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El exilio, la guerra y el Judaísmo en la poesía de Marjorie Agosín [Exile, War, and Judaism in the Poetry of Marjorie Agosín]
No full textIn Margorie Agosín’s 2006 book of poetry, Mother, Speak to Us of War / Madre, háblanos de la guerra, her three poems “La frontera / The border,” “Durante el bombardeo / During the bombing,” and “Perdonar / Forgive” address the topics of exile, war, and marginality with the hope of stirring up a desire in others to bring about change. Basing my analysis of the three poems on articles and books written about Agosín’s life and work, as well as on a radio interview with the poet herself, I show how her personal life influenced and inspired her in writing these poems. The three topics of exile, war, and marginality emerge from events with which Agosín had to contend since her childhood as a Latin American Jewish woman and later as an immigrant in the United States. Moreover, these topics are shown to be highly interconnected as marginal peoples, represented through the voices of women and the references to Jewish tradition and history, may endure exile due to the experience of war. In these poems, Agosín addresses the Latin American experience of exile due to civil war and violence as well as the North American experience of war in Iraq, which she sharply criticizes. While no concrete solutions are offered for the harsh experiences introduced in her poems, the artistic expression of these are Agosín’s solution since, for her, poetry is a tool for social reform and a weapon in the fight for human rights and liberty
Looking at the 2008 “Great Recession”: What Did We Learn from the Great Depression?
No full textThis project compares the causes of and government responses to the Great Depression of 1929 with the “Great Recession” of 2008 to answer the question, “What did we learn from the Great Depression?” Results show that the causes of the Great Depression were strikingly similar to the causes of the 2008 recession. Deregulation, income inequality, a belief in free market ideology, and a financial market bust all contributed to both the Great Depression and the 2008 recession. Government responses to the recession suggest that we did in fact learn something after all. The “Great Recession” of 2008 could have turned into a new Great Depression as the decline in manufacturing was just as severe, and global stock markets and world trade fell even faster than during the 1929 depression. Clearly, governments were able to learn something from the Great Depression that allowed them to better cope with the effects of a potential crash by using fiscal and monetary policy to stimulate the economy, preventing it from spiralling downward. It would appear that we have learned how to prevent crises from becoming depressions, without learning how to avoid crises in the first place
Untraceable: A Videogame Designed to Teach Programming Terms and Concepts
No full textThe “Untraceable” project is designed to teach students the concepts, themes, and terminology of computer programming within the Ontario high school curriculum. It does this through a series of logic puzzles designed to teach students in grades nine through twelve the syntax and structure of a programming language in a visual setting with an enjoyable narrative. Students are placed in a futuristic world, and guide a protagonist with psychic abilities. Players are captured by the government, and forced to develop their powers through a series of programming puzzles as they team up with another captive psychic to try to escape. The game is created using Python, Cocos2D version 0.6.0, Pyglet, and other software to generate a game with graphical and musical content. The game will be tested with computer science students in an Ontario high school to evaluate the efficacy of gaming as a teaching tool, as well as to explore the effects of graphics, sound, narrative, and gameplay as components in a learning environment. The final iteration of the project will address any flaws found by students, and a user study will offer project reflections as well as suggestions to future researchers
Self-Managed Teams
Get PDFA self-managed team is defined as an autonomous group of individuals who carry forth a common goal in the absence of a formal leader. In this team configuration, members are given the collective authority to form their own practices and day-to-day processes. An effective self-managed team will have proactive coordination amongst their members to successfully take on the responsibility usually left to a leader. Like any team arrangement, self-managed teams have both benefits and challenges. Therefore, it is imperative for organizations to understand the fundamental functions of self-managed teams and how to utilize them to their greatest potential. This research project discusses the most prominent issues facing self-managed teams, and draws on various theoretical perspectives and empirical studies. These issues include: control, equal contribution, trust, and leadership. The study offers a list of recommendations detailing how organizations can effectively resolve and prevent those four issues from occurring in their own self-managed teams
Vitamins as Possible Ergogenic Aids: A Focus on Vitamin D and Antioxidants
No full textVitamins (namely A, C, E, and D) have not been widely established as ergogenic aids. Supplementing daily food intake with vitamins A, C, or E can be advantageous because of their anti-oxidizing properties. While excessive amounts of antioxidants lead to toxic effects on the liver and central nervous system, adequate levels may help clear the body of free radicals that accelerate cell damage. Antioxidant supplementation is important to athletes because of its perceived ability to lower levels of exercise-induced free radicals. However, current research suggests this is not the case; studies observing maximal oxygen uptake as a performance outcome show that supplementation can hamper training adaptations. That said, the impact of antioxidants on mitochondrial biogenesis and the cascading effect of that influence on reactive oxygen species are not fully understood. Research on the non-antioxidant vitamin D is particularly relevant to athletes because of the multi-functional role of this vitamin on overall fitness as well as on the muscle-related functions mobilizing calcium, which facilitate muscle movement and growth. Studies on vitamin D show that supplementation improves motor balance in the elderly, as well as endurance and resistance training performance, but experts are divided on the optimal levels of vitamin D supplementation. Thus, we propose a double-blind, randomized study to assess graded vitamin D supplementation in healthy individuals through a placebo-based, controlled trial with treatments of cellulose (2500 IU and 5000 IU of Vitamin D3 in resistance and endurance exercises). This study will help pinpoint the vitamin D serum levels needed for optimized athletic performance. Because vitamin D is fat-soluble, questions of toxicity will be addressed in this dose-dependent experiment
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Physician Power and Politics: Medical Dominance as a Barrier to Healthcare Integration
Get PDFIt is proposed that medical dominance functions as a barrier to achieving an integrated healthcare system through physician neglect of key integration principles. For the purpose of this paper, I will be looking at the following three key areas of integration: consumer-focused approach, continuum of health services, and the use of electronic records. This paper is based on an analysis of various primary sources, such as healthcare research papers and physician anecdotes.Firstly, medical dominance prevents a consumer-focused care and encourages provider-focused care instead. This is apparent in increasingly high physician remuneration. It is suggested that physician remuneration needs to decrease so that health dollars can be reinvested to better meet the needs of consumers. Secondly, medical dominance has historically hindered the continuum of health services by restricting the autonomy and integration of other health occupations. For example, medical dominance hinders the continuum of care by lobbying against Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Although other models of payment exist, it is suggested that eventually eliminating the FFS model over time would allow physicians to focus on the quality of service, rather than on the quantity of patients. This would also stop physicians from trying to reduce the role of other healers in society. Thirdly, physician autonomy functions as a barrier to the use of e-health in the healthcare system. Despite its costliness, disastrous clinical decision-making, and the resistance towards e-health technologies continues. It is suggested to provide appropriate non-monetary incentives to physicians that improve work conditions. Physicians must also be educated thoroughly about e-health technologies
Irish Costume and the Construction of Anglo-Irish Identity
Get PDFThis project relies on select theories of identity formation (e.g., Benedict Anderson’s “imagined communities”; Judith Butler’s “gender performativity”) in order to better understand how “Celticness” is [re]produced in numerous cultural artifacts. This interdisciplinary project examines fashion, mediaeval bridal costume, Celtic knots, and representations of the shamrock in the Anglo-Irish culture in order to understand how specific images become complex signs of Celtic Identity, from the Celtic Revival Period to the present. Gaps in scholarship are suggested
SECRET BODY: An Interactive Art Installation Using Galvanic Skin Response and Heart Rate Sensors
No full text“SECRET BODY” is an interactive art installation that explores themes of stigma and social interaction. The piece attempts to display human emotion through data visualization. It measures emotion through affective science methods, using bioinformatic data to create a light pattern within ten human-shaped models and an interactive platform between the piece and the audience. By measuring human emotion through bioinformatic data and visualizing the meaning behind these implications, it explores the reasons for these untold stories. The interactivity of the piece encourages people to challenge the concept of stigma and to develop a more empathetic approach to others. These models have their own personal backstories, with emotion data taken from the backstories to create patterns of light to express those emotions. There are three ways in which emotional responses can potentially be measured: physiological reactivity, self-reports, and overt behaviours. Each model has five RGB LED regions that change colour according to the data gathered. Ten models, each with their own bodies, consist of a base, an interaction panel, and an internal insert to hold the LEDs laser cut out of acrylic sheets. Further research is needed on the accuracy of the bioinformatic measurements, the creation of clues to communicate the narrative, and the message the “SECRET BODY” attempts to express