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The Feminine Perspective - Extended Program Notes
Get PDFThis research paper is an extension of the program notes to the master’s recital entitled The Feminine Perspective that was given on November 15, 2024. The selection of pieces that are analyzed and described were performed in the order reflected in this paper. All piece selections feature a female composer and/or poet/librettist. In each chapter, one can find the content of the composer’s biography, background to the set or piece, and an analysis of each piece. The recital program included the following pieces:
Clara Schumann: Selections from Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde, Op. 23 (Nos. I, V, VI)
Lucy Simon: “When the Music Played” from Dr. Zhivago
Jocelyn Hagen: “To My Daughter, After a Fight”
Jason Howland/Mindi Dickstein: “Days of Plenty” from Little Women
Libby Larsen: Try Me, Good King
Florence Price: Five Art Song
AUSLYN: THE 22nd EPOSIL
No full textThe series before you, Auslyn, all came from a strange, gnawing, particular image I had in my head at the age of 17. It was simply a man protecting his city from a blast of powerful energy. Now, an epic tale of curiousity, hope and oppression. From that grew a world that I am genuinely proud of, though this image did not even make this iteration of the series..I have tried since I was 17 to write it, and failed far more times than I succeeded. This is because it is my most creative universe and story by far. I really decided to test the limits of my imagination by trying my hardest to make a completely original universe and story (knowing that is technically impossible). The universe—one where everything comes from my imagination, from words, to creatures, to societal rules. Then the story, which is the story of creative suppression, with a power influx. Even more horrifyingly, the concept reiterated in the text: “Creation, for power’s sake.”My theory: that creatives are the true leaders of society, and paradoxically the least likely and motivated to take that role. My first year of grad school, I wrote the entire saga as a six-movie series. While it was fun and entertaining, I had not yet lived the true story I was trying to tell. Since then, I have. It was such an engaging and fun story, I in ways lost myself. Through self-reflection and great mentorship, I found myself again and realized what the core of my messaging was. That is, we as a society have replaced God and true religion with Machiavellian power structures. Those who are most hurt by it, in my eyes, are minorities, creatives—so of course, minority creators. However, our voices will not be silenced, and our pursuit for truth will remain strong. I hope this novel is a guide to those oppressed by the system that despises Truth, Hope, Creativity, and Love. Because, though they might be evil, they know that those are the biggest threats to their Power
Gender Knobs
Get PDFGender Knobs is a performance art piece that tells the histories of both the technology surrounding pitch shifting devices like the vocoder as well as well as the personal history of the voice of the performer, Jordan, regarding their queer identity as non-binary trans woman. The performance is a combination of lecture, personal storytelling, and sound performance within a theatrical setting with musical accompaniment and projected visuals
The Impact of Physician Precepting on Medical Education and Healthcare Delivery: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis
Get PDFThis qualitative study investigates the impact of physician precepting on medical education and healthcare delivery, prompted by the need for consistency in precepting practices across various institutions and specialties. Physician preceptors, who bridge the gap between theoretical learning and practical application, play a critical role in shaping competent and compassionate healthcare professionals. However, inconsistencies in precepting quality and challenges such as time constraints, inadequate training, and balancing clinical duties with teaching responsibilities necessitate a comprehensive evaluation of precepting\u27s effectiveness.
A systematic literature review was conducted to explore these issues, focusing on secondary data from peer-reviewed journals, case studies, and policy documents. The analysis identified key themes, including educational enhancement, patient care improvement, professional development, and the challenges faced by preceptors. The findings indicate that effective precepting significantly improves the clinical skills and knowledge of medical trainees, enhances patient care quality, and fosters professional growth for both preceptors and learners. However, the effectiveness of precepting is often hindered by time constraints and variability in precepting practices.
This study highlights the importance of standardizing precepting practices to ensure consistent and high-quality medical education. Attributes of effective preceptors, such as clinical competence, effective communication, and adaptability, are essential for a positive learning environment. Tailored support and development programs for preceptors are crucial in addressing the challenges they face
City of Rock Falls V. Aims Industrial Services, LLC
Get PDFThe ability of Illinois municipalities to enforce municipal ordinances is now clearer after the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in City of Rock Falls v. Aims Industrial Services, LLC. This case answers the question as to whether a trial court has discretion to balance the equities in deciding whether or not to grant a municipality’s request for injunctive relief when expressly authorized by an ordinance. This Case Note summarizes the procedural history of City of Rock Falls v. Aims Industrial Services, LLC, discusses the competing cases representing a circuit split prior to the resolution of this case, analyzes the decision by the Illinois Supreme Court, and finally highlights the impact of this case and its remaining issues. City of Rock Falls v. Aims Industrial Services, LLC helps to ensure that municipalities are able to carry out their essential function of ordinance enforcement
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COVER CROPS AND TILLAGE ON NUTRIENT LOSS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS
No full textCover crops can sequester nutrients in the winter and spring fallow seasons, thereby reducing nutrient loss. However, short-term studies cannot adequately capture cover crop benefits because their impacts are expected to accrue over many years. In 2015, a long-term study was initiated to determine cover cropping and tillage practices\u27 effects on nutrient loss at Southern Illinois University’s Research Farms. Six treatments comprising the interaction of three cover crop rotations (hairy vetch (HV), an oats and radish mix (OR), and no cover crop (NC)) and two tillage practices (reduced-tillage (RT) and no-tillage (NT)) were applied to corn and soybean rotations. Treatments with cover crops were planted with cereal rye following corn harvests and hairy vetch or oats and radish following soybean harvests. Soil leachate samples from each treatment were taken within 24-48 hours following each significant rain event (\u3e12.7mm) via gravity-drained lysimeters installed below the undisturbed A horizon. Throughout the five seasons when cereal rye was planted, no cover crop plots leached on average 0.33 kg nitrate-N ha-1 or 15.36% more than cover crop plots (p≤0.080). Treatments had no effect on nitrate-N leaching during hairy vetch/oats and radish seasons (p≥0.164), though there was a weak increase in nitrate-N leaching under the oats and radish rotation compared to the no cover crop rotation (p=0.142). Treatments had no effect on dissolved reactive phosphorus leaching in either cereal rye or hairy vetch/oats and radish seasons (p≥0.299). Soil phosphorus stratification was evident in all treatments, but the greatest differences between 0-5 cm and deeper soil depths occurred in the NCxNT treatment. Treatments had an inconsistent effect on dissolved nutrients in micropore soil water. HV and OR rotations significantly reduced nitrate-N concentrations in all soybean and cereal rye seasons (p\u3c0.001) but not during corn or hairy vetch/oats and radish seasons (p ≥0.2061). Treatments had no effect on ammonium or dissolved reactive phosphorus concentrations in micropore soil water across all seasons (p≥0.140), except across the corn seasons, where the NCxRT treatment saw 62.68% lower ammonium concentrations than the ORxNT treatment (p=0.105).Cereal rye minimized nitrate-N leaching compared to no cover crop rotations by scavenging nitrate-N from the soil water but did so at rates less than other long-term studies. It’s suspected that hairy vetch’s capacity to fix nitrogen and the rapid mineralization of the low C:N biomass supplied the soil water with nitrogen at rates higher than it assimilates, leading to similar nitrate-N losses between hairy vetch and no cover crop plots
REIMAGINING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: MULTIMODAL RHETORIC AND THE VOICES OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
No full textEnvironmental concerns have been a major topic of discourse around the world in the last couple of years. As we are living in the era of anthropocene, where mankind is primarily responsible for the environmental pollution, it is our duty to raise our voice and protect the environment. However, in most cases, any kind of activities involving protecting the environment have been western centric which often neglects the marginalized voices. Furthermore, the rhetoric surrounding the environment is mostly produced by scholars and scientists who often uses heavy jargons, statistics and scientific theory to express their concern. As a result, majority of the common people are unable to access let alone participate in the environmental conversation. To bring effective change in the environment, we need an all-inclusive environmental rhetoric. Multimodality can offer transformative mode of rhetoric that provides immersive experience to the public especially the marginalized people, offering agency and voice to them and prompting change. Furthermore, environmental organization such as green peace and 350.org needs to play a more effective role, working as the bridging block between scholars, policymakers and the marginalized and using innovative multimodal strategies to promote change
Masters Thesis: The Development Of Southwest Yorkshire English: Open Syllable Lengthening And Peripherality
No full textUnlike most Modern English varieties, Southwest Yorkshire English maintains the distinction between the vowels in to eat /ɛɪt/ and to mean /mɪən/ (\u3c 1200s Middle English /etən, mɛːnən/) and between those in throat /θrɒɪt/ and goat /ɡʊət/ (\u3c 1200s MidE /θrotə, ɣɔːt/). Here, 1200s MidE /ɛː ɔː/ undergo the Great Vowel Shift and rise to /ɪə ʊə/ respectively while /e/ and pre-coronal /o/ affected by Open Syllable Lengthening retain unraised nuclei, avoiding the Great Vowel Shift even as other outputs Open Syllable Lengthening do undergo the shift (e.g. 1200s MidE /snakə, xopə/ ‘snake, hope’ \u3e /snɛək, ʊəp/). Drawing on Labov 1994, I propose that 1200s MidE /e/ and (pre-coronal) /o/ were nonperipheral (a characteristic of short vowels) and retained this nonperipherality even when lengthened, remaining distinct from older, peripheral /ɛː ɔː/ and avoiding the Great Vowel Shift, which only operated on peripheral vowels