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Design Thinking Process Leads to Prototype
Full text linkThis project follows the Design Thinking Process and involves the development of an innovative, zippered small pouch designed with unique interlocking. The idea and design are entirely original, inspired by the principles of the Interlock system. I would like to present my steps through the current prototype
Gettysburg Historical Journal 2024
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At the Bottom of the Barrel: Rum’s Influence on Those Who Made It
Full text linkThis paper examines the British Empire’s increasing rum production across their colonies in the West Indies during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Governmental officials, advertisers, and other influential citizens sought to establish rum as the beverage of choice among British society because of its economic, political, and social sensibilities. This growing enthusiasm established negative consequences, affecting the standards of living and social dynamics within communities of enslaved laborers on Caribbean plantations
SPUTNIK: Starting Gun of the Space Race
Full text linkThe launch of the Soviet Satellite SPUTNIK is widely regarded as the start of the Space Race. It thrust the issue of space exploration into the national spotlight and brought about issues that defined the final years of the Eisenhower administration. LIFE Magazine and other American news publications covered the Space Race and the fledgling years of the newly established National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). LIFE Magazine from 1957 to 1961 covered the American reaction to SPUTNIK and served as a primary platform of news coverage about the Space Race. During this time the Eisenhower administration sought to accomplish two goals. The first was to ease panic amongst the American public denouncing the existence of a “Missile Gap” between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and reassure the Americans of their superiority over the Soviet Union. The second goal was to use NASA to prepare the U.S. for an era of space exploration in a transformational age
Perpetuating a “Frontier Myth:” The Long Winter and a “Weather Frontier”
Full text linkLaura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series has long been the subject of scholarly debate regarding its role in shaping perceptions of the American frontier. The Long Winter (1940) is a key text within these discussions, particularly when focusing on how the environment serves as a historical actor in shaping frontier experiences. Traditional frontier narratives, such as those proposed by Frederick Jackson Turner, emphasize individualism and perseverance in the face of adversity. While Wilder’s work reflects these ideals, it also reveals the harsh realities of environmental challenges on the frontier, particularly through its depiction of the winter of 1880-81 in the Dakota Territory.
Through an analysis of The Long Winter, this paper explores how Wilder’s narrative both upholds and complicates the “frontier myth.” Scholars such as Anne K. Phillips and Amanda Zastrow argue that Wilder’s work challenges male-dominated frontier narratives by highlighting women’s perspectives and resilience. Meanwhile, Anita Clair Fellman critiques the series for perpetuating an idealized version of self-sufficiency, questioning its historical accuracy. Richard Maxwell Brown’s concept of the “weather frontier” provides a framework for understanding how climate and natural disasters played a defining role in frontier life. By contextualizing Wilder’s portrayal of the 1880-81 winter within historical accounts and newspaper reports, this study illustrates how environmental hardship shaped frontier settlers’ experiences and survival strategies. The repeated blizzards, supply shortages, and reliance on communal ingenuity underscore the precariousness of frontier life
APPC Minutes – October 28, 2025
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, October 28, 2025
US Credit Spillovers to Small Open Economies: A Proxy-VAR Approach
No full textThis paper examines the spillovers of US credit supply to small open economies by focusing on three Asian economies, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, from 1999 to 2019.We find that output in Asian economies increases in the short run but decreases in the long run in response to a positive credit supply shock
APPC Minutes – September 2, 2025
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, September 2, 2025