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“Indescribable but Never to be Forgotten”: Challenging the Gender Roles of Victorian Era Women and Expanding Cultural Horizons Through Travels Abroad
Get PDFBetween the years of 1862-8, the Webb-Black family traveled the world on a Grand Tour to countries such as Italy, Austria, and France. In letters home to their aunts, half-sisters Augusta, Menah, and Julia detailed their journeys within the physical and cultural spheres of the places they visited. Later copied into a bound volume, these epistles gave voice to women’s thoughts, emotions, and conflicts when exploring the realm of the unknown. From a young age, Victorian girls were taught to suppress their opinions and merely expect a life of motherhood. However, the women of these letters pushed beyond what was comfortable to them to actively subvert elements of Victorian England gender roles during their time abroad, while expanding their cultural horizons
The Changing Nature of Work and Its Effects on Employee Well-being
Get PDFThe nature of work is constantly evolving, shaped by societal shifts and the absence of a universal standard for organizations. Remote work, initially a temporary solution during the COVID-19 pandemic, has emerged as a lasting norm, with flexible work-from-home (WFH) arrangements becoming a defining feature of the modern workplace. Despite the growing prevalence of WFH, limited research remains on its effects on employee well-being. This paper examines the benefits of WFH, like flexibility and autonomy, alongside challenges, such as longer hours, reduced supervisor support, and weakened employee connections. These trade-offs impact roles that depend on a positive and cohesive team of employees. The discussion includes directions for future research, along with practical considerations for successful companies striving to adopt effective work-from-home schedules. This research underscores the importance of tailored work-from-home policies in promoting employee well-being and organizational success
Breaking Silence: The Historiography of the Bear River Massacre
Get PDFThis paper explores the historiography of the Bear River Massacre, analyzing its progression from historical silence and mischaracterization to recognition and nuanced interpretation. By addressing biases, evolving narratives, and modern efforts to commemorate the tragedy, this paper underscores the importance of preserving this complex and overlooked chapter of American history
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Inside the Lab. Students Create. Reflect. And Evolve.
Get PDFThe authors examine how creativity and personal growth are nurtured in student-centered educational environments across two courses, revealing six key themes: creativity, failure, reflection, the role of instructors, collaboration, and experiential learning. By embracing failure, promoting reflection, and encouraging collaboration, educators empower students to explore new ideas, develop resilience, and engage deeply with hands-on learning experiences
Digital Frontiers in Aesthetics: Applying Dewey\u27s Insights to Generative AI
Get PDFThe last few years have seen the emergence of ‘artificially intelligent’ systems en masse, which perform tasks which had previously only been possible by human intelligence. Arguably, the impact of ‘AI 2.0’ has been felt most prominently in the art world — artists have panicked as DALL-E, Midjourney, and other image generation algorithms manufacture pieces which previously required weeks of painstaking labor to create. This project seeks to develop a more critical framework for this novel mode of artistic creation and propose better ways of thinking about, using, and “becoming with” artificial intelligence in the domain of artistry. The first chapter delves into American philosopher John Dewey’s theory of aesthetics with a close reading of Art as Experience. The second chapter examines critiques and contemporary challenges of Dewey’s aesthetics, with particularly close attention paid to the dynamics of communication, intentionality of artists, and expression. The third chapter examines the concept of artistic AI, draws from post-humanist aesthetics to pose a decentered and relational framework of AI expression, and synthesizes these perspectives with a Deweyan lens. The final chapter advocates for ‘tactical’ deployments of AI art, and questions what truths and perceptions might be communicated when we create in tandem with machine intelligence
The Effects of Phenological Shifts on the Reproductive Success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) in the Gulf of Maine
Get PDFClimate change is resulting in ecosystem-wide consequences, including shifts in the geographical distribution of species and the timing of biological events, or phenology. The rapidly warming Gulf of Maine hosts breeding populations of migratory common terns (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea). I used nest check data (2013-2022) and eggshell membrane stable isotope data (2022) from Petit Manan Island in the Gulf of Maine to examine the causes and consequences of variation in phenology in common and Arctic terns. I hypothesized that the timing of an individual’s breeding was impacted by their foraging behavior and that female terns that foraged more inshore and at higher trophic levels would have chicks with earlier hatch dates. Further, I hypothesized that chicks that hatched earlier would have a greater chance of survival, would grow faster, and would fledge at a larger size. I used linear models and stable isotope analysis to test these hypotheses. I found that, since 2013, mean hatch dates have decreased by 0.6 days/year and that breeding has become less synchronous and more variable for both tern species. Arctic terns had significantly lower δ13C and δ15N values than did common terns and a significantly smaller isotope niche. I found a relationship between hatch date δ15N values, but not with δ13C. There was no relationship between chick hatch date and survival; the impacts of hatch date on growth rate varied across years, species, and chick hatch order. Second-hatched (“B”) chicks were most impacted, particularly in 2022, when later-hatched B chicks had slower mass and wing chord growth rates and fledged at a smaller size. Fledging size can affect juvenile survival rates in seabirds, so my study may suggest impacts of hatch date on fitness in these two species of tern. Future research should repeat these analyses across years to determine how relationships between hatch date and fitness vary with environmental conditions
In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy
No full textWho is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each person possesses joke capital that can serve as comic insurance covering certain jokes in certain contexts. When Bob tells a joke about Jews, we can never know exactly what Bob is intending since we cannot see inside Bob’s mind. But we could reasonably infer, if we knew Bob himself was Jewish, if he worked tirelessly for Jewish causes, or was a card-carrying Neo-Nazi. Each would affect his joke capital, and, in certain circumstances, we would have a moral standing to demand to see his ledger to see how much joke capital he had with respect to Jews. The permissibility of that joke depends upon four factors: the joke, the teller of the joke, the audience, and the setting. The view developed in In on the Joke is the only view that clearly explains how each of these components work together in an integrated, effective ethic of humor.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/1201/thumbnail.jp