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Superheros as Social Practice
Get PDFIn this thesis, I investigate two representative examples of the superhero as teaching machine of nationalism and consumerism, Superman and Iron Man. In the Superman chapter, I trace the corporate use of superheroes through Superman’s history of appropriation by corporations to sell both abstract ideals and material products. I also consider the rise of the role of media technology and media corporations, beginning with the radio show in 1941 and ending with the first “serious” superhero film in 1978, to show how the viewing audience internalizes messages of nationalism and consumerism. In the Iron Man chapter, I focus on the superhero industry’s shift to focusing on a post-9/11 American hero, discussing the changes to the nationalistic messages resulting from the Iron Man franchise that created a market desire for expensive, innovative technology. I end with a brief look at the future of the superhero film industry and what consequences it may have for the individual
Generalized Ordered Whist Tournaments for 6n+1 Players
Get PDFIn this project, we worked to see if it would be possible to extend the idea of an ordered whist tournament to a generalized whist tournament on 6n or 6n + 1 players. We focused on tournaments where the players are divided into n games of size 6 each consisting of two teams of size 3. We aimed to balance the 3 occasions where the players meet as opponents
Woonsocket: Urban Renewal Social Flatlands
No full textBy 1970 Woonsocket was being referred to as a lost city (Providence Journal). In response the city entered a resurgence phase. The biggest change was the creation of a new downtown in the area known as the Social Flatlands. The black high rise in the center of this photo is the Marquette Building which was designed by Charles Seavor and Associates. Completed in 1975, this was the first new major office building constructed in the city in over forty years. It’s modern aesthetic and size served as the visual focus for urban renewal in Woonsocket during the 1970s.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1953/thumbnail.jp
Eye on Ethics: Managing Complex Ethics - Social Work\u27s \u27Goat Rodeo\u27
No full textIt occurred to me that the metaphor of a goat rodeo aptly describes what I often experience when I try to manage challenging ethical dilemmas. Typically, an ethical dilemma invites differing perspectives in a common effort to reach a joint solution. The challenge, to push the goat rodeo metaphor, is to figure out how to blend these perspectives to produce a good outcome
Eye on Ethics: Social Work Ethics as a Moving Target - The Evolution of Ethical Standards
No full textWhen you began your social work career, did you ever imagine that a client might send you an electronic request to be her Facebook friend? Could you have imagined earning your social work degree online? Did ethical guidelines exist concerning social workers’ relationships with former clients? Indeed, for most of social work’s history, the profession’s ethical standards did not address these issues. Clearly, social work’s ethical standards are not carved in stone. Rather, they have evolved over time as societal norms and challenges have changed. In this respect, the NASW Code of Ethics and other prominent ethical standards throughout the world are living documents
Nurses\u27 Attitudes towards Drug-Seekers in the Emergency Room
Get PDFEmergency department patients often present with a chief complaint of pain. There is a unique population of patients who present with this chief complaint in an effort to obtain narcotics for non-medical use. This population is often referred to as drug-seekers and there is little information available to define what exactly nurses mean when they use this term. This study utilized a descriptive survey design to gain a better understanding of nurses’ use of the term drug-seeker. Respondents agreed on a variety of behaviors that lead them to identify patients as drug-seeking and expressed a frustration with this population of patients. Many respondents identified a lack of clear policies and education around this population as a challenge. By understanding how nurses use the term drug-seeking, and developing an understanding what some of their concerns are regarding this population, the opportunity presents itself for the development of educational programs in order to train health care providers to best care for this challenging population. Additionally, the opportunity exists for policy development and implementation around this population in order to provide safe, comprehensive, and satisfactory care
Improving Nurse Satisfaction and Knowledge of Therapeutic Hypothermia Using a Staff Education Program and Evidence-Based Protocol
Get PDFMild Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) or Targeted Temperature Management (Nunnally et al., 2011) is defined as an intentional reduction of a patient’s core temperature to 32°C–34°C (89.6- 93.2° F) following ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) with return of spontaneous circula-tion (ROSC), and who remain unconscious, for the purposes of limiting neurologic reperfusion injury (Polderman, & Herold, 2009). Mild TH is a highly valuable post cardiac arrest procedure that can result in preservation of neurologic function and reduction of the inflammatory effects of neurologic reperfusion syndrome following cardiac arrest. This procedure requires specific educational preparation in order to perform the procedure and anticipate the potential complications that might occur during nursing care. TH involves the use of specialized equipment, systematic education, and a team approach to be effective. Educational needs should be addressed in a variety of presentations over time to provide staff with the knowledge and confidence to care for these patients. The purpose of this project was to develop an educational program for critical care and emergency department nurses caring for patients undergoing TH. Development was guided by review of the literature, theoretical framework, assessment of need, and reevaluation of learning. This program development project highlights the role of the CNS in identifying, teaching, a
Open Access and the Institutional Repository -- University of Rhode Island
No full textAs featured during the Querying the Library: Digitization and Its Impact conference hosted by the James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College on May 31, 2013. This segment includes a presentation by Julia Lovett, Digital Initiatives Librarian and Andrée Rathemacher, Head of Acquisitions at the University of Rhode Island. The presentation discusses the efforts to pass a Harvard-style Open Access policy at URI which will enable faculty authors to retain the rights to their articles even if they subsequently sign away their copyright to a journal. Watch the General Discussion #1 and #2 Videos for the accompanying Q&A session
Publishing Inti: A Suite of Services Case Study
No full textAs featured during the Querying the Library: Digitization and Its Impact conference hosted by the James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College on May 31, 2013. This segment includes presentations by Mark Caprio, Head of Digital Publishing Services at Providence College, with the Digital Services Publishing team: Christiana Marie Landry, Commons Digital Publishing Services Specialist and Marc Mestre, Commons Digital Media Specialist. Their presentation discusses the collaboration between the Phillips Memorial Library and the faculty-editor of the journal Inti: La Revista de literature hispanica to digitize and OCR older issues of this publication while creating a digital print-on-demand service for future issues. Watch the General Discussion #1 and #2 Videos for the accompanying Q&A session
Understanding the Determinants of U.S. District Court Judges\u27 Decisions on Patriot Act Cases
Get PDFPrior research on federal court judges suggests that their judgments are not made solely on legal principles, but on the basis of political ideology and “strategic anticipation” of the actions of reviewing courts. This study seeks to empirically test the role these factors play in Federal District Court decisions involving the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001. The results indicate that both political policy preference and strategic anticipation have an effect on the judicial decisions of U.S. District Court judges. Due to statistical complications, however, it was not possible to determine their relative effects on the outcomes of Patriot Act cases