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Private Islands
Get PDFThrough various characters such as a woman who starts a bookstore, a man who has an affair, a pregnant fiancé, a woman who is losing her memories, and a public relations manager, in addition to events such as a plane crash, the painting of Jalousie in Haiti, a power plant disaster, and a deportation, this short story collection shares themes of colonization in the Caribbean and the various ways in which it’s done. The author does so through the exploration of topics such as the hospitality and travel industry, economic colonization, hospitality work and expectations amongst local populations, and the influence of white Americans and American companies on the region
Tache Noire
Get PDFTache Noire is a collection of poetry heavily influenced by Romanticism, Gothic literature, and French Decadence. Saturated with dark and grotesque imagery yet rich in musicality, these poems create an aesthetic experience in which the senses often conflict with one another. These poems are atmospheric, often exploring the notion of “place,” especially in relation to New Orleans. The subjects of Tache Noire range from death and mutilation to love and art
Unusual Percussion
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Unusual Percussion explores concepts of the body, family, interpersonal relationships, mental disorders, otherness, death, place, and the elements. The preface lists several influences: Tarfia Faizullah, Olivia Gatwood, and Sylvia Plath. Through extended metaphor, persona, bizarre imagery and diction, and narrative, the poetry strives to tell relatable stories
A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Stage Design
Get PDFWhen designing for theater, inspiration, and ideas can come from a wide array of resources and play analysis. This thesis includes the combined method of technical lighting and scenic design for the production of Is God Is, by Aleshea Harris. Presented are approaches to script and character analysis, the incorporation of a diverse range of research, the production process, and a post-production analysis. Also included in this paper are theater design theories, visual references, a light plot, a lighting map, ground plan, and insight behind the design choices
Frequency Variation of Sweeping Jets
No full textFluidic oscillators are devices that create a sweeping motion with a liquid or gas without moving parts and just fluid dynamics. There are different types of fluidic oscillators, one being a feedback, wall-attachment type. Fluidic oscillators have been researched in roles for heat transfer (such as impingement cooling) against steady jets since the fluidic oscillators can cover a larger area than a steady jet. An important characteristic of fluidic oscillators is the frequency of the jet, which can be varied by different ways. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to begin studies into the variation of the frequency and its effect on heat transfer capabilities on a heated impingement surface. The inlet velocity of the fluidic oscillator varied from a baseline velocity to twice and quadruple the baseline velocities. This has shown an increase in the sweeping frequency but shows variation in other characteristics as well. The design of a physical experiment has begun to eventually compare the CFD data with real data
Beach Nourishment of Sabine Bank, Texas
No full textSabine Lake is an estuary fed by the Sabine and Neches rivers. Historically, it has received deposits from fluvial, deltaic, central-basin, tidal inlet/delta, and chenier systems. During the Holocene, the preservation of these deposits occurred from flooding due to rapid sea-level rise. Each type of deposit, which is bounded by flooding surfaces, is representative of different environmental changes that transpired during this time. Throughout geologic history, there has been a large-scale accumulation of sediment in this region, which led to a reconnaissance search to find sediment resources. These sediment resources would then be used for a beach nourishment project on Sabine Bank. For a nourishment project to be successful, the borrowed sediment needs to be as similar to the natural environment as possible. Twenty vibracores were taken at a depth of twenty feet to determine the appropriate sediment location. After the successful acquisition of the core samples, the analysis phase was able to proceed. The core samples were first bisected longitudinally to provide two mirrored halves. Half of the core was used for sample extraction, while the other half was used for descriptive and photographic purposes. Once the samples were collected, they required baking and sieving to filter out unwanted shell fragments. The baked and sieved samples were then analyzed with a Mastersizer 3000 to get precise data on the sediment size. The core descriptions and grain size analysis results indicate a predominant composition of very-fine sand to medium-grain sand with lesser amounts of silt and shell hash
