23 research outputs found
Kootenay Parents Circle of Support:
No full textKootenay Perinatal Support Society has funding for a new program to support postpartum families with the transition of bringing a new baby home
Effects of caffeinated pre-workout supplement on cognitive interference of undergraduate students
No full textThroughout history, humans have attempted to improve their overall efficiency and performance which includes the use of stimulants such as caffeine (Repantis, Bovy, Ohla, Kühn & Dresler, 2021). Today we live in such a society that constantly demands our attention. Thus, it has never been more prevalent to avoid distractions to focus on our tasks. Caffeine may have a minor impact in increasing focus during cognitive interference. Not concrete evidence as indicated by the p-value results of 0.354 for congruent trials and 0.380 for incongruent trials or 64.6% confidence and 62.0% confidence respectively. P-values determine results collected are statistically insignificant thus, it cannot be said that caffeine increases focus during cognitive interference. This poster was presented at the Douglas College Student Research Day 2022 on April 15, 2022.Not peer reviewedStudent Research Day Poster (2022
A director's approach to Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday.
No full textGarson Kanin’s 1945 play, Born Yesterday, depicts the transformation of a former chorus girl from an ignorant young “lady” into an educated and cultured “woman”. A Director’s Approach to Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday explores the analytical and production aspects of producing the play on Baylor University’s mainstage. Chapter One explores the author, his works, and a critical assessment of previous Born Yesterday productions. Chapter Two gives analytical insight used to create a unified concept while Chapters Three and Four relay the practical application of the analysis and investigate collaboration with designers and actors. Finally, Chapter Five concludes with a discussion of strengths and weaknesses of the final production.M.F.A
Realizing Ledbetter\u27s Dream with DIY Sensitivity
No full textWhile passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a triumph for American women, it highlights that pay disparity between men and women is a persistent problem. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, women currently earn eighty-one percent of the average weekly wages for men. The restoration of this cause of action could prove an important deterrent to employers, but the relief and remedy is ex post facto rather than prophylactic. This note recounts Lilly Ledbetter\u27s personal journey through the workplace, courts, legislature, and White House. It goes on to expand on systemic factors that perpetuate wage disparities, showing that extant forces operate despite regulation and litigation. The author draws a parallel to the early labor movement, where women sought to enforce their rights within a regulatory vacuum. Several DIY solutions, in the spirit of early women activists, are suggested so that women can share and strengthen awareness, and build alliances to stifle the causes of pay disparity and discrimination
Realizing Ledbetter\u27s Dream with DIY Sensitivity
No full textWhile passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a triumph for American women, it highlights that pay disparity between men and women is a persistent problem. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, women currently earn eighty-one percent of the average weekly wages for men. The restoration of this cause of action could prove an important deterrent to employers, but the relief and remedy is ex post facto rather than prophylactic. This note recounts Lilly Ledbetter\u27s personal journey through the workplace, courts, legislature, and White House. It goes on to expand on systemic factors that perpetuate wage disparities, showing that extant forces operate despite regulation and litigation. The author draws a parallel to the early labor movement, where women sought to enforce their rights within a regulatory vacuum. Several DIY solutions, in the spirit of early women activists, are suggested so that women can share and strengthen awareness, and build alliances to stifle the causes of pay disparity and discrimination
Josephus’ Sources and Motivations in Depicting Davidic Kingship
No full textIn Antiquitates judaicae (A.J.), book 7, Josephus (37–ca. 100 CE) retells the stories of David’s kingship in 2 Samuel. Instead of quoting the Samuel text, he paraphrases it in a fairly high-style Greek. Generally, the scholarly opinion is divided on whether Josephus based his exposition mainly on a Hebrew (so Nodet) or a Greek (Mez, Ulrich) text, or whether he used both (Rahlfs, Brock). In this article, a case will be made for Josephus being dependent on a Greek text in A.J. 7, but it is difficult to determine whether that Greek text was closer to the Lucianic (Antiochian) text than the B or majority texts (so Mez, Ulrich, Spottorno). The most decisive factors behind Josephus’ formulations are the need to produce a good story and to present King David in a favorable light. However, details of the underlying Greek text affect Josephus’ choice of words in isolated cases, e.g., referring to King David as “the shepherd” of his people (2 Sam 24:17 // A.J. 7.328) and explicating that David chose the plague over other forms of punishment following the census (2 Sam 24:14 // A.J. 7.322–323). Both of these cases are based on a Greek reading absent from the MT. In addition to details in the Greek text, Josephus’ choice of words or a free expansion are partly motivated by his own situation after the Jewish War. Josephus’ motivations can be detected when he deviates from the biblical narrative. Examples of this phenomenon include depicting David’s son Absalom as a demagogue who incited the mob to rebellion (A.J. 7.196) and justifying the purportedly changed allegiance of David’s friend Hushai by prudence and acknowledgement of divine providence (A.J. 7.211–212). The study of Josephus’ depiction of Davidic kingship must take into account both the sources and the personal motivations of the author. The study illuminates the impact of a large-scale political transition—the Jewish War and its aftermath—on the rewriting of scriptural texts and traditions.Peer reviewe
