Drawing on performance theory, it examines how avatars – or their absence – guide learners through curated paths, subtly influencing perception and interaction. While both applications strip away overt self-representation, they open space for subversion, reflection, and imaginative engagement. The paper argues that skinning encodes the boundaries of presence and the architecture of knowledge, inviting critical analysis of who learners are allowed to be and what ways of knowing they are offered. Ultimately, it positions skinning as a vital design principle for crafting immersive educational futures where learners not only consume content but perform new ways of understandin
Targeting Ribosome Biogenesis in CIC-DUX4 Sarcoma Treatment by Using RNA Polymerase 1 Inhibitors
No full textCIC-DUX4 sarcoma (CDS) is a rare, aggressive round-cell tumor that primarily affects children and young adults and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Current treatments borrow from Ewing sarcoma regimens but offer limited benefit, underscoring the need for targeted therapeutic strategies. Transcriptomic analysis of CDS cell lines revealed a striking overrepresentation of ribosome biogenesis genes, indicating that CDS relies heavily on hyperactive RNA Polymerase I (Pol I)–driven rRNA synthesis. To evaluate this vulnerability, the Pol I inhibitors CX-5461 and BMH-21 were tested across multiple functional assays, including rRNA transcription, proliferation, migration, and 3-dimensional spheroid growth. Both inhibitors reduced rRNA synthesis and suppressed tumor cell growth in a dose-dependent manner, with BMH-21 consistently demonstrating superior potency. BMH-21 also produced stronger nucleolar stress responses, including greater suppression of 45S rRNA and robust p53 stabilization. These results collectively show that CDS cells are highly dependent on Pol I activity for survival, migration, and 3D tumor architecture. Targeting Pol I represents a promising therapeutic strategy, with BMH-21 emerging as a particularly effective candidate for further preclinical development in CIC-DUX4 sarcoma