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Working Women in American Literature, 1865–1950
No full textWorking Women in American Literature, 1865–1950 consists of eight original essays by literary, historical, and multicultural critics on the subject of working women in late-nineteenth- to mid-twentieth-century American literature. The volume examines how the American working woman has been presented, misrepresented, and underrepresented in American realistic and naturalistic literature (1865–1930), and by later authors influenced by realism and naturalism. Points explored include: the historical vocational realities of working women (e.g., factory workers, seamstresses, maids, teachers, writers, prostitutes, etc.); the distortions in literary representations of female work; the ways in which these representations still inform the lives of working women today; and new perspectives from queer theory, immigrant studies, and race and class analyses.These essays draw on current feminist thought while remaining mindful of the historicity of the context. The essayists discuss important women writers of the period (for instance, Ellen Glasgow, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Rachel Crothers, Willa Cather, and the understudied Ann Petry), as well as canonical writers like Theodore Dreiser, Henry James, and William Dean Howells. The discussions touch on a variety of literary and artistic genres: novels, short stories, other forms of fiction, biographies, dramas, and films. In the introductory essay and throughout the collection, the term “working women in the United States” is deconstructed; the historical and cultural definitions of “work,” and the words “work in America” are redefined through the lens of genders.https://scholarlycommons.susqu.edu/facultybooks/1080/thumbnail.jp
Plato and the Body: Reconsidering Socratic Asceticism
No full textOffers an innovative reading of Plato, analyzing his metaphysical, ethical, and political commitments in connection with feminist critiques.For centuries, it has been the prevailing view that in prioritizing the soul, Plato ignores or even abhors the body; however, in Plato and the Body Coleen P. Zoller argues that Plato does value the body and the role it plays in philosophical life, focusing on Plato\u27s use of Socrates as an exemplar. Zoller reveals a more refined conception of the ascetic lifestyle epitomized by Socrates in Plato\u27s Phaedo, Symposium, Phaedrus, Gorgias, and Republic. Her interpretation illuminates why those who want to be wise and good have reason to be curious about and love the natural world and the bodies in it, and has implications for how we understand Plato\u27s metaphysical and political commitments. This book shows the relevance of this broader understanding of Plato for work on a variety of relevant contemporary issues, including sexual morality, poverty, wealth inequality, and peace.https://scholarlycommons.susqu.edu/facultybooks/1075/thumbnail.jp
Evidence for sustained hyperpycnal flow in the Upper Devonian Trimmers Rock Formation- Watts Twp., PA
No full textThe Upper Devonian Trimmers Rock Formation (Watts Township, PA) represents a progradational marginal marine environment within a foreland basin, however, it lacks the stacking pattern of a deltaic environment. In order to identify other possible processes for deposition, 55 m of rock were measured and described. This data represents a number of nearshore marine facies influenced by inertial and gravity driven controls, namely turbiditic systems and deposits that exhibit evidence of intermittent and sustained hyperpycnal flow. Though wave and tidal activity do influence some of the facies. Deposition is dominated by inertial and density driven flows and characterizes the section more appropriately than a standard wave or tide-controlled deltaic facies model. Hyperpycnal deposits are a newer topic of study and are crucial to understanding how sediment may have been transported in ancient foreland ramp systems associated with smaller river systems. Distal ramp turbidites at the base of the section are represented by laminated sands fining-upward into siltstones showing partial Bouma sequences. The poorly mixed facies in the middle of the section are represented by more episodic erosional surfaces influenced by traction and fallout processes associated with quasi-stable and waning plumes of sediment-laden hyperpycnal flow. This environment gradually grades into massive sand deposits with some laminations and organic matter followed by surfaces strongly influenced by frictional processes also associated with hyperpycnal flow. This is a new way of interpreting the Trimmers Rock Formation and may explain the lack of strong deltaic features in PA
Providing Honest Feedback to Students: How Providing Corrective Feedback and Specific Praise Impacts Students\u27 Learning
No full textThroughout my student teaching experience, I conducted a self-study to examine my implementation of feedback techniques. The type of feedback provided was dependent on the students’ academic, social, and emotional needs. If students were struggling to apply academic concepts, I provided corrective feedback. This was aimed to gently explain how students could better their performance on academic tasks. If students were successfully applying academic concepts, I provided specific praise. This aimed to explain how students were correctly applying concepts, so they could continue to experience academic success. If students were behaving in a positive manner, I provided behavior-specific praise that aimed to strengthen behavioral expectations. Regardless of the situation, my feedback was always honest. Throughout the course of ten weeks, within a local third-grade classroom, I collected a plethora of data. I analyzed anecdotal observations, reflective notes, and examples of academic work to assess the effectiveness of my feedback techniques
Instagram versus Finstagram: Possible Differences in Motivations and Personality
No full textSocial media sites give college students a way to show friends and family the daily events of their lives. Specifically, Instagram and its recent adaptation, Finstagram, have come to the forefront as an outlet to post pictures and videos. While Instagram promotes posting edited and filtered photos many people can see, Finstagram promotes posting unfiltered photos only a small audience can see. This study investigated the relationship between Instagram and Finstagram use, motivations, personality, and self-esteem. We predicted that exclusivity, escapism, and self-expression would be the main motivations of Finstagram use. We also predicted that high self-esteem and personality, specifically extraversion, would be correlated with Finstagram use. Results showed mixed support for our hypotheses. In accordance with our prediction, the main motivations for Finstagram use were exclusivity and self-expression. Escapism was only a secondary motivation. Results also confirmed that extraversion is significantly correlated with Finstagram use. Contrary to our prediction, self-esteem was not correlated with Finstagram use
The Impact of Setting Goals in Elementary Classrooms
No full textThis article looks at how the self-regulated learning strategy of setting goals was used by seven pre-service teachers during their student teaching semester. Goals were set by student teachers throughout the semester during seminar classes. Each goal was set and reflected on before a new goal was determined. Findings indicate that pre-service teachers focused on improving either the management of their classrooms or pedagogy. The pre-service teachers reflected that setting a goal and thinking about a way to achieve the goal made positive impacts on their teaching practice. Implications of this study will be useful to teacher education programs and pre-service teachers in field placements
How philosophy applies in Martial arts
No full textWhat is the purpose of religion and philosophy? My study is about how the philosophy practice works with Martial art, and how they are combined. It might be helpful for you to develop a system of philosophy that can apply to live your life
Embrace the Difference
No full textEmbrace the Difference is an on-going project through the Center for Intercultural Community and Engagement centered on creating a space for open conversation and shared learning about race, culture, and ethnicity. In the 2014-2015 academic school year, India Reynolds and Raquel J. Capellan were the recipients of the Carl Hitchner Social Justice fellowship through the Center for Intercultural and Community Engagement. The project featured a series of three interactive workshops designed to encourage students to connect and educate each another through shared experiences. The workshops were named Defining Things, Moving Forward, and Addressing Issues. Each workshop dealt with conversing about what we identify as racially, breaking down complex social issues, and providing solutions for them. This presentation will feature Embrace the Difference\u27s initial impact on campus, recent quotes from students speaking about solutions to societal challenges, and how we are planning to continue the project after graduation
Applying Green Chemistry Principles to the Reduction of Ketones
No full textThe reduction of ketones to alcohols is a common reaction learned in organic chemistry. Traditional methods of ketone reduction, while effective, lead to inefficient use of energy and resources. The purpose of this research was to introduce green chemistry techniques to the reaction of ketones with sodium borohydride. Microwave irradiation was used in place of the traditional refluxing process, and silica gel was used as a solid support instead of solvent. Eight different cyclohexanones variable substitution patterns were reduced using this method. The parameters of time and solid support amounts were optimized to between 2–5 minutes depending on the starting ketone, and a ratio of 2:4 sodium borohydride: solid support. These reduced ketones were characterized using available spectroscopic techniques to determine disappearance of the starting ketone and formation of the alcohol. This fast and efficient experiment can be adapted to the organic chemistry teaching laboratory
Society of Fine Arts
No full textThe Society of Fine Arts sponsored field trips to museums, special art exhibits, and film and creative arts festivals.https://scholarlycommons.susqu.edu/historic_photos/1143/thumbnail.jp