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Byron and Don Juan: a case study and queer reading of the closeted libertine
Get PDFThis thesis explores the major theme of homosexuality throughout the poetry of Lord George Gordon Byron, ultimately focusing on his 1819 iteration of Don Juan. It presents historically relevant information regarding the sodomy laws, religious sermons, anti-sodomite publications, and other obstacles that, I argue, prevented Byron from expressing his sexuality openly. The queer Byron, of course, exists elsewhere. Through close readings of Byron’s correspondence and of his verse, my thesis argues that we can read Byron’s highly coded, homoerotic jargon for what it is, shedding new light on the active but concealed homosexual community of nineteenth-century England
Canopy openness as a predictor of growth for Castanea dentata seedlings in the Cumberland Uplands of Tennessee
Get PDFCastanea dentata growth and reproduction in the forest ecosystem is limited by light. Canopy gaps could be used for restoration efforts; however, the lack of blight resistant planting material has limited what is known about the silvicultural requirements of C. dentata. I studied the survival and growth of chestnut seedlings in various sized light gaps in the Cumberland Uplands in the 2019 season. The Tennessee Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation previously established Eagle Point Railroad (Cumberland Plateau) and the Starr Farm (Eastern Highland Rim), and I established a site near Barker Pounds trailhead (Cumberland Plateau). Results indicate that canopy openness, as well as seedling age and site selection, is a significant predictor of vertical growth for seedlings at Eagle Point Railroad and the Starr Farm. At Barker Pounds, first season mortality was 75.8%, and subsequent soil samples tested positive for Phytophthora cinnamomi which causes a root rot in C. dentata
The rise of the postmodern presidency: the evolution of rhetoric and media usage in presidential election campaigns
Get PDFThis study characterizes the evolution of rhetoric used in certain presidential campaigns as evidenced through primary and secondary research, including research on the radio electioneering in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1932 campaign, television advertisements and speeches in President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign, and the Twitter usage of President Donald Trump during his 2016 Presidential Campaign and the first year of his presidency. The research focuses on these presidents’ use of each medium to disseminate campaign materials by examining specific word choice, use of visuals or audio, and how these messages translated into behavioral changes in terms of voter turnout. The main purpose of this research is to analyze how presidential rhetoric may change depending on the medium used to propagate the message, which will provide perspective on the aspects of political rhetoric that have become institutionalized over time as well as rhetoric that is unique to its medium and time period. This paper seeks to investigate the methods in which these presidents utilize their medium of choice to disseminate messages among a massive audience, with the expectation that rhetoric used and the frequency of exposure will play a large role in the success of each movement
Ancient Latin American objects in the archive: selections from the George and Louise Patten collection of Salem Hyde cultural artifacts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Conscious / subconscious: day into night
Get PDFDriven by the idea that dreams are continuous to waking thought processes, my creative research gathered from both dreams and reality is translated through the act of painting, a point of reconciliation between the two—the real and surreal
Affective Reactions Towards Physically Disabled Individuals in Private and Public Conditions
Get PDFThis research examined people’s emotional reactions to being assigned to work with an individual with a physical disability. Forty-seven undergraduate students were randomly assigned to a disability versus non-disability condition and a public versus private condition. All participants were asked to report their current moods before a supposed upcoming interaction related to teamwork. We predicted participants would report more negative emotions in the disability condition and privately in comparison to publicly. Participants reported more irritability when they believed the person they would be working with was disabled. Participants concealed feelings of irritability, nervousness, and discomfort regardless of disability. These findings provide evidence of distinct impression management related to public displays of emotion towards individuals both with and without physical disabilities
Cultural traits & victim-blaming
No full textThis study aimed to understand the relationship between collectivistic and individualistic cultural traits in association with the act of victim-blaming individuals who have endured sexual assault
Identification of Vibrio cholerae genes controlling fatty acid-mediated biofilm
No full textThe current study investigated the impact of three exogenous fatty acids on biofilm formation. We also examined environmental conditions (temperature, pH, and salinity) pertinent to V. cholerae’s biphasic lifestyle: ocean and human host conditions
Radiation and electrical effects on memory
No full textBit-wise comparison of radiation and electrical effects on memory reliability to attempt to determine weak address bits
Fear of crime & mass media consumption
No full textRace, gender, and exposure to various types of media have been identified as important predictors of fear of crime (Callanan 2012; Schafer, Huebner, and Bynum 2006; Smith and Torstensson 1997). However, previous research has largely failed to take an intersectional approach when testing this relationship. Our research finds evidence that the relationship between media consumption and fear of crime is explained differently across race and gender combinations. This identifies a need for future intersectional research on fear of crime