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Night Falls, Fighters Fly: The Development and Evolution Of Navy Night Fighters In World War II
Get PDFIt is nearly impossible to overestimate the importance of radar in the Second World War. This piece of Allied technology was one which the Axis were never able to truly overcome. This paper will comprehensively explore how radar was used in the development of U.S. Navy carrier-borne night fighters in World War II. It seeks not just to demonstrate the effectiveness with which night fighters to use, but also the understudied and under-appreciated technological accomplishment that was night fighting. Whereas other works on the subject serve largely as roadmaps or timelines detailing the key moments in night fighter history, this paper differs in that it will attempt to fill in those gaps by including the historical context, technological development, and the evolving tactical implementation of night fighters throughout the war. In addition to drawing on numerous secondary sources it also seeks out the admittedly scarce primary sources in an attempt to convey the stories of the men who lived through it as accurately as possible
Everyone on Radio
Get PDFThis adaptation of Everyman was scheduled for production on the main stage in the Kline Theatre of Gettysburg College. With the onset of COVID-19 and the ensuing advent of distance-learning, that could no longer happen, and originally that was a crushing disappointment. But the show must go on, especially when that show is “Everyman,” an especially apt theatrical choice for a pestilential year. Everyman offers exciting possibilities for audio drama, especially considering the play’s emphasis on the internal struggle of the individual facing death; Everyone on Radio attempts to make the most of these aspects of the play. Never willing to blink in the face of doom, the students in this class rose to the occasion with incredible pluck, optimism, and good humor. In particular, Lauren “Helping” Hand, the peer associate for this year’s course, led the pivot to the podcast platform, and this production is as much hers as anyone’s: She was chief cheerleader, coordinator, and executive producer, in tandem with Joey “Magic Fingers” Maguschak, who acted as senior sound engineer and producer
Archaeological Investigations at Golemo Gradište, Konjuh, 2012–2016
No full textThis article describes the investigations of the international project sponsored by Gettysburg College and the Archaeological Museum in Skopje at the site of Golemo Gradište, Konjuh, between 2012 and 2016. It focuses on the episcopal complex and the nearby residence, both dated to the 6th century AD
Elmer McKee: A Window into the Past
Get PDFElmer McKee was a Gettysburg College graduate, decorated World War II soldier, successful in his career, and a humble family man. This paper examines his correspondence with his then girlfriend Diz, from February 25, 1945 to April 5, 1945, it is in this time that he is awarded the Bronze Star Medal. This work attempts to piece together his experiences overseas and how he coped with the experience at such a young age, examining as well what image he wanted to project outwards to his friends and family
Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment in Borderline and Avoidant Personality Disorders
No full textThe authors compared self-reported and behavioral responses to reward and punishment in individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or avoidant personality disorder (APD) relative to a healthy comparison (HC) group. As predicted, self-reported sensitivity to reward was significantly higher in the BPD group than in the APD and HC groups. Also as predicted, self-reported sensitivity to punishment was significantly elevated in both disordered groups but significantly higher in APD than in BPD. These hypothesized patterns were also evident in responses to behavioral tasks: Participants with BPD made more errors of commission and fewer errors of omission than HC participants on a passive avoidance learning task, and participants with APD showed greater reactivity to losses than other participants on a probabilistic reversal learning task. Results help characterize differences between these two disorders
Law\u27s Racism: The Perpetuation of Settler Colonialism in Ktunaxa v. British Columbia
Get PDFIn considering the nexus between law, religion, and settler colonialism I consider a case in which an Indigenous freedom of religion claim under section 2(a) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was ruled by the majority of Supreme Court of Canada as not being a valid freedom of religion claim. In examining this decision, I will construct an analytical framework by which I will examine the decision in a way that considers the legal system in which it occurs, that legal system’s culture, and the relevance of land in this case. Using this analytical framework, I will tease out why the Ktunaxa decision occurred in the way that it did, drawing on the discourse of both the majority and concurring arguments. I argue that the Court restricting what may validly be claimed as an infringement on the Charter’s guarantee to freedom of religion is an example of continuing settler colonialism that occurs within a political culture that, superficially, places great emphasis on reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples that reside within its political-geographical confines
Oppression and Dispossession out of Fields of Plenty: Colonialism and Indigenous Agricultural Transformation
Get PDFColonial encounters generate incredible degrees of societal transformation. Such transformations most often occur at the expense of the colonized majority and ultimately serve as means to benefit the colonizer minority. A specific case where this kind of unbalanced societal change can be observed is colonialism-induced transformations to indigenous agriculture. In this paper I use both ancient and modern examples of colonial encounters —Roman Gaul and French West Africa—to show that a number of conclusions can be drawn on how colonialism impacts indigenous agriculture. I argue that in both Roman Gaul and French West Africa, colonial-induced changes to agriculture brought forth negative consequences for the indigenous populations because they lost their sovereign control over the means of agricultural production and crop production was altered in such a manner that rarely benefited rural farming populations