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Trustrum Dodge Memorial - Block Island
No full textThis marker placed by the Block Island Historical Society in 1942 commemorates the spot where Trustrum Dodge lived. Dodge was one of the original settlers of Block Island.
Inscribed on the marker are notable dates in Block Island’s history:
1614 Capt. Adriaen Block landed and named this island Adriaen Block’s Eylant
1636 Capt. John Oldham killed by Indians
Col. John Endicott and ninety soldiers landed to punish indians. Start of Pequot Indian War.
1689 French fleet landed and plundered the island.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1320/thumbnail.jp
Boston: South End, Brick Sidewalk
No full textThe Boston neighborhood known as the South End (see notes) was once marshland that was filled in the 1840s as a solution to overcrowding in the Back Bay area. Renowned architect Charles Bulfinch created a plan for the South End neighborhood’s architecture that consisted of connected brick townhouses. The homes vary in style and detail, but have consistent elements such as iron railings, bay windows, and brick sidewalks.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1404/thumbnail.jp
Canon Beach: Seaside
No full textOriginally named Ecola for the river that empties, the name of this small Oregon town was changed to Canon Beach in 1922. As of the 2000 census there we 1,588 people living in Canon Beach. It is tourist attraction and popular weekend getaway for Portland residents.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1630/thumbnail.jp
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
No full textThe wall seen in this photo is a memorial to those who served in the Vietnam War. The memorial is located in the Constitution Gardens near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The land was acquired through legislation passed by President Carter. Construction began on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on March 16, 1982 and was completed in late October of the same year. The project was originally conceived by Vietnam Veterans and supported by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. Maya Ying Lin, a Yale University undergraduate, designed the memorial wall. The Gilbane Building Company was responsible for the construction of the site under the direction of architecture firm Cooper-Lecky Partnership.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1209/thumbnail.jp
Car Trouble and Other Stories
Get PDFA collection of four short stories which examine the connection between awareness and emotional, psychological, and geographical identity. Car Trouble is a first person narrative of a hit & run accident and the events that follow. Ten More Minutes follows the recollections of a narrator detailing his admittance into and release from a mental hospital. The protagonist of Islander recounts his investigations of his lodgings on Tinian, an island far removed from his past life. Little Black Dress chronicles the impact the protagonist\u27s lifestyle choices make on his marriage
Can Leadership Be Developed by Applying Leadership Theories? : An Examination of Three Theory-based Approaches to Leadership Development
Get PDFInvestigates the possibility of leadership development by application of leadership theory. Through a critical literature review, examines empirical studies utilizing three development approaches: Fiedler\u27s Contingency Model, Burns and Bass\u27s Transformational Leadership Theory, and Avolio\u27s Authentic Leadership Theory. Concludes that, while leadership can be generated employing any of these theories, an overall framework for developing leadership is lacking. Presents a possible framework, based on the transformational and authentic leadership models
Providence births out of wedlock,1980
No full textProvidence births out of wedlock, by Census Tracts, 1980. Total births in 1980: 2,337. Out of wedlock: 717. Key: white - 0%-15% horizontal lines - 15%-30% hatched - 30%-50% black - greater than 50%https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1095/thumbnail.jp
Spring 2010
Get PDFInside this issue: -Message from the Director, Hedi BenAicha -The Big Read Brings Edgar Allan Poe to RIC at Kick-off Event on April 7, 2010 -Then and Now Our Staff: -Carol Hryciw-Wing, Head of Technical Services by Debra Thomson -A Tribute to Frank Notarianni by David Maine -Saudade de Madeira by Marlene Lopes -March is Women\u27s History Month Our Collections: -Helen Forman: Getting to Know a RIC Benefactor by Liz Warburton -The Lovely Bones, a book review by Ellen Morais -Growing Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World, a book review by Judith Stokes -Brokeback Mountain, a film review by Brian Baker -Giving to the Library -Confidentiality: A Fundamental Library Issue by Carla Weiss -Reflections: on the Digital by Kresten Jesperse
Dismantling the Cult of Manliness
Get PDFExplores the argument that several of Virginia Woolf\u27s male characters, including Septimus Smith, Mr. Ramsay, and Bernard (in The Waves), challenge traditional male gender expectations in Britain after World War I. Examines Woolf\u27s use of the concept of manliness in structuring her novels and her presentation of a series of men who do not conform to the British ideal of masculinity and who, thereby, allow her to expose the multiple fallacies of that ideal and a culture supported by such a concept. Posits that Woolf\u27s work suggests that a new, more inclusive, understanding of gender is an important first step towards true gender equality
Faith Community Nursing Program Development Project
Get PDFFaith community nursing is a model of nursing care that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention and the intentional care of the spirit within the context of a faith community\u27s values, beliefs, and practices. The purpose of this program development project was to develop and identify an implementation plan for a faith community nursing program at the Church of The Apostles in Coventry, Rhode Island. A needs assessment was completed in order to determine the health status and risk factors of the congregants, identify diversity in needs within the congregation and to identify perceived needs and perceived barriers in meeting those needs. The needs assessment was an essential first step in assisting the church and the faith-based nurse. The approach used to complete the needs assessment included a demographic and health questionnaire and focus group. The nursing theoretical framework used to guide this project was a grand nursing theory based on human needs, The Neuman Systems Model. This model uses a systems approach to describe holistic health that is focused on a client\u27s or client system\u27s optimal well-being. The PRECEDE-PROCEED logic model was chosen as the framework to guide the construction of this long-term plan to develop a faith community nursing program. The proposed faith community nursing program will represent a Congregational model and an independent, stand-alone faith community nursing program. The health promotion program will be phased-in based on the needs of the congregation identified from the needs assessment