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W. Lewis Civil War letter
No full textThis collection contains a letter written in November 1864 by W. Lewis, then stationed at DeValls, Bluff, Ark. The author is believed to be Walter Lewis of Company F of the 20th Iowa Infantry
Michael Lewis: Journalist and Bestselling Author
No full textMichael Lewis is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than a dozen books on subjects ranging from politics to Wall Street. His recently released book, Fifth Risk, explores mismanagement in federal government.
His other books include The Big Short, Moneyball and The Blind Side - all of which were made into movies. Another, Liar\u27s Poker, was based partly on his experience as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers.
Lewis is a sharp observer of politics, finance and the evolution of American culture, combining keen insight with a sharp sense of humor. He is a columnist for Bloomberg News and a contributing writer to Vanity Fair. His articles have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated
Early Risk, Attention, and Brain Activation in Adolescents Born Preterm
No full textThe relations among early cumulative medical risk, cumulative environmental risk, attentional control, and brain activation were assessed in 15 – 16-year-old adolescents who were born preterm. Functional magnetic resonance imaging found frontal, temporal, and parietal cortex activation during an attention task with greater activation of the left superior-temporal and left supramarginal gyri associated with better performance. Individual differences in early cumulative risk are related to patterns of brain activation such that medical risk is related to left parietal cortex activation and environmental risk is related to temporal lobe activation. The findings suggest that early risk is related to less mature patterns of brain activation, including reduced efficiency of processing and responding to stimuli.This is the accepted version of the following article: Carmody, D. P., Bendersky, M., Dunn, S. M., DeMarco, J. K., Hegyi, T., Hiatt, M. and Lewis, M. (2006), Early Risk, Attention, and Brain Activation in Adolescents Born Preterm. Child Development, 77: 384–394, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00877.x/abstract.Peer reviewe
Lewis Phillip Hall, Local Historian and Author
No full textLewis Phillip Hall-local historian and autho
The Son and the other stars: Christology and cosmology in the imagination of C.S. Lewis
No full textThis dissertation treats the theory and practice of C. S. Lewis's theological imagination,
focussing upon the imaginative use he made of his professional expertise in medieval and
renaissance literature. Its approach is principally expository rather than an evaluative.
Chapter One outlines the centrality of the imagination to a proper understanding of Lewis's
works.
Chapter Two examines Lewis's own theory of imagination and surveys how he practised it
as a literary critic. We compare and contrast Lewis's theory and practice of imagination
with that of his friend, the theologian, Austin Faffer.
Chapter Three looks in more detail at Lewis's imaginative practice, in particular his
fascination with the images supplied by the seven planets of the Ptolemaic cosmos, which
he termed 'spiritual symbols of permanent value'. We analyse what he meant by 'sprit'
and 'symbol'.
Chapter Four introduces the main argument of the dissertation namely that these seven
spiritual symbols structure the works for which Lewis is best known, the seven 'Chronicles
of Narnia'. We claim to have uncovered the governing imaginative blueprint of the septet.
We address Lewis's capacity for and interest in secrecy and consider why this planetary
theme has remained hitherto undetected.
In Chapters Five to Eleven we take the seven planets in turn and trace the use Lewis made
of them through out his writings. We analyse the planetary symbolism undergirding each
Chronicle and conclude each chapter with an exegesis of the Christological message of each
book so understood.
Chapter Twelve examines factors which motivated Lewis to focus his imaginative energies
upon Ptolemaic cosmology and suggests one particular occasioning factor behind the
composition of the Chronicles. In addition, we consider theological and pedagogical reasons
why he kept silent about the planetary theme. We conclude by indicating certain
consequences that our argument has for future readings of these seven works
S.R. Lewis letter to Z. Eastman, March 5, 1874
No full textBrief letter from S.R. Lewis to Z. Eastman, marking the announcement of an abolitionists' reunion to be held in Chicago in June of 1875. Lewis requests that Eastman, given his close acquaintance with Benjamin Lundy, prepare a public statement of remembrance on Lundy and his contributions to the anti-slavery movement. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
The Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 2
No full text“Interview with Richard Lingeman,” by Sally E. Parry, Illinois State University
“Lewis Catches Flivver Fever: Author Enjoyed the Early Motoring Days,” by Dave Simpkins, Sauk Centre Herald
“Arrowsmith in Japanese,” by Rusty Allred
“Lewis, London-and Hemingway?,” by Robert E. Fleming, University of New Mexico
“Edith Wharton in Sinclair Lewis,” by Martin Bucco, Colorado State University
“The Art of the Literary Feud,” rev. of Literary Feuds: A Century of Celebrated Quarrels-From Mark Twain to Tom Wolfe by Anthony Arthur; by Sally E. Parry, Illinois State University
“Hemingway Read Some Lewis,” by Hilary Justice, Illinois State University
“Enlightened on Lewis,” by Dave Simpkins, Sauk Centre Heraldhttps://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/slsn/1045/thumbnail.jp
Early child neglect: Does it predict obesity or underweight in later childhood?
No full textChild neglect has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for both obesity and underweight in early childhood, although little research has examined the relation between neglect and body mass index (BMI). The present study examined the relation between neglect and BMI among 185 children (91 with a Child Protective Services history of neglect) who were initially seen at ages 4 to 6 years and who were followed through ages 7 to 9 years. Neglected and comparison children were found to have similar BMIs, although both groups had BMIs that were significantly greater than CDC norms for age, gender, and ethnicity. Neglect chronicity did predict lower BMIs but only at age 8 and 9 years. The present findings suggest that greater examination of moderators is needed to identify the specific contexts in which neglect is related to children’s weight.This is the authors' accepted manuscript for an article that was published in Child Maltreatment (2010), vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 250-254. doi: 10.1177/1077559510363730Peer reviewe
Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 2
No full text“Lewis and Thompson and the Writers’ War Board,” by Robert L. McLaughlin, Illinois State University
“The Filming of Free Air”
“An Interview with Ken Cuthbertson, Author of Inside: The Biography of John Gunther,” by Susan O’Brien
“Sinclair Lewis as Seen through the Eyes of Ernest Hemingway’s Biographers,” by Sally E. Parry, Illinois State University
“Sinclair Lewis, Dante, and the Jews,” a discussion by Mark Bernheim, Sally E. Parry, and Ralph Goldstein
“Sinclair Lewis,” by George Simmers from Great War Fiction Plushttps://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/slsn/1022/thumbnail.jp
Confidentiality, insurance, and provider-based barriers to sexual and reproductive health services
No full textThis dissertation consists of three studies that examine barriers to sexual and reproductive health care among commercially insured young adults and women. Study 1 investigates differences in insurance use behavior for confidential SRH care by young adults with parental versus policyholder coverage. Findings demonstrate that individuals with parental insurance coverage are less likely than their counterparts with policyholder coverage to use their insurance to pay for pap testing, contraception, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Study 2 builds on this work to evaluate the role of the national dependent coverage expansion on insurance use for sexual and reproductive health services. Findings demonstrate an aggregate reduction in insurance use for pap testing, contraception, and STI testing among young adult women newly eligible for parental coverage under the expansion. Study 3 examines prevalence and trends in non-indicated pelvic examinations performed during contraceptive visits, along with variations by provider specialty and patient age. Results show a substantial increase in the number of pelvic examinations performed during contraceptive encounters from 2007 – 2017, and higher rates of non-indicated exams performed by obstetrician-gynecologists. Together, this research provides evidence of barriers to sexual and reproductive health care among commercially insured young adults and women, highlighting ongoing issues of patient privacy and autonomy in health care financing and service delivery.2022-05-14T00:00:00
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